Let's talk about plug-ins...

[miroslav]

I'm kinda done with my plug purchasing.
I've cherry-picked most of the decent stuff from Waves...probably about 3 dozen plugs.
Then I have about 2/3 of the plugs offered at Plugin Alliance (brainworx/SPL/Maag)...which another 30 plugs.
And I have all of the Kush Audio stuff...and then a few other things...not to mention all the stock plugs that come with my DAW.

So that's more than enough to get me through anything I need to do.
If something really, really cool comes up that I can't live with...I might brab it, but at this point, I'm just buying any upgrades that come along for the shit I have...but I don't need anything new.

[raphazzz]

So far just Addictive Drums 2... lol

Nothing wrong with that! They're very nice sounding drum samples.

yeah, I know. As I am not to familiar with that plug-in world. I'm thinking about getting Toontrack EZmix 2 Complete and iZotope Ozone 7 elements. Just to help me with final mix and mastering while I'm learning to deal with more complex stuff.

[Minerman]

Nothing wrong with that! They're very nice sounding drum samples.

yeah, I know. As I am not to familiar with that plug-in world. I'm thinking about getting Toontrack EZmix 2 Complete and iZotope Ozone 7 elements. Just to help me with final mix and mastering while I'm learning to deal with more complex stuff.

AD2 has some great sounds, as good/better than others IMO...All of the drum vst's have their strengths/weaknesses, so I try to use them in a mix-mash/franken-kit to get the best out of 'em...

Personally, I'd pass on EZmix myself, you can replicate about everything that does & then some with a little trial/error/patience...No opinion on the IZotope Elements, but I have read good things about the limiter in Ozone...

I think I'm pretty much done with plugins myself, unless something "big" appears on the radar, like Superior Drummer 3 (I've read rumors for ages...nothing confirmed, just rumors) or something of the sort...I'm pretty much set with everything I have plugin-wise...I did buy Amplitube 4 when it was released as an impulse buy, so you never know...

[rayc]

The only plug I've bought was a VST wrapper needed for Cakewalk but in Reaper the native/bundled set is cool & a few freebies make it excellent.

[raphazzz]

yeah, I know. As I am not to familiar with that plug-in world. I'm thinking about getting Toontrack EZmix 2 Complete and iZotope Ozone 7 elements. Just to help me with final mix and mastering while I'm learning to deal with more complex stuff.

AD2 has some great sounds, as good/better than others IMO...All of the drum vst's have their strengths/weaknesses, so I try to use them in a mix-mash/franken-kit to get the best out of 'em...

Personally, I'd pass on EZmix myself, you can replicate about everything that does & then some with a little trial/error/patience...No opinion on the IZotope Elements, but I have read good things about the limiter in Ozone...

I think I'm pretty much done with plugins myself, unless something "big" appears on the radar, like Superior Drummer 3 (I've read rumors for ages...nothing confirmed, just rumors) or something of the sort...I'm pretty much set with everything I have plugin-wise...I did buy Amplitube 4 when it was released as an impulse buy, so you never know...

Yes, it does make sense. I'm trying to learn with the plugins I got with my DAW. Sometimes it sounds too artificiall for my ears but sometimes it does a good job.

Learning and patience must be the key.

[JD01]

Learning and patience must be the key.

This is always the key! What I don't seem to have is time.

[Bubba]

I'm still using the Free Magnus "Ambience" plugin occasionally. 32- bit but exceptionally tweakable and has some of the greatest hard room simulations I've come across.

[rayc]

I had trouble with more than the stutter - some of the Modern things don't say what they are or what the do.
I did some research and found these lists...
Modern Apophis - Classic SSL® G384 Compressor clone.

Modern Lost Angel - Classic LA-2A® Compressor clone

Modern Seventh Sign - Classic 1176LN® Compressor clone.

Modern Fire Chainer - Classic Fairchild® 660 Compressor clone

Modern Black Dragon - Classic Pultec® EQP-1A Program Equalizer clone

Modern Deathcore - Classic Distressor® EL-8 Compressor clone


Modern VU Meter
Modern Compressor
Modern Equalizer
Modern Expander
Modern De-Esser - very useful for voice, especially if you use a condenser microphone
Modern Spacer - reverb
Modern Limiter
Modern Amplifier - classic LA-2A® compressor coloring
Modern Deep Purple - classic master EQ coloring
Modern Analoger Turbo
Modern Exciter
Modern Black Dragon - classic Pultec® EQ coloring
Modern Booster - classic SSL® EQ coloring
Modern Dynakiller
Modern Monster - channel strip
Modern Painter - classic API® EQ coloring
Modern Painkiller - amplifier
Modern Proper - EQ
Modern VR-ME - classic Manley Vari-MU® compressor emulator
Modern VH-ME - classic Empirical Labs Distressor® emulator
Modern VF-ME - classic Fairchild® compressor emulator
Modern VC-ME - classic Tube-Tech CL1B® compressor emulator
Modern V66-ME - classic Neve 1066® EQ emulator
Modern V73-ME - classic Neve 1073® EQ emulator
Modern V81-ME - classic Neve 1081® EQ emulator
Modern V84-ME - classic Neve 1084® EQ emulator
Modern VG-ME - classic GML® Parametric EQ emulator