Favorite/Best sounding mixing suite?

Discussion in 'Mixing and Mastering' started by reignerrr, Jan 15, 2021.

?

Favorite/Best sounding mixing suite?

  1. Waves

    30 vote(s)
    23.8%
  2. Softube

    36 vote(s)
    28.6%
  3. Brainworx

    29 vote(s)
    23.0%
  4. PSP

    5 vote(s)
    4.0%
  5. Slate Digital

    12 vote(s)
    9.5%
  6. Lindell

    11 vote(s)
    8.7%
  7. SSL Native

    13 vote(s)
    10.3%
  8. UAD

    12 vote(s)
    9.5%
  9. Acustica Audio

    26 vote(s)
    20.6%
  10. Sonnox

    5 vote(s)
    4.0%
  11. Izotope

    16 vote(s)
    12.7%
  12. IK Multimedia

    9 vote(s)
    7.1%
  13. Native Instruments

    4 vote(s)
    3.2%
  14. TDR

    6 vote(s)
    4.8%
  15. DMG

    6 vote(s)
    4.8%
  16. Fuse

    2 vote(s)
    1.6%
  17. Fabfilter

    38 vote(s)
    30.2%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. reignerrr

    reignerrr Ultrasonic

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2017
    Messages:
    164
    Likes Received:
    22
    So many options, what is the best analog and digital plugins suite for you?
     
    Last edited: Jan 16, 2021
  2.  
  3. No Avenger

    No Avenger Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2017
    Messages:
    8,913
    Likes Received:
    6,110
    Location:
    Europe
    Acustica Audio. Sadly, you need a pretty good CPU to use it for mixing.
     
    • Agree x 2
    • Like x 1
    • Disagree x 1
    • Interesting x 1
    • Love it! x 1
    • List
  4. reignerrr

    reignerrr Ultrasonic

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2017
    Messages:
    164
    Likes Received:
    22
    didn't knew that, i add it to the poll
     
  5. jksixfour914

    jksixfour914 Kapellmeister

    Joined:
    Feb 1, 2015
    Messages:
    76
    Likes Received:
    47
    Location:
    New York
    Acustica Audio & Softube for me.
     
  6. Xupito

    Xupito Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 21, 2012
    Messages:
    6,956
    Likes Received:
    3,830
    Location:
    Europe
    The Vienna Ritz's Penthouse
     
    • Funny Funny x 6
    • Winner Winner x 1
    • List
  7. Luckily I have Audiogridder running nicely on a second machine and I can offload AA plugins.
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Interesting Interesting x 1
    • Useful Useful x 1
    • List
  8. odod

    odod Rock Star

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2011
    Messages:
    767
    Likes Received:
    337
    how about iZotope?
     
    • Agree Agree x 3
    • Funny Funny x 1
    • List
  9. MrLyannMusic

    MrLyannMusic Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2014
    Messages:
    1,288
    Likes Received:
    652
    Location:
    Tunis, Tunisia
    Why isn't IK Multimedia's bundle included? because those are literally my go to.
     
    Last edited: Jan 16, 2021
    • Agree Agree x 3
    • Interesting Interesting x 2
    • Useful Useful x 1
    • List
  10. TaxiDriver

    TaxiDriver Platinum Record

    Joined:
    Jun 22, 2018
    Messages:
    226
    Likes Received:
    210
    Location:
    Europa
    Guess there are a lot of entries missing ..like iZotope, Sonnox, IK, Black Rooster, NI, FLUX, FUSE, DMG, TDR, CSI, MGM, GMT, CIA...

    ...and I can't even mix properly, just makin music..;) I think a sound engineer could make a reaaally long list.. :dunno:
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Interesting Interesting x 1
    • List
  11. audiozuser76

    audiozuser76 Producer

    Joined:
    Jun 22, 2013
    Messages:
    359
    Likes Received:
    149
    Sylenth1...
     
