🎁 Slate Digital's Free Plugins
Slate Digital offers 10 free plugins, including Heatwave, Fresh Air, Submerge, and Virtual Mix Rack with its free modules. They're free forever, with no purchase, no trial period, and no iLok license required. All you need is a free Complete Access account.
These plugins are part of the Complete Access: Free Collection, which also includes 6 more free plugins from Solid State Logic, Harrison Audio, and sonible.
Get all 16 free plugins in one step
One redemption adds the entire Free Collection to your account.
Need step-by-step help? See How To Redeem Complete Access: Free Collection
🎛️ All 10 Free Slate Digital Plugins
| Plugin | What It Does | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Heatwave | One-knob, transient-preserving saturation | Plugin |
| Fresh Air | Smooth high-end air without harshness | Plugin |
| Submerge | Automatic sidechain ducking and pumping, no DAW routing needed | Plugin |
| VBC Red | Tight, punchy mix bus compression modeled on the classic RED | Plugin |
| Virtual Mix Rack | Modular rack host for building your own channel strip | Rack Host |
| Revival | Shimmer for the highs, thickness for the lows | PluginVMR Module |
| Trimmer | Simple gain trim, inside VMR or on its own | PluginVMR Module |
| Monster | Classic "all-buttons-in" compression | PluginVMR Module |
| FG-Bomber | Analog-modeled impact enhancer for punch, depth, and dimension | PluginVMR Module |
| Air & Earth EQ | Two-band tone shaping for highs and lows | PluginVMR Module |
✨ Plugin Spotlights
🔥 Heatwave
Heatwave is a fast, powerful tool that adds instant loudness, punch, and vibe to your tracks. Whether you're mixing drums, vocals, or entire mixes, Heatwave gives you that extra edge without overcomplicating things.
🌬️ Fresh Air
Fresh Air is your secret weapon for adding sparkle, clarity, and life to your tracks. Powered by dynamic high-frequency processing, it adds brilliance to vocals, drums, or the whole mix without sounding harsh or brittle.
🌊 Submerge
Submerge creates automatic sidechain ducking and pumping effects without any DAW routing. Just insert it and dial in the movement.
🔴 VBC Red
VBC Red delivers tight, punchy mix bus compression modeled on the classic RED-faced compressor. It's part of our Virtual Buss Compressors.
🛠️ Virtual Mix Rack + Free Modules
Virtual Mix Rack is our modular channel strip. The rack itself is free, along with these modules, which are also available as standalone plugins.
RevivalTrimmerMonsterFG-BomberAir & Earth EQ
🧩 Why do I see so many other modules?
Installing Virtual Mix Rack adds all 40+ modules to the rack. The free modules work right away, and the rest show as unlicensed unless you own them. To hide the ones you don't use, see Removing VMR Modules. For more details, see Virtual Mix Rack (VMR) 3 FAQs.
➕ More Free Plugins in the Collection
Redeeming the Free Collection also gives you these plugins from our partner brands:
X-Orcism II · SSLGateVerb · SSL3D Delay · HarrisonTape Saturator · HarrisonDyno Mite · Harrisonpuffer:fish · sonible
See the full list with descriptions in How To Redeem Complete Access: Free Collection.
🛠️ How to Get Your Free Plugins
1 |
Redeem the Free Collection Use the Free Collection link to create or log into your free Complete Access account and complete your order. |
2 |
Install Complete Access Hub Download it for Windows, macOS Intel, or macOS Apple Silicon from our Installers page, then sign in. |
3 |
Install your plugins Go to My Products and install the whole collection in one click, or pick the plugins you want. |
4 |
Open your DAW That's it. There's nothing to activate. |
⚠️ Close your DAW before installing. Installing while your DAW is open can cause plugins to be blacklisted or fail to load. Open it again once installation is complete.
Prefer not to use Complete Access Hub? You can install each plugin individually from the Offline Installers section of our Installers page.
💡 Good to Know
🔑 No iLok license needed
Starting with versions released on October 15, 2026, the free plugins don't use iLok. They won't appear in iLok License Manager, and that's completely normal. You'll find them on your account Dashboard and in Complete Access Hub.
🔄 Using an older version?
Versions released before October 15, 2026 still require an iLok license. Update to the latest version to remove the iLok requirement.
📦 Already have a license for one of these plugins?
Your existing license stays in your iLok account. However, the latest versions no longer need it.
🎶 Ready to Start Creating?
We can't wait to hear what you make with your free plugins! If you run into any trouble or have questions, feel free to reach out to our Support Team.
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