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Image unavailablePsycho Circuitry Big Bad Tube
Free
tube drive plugin offering a Tone knob for quick frequency adjustments. There’s also a Mix knob to dial in just the right amount of crunch. And if you like it, you can always upgrade to one of the other versions, which are even more versatile.
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What it does.
Tube distortion with one triode model, a tone filter and wet/dry blending. The free v2 edition omits the multiple tube choices and dual-channel processing of the paid variants.
Before you install.
- Availability
- Free
- Operating systems
- Windows, macOS
- Plugin formats
- VST, VST3, AU
- Review status
- Developer details reviewed; not personally tested
- Last information review
- 2026-10-06
Download & installation notes
Direct ZIP download. Windows 10/11 x64; macOS 11 Big Sur+. Exact plugin formats not specified on this page.
See it in action.
Official developer demo / walkthrough — Psycho Circuitry. Big Bad Tube Version 2!
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