Which plugins do you use mostly?

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:54 am

Let us see which are the favorite plugins of our members.
My Top 15 list is:

1)Vintage Warmer, PSP
2)CB2, MC DSP
3)Amp Farm, Line 6
4)Pitch in Time, Serato
5)Chorus, TC electronic
6) Master X 5 Band, TC Electronic
7)Echo farm, Line 6
8)De-esser, Waves
9)Q10, Waves
10)L1/L2, Waves
11)PAZ, WAves
12)Power Dither, Digidesign
13)Mod Delay, Digidesign
14)LA2A, BF/Digidesign
15)MC2000, Mc DSP

Plugin that I might be using soon: URS EQ/Comp, Melodyne, Waves SSL.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:55 am

how did you get that hash mark above the "e" in your name?

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:09 am

On windows, hold Alt, hit 0233, and release Alt. Think of it like the bat signal for 'é'. Call, and it appears.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:16 pm

Believe it or not, I probably use the multi-band compressor that comes with Cubase more than anything.

I often get stereo tracks that I need to add parts to and the stereo mixes usually sound awful. I've got a few presets I made in the multi-band compressor and I'll throw one of them on the stereo backing tracks and then I've got something listenable to work with.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:30 pm

Working on film projects I mostly use SoundSoap Pro and BNR on the location tracks. I also use Vocalign to line up the ADR.

Once clean-up of the location tracks is done I use Pitch'N'Time for creating sound FX and for making music fit that's just a little too long/short for the scene.

My favorite is Altiverb; it work great for creating realistic ambiences, matching ADR to location sound and blending in the Foley.

The BBE Sonic Maximizer is great for hyping short burst sound FX, gunshots, car crashes and the like.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:27 pm

I like the compressor in my Nomad Factory Liquid Bundle also the reverb in same bundle.

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:03 am

I mostly use TAMPEX but sometimes I use others.

Plug-in. Turn on. Pull out!
Ms. Remy Ann David

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:40 am

Waves De-esser
UAD-1 1176 and LA2A compressors
Waves 4 band eq and C4 dynamic eq.
Waves Rennaissance reverb and IR-L
TC electronic classic reverb and masterverb
TC electronic MX3
Waves stereo delays

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:27 am

RemyRAD wrote:

I mostly use TAMPEX but sometimes I use others.

Plug-in. Turn on. Pull out!
Ms. Remy Ann David

That is rather gross...

Thumbs Up

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:09 pm

Drawmer Dynamics ECL (expander part mostly)
Waves R Compressor
Aphex Aural Exciter
Mcdsp EQs
Waves Eqs

UncleBob58:

do tou use BBE on full mix (or master output/bus) ever? What are your views on this?

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:23 pm

I use the BBE on really terrible location audio that needs help, although I prefer not to, as it doesn't have the subtlety of control I would like. As I said, I use it when creating sound FX, giving extreme beef to crashes, explosions, gunshots, getting "big" vehicle sounds, etc. with the low end, and extreme sizzle for breaking glass, "whooshes", etc. with the highs. I also use a bit of compression (sometimes a lot of compression) on these sounds to give them more apparent loudness so that I can pull them back into the mix.

As far as music goes I like the BBE on cymbals and "delicate" percussion such as tamborines, shakers and the like; the extra sizzle helps these types of sound cut through a dense mix a little better. I usually put it on an Aux send/return and blend it in as needed.

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:03 pm

RemyRAD wrote:

I mostly use TAMPEX but sometimes I use others.

Plug-in. Turn on. Pull out!
Ms. Remy Ann David

You're killing me.. I guess us guys have to take the girls jokes too, good one though.

I've been using
Ozone
Voxengo Polysquasher
Cubase 3.1 RoomWorks
Waves RComp
Antares AutoTune

I've yet to find a real decent chorus / modulation plugin though.

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:18 am

Try the UAD-1 Roland emulations.

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:23 am

I use whatever is needed whenever or whereever its needed!

I dont just start a project saying: "I cant wait to use compression or reverb on some of the tracks"

Anyone who does that is an idiot! Very Happy

Case in point: Sometimes things sound good dry, rather than used with effects.

Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:04 pm

Mr-Nice wrote:

I use whatever is needed whenever or whereever its needed!

I dont just start a project saying: "I cant wait to use compression or reverb on some of the tracks"

Anyone who does that is an idiot! Very Happy

Case in point: Sometimes things sound good dry, rather than used with effects.

Ok....Aww c'mon man aren't we allowed to know what you're using? Or is it a secret? The question was, "what are your top favorite plugins" not "what are your top favorite plugins to use all the time on everything".

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