TOP 2005 PLUGINS & NEW PLUGINS FOR 2006

- DirMixer (on every track instead of using the pan)
- Channel EQ (but not the linear phase EQ which causes bad time shifts on bass)
- Space Designer (almost on every track, for early reflections
- VintageWarmer (as brickwall limiter)
- AdLimiter (as brickwall limiter alternative)
- Sonalksis compressor (sounds way better than any else)

My #1 Logic Plug has to be the EXS-24.
Using CD-Xtract I converted all my old Roland & Akai libraries.

I would hope to see some improvements in the instrument editor.

I use a wide range of the plugs and fx that come with logic, but my overall favourite is Spectrasonics Stylus RMX. This is a fantastic plug, it comes with a lot of content which can all be completely mangled in amazing ways.

I also have their Trilogy and Atmosphere Plugs

Reaktor 5 is another firm favourite, the library of instruments and fx is vast.

Dual 2Ghz G5 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Redmatica has been working on an app called Keymap, which looks lie a really nice .exs editor. Very GUI driven mapping and included faux sampler for testing your instrument as it is built. Looks really cool.

I chose logic ( which means every plug-in in there)

3rd parties :
Altiverb 5
stylus RMX 1.5
TRILOGY the best
Hypersonic 2
Sonic synth 2
sampletank 2
BFD killer
Yamaha plug-ins all
all PSP (Vintage Warmer, Nitro, 84,
iPod hehehe
AU pitch (one of the best pitch plug-in for real time) plus its free
PSP Afrolatin Slam
Korg Legacy
Fruityloops 5 ( i use as rewire)

stash

Redmatica has been working on an app called Keymap

It's going to run stand alone, not as a plug.

Native Plugs:

1.) EXS24 - Intuitive, efficient. Can garner amazing results with almost any type of instrument. I primarily use it for drums.

2.) Channel EQ - On every track, almost.

3.) Pitch Shifter II - while not the best pitch shifting algorithms, I am very fond of the adjustable "colour" parameter.

4.) Space Designer - Use it on the hats, some mid range instruments, etc. Expansive reverb options with quality results.

Third Party:

1.) Absynth 3 - The sickest synth plug ever. Not only for its already expansive and tight preset library, but the programming interface is great and nicely designed. Great relationship between program and user through the GUI.

2.) PSP Vintage Warmer - Tight final limiter for the bounced mix.

"The Producer" from Korg's OASYS PCI. Really shapes things up in no time.

This is one of those coveted trade secrets and I don't know if I should be sharing this... translation tools, open your vocal files as text and return it in French. Then paste/replace over the english ones. This is one of those coveted trade secrets and I don't know if I should be sharing this...

LOGIC PRO GUY, DID YOU GET YOUR MIRAGE SAMPLER YET!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?

PSP afrolatin Slam is a plugin or just samples?

ummm its a plug-in that has afro latin samples

its more like kontakt and all of them other NI plug-ins but its great especially if your into world music or if you are into dance music and wanna add some african or latin sounds like

BONGOS
DJAMBE
CONGAS
TALKING DRUMS
SHAKERS
SOLOKU

and tons of drums/ samples i can even remember the name, check it out on their site
http://www.zero-g.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=751

you'll fall in love with it, this is the sample from it

http://www.zero-g.co.uk/media/mp3/ACF279.mp3

stash

Ahhhhhh I know that. I was replying to Marty who wanted to see improvements in the EXS editor, and I suggested an upcoming alternative-at least there is a solution announced.

Marty,

Glad to know about CDXtract. Been thinking about getting Chicken Systems Translator to do this job. Would you mind sharing your experience with CDXtract and how well it did the job of converting your sample libraries to EXS-24 format?

Let's see... Cameleon 5000 and Tassman, oh and the new UAD-1 Precision Mastering Bundle is awesome, UAD-1 Cambridge and Fairchild.

I think I have some Mirage floppies laying around here somewhere. Let me know and I'll send them along to you LOGIC PRO GUY.

You know, this brings up a great idea...I could make a Mirage AU in 2006. LOGIC PRO GUY...SHOULD I PUT YOU DOWN FOR 3?

I'll sell a controller (like the Legacy) expansion which would be a USB floppy drive and some bricks in a retro module. Maybe I culd get some old Digidesign 442 modules and run them with 50dB pads on the way in and voila! People with the expansion could really get that extra edge soundwise that traditional sample importing will not allow. And it will be very CPU friendly.

@johnhope1 :

- DirMixer (on every track instead of using the pan)

Why would you wanna do that ? is it better or what ? just curious !