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rmx
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Post by rmx » Tue May 17, 2011 2:17 pm

MetricHalo Labs "Channel Strip" Really underrated. They are running a sale on it right now.
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Post by -3db » Tue May 17, 2011 4:36 pm

McDSP Retro pack is pretty good
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Post by fossiltooth » Tue May 17, 2011 4:46 pm

EQs: URS Everything Bundle, EQIII or similar
Comps/Limiters: Massey CT4, PSP Vintage Warmer, Bomb Factory 670, L2007
Delays: Soundtoys Echoboy, Waves Supertaps, Massey TD5
Reverbs: Altiverb.
Occasionally I'll use the C4.

That's about it. I hear great things about McDSP and the rest of Soundtoys' line. Never had the chance to try the UAD stuff myself. You just don't see a ton of it at commercial studios... and if you're at a commercial studio, why use tons of plug-ins?
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Post by Brett Siler » Tue May 17, 2011 4:57 pm

rmx wrote:MetricHalo Labs "Channel Strip" Really underrated.
Agreed really great plug in. Everything on it sounds great. The comp, the EQ, the gate, everything.
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Post by teamdresch » Wed May 18, 2011 7:36 am

Oxford EQ / Abbey Road Brilliance Pack

Massey CT4 / Softube FET Compressor

TL Space / Massey TD 5

Decapitator / Soundtoys Native Bundle (cheating slightly there v0v)
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Post by mjau » Fri May 20, 2011 7:22 pm

I seem to always end up using the UAD Neve 31102 eq on stuff, and also like the UAD Precision mixbuss comp. The Valhalla reverbs are really nice, too.
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Post by John Jeffers » Sat May 21, 2011 10:27 am

Tough to limit to two. There are some I would really miss.

EQ: Sonnox EQ, Waves SSL Channel (cheating a little with this one)

Comp: Massey CT4, Sonnox Limiter

FX: Massey TapeHead, Soundtoys EchoBoy

Verb: TL Space, McDSP Revolver
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Post by -3db » Sat May 21, 2011 1:46 pm

McDsp Futzbox is cool.
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Post by -3db » Sat May 21, 2011 1:47 pm

Auto tune



There. I said it. :wink:
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Post by John Jeffers » Sat May 21, 2011 5:17 pm

-3db wrote:Auto tune
I could live without it. Don't know if some of my clients could, though. :)
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Post by sessionsatstudiom » Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:59 pm

EQ
McDsp E6
Waves API 560 graphic

Comp
Waves API 2500
Sonnox Compressor (warmth feature is nice)

Reverb
McDSP Revolver
Waves IR

Other EFX
Waves Enigma
Waves supertap

Honorable mention
waves ssl channel
waves puigtec
waves rvox
waves rdesser
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Post by tjcasey1 » Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:44 am

Isotope Ozone is the only plugin I couldn't live without.
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Post by jhamburg » Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:29 am

EQ:

oxford

COMP:
URS, waves api 2500

VERB:

Dverb ! (i have access to a plate so I'm cheating)


FX:

decapotator, echoboy
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Post by xpulsar » Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:50 am

EQ's :
Fabfilter Pro Q the most surgical and clean EQ I have ever used. Unlimited Filter Bands and really wide Q ranges.Since I have been doing mostly in the box mixing this thing is like having 1000 GML EQ's I could not imagine mixing with out it at this point!

PSP Master Q


EFX:
Soundtoys Echoboy
Fabfilter Timeless,Volcano

Dynamics:
Fabfilter Pro L - Limiter
PSP Vintagewarmer
Stillwell Audio Bombadier

Distortion /Harmonic
Soundtoys Decapitator
D16 -Devastator - Thing thing is really amazing!


Logic Pro - all of the Plugins that come with it are pretty stellar !

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