Pretty cool that our lists are super similar. Are you using Nectar on instrument tracks as well as vocals then? I really wish Ozone combined the best features of Neutron and Nectar into one plugin for ALL instruments and voices. PS: My top 5 are 1. Ozone 8 (love the tape module) 2. Nectar 3 3. Neutron 2 4. MJUC 5. Gulfoss In no particular order.
When I used Neutron, I was mostly using it on Vocals -- mainly the Dynamic EQ and Gate, and sometimes the compressor as a second gentle comp. I wasn't using it much on instruments, except for bass, and occasionally the guitar buss. I don't find myself using Nectar much on instruments though, other than the EQ here and there.
@@MusicTechHelpGuy I use Neutron 2 for Bass and Guitars a lot (and previously vocals until I got Nectar 3), but thinking about it now there's very little for those instruments I wouldn't like better in Nectar ...other than the transient shaper for guitars sometimes) so I'm going to try using Nectar as a Bass go to, especially that follow EQ could be great for Bass potentially, and I prefer the compressors in Neutron sound wise for their smoothness so I bet bass and Lead guitar as you mentioned that would be awesome on... Like that chorus effect on bass, but just eqing it in the plugin so it doesn't mess with the low end. Thanks for the inspiration! PS: Your project consolidate/delete files video in Logic was a HUGE help to me in saving space :)
dunno if anyone cares but if you are bored like me during the covid times you can watch pretty much all the new movies and series on instaflixxer. I've been binge watching with my brother for the last days :)
Here are my personal top 10: Mixing: 1. SSL E-channel by Waves 2. CLA-3A by Waves 3. Fabfilter Pro Q 2 4. Auto-align, Pi and Surfer EQ by Soundradix (couldn't choose) 5. Gullfoss by Soundtheory Mastering: 1. Fabfilter Pro C 2 2. Vitamin by Waves 3. SPAN by Voxengo 4. Fabfilter Pro MB 5. Fabfilter Pro L 2
Nice overview...I think a top 10 list really depends on the genre of music you're doing, and this seems like a good list for mixing and master a band (drums, bass & vocals combo). For soundtracks or electronica I agree with some of these, for example FabFilter, Valhalla & Waves would stay on the list, though I'd replace others with: - FabFilter Q3 (for dynamic EQ) - FabFilter C2 (for compression) - Waves L3 & L3-16 (for limiting) - H-Reverb (for non-ethereal reverb) - Ozone's spatial plugin (which is cleaner than Waves S1) For creative FX I use: - FabFilter Saturn - XFER LFOTool
It would be helpful/fair to describe your business relationship with the makers of these plugins? I see you were the voice-over guy on EastWest's video overview for Spaces II.
I'm not paid to promote any of these plug-ins or give them a favorable review. Therefore, it's not a 'paid promotion' and doesn't require any labeling. I very rarely get paid promos on TH-cam, cause my channel simply isn't big enough -- other than the occasional AudioBlocks/VideoBlocks sponsorship. Because of the nature of my TH-cam channel I'm very often offered free plug-ins to review -- these are review samples. I cannot re-sell them, and therefore have no value, unless I legitimately use them and enjoy them. I'm not paid to give plug-ins good or bad reviews -- This is a 100% honest review of my favorite plug-ins at the moment. Typically, if I get a free plug-in from a company, and I try it out, and I don't like it, I just don't review it because it's not worth anyone's time to demonstrate something that I don't like or will never use. It's like giving a vegetarian a free steak dinner. With all that said -- the only company I have any sort of actual business relationship with is EastWest, and the majority of these plug-ins I paid for out of my own pocket. None have paid me or encouraged me in any way to include their product in this video. It's 100% my opinion, that's it. EastWest saw one of my reviews of their products a while back and asked me to be the voice of their online manuals for some of their new products -- Spaces II included. They do pay me to make those videos, but they are essentially dry, to the point, video manuals, on how to use the product, not a promotional tool. EW has not paid me to include Spaces in this review. I simply really fuckin' love the plug-in. Anyway, hope that clears that up.
Buddy, honorable senior engineers currently do use these plugins too haha!! Almost every plugin showed on this video is essential. So many renowned studios already own those lol
Just curious, did you ever get a chance to try out Slate's VMR? I only ask because our lists are super similar but pretty much all my compressors and EQs have been replaced by that, so I'd be curious to know your opinion!
