BPB Dirty Filter by Bedroom Producers Blog

BPB Dirty Filter Is A FREE Distortion VST/AU Plugin!

By Tomislav Zlatic on October 13, 2020 77 Comments

Bedroom Producers Blog is proud to release BPB Dirty Filter, a freeware tube distortion effect in VST, VST3, AU, and AAX plugin formats for digital audio workstations on PC and Mac.

BPB Dirty Filter is our little gift to Bedroom Producers Blog readers and the music production community as a whole. I launched BPB a little over ten years ago and I enjoyed sharing the news about freeware VST plugins and music production software ever since. This time, BPB’s own VST plugin is in our news section and I couldn’t be happier.

See also: Best FREE Distortion VST/AU Plugins

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Here’s a closer look at BPB Dirty Filter.

So, you can download BPB Dirty Filter for free from our website and use it as a distortion effect in your favorite DAW. Check out the demo video below for a quick look at the plugin and its features.

What Is BPB Dirty Filter?

BPB Dirty Filter is a dual filter effect with tube distortion. It features a high-pass and low-pass filter, a Slope control (12, 24, 36, 0r 48 dB/octave), a Mix knob, and Volume control. However, the most important parameter is the Drive knob which controls the resonance for both filters and the amount of tube distortion that is applied to the signal.

By boosting the Drive knob, the user adds resonance and distortion at the same time. As a result, BPB Dirty Filter sounds somewhat similar to a multi-band distortion effect. This is because the cutoff frequency will be distorted the most and the user can focus the distortion around a specific area of the signal.

How To Use BPB Dirty Filter?

There are many ways to use BPB Dirty Filter as a standard filter and a distortion effect.

With the Drive set to zero and the Slope set to 12 dB/octave, you can use BPB Dirty Filter as a gentle transparent filter for removing low-frequency hum or high-frequency noise.

Set the Drive to 35 and the low-pass Cutoff frequency to around 45 Hz to add thump to a kick drum. The same can be done to snare or any other percussive instrument. Experiment with different Mix values to find the perfect amount of distortion for your drum loop.

Of course, you can always go bonkers with BPB Dirty Filter. Set the Drive to 100 and increase the slope to enjoy complete audio annihilation. Again, the Mix knob is your friend if you want to get some of that crazy distortion without completely destroying the incoming audio.

Download BPB Dirty Filter

You can download BPB Dirty Filter for free exclusively from Bedroom Producers Blog. The software is completely free to use in your DAW for any commercial or non-commercial purpose. We are providing the plugin as-is without any express or implied warranty.

BPB Dirty Filter is available in VST, VST3, AU, and AAX plugin formats for digital audio workstations on PC and Mac. Both 32-bit and 64-bit plugin hosts are supported. Visit the product page below to download your free copy of the plugin.

UPDATE: Some browsers and AV software detected the EXE installer for BPB Dirty Filter as a threat. Don’t worry – the plugin is 100% clean and this often happens with new EXE installers. We submitted a false positive complaint and this should be fixed soon. In the meanwhile, you can now download the manual installation files, too (no EXE installer).

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About Author

Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav is a music producer and sound designer from Belgrade, Serbia. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief at Bedroom Producers Blog.

77 Comments

Alex Philipp
on October 13, 2020 2:11 pm

Thank You for this present!

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 13, 2020 2:42 pm
  
  You are welcome!
  
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  - Jiri aka Rivermint
    on October 13, 2020 8:22 pm
    
    Excellent news!
    
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  - Al
    on October 16, 2020 8:01 pm
    
    Thanks and keep up the good work!! The stuff I’ve dowmloaded via this site has been priceless – but all free!
    
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    - Tomislav Zlatic
      on October 17, 2020 11:57 am
      
      Always glad to help. Thanks for reading BPB!
      
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Lesha
on October 13, 2020 2:11 pm

Čestitke na jubileju! :)

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 13, 2020 2:42 pm
  
  Hvala! :)
  
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Mike B
on October 13, 2020 2:19 pm

Congrats! It looks great and I can’t wait to try it out. Thank you!

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 13, 2020 2:42 pm
  
  You’re welcome! :)
  
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Wolfy
on October 13, 2020 2:24 pm

My windows defender is saying that it has a trojan.

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 13, 2020 2:42 pm
  
  That is often the case with new installers (false positives in AV software). The plugin is safe to use.
  
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Masked tiger
on October 13, 2020 3:34 pm

Thank you sooo much sir gonna download it now , i know it won’t dissapoint cuz BPB plugins are allways great and free :))) thank you soo much once again !!!

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 14, 2020 10:47 am
  
  Cheers and thanks for reading BPB! :)
  
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Leo
on October 13, 2020 3:47 pm

No, it is not like you install something from unapproved developer. It is Trojan threat.

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 14, 2020 11:04 am
  
  It’s definitely a false positive, but I’m checking if the installer could be fixed to prevent this from happening. Anyway, VirusTotal shows it as 100% clean: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/abb8a63d8191314e465c9a210cfb87937f33d34cbcf169057999e03b19c5306c/detection
  
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Rogue Reaper
on October 13, 2020 3:49 pm

Thank you very much!

