u/peter-semiletov

Version 8 of EKO is an attempt to clean up and modernize the code, whose foundation was written 16 years ago. At some point, I lost interest in the project, occasionally making minor fixes, but overall EKO was gathering dust.

https://psemiletov.github.io/eko/

What's new in this version?

Qt5 support has been removed, only Qt6 remains, and the minimum Windows version is now 10 instead of 7. For Linux, an AppImage and source code are provided (and AUR package).

EKO now runs in single-instance mode.

Selection handling is now more convenient and predictable.

Waveform display and playback of very short files have been fixed.

Many minor issues have been fixed.

Real-time effects that were not polished enough at the time of this release have been temporarily removed.

The documentation has been substantially revised.

Let me present my new music video "Ho Chi Minh Trail," about the location of the same name, where Kiev's alternative crowd have long gathered. The music and vocals were recorded on ArchLinux in Reaper, with bass and electric guitar, as well as the Drumlabooh, Rokerpack, and U-He synthesizer plugins. The video was edited at Kdenlive using real footage of the location and scenes created with AI.

RokerPack is a collection of free guitar-focused audio plugins for Linux and Windows (VST3).

https://psemiletov.github.io/rokerpack

In this release, both tuners - for bass and six-string guitar - have been thoroughly redesigned. They should now work well with DAW session sample rates from 44.1 kHz up to 96 kHz and are optimized to reduce CPU load.

RokerPack is a collection of free guitar-focused audio plugins for Linux and Windows (VST3).

https://psemiletov.github.io/rokerpack

In this release, both tuners - for bass and six-string guitar - have been thoroughly redesigned. They should now work well with DAW session sample rates from 44.1 kHz up to 96 kHz and are optimized to reduce CPU load.

Hi everyone! I've released Drumlabooh 12.2 – a new version of the free drum plugin for Windows and Linux - https://psemiletov.github.io/drumlabooh/

New in this release:

• Fixed HP/LP filters behaviour

• Fixed crash when loading unsupported SFZ kits (horizontal round-robin layers)

• Fixed drum kit name display

• Tooltip now shows MIDI mapping + number of layers/samples per slot

Two new kits:

🥁 Sopromat - 600+ samples, classic kit layout (kick, snare, hats, etc.), ~90 variations per instrument. Punchy "analog" and electronic drums in the spirit of 90s samplers/synths.

🎛️ Avangard - 700+ samples, non‑standard synthetic/industrial sound.

Perfect for breakbeat, big beat, trip‑hop, techno, goa/psytrance - but also works in rock.

Drumlabooh now includes ~30 kits total, from vintage drum machines to "live" kits (JazzKit, Sixties Basic, Sixties Rock). "Sopromat" & "Avangard" are a major expansion for electronic music producers.

Hi everyone! I've released Drumlabooh 12.2 – a new version of the free drum plugin for Windows and Linux - https://psemiletov.github.io/drumlabooh/

New in this release:

• Fixed HP/LP filters behaviour

• Fixed crash when loading unsupported SFZ kits (horizontal round-robin layers)

• Fixed drum kit name display

• Tooltip now shows MIDI mapping + number of layers/samples per slot

Two new kits:

🥁 Sopromat - 600+ samples, classic kit layout (kick, snare, hats, etc.), ~90 variations per instrument. Punchy "analog" and electronic drums in the spirit of 90s samplers/synths.

🎛️ Avangard - 700+ samples, non‑standard synthetic/industrial sound.

Perfect for breakbeat, big beat, trip‑hop, techno, goa/psytrance - but also works in rock.

Drumlabooh now includes ~30 kits total, from vintage drum machines to "live" kits (JazzKit, Sixties Basic, Sixties Rock). "Sopromat" & "Avangard" are a major expansion for electronic music producers.

Hi everyone! I've released Drumlabooh 12.2 - a new version of the free drum plugin for Windows and Linux - https://psemiletov.github.io/drumlabooh/

New in this release:

• Fixed HP/LP filters behaviour

• Fixed crash when loading unsupported SFZ kits (horizontal round-robin layers)

• Fixed drum kit name display

• Tooltip now shows MIDI mapping + number of layers/samples per slot

Two new kits:

🥁 Sopromat - 600+ samples, classic kit layout (kick, snare, hats, etc.), ~90 variations per instrument. Punchy "analog" and electronic drums in the spirit of 90s samplers/synths.

🎛️ Avangard - 700+ samples, non‑standard synthetic/industrial sound.

Perfect for breakbeat, big beat, trip‑hop, techno, goa/psytrance - but also works in rock.

Drumlabooh now includes ~30 kits total, from vintage drum machines to "live" kits (JazzKit, Sixties Basic, Sixties Rock). "Sopromat" & "Avangard" are a major expansion for electronic music producers.

Finally, I'm pleased to present the first release of my guitar VST3 plugin package for Windows and Linux. You can download it and read the documentation here:
https://psemiletov.github.io/rokerpack/

What's included:

• Two highly visual guitar tuners - for bass and regular six-string guitar (tested only on electric; I haven't changed the strings on my acoustic for years).
• Bronza - a classic 60s-style fuzz. This is the effect I use most often - to gently build a foundation and then layer a chorus or flanger on top. But even as a standalone effect, Bronza is very pleasing.
• Grelka - an overdrive with flexible controls. Drive, Level, plus Low Cut and High Cut filters to trim unwanted highs or lows.
• Metalluga - a simple and fierce distortion. Pay attention to the Gate knob to eliminate unwanted noise.
• Charm - a saturator that adds analog warmth.
• Mistral - a simple and pleasant flanger.
• Tembr — a Baxandall-style EQ, known from old-school gear with only bass and treble controls. Tuned specifically for guitar — won't work well for other instruments.

Installation:

• Windows: Download and run RokerPack-Setup.exe
• Linux: Download pre-built binaries or build from source

License:
Public Domain - free as in freedom.

A few words about development:
These plugins were developed with the help of AI DeepSeek - without it, it would have taken me much more time. I first implemented these effects many years ago in my own unfinished DAW. Later, they found a life in my LV2 plugin set called Bedroom Studio Plugins. Recently, I decided to give them a GUI and port them to VST3. After dealing with the Steinberg SDK and various GUI frameworks, I ended up porting everything to JUCE. Along the way, I also wrote two guitar tuners - for bass and standard six-string guitar. And, ROKER PACK was developed literally with a guitar in hand.