Best Plugins

[HDJK]

BBE Sonic Maximizer

demo available here

[graincloud]

smartelectronix : (free)
some of the top and cultest plugins mainly FSU (especialy destroyFX pack)
have shaped the sound of glitch era electronica
smartelectronix.com :: free and donationware music plugins

digital fishphones : (free)
great mixing pack : spitfish is 1 of the best dehesser
blockfish and dominion are ace dynamic tools
digitalfishphones.com - free audio vst plugins



edit : sh**t was about to forgot VOXENGO : every plugin is just a must have

and +1 for flux : solera is often voted as best vst mastering compressor in the mastering forum
epure is just an ace mastering grade eq, and alchemist looks awesome, never tried but has great comment from the pros

[e.g.:]

Elevayta www.elevayta.com
Fab Filter FabFilter Software Instruments - Audio effect and synthesizer plugins AU VST RTAS
GForce GForce Softwarei
Image-Line Audio Applications
KarmaFX KarmaFX - VST Plugins
Novaflash NOVAFLASH | Free VST Plugins [synthetizer and FX]
Rob Papen Rob Papen Synthesizers Inspiration Soundware. Music Making Instruments & Presets
Tone 2 Tone2 - VST instrument, VSTi, download, synth, synthesizer, AU, audiounit, rtas, audio, sound, music, effect, software, trance, dance, music
Virsyn Home

[Digital Send]

Wicked links there guys....nice one!!


List now updated......not many letters left!!

[reptar]

Originally Posted by Digital Send

Wicked links there guys....nice one!!


List now updated......not many letters left!!

You forgot McDSP. thumbsup

[rozario_oirazor]

de la mancha has really cool sounding plugins and alot of them are free
http://www.delamancha.co.uk pc im not sure if they have mac plugs

code audio beatburner is free as well-sample mangler
www.codeaudio.com pc only

g200kg freqatic is free and fun-FM synthesis drum machine with plenty of attitude
www.g200kg.com pc only

fuzzpilz oatmeal is great and free-feature-laden subtractive synth
also many other plugins for free
www.bicycle-for-slugs.org/ pc only

h.g. fortune Anvilla CM is great and free-atmoospheric textures
www.hgf-synthesizer.de pc only

mutagene Mutant Koto is also free-physically modelled plucked string instrument
http://dsp.trilete.net/?pid=projects pc only

leftover lasangne Pushtec 5+1A-cult inspired eq....did i tell u its also free
http://leftoverlasagne.googlepages.com/ pc only

vember audio Shortcircuit- lotsa fun with this feature-rich sampler with all the amenities and its FREE
www.vemberaudio.se/shortcircuit.php pc only

rumpelrausch Azr3-organ emulator and probably the best one and its free
www.rumpelrausch.de.vu pc only

ndc plugs FRAGMENTAL-free fun for everyone with a pc sorry mac
make bizarre multi-effects
www.niallmoody.com/ndcplugs pc only

Luxonix LFX-1310-easy to use multi-fx
www.luxonix.com pc and mac

slim slow slider C3 multiband compressor
www.geocities.jp/webmaster_of_sss/ pc and mac

dblue glitch its very cool and fun effect
http://illformed.org/plugins/glitch/ pc only

i hope i have saved you some coin these are all pretty cool and fun plugs,
if you already have some of these plugs u must be living the good life
now everyone here can get a taste

pay for- u-he ubik bundle,rob papen,refx vanguard,redrum,tone2 warmverb,anything sugarbytes,sonalksis bundle,ect......

there are alot of great free plugs out there dont forget that

[sebdj]

Don't forget about

- ReFX
- URS

(And the standard)

- Waves
- UAD

[digital 1010]

Can i also add
Cytomic Glue compressor
Sir 2 with the acousticas 224 and 300l and also the rythmninmind tcelectronic IR's

Been using both of these in cubase 4.5.2 which is super stable

[msl]

Hey digital, so what the story with Glue, you've been using it for a while now right, can you post an example?

