ridwan

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ridwan

Absolutely. Love. It.

This can take drums from dull and boring to loud and amazing. Mess around with some of the presets! Pretty sure one of them will take your drums to a whole new level.

ridwan

One of my essential plugins

I always stick this on my master buss, after my EQ and before the limiter. Love this plugin.

ridwan

Did not regret getting this

Although I paid quite a hefty price in the country I live in, I did not regret buying this mouse. I love every moment I spend using it, it is very comfortable in my hand and that helps since I do spend most of my day at my computer working on projects.

ridwan

Love it

I had this library for a while and hardly used it. But when I did, I realized that I was once again using a quality Kontakt library from Native Instruments who never fail to impress.

ridwan

Get creative with LFOs

I don't use this plugin often simply because I haven't take the time to properly learn it's capabilities. But Xfer does make some exceptional plugins and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to anyone whether they are a beginner or professional

ridwan

Really Cool!

I was afraid to use this plugin very much after hearing of the intense CPU usage. I did find out that this was true and it would utterly destroy a low end system. Putting all that aside however, this is a really amazing plugin, the interface inspires me to create and I do think that in a few clicks (with suitable experience) anyone can make something amazing from this plugin.

ridwan

A must have for producers of every level

I do think that I have this plugin on every track. The libraries are amazing, even the factory library has pretty decent sounds and I tend to fall heavily on it anytime I do any orchestral work. If I never have said what my favourite plugin is, this one comes very close to that title.

This plugin is very easy to use, some libraries are heavily sampled, giving your effortless creative experimentation. Speaking of the libraries, they range from effects such as EQs and compressors all the way up to orchestral ensembles all contained inside of a little window on your desktop! Just pray your CPU can handle it.

Version: Native Instruments Kontakt 5
ridwan

Handy little plugin

Really nice plugin for sidechaining, very easy to use. It now has become my go-to for anytime I need a a sidechain in a track

ridwan

Amazing VST

I love this plugin. Instant creativity. Setup is a bit tricky but once you manage to get it going it's amazing. Would recommend it to anyone needing fresh new ideas, just load up your favourite VST synth and preset, route the MIDI to the plugin, use its given presets or make your own and sit back and listen to the ideas flow.

ridwan

Waveshaping Synthesizer, Amazing stuff!

This is an amazing synth, sadly it often kills my CPU with too many instances of it running so I tend to not use it very often. Recommended for anyone who wants to take a different approach to sound design.

ridwan

Not the best but still good for the price

I got this as a birthday present from my brother after I yearned for it for so long and I ended up using it all the time to produce and master my tracks since my laptop's speakers were damaged. The headphones are comfortable, but not for very long. I realized it was probably a mistake wanting a pair of headphones with a built in microphone since I don't use the microphone at all because it's not as sensitive as I hoped.

ridwan

I have to get around to learning FM Synthesis

I don't really go too in depth with this plugin because I don't know FM Synthesis too well, so for now I use alot of presets that the plugin comes with. The plugin makes really nice pluck sounds and the basses and pianos are pretty good also.

jimmarchi1
Moderator

its not that hard. Read the manual. Or take a few presets and deconstruct them yourself using your knowledge of FM and subtractive synthesis (that's what Sytrus is, an FM oscillator/enveope engine, a matrix to control the FM and RM stuff, and filters to carve away some of the resulting sounds... oh, and some FX which I seldom use). Imagine the bastard stepchild of Yamaha and Oberheim and that's sytrus.

ridwan

"bastard stepchild" xD thanks for the advice I'll go search up some info

ridwan

Perfect

The only EQ plugin I ever use. I don't really touch anything with this plugin other than basslines, sometimes I want a deeper baseline and this plugin comes in handy for that.

ridwan

Decent alternative to FL Studio

I had Ableton as a secondary DAW to FL Studio but I haven't used it to create any songs as yet, I just have a few projects which were started just so that I could get used to the interface.

Version: Ableton Live 9
ridwan

Presets are everything

The presets that I use in this plugin create some really interesting sounds that I quite haven't figured out as yet how to use in songs. This plugin works really well with dubstep.

ridwan

Powerful in the right hands

The title says it all. Sylenth1 is a powerful subtractive synthesizer and very easy to use, making it awful common in electronic music composition. Although the interface may be a slight turnoff (the plugin was built to emulate analog hardware) the sounds that an experienced user can create are amazing. Even if a person doesn't know sound design in depth, messing around with some of the parameters might just create something amazing and I think that this is the only synth in my collection that I really know very well.

ridwan

Pianos are amazing

I use the plugin mainly for its piano presets.

ridwan

Shouldn't be used without an external controller or mixer

I use this for my music podcasts. While it is a really nice piece of software that does it's job properly, a better experience can only be achieved with an external controller or mixer such as a Traktor Kontrol S4 and not with a mouse and keyboard.

Version: Native Instruments Traktor Pro 2
ridwan

Recommended.

My main DAW. I upgraded from FL11 because I liked the modern, new look and I highly recommend this if you are just starting off in Music Production. I started with FL11 and I didn't want to change DAWs ever since. FL Studio is simple, but powerful in the right hands.

Version: Image Line FL Studio 12
jimmarchi1
Moderator

I go back to version 3 or 4... I forget which. Used to just be a .wav file sampler with a beatbox sequencer that I used to make stereo loops or (later) whole drum tracks if I didn't want to use hardware.... its come a long way!

ridwan

I didn't start until recently lol.... And I regret not having discovered it/thinking of producing music sooner

quickstick

I can't agree with you more Ridwan. I've been a playing music since I was a kid and only in the last couple of years have I started using FL Studio (starting with FL11 too). I haven't looked back. I've had to use Ableton a few times because of assignments, but it just doesn't compare with the ease of use and intuitiveness of FL Studio. Despite its humble beginnings, I think FL is one of the most powerful DAWs out there now.

jerry_obar

THIS IS AWSOME.. WISH I HAD THE FULL VERSION THO

ridwan

@quickstick there are a lot of cool (not really hidden, but not in plain sight) things in FL that maybe some of us overlook but it's really helpful in some situations, like quantize and claw machine. To date I don't think I haven't used any of these, I have stepped away from music for a little because I've been busy with school but I hope to take some time off one weekend and scroll through all these hidden features and use the manuals/google to help me out with explaining what they do

quickstick

@ridwan Feel free to shoot me a message if you ever want some advice or anything with FL Studio :) I've spent a lot of time watching tutorials over the last year or two and I might be able to help you out. I'm planning on doing my own YouTube tutorials when I get the time.

ridwan

@quickstick awesome!

ridwan

Beautiful for kicks

I really don't use this plugin for anything else other than giving my kicks that extra punch that really makes them sound amazing