I've tried it out at the studio. But nothing in it was game-chaging for me. It's great stuff don't get me wrong, but it hasn't replaced anything for me, yet. I'll have to give it another shot.
I typically like transparent compressors for individual tracks, other than the occasion LA2A clone for vocal tracks, and compressors that impose some character on the signal for busses, like the API2500. But that’s exactly why I like the 2500 so much, it works for both! The same goes for EQ too. That’s just my preference, though.
Gulfoss is really nice for rebalancing signals. Nectar is great cause it’s eq can follow the melody. I usually use nectar on vocals, but I’ll use gulfoss on a vocal group, busses, or for mastering
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Pretty cool that our lists are super similar. Are you using Nectar on instrument tracks as well as vocals then? I really wish Ozone combined the best features of Neutron and Nectar into one plugin for ALL instruments and voices.
PS: My top 5 are
1. Ozone 8 (love the tape module)
2. Nectar 3
3. Neutron 2
4. MJUC
5. Gulfoss
In no particular order.
When I used Neutron, I was mostly using it on Vocals -- mainly the Dynamic EQ and Gate, and sometimes the compressor as a second gentle comp. I wasn't using it much on instruments, except for bass, and occasionally the guitar buss. I don't find myself using Nectar much on instruments though, other than the EQ here and there.
Actually now that I think about it. I've been using Nectar quite a bit on guitar leads - the dimension and harmony modules mostly.
@@MusicTechHelpGuy I use Neutron 2 for Bass and Guitars a lot (and previously vocals until I got Nectar 3), but thinking about it now there's very little for those instruments I wouldn't like better in Nectar ...other than the transient shaper for guitars sometimes) so I'm going to try using Nectar as a Bass go to, especially that follow EQ could be great for Bass potentially, and I prefer the compressors in Neutron sound wise for their smoothness so I bet bass and Lead guitar as you mentioned that would be awesome on... Like that chorus effect on bass, but just eqing it in the plugin so it doesn't mess with the low end. Thanks for the inspiration! PS: Your project consolidate/delete files video in Logic was a HUGE help to me in saving space :)
dunno if anyone cares but if you are bored like me during the covid times you can watch pretty much all the new movies and series on instaflixxer. I've been binge watching with my brother for the last days :)
@Caiden Grant Yup, I've been watching on instaflixxer for since december myself =)
Here are my personal top 10:
Mixing:
1. SSL E-channel by Waves
2. CLA-3A by Waves
3. Fabfilter Pro Q 2
4. Auto-align, Pi and Surfer EQ by Soundradix (couldn't choose)
5. Gullfoss by Soundtheory
Mastering:
1. Fabfilter Pro C 2
2. Vitamin by Waves
3. SPAN by Voxengo
4. Fabfilter Pro MB
5. Fabfilter Pro L 2
Nice overview...I think a top 10 list really depends on the genre of music you're doing, and this seems like a good list for mixing and master a band (drums, bass & vocals combo).
For soundtracks or electronica I agree with some of these, for example FabFilter, Valhalla & Waves would stay on the list, though I'd replace others with:
- FabFilter Q3 (for dynamic EQ)
- FabFilter C2 (for compression)
- Waves L3 & L3-16 (for limiting)
- H-Reverb (for non-ethereal reverb)
- Ozone's spatial plugin (which is cleaner than Waves S1)
For creative FX I use:
- FabFilter Saturn
- XFER LFOTool
Wish you could have hit the bypass on Shimmer? I would have like to have heard what you were Shimmering.
i luv your style
great bro
Is the song you have been showing during Nectar available?
Your Videos are always awesome.
It would be helpful/fair to describe your business relationship with the makers of these plugins? I see you were the voice-over guy on EastWest's video overview for Spaces II.
I'm not paid to promote any of these plug-ins or give them a favorable review. Therefore, it's not a 'paid promotion' and doesn't require any labeling. I very rarely get paid promos on TH-cam, cause my channel simply isn't big enough -- other than the occasional AudioBlocks/VideoBlocks sponsorship.