And I must add that Dash Signature (now NuSofting) daHornet is an amazing sounding little synth, free for windows and donationware for the new mac UB version.


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[karmacomposer]

You can add the following to either the 'H' or 'P' sections:

Hardcore Harmonics

PRIZM Atmospheric Construction Synth - This synth/rompler has 6 layers, 2 wave sequencers, dual arps, robust modulation matrix, excellent mixing section, 64 bit FX (including a silky smooth reverb), XY joystick, groove module for drums and bass, excellent browser with search functionality and more.

With its 16 bit 16GB or 24 bit 33GB core library, PRIZM will enable you to create morphing, evolving soundscapes and comes with a full compliment of bread and butter sounds, as well as horror/scifi sound fx. With some of the best strings and brass you have ever heard, PRIZM comes with a ton of analog, acoustic and modelled brass, symphonic strings, keys of all types, bass, vocals, woodwinds and more.

Check out Hardcore Harmonics for more details.

Mike

[SCDBM]

KVR..........

[karmacomposer]

Yep, I'm a regular on KVR and many other forums, but somewhat new to Gearslutz (have seen it and searched it here and there, but never actually joined it till today).

Mike

[nightscope]

dbaudioware db audioware - professional audio software

drms mathewlane.com - DrMS spatial processor plugin

ns

[Ben F]

I think UAD do the best vintage gear emulations.

[tomazzzi]

Soft Tube !

Sound Toys, Sonnox.

[kasprouch]

Originally Posted by Ben F

I think UAD do the best vintage gear emulations.

Difficult to agree with in 2010 - sold my cards last year and with whats available in the native market, dont really miss them much .

To add to the list:

Voxengo
Sound Performance Lab
Softube
Waves
Celemony
Mathew Lane
Lexicon Pro
RELAB Development
IK Multimedia
NuGen Audio
otiumFX
Pro Audio DSP

[beingmf]

has this been mentioned yet? the king of plugins IMHO.
Acustica-Audio.com

[in a blue field]

i use Izotope Ozone on EVERYTHING. once you get good at it, it makes preliminary mastering an hour-long affair ("preliminary" = what you can do yourself for free, i'm sure it would come out better if you sent it away to an M.E., but far as i can tell it still does a really damn good job).

they may be on youtube, but izotope has released how-to videos for ozone. i recommend them as nothing short of essential viewing if you want to learn what you should be doing to a track after the mixing stage.

[Doublethumb]

Sonalkis
Sonic Timeworks
URS
Izotope RX (for de-clicking, de-noising etc etc...Audio Restoration)
OhmForce (really like the Ohmboyz delay...I put it everywhere lol )
Native instruments

[cryophonik]

There's a new company called Spectrasonics that you may have heard of.

Spectrasonics

A few others that may or may not have been mentioned:

- EWQL
- Cakewalk (Rapture, Z3TA+, Dimension Pro)
- MOTU (Ethno, etc.)
- Linplug (Albino, RMV, etc.)
- Novation (V-Station, Bass Station)
- Waldorf
- Wave Arts
- Waves

[Robo]

Wait a minute, this thread doesn't seem to be about 'best plugins', just a list of plugins that everybody uses (everyone will think what they use is best).

[rushton]

Originally Posted by Robo

Wait a minute, this thread doesn't seem to be about 'best plugins', just a list of plugins that everybody uses (everyone will think what they use is best).

Yeah but the 'best' plugin is completely subjective

[Robo]

Yeah but the 'best' plugin is completely subjective

That's what I mean! So there's not much point to doing it, at least not in this way. (Actually I don't think best is completely subjective, if you really wanted to you could test all and eliminate most based on some criteria, then be left with a core of very good (best?) plugins).

I thought the first poster's idea was to get some information about what is 'best' (what plugins are really good - Softube, Algorithmix, Nebula, Flux, etc) so he can use them, but again it's just a list of people saying "I use this" and trying to make the biggest list.

That's ok though if that's what was intended!! Just that many people will click the thread hoping to see what plugs to buy and be walloped with a huge list, good and bad.

Cheers