Wifwolf

I originally got it just to add some reverb to my tape machine, but it has SO much more potential than that. Some great effects on this beast!

If you make 8-bit sounding music, Peach is an absolute necessity. It has some old school sounds that are amazing.

This is my go-to VST for chiptune sounds, and it works really well.

This is what I use for drones and stuff, and it's really dang good for that kind of thing. The knobs are nice, the sound is exactly what you'd expect from a tape machine (i.e. full of analog-y goodness), and it was cheap (40 bucks used).

I used to only use Simpler for beat slicing and nothing else, and it's good enough judged on those merits, recently, though, I discovered how great it is for making resampled pads with field recordings. I'm stuck with the Intro version for now, but even then it has SO much potential.

If you're just starting producing electronic music, get Synth1. It works really well and has all the basics of synthesis - nothing to complicated, just enough to get a beginner started. Even though I'm not that much of a beginner, Synth1 can still make some pretty good sounds.

I used this since a lot back when I was an FL user, and I recently got the standalone version to use in Ableton. It's still an incredible synth, with the best unison I've heard on any synth hands down, great resampling capabilities, and tons of programming capabilities. It can be a little intimidating for beginning users, but once you get under the hood, it's a great synth.

I used to use this just for recording my vocals, as well as converting my .wav files to MP3. Recently, I learned about importing raw data, and I've been able to make some great glitch sounds, and even some sounds for noise music. Try it sometime if you're into those kind of sounds.

If you need to add some glitch effects to a track, throw this on there and sequence the effects. It works a lot better if you sequence specific effects rather than throw random all over it and see what happens.

It works really well, the spectrum analyzer is super helpful, it has an analog design (always a plus), and its' free. What's not to love?

I was kind of shocked when I found out that the software emulation of (from what I've observed) one of the biggest old-school synths out there was only $25 (at least when I bought it), so I reasoned, "Even if this synth sucks, I'll only have lost 25 bucks." Luckily, the M1 doesn't suck. It's really good for nice, pretty sounds.

This is surprisingly good for a free modular synth. The filter's a bit wonky, but it works pretty well actually.

Works pretty good for distorting basses and the like.

Yes. Ableton is as good as the multitude of well-respected electronic musicians would suggest. I could tell this even with the most limited version, Lite notwithstanding. I do wish I could have more scenes for performing, but other than that, great live tool.

FL was the DAW I started producing with, and while I do feel I've "grown out" of it (for the most part), it's still a very good DAW. Now, I make my synths and drums in Cubase, them export them into FL for arranging, mixing, and mastering.

This is where I do all of my live performing. It's a reliable little laptop, but it's not good enough for production.

This is kind of a meh microphone, which kind of shocks me considering it sounded great on the previews. It's possible that's just my audio interface, though. The quality isn't horrible, but still...meh.

It's a pretty good interface, but there is some static when I plugin my headphones into it. Other than that, it's pretty good.