Sleepy-Time DSP VST Plugin Archive! (Free Download)

Dustin Ralston of Sleepy-Time DSP has recently announced that he has stopped further development of VST plugins. This is sad news for the music production community because his freeware VST plugins were among the most well-crafted ones out there. Sleepy-Time DSP plugins are beautifully designed and optimized for fast performance.

In agreement with Dustin, we have created an archive of Sleepy-Time DSP plugins below. ~~They are still available for free download from the official website and~~ the download links on BPB will serve as backup mirrors. I would like to personally thank Dustin for all the fantastic freeware releases so far and here’s hoping that we will see more VST plugins from him in the future!

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The freeware tools listed below are available in 32-bit and 64-bit VST plugin format for any compatible digital audio workstation on Windows.

MonoChannel / StereoChannel

MonoChannel and StereoChannel are high-quality metering tools with basic console channel controls. Use these two freeware tools to easily achieve proper gain staging in your audio projects, with VU meter simulation, LR and MS balancing, ±24 dB gain control and stereo phase correlation metering.

Download: MonoChannel (1.01 MB) / StereoChannel (1.22 MB)

Lisp

Lisp is a high precision freeware de-esser plugin which uses the advanced transient detection algorithm from Sleepy-Time DSP’s Transient plugin (featured below). The plugin ranked #9 in our list of the best free VST plugins from 2013.

Download: Lisp (1.38 MB)

Transient

Transient is a unique transient shaper VST plugin that works by detecting quick changes in the incoming signal regardless of its amplitude level. The plugin was an entry in KVR Developer Challenge 2012 and it is also included in our round-up of free transient shaper VST plugins.

Download: Transient (4.34 MB)

Crosstalk2

Crosstalk2 is a simple plugin designed to simulate the “crosstalk” channel-bleed effect on analog systems. Some believe crosstalk adds a “glue-like” quality to the sound, helping the mix come together. To achieve this effect, place the plugin on your DAW’s master track and/or stereo busses and adjust the AMOUNT knob to dial in the desired amount.

Download: Crosstalk2 (2.69 MB)

DualPanner / Polarity

DualPanner VST Plugin By Sleepy-Time DSP!

DualPanner is a simple stereo panning effect in VST plugin format. You can use it to individually pan both sides of the stereo signal, as well as for stereo width control and pan law control.

Polarity is a simple VST plugin that allows the user to adjust the polarity of an audio signal.

Download: DualPanner (638 kB) / Polarity (575 kB)

All plugins listed on this page are hosted on BPB with the permission of the original author. Visit our free VST plugin directory for more freeware tools!

19 Comments

subcon
on September 23, 2014 5:38 am

i just like the feel of these plugins, nice control with the knobs/dials.

- Bedroom Producers Blog
  on September 23, 2014 10:42 am
  
  Yeah, they’re very easy to control and I find them incredibly useful in various mixing situations.
  
lbnv
on September 23, 2014 10:05 am

Thank you! Very useful plugs.

- Bedroom Producers Blog
  on September 23, 2014 10:41 am
  
  Cheers!
  
Hanzi Meyer
on January 20, 2016 8:59 pm

WOW! This transient shaper looks incredible! Any chance for us to see a mac port of these plugins?

Wouldn’t be very complicated using VSTGUI…

phil ferrar
on February 22, 2016 10:54 pm

Thankyou this is exactly what ive been looking for uncluttered does what it says Designmanship..excellent stuff!..cheers.. Phil eFF

Arseniy
on July 5, 2016 8:59 pm

OH. I use Transient pretty often

- Tomislav Zlatic
  on July 5, 2016 10:39 pm
  
  Great plugin!
  
oltea
on January 4, 2017 2:27 pm

great sounding I luv em

vaughn
on April 10, 2017 9:27 pm

I downloaded these, but there’s numerous option in StereoChannel that it seems I can’t use. As in, they seem to be disabled. Is there something I need to do to register or unlock the software?

for simplicity’s sake, you can email me at [email protected]

- vaughn
  on April 10, 2017 9:36 pm
  
  Oh, I see ……… That’s just with the VST3 version of the plugin. The normal 64-bit VST2 works just fine.
  Others might want to be aware of that tho, just in case. :)
  Thanks for archiving these man! :)
  
- UT
  on August 28, 2017 1:18 am
  
  Are the MonoChannel / StereoChannel compatible with windows 10??? They are not being recognized???
  
Justin Panik
on December 1, 2018 7:03 pm

Any idea on a macOS version of these?

Cheers

J

max canon
on June 13, 2020 2:54 pm

c’est nul, rien ne fonctionne !

Andreas T
on December 16, 2020 4:37 pm

Tomislav my fellow Balkan, i thank you for appreciating these great plugins enough to post mirrors.
I was about to do it myself for this free vst blog i am building, but i will now direct people to this page here since you got the authors personal approve.

- Tomislav Zlatic
  on December 17, 2020 3:51 pm
  
  Cheers and thanks for directing your readers here, much appreciated! Which website is it?
  
Peter Galeano
on December 28, 2020 6:22 am

Im grateful with you!

Marcelo Ribeiro Simões
on September 6, 2021 8:22 pm

Impossible to download TRANSIENT
Chrome detects it like a real menace and blocks it.
Oh boy…

Thomas
on July 25, 2023 1:32 pm

The manual, as well as some comments mention VST3 versions? Where are they?

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