Topic: Plugin porn

[YouSayPotato]

I've spent this eve in mixer bliss, now I've got the Slate RC Tube plugin. It just cleans up your act, while glueing your mix together.

I couldn't afford the full VCC monty and, with iLok included, at $45+shipping, am a happy camper.

And no, this ain't an advert....

So who else loves their mixing exploits? What affordable plugins would you recommend?

[YouSayPotato]

I got 4 in 10 minutes.

Must be the 'porn' bit...

Come on! This is music sub-forum! SOMEONE has to love mixing and such....

[Jeremy's Sea]

Yeah, I look like I'm post stalking you now... 

But I have the Slate VCC, VTM and FG-X. They're all amazing tools.
I have a whole UAD suite as well, but I'm selling the card and plugins because I'm on a macbook pro now and can't deal with the firewire/thunderbolt box crap. IK Multimedia has some stellar stuff now, I'm really happy with their LA-2A and 1176LN plugins and their new tape echo and buss comp look fantastic and have been getting rave reviews.

I will miss the Fatso on the UAD though, hopefully the VTM will get me back to that level of sonic manipulation.

Did you get that free soundtoys plugin, Microshift? Amazing effect, very cool.
I also want to get their plugin Decapitator.

[YouSayPotato]

No Soundtoys yet. Honest, am on a micro budget.

I did want to check out Stillwell's http://www.stillwellaudio.com/plugins/schwa-plugins/cmx/



I like their Major Tom and Event Horizon compressors. Could be the fab graphics! It's SO skeptical trying to use your ears not your eyes.

I like this:



But their free ColourEQ sounds 98% the same, sans fab graphics. I'm pairing it with Voxengo's SPAN to assess the freqs with what am hearing. Still learning all that shiitake!

Love to get them UAD and LA2A plugins...

BTW, have you tried the freeish Tonesbooster Reelbus? Fake tape on a budget.

http://www.toneboosters.com/tb-reelbus/

Their other plugins choke the EQ, IMHO.

I also like the TAL-TOGU free stuff and free Massey Tape plugin. Dead lo-fi.

[Jeremy's Sea]

Yup, I have the Toneboosters, very cheap for the high quality!

Digital EQ plugins don't really do much for me. The UAD Neve 1073 is nice, but the native Cubase EQ gets me there. The UAD Manley Massive Passive is amazing though.

Get the Molot compressor (freeware), you will love it.

[YouSayPotato]

Get the Molot compressor (freeware), you will love it.

... CTRL+C, CTRL+V....

[Jeremy's Sea]

What's your favorite reverb? Since I'm giving up the UAD EMT 140 and EMT 250 I need something... I'm thinking of Valhalla Room. For $50 and the rave it gets it can't be bad.

Cubase comes with a good convolution reverb and I got the free Bricasti impulses which are very nice, but it would be good to have a nice general verb. If you're interested in those impulses too BTW I can dropbox them for you. Bricasti condoned them, so it's not IP theft.

[Zabulon]

I'm consciously trying to limit myself to as few plugins as possible.

I have the Waves Renaissance bundle and use it for my main EQ and compressor needs.
I have the Analog Channel from McDSP which is great for use on both individual tracks, stems and the master. Gives a nice touch of compression and "analog" grime (if you push it).
Steven Massey's Tape Head is also great for adding a little grittiness on, say, the drum bus or the master. I have Massey's Tape Delay and his brilliant L2007 Master Limiter as well. It's the only limiter I use, and Massey's plugins are very reasonably priced. For reverb I use the Waves R-Verb and Audio Ease Altiverb.

For chorus, phaser and flanger effects, I use the ones bundled with Pro Tools.

[YouSayPotato]

Cool, I'd love to hear those Bricasti's. Dave Pensado's always referring to them.

I use Logic Pro, so it's Space Designer for me. I like keeping it 'pseudo-real' with a plate, spring, and a room reverb for glue.

+1 to the Massey tapehead.

Any joy with guitar amp emulators?

[Zabulon]

I've used Native Instruments Guitar Rig quite a lot. It's pretty good and I wouldn't hesitate to use it on a recording. I have in fact used it on my solo project.

I also use SansAmp to give a DI'ed bass guitar a more cabinet-esque sound.