which VSTs/VSTis do you use most?

a member here was nice enough to show me to a long page full of plug-ins

i was a little overwhelmed; maybe someone will tell me a few to start out with, just for me as a beginner to learn how to use VSTs/VSTis

also i am a bit confused about the difference between VSTs and VSTis (i read a wikipedia article on VST but i'm kinda lost)

i got dBlue Glitch but now i don't know where to put it

i'm renning renoise v1.80 demo and i don't think it allows me to configure where it reads its VSTs from

is that true about having to buy it to use VSTs with it?

because i have it on another computer and that one lists two VSTs that i assume came with the 1.80 update... i don't know

vst is simply an abbreviation for Virtual Studio Technology

VSTi indicates a Virtual Studio Technology Instrument specifically, such as a soft synthesiser

i barely use VST plug ins these days

but i would recommend learning the basics of synthesis with something that uses an interface that mimics the look of an actual synth

like a Native Instruments Pro-53 for instance

in renoise, go to edit/preferences, at the bottom is vst configuration. set your vst directory (if you don`t have one, create folder c:\vst or whatever you like and copy your vst plugins to it) and thats it.

ty LUDD and Velns

i use these VSTi's often:

Synth1

Iblit

Augur

mm yeah synth1 is nice and free if i'm not mistaken?

all of those are freeware

synth1 is the most complete one i listed

iblit i like for making quick simple bendy synths

augur can do some fairly complex sounds because you can cycle through 4 waves

really hard for me to revisit a patch on it though, i never know how to adjust tweak them without guesswork

  Adjective said:

i use these VSTi's often:

 

Synth1

 

Iblit

 

Augur

Funny I had a play with Synth 1 but didn't find it that great. Sounds very thin and fm like but a lot of folks rate it.

I'd totally recommend Juno X2 for bass phatness. Not the most versatile of synths but the oscillicators are seriously beefy with a good dose of bottom end.

Also I'd recommend Tal-u-no 60 for proper 80s funkage.

Been working on one of my own recently, for personal use. Its a pretty fun process, i think . I dont know how far i will go with it, but we will see.

V-Station

Hydea

Absynth 3

3x Osc

das all i needs

these days all I really use are:

-energyXT(as a my main sequencer as well)

-xhip http://xhip.cjb.net/ for most subtractive synthesis and mono sounds

- SURGE http://vemberaudio.se/surge.php for wavetable and other complicated patches, physical modelling.

- drumular http://www.redshiftaudio.com/html/drumular.html

- SQ8L http://itec.uka.de/~buchty/sq80/sq8l/readme.txt

- Reaktor 5

- handful of effects.

operator, impulse, simpler

reaktor, guru, albino, basstation, vstation

wizzoo reverb, freeverb

izotope ozone

  mosca said:

izotope ozone

agree, great plug-in

Battery 2. It's just a sampler but it works like a charm!

  Adjective said:

  mosca said:

izotope ozone

agree, great plug-in

Yeah, that's been a great help for me recently. I used it a fair deal on my new EP, along with the Voxengo range of mastering etc. VSTs

pro52/53

reaktor

battery

drumatic

zapkit multi out

foxglove

b4

arturia moog

intakt/kontakt

halion

ableton as a rewire

cameleon

texturizer

taurus.. fucking magic fat basses.

many more

and a hefty couple of folders of effects including the waves platinum bundle.

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Battery 2. It's just a sampler but it works like a charm!

no it's not it's a sample playing drum machine

it has a sequencer? I thought it was just a drum sampler.

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it has a sequencer? I thought it was just a drum sampler.

no sequencer

no sampling capabilities - hence it's a sample player

pro-53

legacy cell (includes ms20/polysix)

ABVOS24325somethingorother

minimogue

combinator in reason (not technically a vst)

got the demo of the new juno vst in music tech mag. been rinsing the shit out of that but it completely rapes my resources so i can only run one instance and abosultely nothing else when i want to use it.

reaktor

kontakt

  mosca said:

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it has a sequencer? I thought it was just a drum sampler.

 

no sequencer

no sampling capabilities - hence it's a sample player

lol, as with all other soft-samplers.