Manditory TDM Plug-Ins?

[Matt Crooks]

I'm putting together a budget for TDM plug-ins (running on PT HD), and would like some input as to what you all think are the manditory plugins and why.

I will already have the HD|1 bundle and the Massive Pack. What else will I need? I know that I have to have Auto-Tune, but what else?

Thanks in advance!

 

[metaldrmmer83]

I recommend any of the Waves bundled plug-ins...They have a few good ones in those bundles including the C4 which is a compressor with a built in crossover so you can compress certain frequencies more than others.

 

[acorredor]

I coudn't live without Mc Dsp Analog Channel/Tape, URS Classic EQ's and the Bomb Factory Compressors...the Impact Buss Comp is pretty good too... and the TC Master X and Sony Inflator for finalizing mixes rock.
My $0.2

 

[Jeremy Krull]

I would HIGHLY recommend to check out the Fairchild dynamics processors (the TDM plugins of course) and the Sony Oxford TDM plugins. McDSP is killer as is Waves. Oh, and since you're on TDM, DEFINITELY get the MDW hi-res parametric equalizer, it is beyond silly how well this eq functions.

 

[kelch]

$ $ $

Plugins... what a money pit... :Spin:

 

[Matt Crooks]

Ok, with Massive Pack, I get Master X, the BF Compressors, a couple of URS EQs, Factory, T-Racks, Smack!, IR Verb and Sony EQ.

So it looks like the Waves bundle, and perhaps McDSP channel strip.

So a follow on question... which Waves bundle? Gold or Platnum? Are the extra limiters and renn. effects worth the cost of Platnum? I could always start with Gold and upgrade to platnum later. I can do either, but I'd rather not but a bunch of plug-ins I'm not going to use.

Thanks for all your input so far.

 

[vile_ator]

The Ren's are worth it. I use the Q series eq's for normal clean eq's. The L2 limiter for a few things. The Ren comp for lots of stuff. The C1 comp. The Lineq and Lin MB and the C4 MB. Thats about all I use for Waves. I do use some of the 'fun' things like flangers and shit like that too. Oh yeah, the Ren reverb is cool and the True Verb is awesome. I'd say of you can only get one thing, get the Waves Platnum bundle.

Andy uses the Metric Halo ch strip on many trackis. I also HIGHLY recommend the URS vintage plugins. The Neve graphic is the SHIT on distorted guitars.

Colin

 

[Jeremy Krull]

Also I forgot to mention before, demo'd the new Chandler Limited/EMI Compressor-Limiter pluging, pretty snazzy as well.

 

[Matt Crooks]

Thanks everyone. I guess I'll plan on getting the Platnium bundle as well.

The Massive pack as the Neve graphic in it, so I'll try that on guitars once I get everything.

Plug-In may be expensive, but for what I spent on my PCM-91, M-2000, Sony DPS-77, Finalizer and Intonator, I could easily get all the plug-Ins described, and use multiple instances of them. Once I get into PT, all of those hardware boxes will be pointless...

 

[kelch]

Are most here using PT...

I use Samplitude

 

[Exsanguis]

Crane Song Phoenix and all the McDSP stuff.

 

[Matt Crooks]

Phoenix is included in Massive Pack... but what do you use it for?

 

[Exsanguis]

I use Pheonix on many individual tracks in each song I do. It basically functions as a 'fattener' or 'warmer' that doesn't really mush things up or take up any more room. It's easily my favorite plugin of all time. Just try it and you'll find more than enough uses for it.

 

[Jeremy Krull]

Phoenix is the tape emulator right? I've heard a lot of good things about that.

Also another plugin to at least dabble with (because it's pretty monstrous) would be Audio Ease's Altiverb 5.