zynaptiq intensity is just a bunch of EQ presets...!?

 

A combination of FabFilter, Plugin Alliance, Slate Digital and Soundtoys plugins. Secret weapon would probably be FabFilter's ProQ3 as it ends up on almost every track but it's not really a secret anymore. For a less known brand check out Liquidsonics reverbs, Seventh Heaven & Cinematic Rooms are second to none and simply outstanding

 

Depends on what I'm doing but I really like cytomic the glue as well as big blues' limiter & compressor.

Also the Traktion Daw Essentials, which don't get the attention they deserve.

 

Last year focusrite fast compressor

 

how is that even a question, answer is so clear...

 

Some members of the Gem series by overloud here. I try to stay ananog ITB as much as possible and with their low cpu footprints, I can comfortably insert many on all tracks. Normally all my mixes sound practically similar and analog and thanks to them, I have come to understand it's not totally about quality but workflow. All tracks will have Tapedesk first, then whatever plug-in based on the material. Sculptube is my favorite tube saturation and distortion unit, their Comp 670 is the best Fairchild for me ITB and their Comp G sounds better than SSL version. The only plugs I use out of their collection is crave eq, soundtoys echoboy and microshift, fabfilter pro-ds and pro-l and u-he satin (for mastering purposes). In general, my plug-in collection consists of just 20 plugins, 15 effect processors and 5 vsti, and no audioz syndrome
and this is helping me complete projects almost instantly and thus more clients.
Edit: recently, I'm trying to incorporate Fuse Audio VCS into my workflow and if it finally sits in, that's about 3 or so plug-in types deleted (check it out guys, it's actually on my to-buy list for early next year)

 

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Tapedesk... You like the sound of aliasing, don't you?

 

I'm big fan of Overloud GEMS too, but barely using them,
recently I'm enjoying some Analog Obsession plugins - they aren't really competing with Overloud, but still offer some very nice plugins, being all free is just a bonus

 

Sausage Fattener by Dada Life
Valve Driver by Nomad Factory
and some not so well known N4 libraries (Behemoth, MySonMax & VCult by Transcending Music, MPC and Sampler 3500 by STN)

 

it really depends on the job but the one that one that always saves the day is abbey road chambers

when i record anything in mono the first thing i do is i add a abbey road chambers plugin

even when i am using pro libraries if the sound is too sharp abbey road chambers solves the problem

for vsti i would say its kontakt

 

for character neold warble lately. for everything else ssl channelstrip2. vsti's : kontakt or uvi falcon

 

TDR Nova GE dynamic deresonate.

 

Yes, it adds analog warmth

 

TEAC A-6100 MKII on master

 

Xfer Records OTT

 

It's a specific Nebula preset used on a particular frequency range, but that's all I am saying

 

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real vintage sound