Hi everyone, hope you're doing great!
I know posts like this one tend to repeat, so here I am lol

Could you please name your top 3 plugins by category, I'm trying to reduce my plugin collection to just the best I could get of each category and that's it.

Compressor
Limiter
Eq
Reverb
Any other category not mentioned

Thanks guys!

 

Compressor: Ableton live native
Limiter: Ableton live native
Eq: Ableton live native
Reverb: Ableton live native
Any other category not mentioned: Ableton live native or any plugins built in in your daw will do
You welcome

 

Compressor: FF Pro C2
EQ: Pro Q3 & BlendEQ
Reverb: Raum, ValhallaVintageVerb & ValhallaPlate
Limiter: Sonnox Oxford Limiter & FF Pro L2
Delay: ValhallaDelay & Echoboy Jr
Distortion: Thermal, Decapitator, SSL-X Saturator

 

It's hard to pick just three when you're a crazy plugin fanatic like me lol
but it could be

Fabfilter pro eq3 (I don't think I could live without it) you can use it as a compressor, as an esser, attenuate filters, etc.

Guitar Rig 5 (i like it this version)

FabFilter Timeless 2

And if I had to outlive a single manufacturer, it would be Fabfilter without a doubt.

 

Compressor: H-comp, R-comp, Ableton stock
Limiter: waves l2, Pro-l2, Izotope maximizer
Eq: Steinberg Frequency, Pro-Q3, Ableton Stock
Reverb: Valhalla, Lexicon PCM, Ableton stock.

 

Pro-R and Timeless seem a little heavy to me so I will use Logic Space Designer, Chromaverb, Delay Designer, or Valhalla. Otherwise everything is FF for the most part.

 

This is a list of my favourite plugins I actually use.
(Some categories may have more than 3 entries)

Compressor:
1. Fabfilter Pro C2
2. PSP Vintage Warmer 2
3. Pulsar Audio Mu
4. PA Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor

Limiter:
1. Sonible Smart:Limit
2. Sonnox Oxford Limiter
3. Fabfilter Pro L2

EQ:
1. Slate Digital Infinity EQ
2. TDR Nova
3. Fabfilter Pro Q3

Reverb:
1. Seventh Heaven Professional
2. Valhalla Vintage Verb
3. Slate Digital VerbSuite Classics
4. Eventide Reverbs

Delay:
1. Soundtoys Echo Boy
2. Waves H-Delay
3. AAS Objeq Delay

Clipper:
1. Sonnox Oxford Inflator
2. Standart Clipper
3. KClip 3

Other useful plugins:
1. Izotope Ozone 9 Advanced
2. Devious Machines Infiltrator
3. Devious Machines Duck
4. Cableguys Shaperbox

 

Last edited: Jun 24, 2022

The sad thing is I've probably only tried 1% of all the plugins I've downloaded so I couldn't possibly offer an opinion.

 

Compressor -

1- Kush Novatron
2- Pulsar Mu
3- Sound Radix Powair

Limiter -

1- Ursa DSP Boost
2- Bitwig Limiter

EQ -

1- FabFilter Pro-Q3
2- Pulsar Massive
3- Kush Blyss

Reverb -

1- LiquidSonics Seventh Heaven
2- Valhalla Vintage Verb
3- Zynaptiq Adaptiverb

Delay -

1- Valhalla Delay
2- u-he Colour Copy
3- Unfiltered Audio Sandman Pro

Amp Sims -

1- Neural DSP Tone King Imperial MKII
2 - Overloud TH-U Rig Player
3- Fuse Audio Labs F-59

 

Last edited: Jun 24, 2022

Comp:
Mike E Comp, Omnipressor, BusterSE(analog obsessions)

Limiter:
Weiss MM1, IK Stealth Limiter, Sonnox Inflator

EQ:
Slate Infinity EQ, Softube Pultec, AE400 (mcdsp)

Verb:
Blackhole, Oxford Reverb, FLexVerb SSL and Waves IR

Channel Strips:
bx_Focusrite, Channev, Softube Pultec

Cassette Emulators:
WAVESFACTORY CASSETTE - AUDIOTHING WIRES

I truly dont understand the whole fabfilter thing... I dont use a single fabfilter plugin as part of my daily driving... If someone is willing to explain to me how the ProQ is apperently like totally the best eq ever... Im all ears.

 

Thanks everyone!

 

Nosey feckerz everywhere!

 

Reverb - Valhalla Shimmer, Nugen Paragon, Steinberg Reverence
Delay - Steinberg Ping-Pong, Steinberg Multitap, Loomer Shift2
Compressor - Adapt Sculpt, Uhe Presswerk, Steinberg Tube Compressor
Transient Shaper - Steinberg Envelope Shaper, Oeksound Spiff, Neutron 3
Best EQ - Steinberg EQ, Oeksound Soothe, UVI Shade
Guitar Amp Sims - Electrum, Amplitube 5, Kuassa
Sound manglers - Output Portal, Dawsome Novum, Quanta
Clipper - Venn V-Clip, StandardClip, Saturate