SOL2 Compatible VST Effects Plugin Database

All plugins listed refer to 32-bit VST2 versions. They usually require using very old installers, but a select few modern plugins have 32-bit versions.
Only no-glitching, no-crashing, plugins are included. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a separate list of buggy plugins.
No bridged plugins are included, only plugins that work directly in SOL2.

Retro SOL2 era Plugins:

Brand	Plugin	Version	Notes	Rating
Sonalksis	SV-315	1.x	adjustable knee slope, peak hold, and auto release / built-in limiter / true peak metering option in setup menu	A
Sonalksis	SV-517	1.x	decent EQ, but perhaps too colored for general use	C+
URS	Various Old EQ's	1.x	good choice for analog hardware emulating EQ's in SOL2	B+
TC	Parametric EQ	3	the "loudness" XY joystick is not remembered between sessions, but it's a bug in the plugin itself, not a SOL2 compatibility issue	C-
TC	Compressor DeEsser	3	unlike SOL2's included vocal plugin, this has a split-band de-esser, which is very useful	C+
TC	Reverb Plus	3	unbalanced L & R in the stereo field / sounds like crap, but has a bit of lofi digital charm	D
TC	Various	3	Limiter, Graphic EQ, Filtrator, Destructor, and Sidechainer / all decent, as far as ancient basic digital effects go	C-
Sonitus	Various	3	comp, delay, EQ, gate, modulation, multiband, phaser, reverb, and wahwah v3 / solid plain-jane tools, except for the awful reverb	C-

FREE Retro SOL2 era Plugins:

Brand	Plugin	Version	Notes	Rating
SIR Audio Tools	SIR2	1.011	good choice for default IR loader in SOL2	A
TC	M30 Free	1.011	good sounding for an early reverb plugin / free version only has a "hall" algorithm, but the presets use it to make nice rooms	A
Voxengo	Recorder	1.4	A must-have utiility, to get around SOL2's lack of a 'track freeze' function.	A

Modern Plugins:

Brand	Plugin	Version	Notes	Rating
Lindell	354e	1.0	characterful multiband compressor plugin	A
Lindell	7X-500	1.0	very, very slightly unstable in SOL2, from time to time	B
Sonimus	Satson		analog console Emulation	B+
Sonimus	Britson		analog console Emulation	B+
Sonimus	SonEQ Pro		more comprehensive than the free SonEQ	A
Sonimus	Satson Channel Strip		modular console channel, bus compressor, and EQ	B+

FREE Modern Plugins:

Brand	Plugin	Version	Notes	Rating
Sonimus	SonEQ	1.1	a must-have for SOL2 / clean high boosts / preamp emulation	A+
Acon	Verberate Basic	2.2	quality reverb / slight freeze or crash chance when manipulating, so park it on an fx send and leave it alone	B+
Overtone DSP	PTH2A-CM		Pultec EQP	B
Lindell	6X-500 CM	1.0	2 band boost-only EQ with analog preamp emulation / sounds good, but not many frequency choices	C+

Incompatible Plugins:

Buggy plugins:	Non-recognized plugins:	Non-loading and/or crash-Sol2-on-load plugins:
TB Barricade CM (somewhat crash prone)	Xlutop Chainer (rather unfortunately)	Acon Verberate CM (crashes 90% of the time, if it loads at all)
SunRuys CM (very crash prone)	Lindell 254E	TBProAudio GSatPlus (error message on load)
Lindell 7x-500 (slightly crash prone)
Focusrite Saffire plugins do not seem to remember settings between sessions

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