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 13, 2020 3:51 pm
  
  You’re welcome!
  
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Z
on October 13, 2020 3:49 pm

Chrome and Windows Defender both report a virus!

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 14, 2020 10:50 am
  
  Yes, it’s a false positive because it’s a new installer. I reported this to Microsoft. Still figuring out how to fix the issue with Chrome. On the other hand, Firefox downloads the file without any issues. And of course, VirusTotal says it’s clean: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/abb8a63d8191314e465c9a210cfb87937f33d34cbcf169057999e03b19c5306c/detection
  
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  - mike
    on October 14, 2020 12:56 pm
    
    I downloaded on a mac
    then emailed the self install 64 vst2 to a windows PC, downloaded it.
    Chrome warned me about the file type, which I ignored
    
    Once downloaded I scanned it with windows defender and it was clean.
    
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    - Tomislav Zlatic
      on October 14, 2020 1:28 pm
      
      Thanks for your comment! Yeah, it’s definitely clean, but some scanners on Windows obviously don’t like the EXE installer. Still, I added a manual installation ZIP just in case. And I reported the false positive to Microsoft.
      
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Origin Makers
on October 13, 2020 4:26 pm

Tomi! Your contribution to the creative community is massive… The amount of valuable information you have been pouring for 10 years is incomparable… I’ll just take this plugin as a cherry on a 10 ton cake…

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 13, 2020 4:33 pm
  
  Hey, thank you so much for the kind words! Happy to share something great for free as a big thank you for all the support over the years. :)
  
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MRG
on October 13, 2020 4:50 pm

TL;DR: He likes it. I do too.

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- MRG
  on October 14, 2020 7:06 pm
  
  Had more time to test it, it’s one of the sweetest sounding virus out there. Clean but not boring flat GUI. Well laid out too, a joy to use. No zipper noise when automation is used. Kudos on the inclusion of 36 and 48db filters, often overlooked values.
  Ideas for a possible v2: Pan control of the wet signal, ability to only affect the mid or sides and an automatic hydro-alcoholic gel dispenser.
  Wait… Plugin, I meant plugin.
  
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Masked tiger
on October 13, 2020 5:14 pm

that a huge para lmfaooooo

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AWR
on October 13, 2020 5:45 pm

Too many words. Go bullet point next time.

Nice one for the freebie BPB!

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Dagobert
on October 13, 2020 6:19 pm

Short and concise, exactly the way I like it. Thanks

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Damon
on October 13, 2020 6:35 pm

Congratulations dear Tomislav.
Thank you
Best

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 15, 2020 12:46 pm
  
  You’re welcome, Damon!
  
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Richard Bergman
on October 13, 2020 6:42 pm

Hi Tomislav.
Awesome initiative, and as always great website which I visit on a daily basis. I look forward to try out the plugin, but it’s already obvious what great potential BPB has a brand, and I look forward to see what the surprises that awaits in future. Godspeed in both the mainstream and the underground scene, and have a great day!
Best regards
Richard

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 14, 2020 10:57 am
  
  Thanks so much, Richard! And definitely more cool stuff coming soon, stay tuned. :)
  
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Numanoid
on October 13, 2020 9:18 pm

Thanks a lot :-)

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 14, 2020 10:56 am
  
  You’re welcome and thanks for the support!
  
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PureFire
on October 13, 2020 11:22 pm

Hi Tomislav & BPB team.
Wishing you a very happy 10 year anniversary & well done 🎂😊👍 Respect BPB
Best wishes for the future too.

This BPB Dirty Filter sounds very nice in your video while played on my sound system, especially the distortion you added onto that drum loop, it has an awesome sound when added in the bass drum.

I look forward to trying it out with two Dirty Filter plug-in’s in one channel strip (one for the bass to distort the bass drum & one for the treble, adjusted separately)
It would be awesome to be able to automate this plug-in as well & even have a split channel audio file for left & right with it added for the treble, endless possibility’s 👍

Thanks so much Tomislav, for all of your kind offers, i very much appreciated them all, even if i don’t need them all, but as well for your hard work, time & your great write ups about the products that you share with us all.

Kind regards all

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 14, 2020 10:56 am
  
  Thank you so much for the kind words! As for BPB Dirty Filter, I wanted it to be a simple hands-on plugin without too many features, but I’m definitely listening to the suggestions for the next version. I’ll add your suggestions to the list. Much appreciated! :)
  
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- Tarek
  on October 30, 2022 2:26 am
  
  Hi! Eager to try this out. Maybe late to the party with this comment/query.
  
  Why not simply offer the plug in as a dll instead of exe?
  
  I have never understood why developers do that, unless they wanted to include unrelated software.
  
  Obviously, that’s probably not the case here. Maybe there are dependencies that are included within the exe?
  
  In any event, thanks for your contributions to the plug in community!
  
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ilias
on October 14, 2020 3:49 am

Happy 10th, and this filter made me smile! :) thanks for BPB!!!

