Suggestions on good Plugins for Logic Pro X

Hi Mport

Welcome to Logic!

The Logic stock compressor is recognised as one of the best stock compressors!

Maybe you are just really used to ProTools and the plug in sounds? I am guessing a similar result can probably be obtained from Logics plug ins but with different settings? But I may be wrong! I am new to Logic too

If you have Pro Tools also maybe you can record in Logic and mix in PTools? this might be the answer.

Or if you are in for a new interface you could get a Universal Audio one, about 15 free fantastic plug ins included!

I have to agree with kerochan. The stock compressor on Logic X is really pretty good and very flexible. Despite owning most of the top line Waves plugins, I still use the stock logic compressor all the time. I guess it's just a matter of taste and what you are used to. The whole reason I use logic is that it DOES NOT sound like pro tools. Pro tools has a very recognizable sonic footprint especially when used by semi-professional engineers; I'm always disappointed when I listen to a piece of music and I can easily recognize the pro tools sound.

Have you tried all the different flavors of the Logic Compressor, Optical...VCA...FET..etc?

That said, I'd try demos of the Slate Plugins and Nomad Factory Blue Tube bundle.

http://slatedigital.com/our-plugins/

http://nomadfactory.com/products/bt_bundle/index.html

(look under downloads)

Dear Mport-P,

I am (for the most part) a self taught producer, and I'm only 14, so I'm not necessarily the most experienced producer, but I am going to release a few songs to the public soon. I am also under the same "financial boundary" I guess you could say, so these plugins aren't free, but aren't too much that you couldn't raise up enough money mowing lawns for a week. Basically, they're not free, but they're reasonable. I'm first going to tell you about my favorite vst synths, then some of the other vst effects I use. I make all different styles of EDM, from trap to dubstep, so here are a few plug-ins that I use and why I think they are a good choice.

The synth I first started off with was Sylenth1, by Lennar Digital. Its a pretty basic synth now that I've gotten a little more experience producing music, but its still a very good plug in for creating sounds similar to those used by Axero or Axhello. One downfall to Sylenth1 is that it lacks the customizable aspects that other synths, (such as Serum) have. Another con is that it has 4 oscillators, but for each oscillator you can only choose from 8 sound waves, which kind of gets in the way of creating a lot of the big, unique sounds you want. Sylenth1 is about $150, so if your budget is limited I would look at some other plugins first, especially if you're more experienced in producing music. If you do buy Sylenth1, some of my favorite presets are; 026: HOV Strait, 358: KEY Noiseaphone, 434: MusicBox, and my favorite, 444: MegaScouse.

My second suggestion for vst synths is Serum, by Xfer Records. Serum is based off of 2 oscillators, where each oscillator is capable of running practically any wave form there is. If your thinking on designing your own sounds, there are 100's of wave form presets, but if those aren't good enough, you can design your own. Also, the preset patches are amazing and so professional sounding. The amount of customization and just pure power packed inside of this simple looking vst synth is crazy. Serum is best for big, loud, in your face kind of basses you hear a lot in dubstep. Another great thing about Serum is the price. You can buy it directly off their website for $190, ( https://www.xferrecords.com/products/serum ), or you can download it off Splice.com for $10 a month for 19 months. I'm only 14, and I don't have a job yet, so downloading it off Splice.com for $10 a month was a great choice. The only downfall I see is that the interface isn't the most user friendly, and its super easy to mess a sound up. For instance, the preset "Modulated Chomper" is a really unique sound, but the second I try to mess with it, it just starts sounding awful. Dispite that, I highly suggest this plugin.

For vst effects, the only real 3rd party vst I use is Sausage Fattener, by Dada Life. Its simple and makes your basses so much richer and "Greaser", according to the website. Another is Matrix Reverb. Its one of the built in effects that comes with logic that I highly recommend. It's just a simple reverb tool that's relatively basic, but creates rich sounding reverb effects. I use it in all of my songs, and it's actually a really really good plugin.

That's my list, I hope you found this helpful!!

Also, take a look here, there was a fellow in town at the end of last year that had a couple of these plugins and I thought they sounded pretty d@mn good.

http://klanghelm.com/contents/main.php

There's some Freeware there as well.

What I used to do a lot was pull up the default compressor, set the ratio attack and release to the basic "ballpark" setting that I thought would be appropriate for the track, then just click through all of the various compressor types while the track was playing until I heard one that sounded best. Then I would fine tune the settings to get what I wanted. I have been using logic long enough now that I sort of know which type of compressor is going to work best for any particular type of track. I use the 1176 types (Fets) a lot and also the Vintage Opto which emulates an LA-2A. But they can all be good depending on the music and your personal taste. FYI-I've recently added the Waves V-Comp to my list of plugins and and I'm really impressed with the sound of it especially on drums. Best of luck.