Free VSTs that aren't shite

I use Tracktion 2 for all my recording needs. It came free with my soundcard, and is a joy to use. The built in EQ is pretty good, and very intuitive. The MDA plugins included, however, leave a lot to be desired. For those of you interested in this sort of thing (hi Andy), I present to you my list of usable free VST plugins to get you started:

• Steroid Bouncer - processing for stereo tracks that aren't really stereo, i.e. bass direct and mic'd amp
• Cyanide - simple sigmoid type distortion
• endorphin - excellent dual band compressor, intuitive controls, good for heavy squashing
• Bionic Delay - nice dub type delay - make left and right delay times different and you can get nice Haas effect placement
• newB - bass enhancer, can be good if used subtly
• Freeverb - the daddy of free reverbs. Only really has one sound (medium room) but it's a good one
• Ambience - good reverb for when you want an obvious effect
• SIR - impulse reverb. Get impluses here and here.
• Tapeworm - Mellotron VST. Nice flutes

Easy (Thus Do All)

I thought I was onto a winner with this one until I realised that not only did it rip off Place Your Hands by Reef, but Wide Open Spaces by The Dixie Chicks. Oh well...

The Ecuador Three - Easy (Thus Do All)

Undercurrent

Here are two old (2004) tunes done for a college video documentary project. They're pretty much pastiches/ripoffs (try and guess which one is trying to be Four Tet, and which one is DJ Shadow). Nevertheless, I remember being pretty proud of them at the time, young and foolish as I was.

Dave Dineen - Speaker Music
Dave Dineen - Title Music

The Ecuador Three - Hey (or how the band did its thing)

A (slightly work-in-progress) song for ye all.

The Ecuador Three - Hey (or how they band did its thing)

Retro Cowboy Delta Dineenadelica

Another far-fetched flight of fancy, this time courtesy of Norman Davey.

Retro Cowboys of Delta Dineenadelica - The Curse (a preview from the Album "Songs In The Key Of D Dineen)

Tuned like a guitar...

...played like a cello. The arpeggione was invented in 1823, but quickly fell out of favour, its only notable work written by Schubert. I want one.

DJ Shadow...

...talking about crate digging (from the film Scratch)