  12. decksound

    decksound Ultrasonic

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2016
    Messages:
    58
    Likes Received:
    35
    No matter what haters say (and will keep on saying as long as it maintains its uncracked/inaccessible status) Reason's SSL mixer is solid. I've tried most of those options here but I keep going back to Reason's native console.
     
    • Interesting Interesting x 2
    • List
  13. droplet

    droplet Rock Star

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2020
    Messages:
    999
    Likes Received:
    451
    Location:
    up up and away
    I'm no mix man, but I go for a little brainworx and a little softube.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Interesting Interesting x 1
    • List
  14. alwin1

    alwin1 Kapellmeister

    Joined:
    Jan 2, 2021
    Messages:
    114
    Likes Received:
    61
    fabfiler, softube
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • List
  15. droplet

    droplet Rock Star

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2020
    Messages:
    999
    Likes Received:
    451
    Location:
    up up and away
    oh yes and fabulous FABFILTER!!
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Like Like x 1
    • List
  16. phumb-reh

    phumb-reh Guest

    Personally, whether a plugin is analogue sounding or not means little to me.

    What matters is how usable a given plugin is, so I start with stock Ableton plugins since I know exactly how they work and what do they sound like. Add a sprinking of Fabfilter if necessary. If I can't get the sound I like then I go back to the source and tweak it, maybe add a SSL clone there if it needs it.

    By this time the individual tracks should be good then organize them into busses and add very slight buss compression, the NI SSL clones are decent or maybe Eventide's channel strips.

    By this point everything should be fine, then just limit the master and perhaps a very slight wide EQ, iZotope works here.
     
  17. Clayton123

    Clayton123 Producer

    Joined:
    Dec 8, 2016
    Messages:
    132
    Likes Received:
    83
    Whole Plugin Alliance suite for me. The tmt tech really pushes it above the others for me. Not to mention they have the best bang for the buck subscription. $25 a month for everything. Yes please.
     
    • Interesting Interesting x 3
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • List
  18. tzzsmk

    tzzsmk Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Sep 13, 2016
    Messages:
    3,172
    Likes Received:
    1,941
    Location:
    Heart of Europe
    Overloud GEM series, and IK Multimedia T-Racks,
    Fabfilter isn't "analog vibe" that much, but is my primary go-to mixing suite
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Interesting Interesting x 1
    • List
  19. No Avenger

    No Avenger Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2017
    Messages:
    8,913
    Likes Received:
    6,110
    Location:
    Europe
    Am I missing something? OP is asking about
    not useful digital tools.
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Useful Useful x 1
    • List
  20. Gyorgy Ligeti

    Gyorgy Ligeti Platinum Record

    Joined:
    Apr 5, 2020
    Messages:
    326
    Likes Received:
    287
    I believe all those audio companies are extremely good, and each one shines with their different products. Personally I think it's a matter of taste and CPU optimization. Plugin Alliance and Universal Audio (along with some recently purchased Softube products) are my habitat, with them I have pretty much everything I need for my workflow. But of course all the options that are mentioned are great.
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Useful Useful x 2
    • List
  21. Bunford

    Bunford Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 17, 2012
    Messages:
    2,170
    Likes Received:
    837
    Prime Studio stuff seems to never get mentioned and never shared anywhere either, but are absolutely insanely good. I believe they have same underlying tech as Acustica Audio: https://primestudio.at/magento2/index.php/plugins.html

    PS Their free summing amp,plugin, Charly, is one of the best out there I have found!
     
    Last edited: Jan 16, 2021
    • Interesting Interesting x 2
    • List
Loading...
Similar Threads - Favorite Best sounding Forum Date
The best birthday songs - Publish your favorite songs Music Sep 9, 2022
Favorite/best ergonomic ableton live 9 skin Live Mar 22, 2019
Best/Favorite Compressor and worst by type Working with Sound Mar 1, 2019
Best/Favorite Delay plugin? Mixing and Mastering Jun 17, 2016
best/favorite saturation plugin for 2015 Software Sep 5, 2015
Loading...