Reply To: Hype Check: Your Picks for Most Overrated & Underrated Plugin / Sample Libraries

[Brian]

 

Category #1)  I can’t really think of any off the top, but I probably tossed and forgot about them.  I will say that (AND IT COULD BE ME) that the Izotope stuff never really “hit” with me.  BUT I still consider myself very much a “student” (a really OLD student), so I still try to use “manual” fx rather than auto-magic ones, just to further my understanding of the process. If I want “magic”, the Sonible stuff resonates better with me.

 

Category #2) This is one I have been using and preaching for years- Hornet Plug-ins VU Meter Mark IV.  This little gem is 6 Euros FULL PRICE at Hornet, and you better know it goes on sale 😛  Who needs a meter?  Nobody! But this plug-in makes gain staging a breeze. Put one at the top of every track and they can talk to each other, as well as be grouped.  Makes a chore a lot easier.  There are probably alternatives but I found this back at version 1 and it still does the job.

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