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 14, 2020 10:54 am
  
  Glad to hear that! And thanks! :D
  
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Abel
on October 14, 2020 4:27 am

Me encanta como suena! Gracias.

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 14, 2020 10:58 am
  
  ¡De nada! :)
  
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Wing Yee
on October 14, 2020 8:13 am

Awesome filter – Thanks BPB!

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- U-o
  on October 14, 2020 9:18 am
  
  Thank you and good luck to next decade!
  
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  - Tomislav Zlatic
    on October 14, 2020 11:54 am
    
    Hey U-O, thanks so much for the support! :)
    
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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 14, 2020 11:53 am
  
  Thank you Wing! :)
  
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Tomislav Zlatic
on October 14, 2020 10:48 am

I read every single word and thanks! :D

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Tracing Arcs
on October 14, 2020 10:20 pm

Thanks for all the awsome freebies over the years, BPB has been a great source of info and goodies. Here’s to 10 more !!

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 15, 2020 12:46 pm
  
  Thank you so much! More goodies coming soon!
  
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bmovie
on October 14, 2020 10:20 pm

This one looks great! Thanks Tomislav

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 15, 2020 12:45 pm
  
  You’re welcome bmovie, thanks for your support!
  
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El°hym
on October 14, 2020 10:50 pm

This one is good, has some interesting sweetspot in between. Many thanks & all the best for your next Decade!

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 15, 2020 12:45 pm
  
  Yeah, you can get many types of distortion out of it, even though the controls are simple. And thanks for the kind words!
  
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SneakyElkInSneakersEatingSnickers
on October 14, 2020 11:15 pm

This will definitely come in handy, thanks a lot BPB! And keep up the awsome work Tomislav, this blog is super!

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 15, 2020 12:44 pm
  
  Happy to hear that, cheers! :)
  
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Praneet
on October 15, 2020 6:11 am

Quietmusic EU released a free guitar VST!

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 15, 2020 12:44 pm
  
  Thanks for the tip, I’ll check that out!
  
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miked
on October 15, 2020 3:56 pm

Thanks so much for this! Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much from a FREE plugin, but this thing is solid and It sounds fantastic! The distortion is now in my go-to list along with Kush, Nembrini and SoundToys. The filters put this over the top.

I already used it to finish up a mix!

https://soundcloud.com/mbd414/heart-peripheral-jdd_miked

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 15, 2020 5:27 pm
  
  Thant’s awesome, thanks for sharing. Nice track!
  
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Drew Lake
on October 15, 2020 5:32 pm

Thanks for this awesome plugin!

Love the sound of the drive and res combo when you play a sawtooth through it! Very nice indeed!

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 16, 2020 1:30 pm
  
  Thanks, Drew! I actually never played a raw sawtooth waveform through it, definitely giving that a try!
  
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JT
on October 15, 2020 9:51 pm

So many thanks Tomislav! For the web site, building the community, offering information, and the new Plugin.
You inspire me to create, and to want to also give.

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 16, 2020 1:30 pm
  
  Thanks for being a part of BPB!
  
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Jeff
on October 16, 2020 5:13 pm

Just wondering if this is related in any way to the DirtyFilter from Rebel Audio

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 16, 2020 5:28 pm
  
  Nope!
  
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- MRG
  on October 18, 2020 11:45 pm
  
  If you look carefully, you’ll see a cute australian animal behind it.
  
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Junkyard Sam
on October 16, 2020 10:16 pm

Thank you for the outstanding plugin!!! Is it too late to add a 6dB slope option?

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on October 17, 2020 11:57 am
  
  I’m adding it to the wishlist for the next version. Thanks for the suggestion!
  
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snk
on October 19, 2020 9:10 pm

Thank you!

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Mark Glazier
on October 31, 2020 11:50 am

Added some nice soft top end to a acoustic guitar pleasing on a vocal track i like it next i have to try it on bass and drums but i think i will be using it a lot very easy to use i like the filters thank you

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on December 4, 2020 9:47 am
  
  Glad to hear it! :)
  
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Giuseppe
on November 2, 2020 4:03 pm

Thank you Tomislav for this great filter, it works flawlessly, much better than many commercial ones. Great job as always. Once again thank you BPB

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on December 4, 2020 9:46 am
  
  Thanks for the kind words! :)
  
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Joel
on December 4, 2020 6:01 am

Thanks BPB! Is this essentially the same thing as the free BPB FilterCrusher plugin from a few years back? I remember loving that thing but it had some stability issues that sometimes messed up sessions. Looking forward to using this guy though.

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- Tomislav Zlatic
  on December 4, 2020 9:46 am
  
  Cheers! No, this is a completely new plugin. It’s based on a similar concept, but it uses entirely new code. No stability issues with this one. :)
  
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dark virus
on December 21, 2020 9:27 pm

Thanks for the freebie. Always loved your work on BPB since the beginning. 10 years? Time flies… :)

Wish you all the success, pal!

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Boy B
on July 15, 2023 9:48 am

Today I realized this is a very good thing!
Thank you.

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James Daka
on November 2, 2023 7:59 pm

Thanks a lot for the Sound,
God Bless You.

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