best plug-ins for DP??

[Tonio Ruiz]

Hi there

Other than the usual suspects such as Waves, UAD, In your opinion, what would be a great choice on top plug-ins for DP users, let's say like the McDSP or Massey plug-ins that are made only for Protools ??

Thanx for sharing

[Frodo]

That's kind of a tough question.

Are you looking for plugins that are most compatible and cooperative with DP6.x, or are you looking for "the best plugins"?

I have to put Altiverb in the kitty for a start as one that is both compatible and high quality. I can't speak for versions above 6.1x.

[Shooshie]

+1 Altiverb

[Tonio Ruiz]

Altiverb is a "must have" but that's only Reverb right??? what about eq'ing, compressors, tape emulators, analog emulators and stuff? like the ones I've mention before??? do you guys have some favorite ones???? what would be your choice?

[Kubi]

Stillwell plugs - http://www.stillwellaudio.com Some of the very best 'vibey' plugs out there at any price - EQs, compressors, an algorithmic reverb, a limiter, etc. Very well thought-out in a very musical way - i.e. one compressor has a built-in "parallel" button for parallel compression sans the Aux tracks, and the reverb has a built-in gate for that good ol' 80s goodness! And they are VERY reasonably priced. Download the demos. I got them on every other track now, great great stuff.


Also AudioDamage plugs (especially Dubstation, but also Ricochet, Fluid, Liquid, Vapor, use those a LOT) http://www.audiodamage.com/ , and don't forget the free Massey tape AU. http://www.smassey.com/au.html Between that and DPs own you'd have pretty much all bases covered at excellent quality and a very low cost.

Other stuff I use a lot (but is a lot pricier) are Abbey Road plugs (Brilliance pack and TG compressor/limiter), Sonalksis Elemental Bundle (great gate! very clean yet smooth EQ and compressor), the whole Sound Toys suite, Softube (Vintage Amp Room, Tape Delay, most awesome Spring Reverb !!!!, Metal Amp Room.)

[Frodo]

Kubi has made some great suggestions for plugins in terms of functionality. There was a thread someone put up about the Abbey Road Brilliance Pack doing something funny with DP, but I tried their demos and the plugins are terrific.

Others:

Wavearts:
http://wavearts.com/

Ozone 3 and other plugins:
http://www.izotope.com/

[Tonio Ruiz]

awesome, thanks you guys, I appreciate the pointers, I'll check'em out... I'm still looking forward for the UAD-2 though... it's a bit pricey but looks like a lot of fun

[ramadev]

+1 Altiverb

...and my most used plug-in is ChannelStrip from Metric Halo:

http://www.mhsecure.com/products/ChannelStripNative/

http://www.mhlabs.com/

[Dwetmaster]

If may say, It won't get a lot better than MW EQ as far as EQ is concerned.

[Kubi]

If may say, It won't get a lot better than MW EQ as far as EQ is concerned.

Oooh, I beg to differ. Take a clean track with nice high-end information, i.e. well-recorded drum kit. Crank the highs more than 6dB in MW EQ. Repeat with Sonalksis. Repeat with Stillwell 1973. Call me in the morning.

Or do the same with a nice DI electric bass track, only this time crank the lows for that pillow-y low end. Start with MW EQ, then try Sonalksis, then try Stillwell VibeEQ...

Just sayin'. Nothing wrong with MW EQ, a solid performer, but for me there are better EQs out there - Sonalksis for clean, Stillwell, Abbey Road etc. for 'better than clean.' But to each his/her own....

[Frodo]

If may say, It won't get a lot better than MW EQ as far as EQ is concerned.

Oooh, I beg to differ. Take a clean track with nice high-end information, i.e. well-recorded drum kit. Crank the highs more than 6dB in MW EQ. Repeat with Sonalksis. Repeat with Stillwell 1973. Call me in the morning.

Or do the same with a nice DI electric bass track, only this time crank the lows for that pillow-y low end. Start with MW EQ, then try Sonalksis, then try Stillwell VibeEQ...

Just sayin'. Nothing wrong with MW EQ, a solid performer, but for me there are better EQs out there - Sonalksis for clean, Stillwell, Abbey Road etc. for 'better than clean.' But to each his/her own....

To both posts, I'll add that certain fx work better on certain projects, too. Sometimes you can just nail something almost "by accident" with one plugin and it becomes the hero of the day for that reason. Different day, different project, different user? Different results. It's nice to have a choice, I think.

[jgest]

Great topic, thanks for all your input!

[beppe]

+ 1 for Altiverb, the best plug-in in quality...

[Kubi]

If may say, It won't get a lot better than MW EQ as far as EQ is concerned.

Oooh, I beg to differ. Take a clean track with nice high-end information, i.e. well-recorded drum kit. Crank the highs more than 6dB in MW EQ. Repeat with Sonalksis. Repeat with Stillwell 1973. Call me in the morning.

Or do the same with a nice DI electric bass track, only this time crank the lows for that pillow-y low end. Start with MW EQ, then try Sonalksis, then try Stillwell VibeEQ...

Just sayin'. Nothing wrong with MW EQ, a solid performer, but for me there are better EQs out there - Sonalksis for clean, Stillwell, Abbey Road etc. for 'better than clean.' But to each his/her own....

To both posts, I'll add that certain fx work better on certain projects, too. Sometimes you can just nail something almost "by accident" with one plugin and it becomes the hero of the day for that reason. Different day, different project, different user? Different results. It's nice to have a choice, I think.

And right you are - of all my EQs, MW EQ ended up surgically removing unwanted resonances best in a track today. Nice to have choices, indeed, especially when they include a Q of up to 16.

[kwiz]

If may say, It won't get a lot better than MW EQ as far as EQ is concerned.

I agree, the MW EQ is very good but I recently demoed SSL's X-EQ for Duende. I used it for about 30 minutes and bought it.
That thing sounds amazing!
Their X-Comp is just as good and I recommend both for anyone that owns Duende.