Replika is a free modulation effect released by Native Instruments, featuring three different delay algorithms paired up with a resonant filter and a classic phaser effect. The plugin will be available as a free download until January 1st, 2015. Native Instruments have also released a collection of 10 free remix sets for Traktor and they are offering an additional $25 coupon code to all visitors.
Getting fantastic Christmas gifts such as Replika has become somewhat of a tradition when it comes to Native Instruments. Last year they surprised us with Supercharger, a capable compressor effect which sounds absolutely great on the drum bus. The year before that, they gave away the surprisingly versatile resonant filter and distortion combo effect called Driver.
It’s worth noting though that their freebies don’t actually remain free forever. These are commercial plugins which are offered for free download during the first couple of weeks of their release. The price usually jumps to $49 after the New Year’s eve. I’ve received quite a few emails and comments from people who have missed these offers, asking if there’s still a way to download these holiday items for free. Unfortunately, this is not possible, so make sure to grab your free copy of Replika while you still can!
But there’s a catch. The Native Instruments website seems to be down at the moment, probably because they are getting tons of traffic. I’ve submitted my email address in order to receive a free copy of Replika, but it still hasn’t arrived. Once I get the download link, I will write a brief review on this page and also create a demo video, so stay tuned!
Apart from the free plugin, Native Instruments have also released 10 free Traktor remix sets and a $25 coupon code which can be used on any downloadable item available in their online shop (this doesn’t cover bundles and upgrades). The download link for the free remix sets can be accessed directly from the freebies page linked below, however the download isn’t working. I guess we’ll have to wait a bit more until we can grab this year’s goodies from Native Instruments!
UPDATE: The Native Instruments website and download servers are back online, so hurry up and download your free copy of Replika and the other holiday goodies. You’ll find all the links and other info on the page linked in the download section below.
The Review
OK, so I’ve managed to download Replika and install it on my machine. This thing is a BLAST. Do not… and I repeat… DO NOT miss the opportunity to download this effect while it’s free. It is really, really good.
You can watch the demo video below for a quick and dirty 9 minute showcase of the plugin’s features, however I’ll write down my most important impressions for those who prefer reading. OK, so the first thing which I really liked about Replika is how versatile it is. I’m a big fan of delay effects and I have at least fifteen freeware delays installed on my machine, yet only one of them (and that one is NastyDLA by VOS) can be compared to Replika in terms of flexibility and sound quality.
Replika can sound modern, it can sound old and dirty, it can be used as a saturation device (if you drop the delay time to 0 ms and set the mix to 100% wet), it can be used as a phaser effect, a huge lush reverb, or a simple HP/LP filter combo. It is a freaking Transformer.
The other awesome thing about Replika is that is very easy on the CPU, at least on my machine (taking less than 1% on a single core processor). I honestly did not see that coming. My prediction was that it would use between 3% and 5% processing power on my DAW. So, there’s another nice surprise!
In conclusion, download this plugin and register it to your Native Instruments account while it’s still free. This is, without any doubt, one of the best free delay effects out there. And it will only be free for the next couple of weeks, so hurry up!
Demo Video
Check out the Replika demo video:
Download
Replika is available for free download via Native Instruments (42 MB download size, EXE installer, 32-bit & 64-bit VST/AU plugin format for Windows & Mac).
35 Comments
They have my email. Still waiting. The anticipation is killing me D:}
Bedroom Producers Blog
onIt arrived after about one hour of waiting here! I was definitely worth the wait. :)
Gissing
onI agree that Native Instruments have made a nice sounding plug-in, and that they are friendly giving it away. I must though say that I have had some problems using more than 2 instances of the plug-in. After that my 64-bit Ableton Live 9 crashes, and keeps doing it until I delete the last instance.
Bedroom Producers Blog
onI don’t have that issue, but hopefully NI will fix it in a future version of the plugin. They’ve released updated versions of their previous freebies in the past, so they will probably do the same with Replika.
great thanxxx! happy new year!!! ^)
Bedroom Producers Blog
onThanks and happy New Year! :)
filter303
onIt’s killing me too! I have liked their previous freebies quite a bit, especially driver. NI is a very generous company as we can see here :) Someday I want to buy komplete ultimate as it’s such a huge package of plugins for a great price.
Bedroom Producers Blog
onI’m sure you’ll love this one, it’s their BEST freebie so far. And I actually loved all of the previous ones.
Arthur M
onSorry, maybe: “The plugin will be available as a free download until January 1st, 2015” ;)
Arthur M
onThanks, Happy New Year!
Bedroom Producers Blog
onAh, cheers for spotting that. :)
Thanks and happy New Year!
Panda
onGot my confiramtion-email after 5 minutes. This delay is awsome! Since I made the step from 32 to 64bit I miss the hell outa my VoS plugins, especially NastyDLA. This one seems to be a great substitute!
Bedroom Producers Blog
onYeah, it’s a great alternative/substitute for NatyDLA.
Kyle lenoir
onThis thing is AWESOME!!!!!
Artyom
on“a $49 coupon code”? They offered me only $25 :(
Bedroom Producers Blog
onSorry about the confusion, it is $25 and not $49. I’ve fixed the article now.
cync
onI have been waiting for this!! I have every NI free release since since Skanner. :)
yiNXs
onThis is an amazing plugin. I skipped the one from Waves, but I couldn’t pass this one up. I had no delays (harr) during the registration and I’ve already been playing with it for a while. The sound is really good and it’s easy to use too (default setting is very usable). It seems a bit heavy on CPU for a delay, but worth it. This will probably become my new goto delay. Now I’m a bit sad that I missed their previous giveaways, although from the looks (and sound) of it this may be their best one yet.
Bedroom Producers Blog
onThe previous ones were cool, but this is definitely their best one yet!
Aaa
onDoes this need some kind of license management software running in the background? Or is it for example just a simple activation code in the plugin?
Bedroom Producers Blog
onYou need to use the license manager to activate the plugin, but it doesn’t need to run in the background after that.
Yeah, i was waiting from Native Instruments to do this.
The another day i purchased the beloved Kontakt 5 at last!
Can we install this from XP? Or does this plugin is capped to install from Win 7 as minimum?
Also, i got a 25$ Voucher code, not 49$.
Take a look at that, mate :)
Thanks :)
Ok, i could install it in Windows XP ;)
Impulslogik
onwin xp? tried it but no way. installer says minimum win 7 is required. how did you do that?
Impulslogik
onbtw same prob with driver…needs wn 7 here…
Bedroom Producers Blog
onYeah, sorry about the voucher code confusion! I’ve fixed that now.
jerry
onNice video!
Thanks
Bedroom Producers Blog
onThanks for watching!
Josh Langfield
onWow! Thank you so much! This is why I come to this site every day! I love you man. And I love Native Instruments! (-;
Bedroom Producers Blog
onHehe, thanks for visiting! :)
juby
onI downloaded and installed the plugin , i used the licence as well ,
but showing me vst bridge error on cubase pro 8,
I cant understand why it wont work,
It appears on my plugins, but wont activate , the plugin pops up with just white..
please help!
shredenvain
onGreat freebie from NI! I love the compressor plugin from last Christmas as well.
Bot
onIf your hardware/software combo is stuck on OSX 10.6.8 (for older macs) it won’t work, you need OSX 10.8. I still recommend getting it in case Santa has a surprise… this year or even next year!
Noel Quinn
onWasted more time than I’m willing to admit trying to find a way to activate your “FREE” delay plug. Go TO HELL>
k
onthey finally update it so no glitches