Because of the nature of my TH-cam channel I'm very often offered free plug-ins to review -- these are review samples. I cannot re-sell them, and therefore have no value, unless I legitimately use them and enjoy them. I'm not paid to give plug-ins good or bad reviews -- This is a 100% honest review of my favorite plug-ins at the moment. Typically, if I get a free plug-in from a company, and I try it out, and I don't like it, I just don't review it because it's not worth anyone's time to demonstrate something that I don't like or will never use. It's like giving a vegetarian a free steak dinner.
With all that said -- the only company I have any sort of actual business relationship with is EastWest, and the majority of these plug-ins I paid for out of my own pocket. None have paid me or encouraged me in any way to include their product in this video. It's 100% my opinion, that's it.
EastWest saw one of my reviews of their products a while back and asked me to be the voice of their online manuals for some of their new products -- Spaces II included. They do pay me to make those videos, but they are essentially dry, to the point, video manuals, on how to use the product, not a promotional tool. EW has not paid me to include Spaces in this review. I simply really fuckin' love the plug-in.
Anyway, hope that clears that up.
Buddy, honorable senior engineers currently do use these plugins too haha!! Almost every plugin showed on this video is essential. So many renowned studios already own those lol
Great video, as always. Do you prefer Fabfilter Pro-L to Pro-L 2, or is it more of a “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” kind of deal?
Have you tried out the Brainworx SSL 4000 channel plugins? Seems like a lot of people like them.
They’re the best ssl plugins but super expensive.
Awesome
hi. can you refer me any online tutorial for mixing and mastering ?
it would be awesome if you could do a mixing/mastering series with the third party plugins that you are using!
Very nice list!
Perfect thank you so much!
You should check out Comet by polyverse. Amazing reverb.
Harmonics Saturation from Softube is a great alternative for Decapitator
What about NI Compressors and EQs.
are you going to do another list like this for synth instrument plunges or just mixing and mastering
Probably not, because there would be too many to list! It would be a top 50, not a top 10! lol :)
Just curious, did you ever get a chance to try out Slate's VMR? I only ask because our lists are super similar but pretty much all my compressors and EQs have been replaced by that, so I'd be curious to know your opinion!
I've tried it out at the studio. But nothing in it was game-chaging for me. It's great stuff don't get me wrong, but it hasn't replaced anything for me, yet. I'll have to give it another shot.
It's really pretty and affordable junk.
I find the 38 kHz boost in Kush Clariphonix to not be replaced?
Great vid -- thanks!
I'd suggest Toneboosters Barricade 4 as a nice alt to Pro-L for a very reasonable price.
Here's a question, why do you need a separate compressor for busses?
I typically like transparent compressors for individual tracks, other than the occasion LA2A clone for vocal tracks, and compressors that impose some character on the signal for busses, like the API2500. But that’s exactly why I like the 2500 so much, it works for both! The same goes for EQ too. That’s just my preference, though.
Excellent vid!
In which software we can use them
Do these plugins provide better sound quality over stock FL plugins
Joe Bryant yes they do, but I recommend learning using the fl plug-ins first. A good mix comes from a good producer not from plugins
What eq would you use on vocals, gullfoss or the one in nectar 3? Can you use both?
Gulfoss is really nice for rebalancing signals. Nectar is great cause it’s eq can follow the melody. I usually use nectar on vocals, but I’ll use gulfoss on a vocal group, busses, or for mastering
MusicTechHelpGuy thanks for the info
Bro.. i got a copyright strike to my omnisphere install tutorial.. wht should i do now.. how can i prevent it in future.
don't make vids about pirated software
Am I the only one who tries to capture his settings and then embarrassed when he changes the settings? haha
Will be nice if you can start to make videos with Studio One 4, nice vid! 🔥
exxelent.... thank you!
Is it only me or do I think valhalla room is better than valhalla vintage verb?
Eventide 2016 best new reverb imo
Shimmer is the worst Valhalla reverb. It’s messing with mid side which is a dangerous thing to do. All of the other Valhalla reverbs are amazing tho.
It's a shame that Gullfoss not available on Windows
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Where's UAD?
See 1:11 lol
how can i grow my soundcloud fans and plays ?
keep producing and releasing. play concerts. tour. smile at your fans and talk with them.