What software are you really using currently?

[BlackWinny]

Currently (since the end of November) I use:

• DAW
  • Mulab - Mutools
• Composition tool
  • Musicdevelopments - RapidComposer
• Instruments
  • AAS - String Studio
  • AAS - Ultra Analog
  • Aly James Lab - OB-Xtreme
  • CrimsonWarlock - Ragnarök
  • Digital Suburban - Dexed (not for a composition currently but to keep on creating my bank of sysex files)
  • Korg - Mono/Poly
  • Korg - Polysix
  • Modartt - Pianoteq
  • Oli Larkin - VirtualCZ
  • Xhun Audio - Iron Axe
  • XILS - PolyKB II Player
  • XILS - XILS4
• Effects
  • Korg - MDE-X
• Mastering
  • Tone2 - Akustix

[Monkberry]

Cubase 6.5 soon to be Pro 8 when I get the confidence

Kontakt
EastWest Play w/ many libraries
Toontrack Superior 2
Omnisphere
Trilian
Ivory
Ample Sound AMG
MusicLab Real Guitar for Nylon
Zebra 2
Alchemy
Synthmaster
Spire
Blue 2
Breaktweaker
Izotope Iris
Sylenth
Massive
Stylus RMX

Effects:

Slate VMR
Slate VBC
Slate VCC
Voxengo Elephant
PSP Old Timer ME
Melodyne Editor
DMG Equality
Klanghelm SDDR
Klanghelm DC82
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Valhalla Room
Valhalla Ubermod
Steinberg De-esser
Steinberg REVerence
OZONE 5 Advanced

[C.Bennett]

...

[Synchanter]

DAW: Cockos Reaper
Efficient, straightforward, affordable.

Synths: AAS Tassman 4, NI Reaktor 5, Camel Alchemy, RP Punch (drums)
Super desert island combo of synths capable of ridiculous range of sound.

Effects: DMG Equilibrium, Overloud VKFX, Acustica Nebula 3 Pro
Precise, clean edits or dirty analog coloring as required.

Dynamics: Cytomic The Glue, Waves C6 Multiband Compressor, PSP Vintage Warmer 2
Very good at fixing dynamics problems, may color a bit analog but I like that.

[emef]

imitone, synthmaster and geist

[Saukar30]

I've been doing way much more mixing & mastering lately instead of production, however I still do some songs every now and then, but I've been getting in the habit of using one synth or one sampler and stretching it to is limits.

DAW:
Reaper

FX:
T-Racks Deluxe
Vladg Limiter 6 (!!!!!)
Epicverb
Reverberate LE
Reaxcomp
Ultrachannel
Nebula 3 Free
JS FX

Instruments:
Kontakt
Massive
Tyrell N6
UVI Workstation (old version)
Atlantis
Synthmaster
TX16Wx

[IrionDaRonin]

Daw
FL Studio 11.

Instruments
Zebra 2.
Synthmaster 2.
Razor.
Kontakt 5.
Elektrax 2.
Diversion.
Diva.
Linplug RMV5
FL 3x3 OSC.
FL Harmor.
FL DrumPad.

Effects
Voxengo MSED.
Native Instruments Bus Compressor and Dynamics.
Tracks CS Le Grand.
Effectrix.
Arc Dev ET-301.
FL Vocodex.
FL Limiter.
FL Parametric EQ 2.
FL Peak Controller.

For different projects.
Have a nice day

[BBFG#]

[D N A]

DAW: Ableton Live 8 Suite
Instruments: Sylenth, Sample Tank 2, Kontakt 5

I plan to start using: Lush, Synthmaster, FM8, Strobe.

[kelldammit]

This last few weeks...Added in the last couple of months and wouldn't want to be without now:

BFD3 and Tremor are rapidly supplanting Superior2/Punch for me these days.
DP is my host (no longer S1), and Metric Halo channel strip is on 95% of everything.

That didn't take long.

[Empyrean]

For like 90% of everything:

FL 12 and some native plugs (Convolver, EQ, Maximus, sometimes Sytrus)

U-he Tyrell
Tone2 Firebird
Eclipsis
ReFX Nexus 2
XLN Addictive Drums 2

Flux Bittersweet
Tal-Tube
TSE BOD
TSE 808
Ignite Emissary
VOS ThrillseekerVBL
Softube FET Compressor
Audio Assault FilterCrusher

[javierpad]

Sunvox for the last three years.

[layzer]

ALWAYS:
linplug RMiV
Synth1
Charlartan
OBXD
Z3ta+
Dune BE
MicroTera
Energy Pro
TAL ChorusLX
TAL Reverb2

Sometimes:
Dim Pro
Rapture
Cronox3
V-station
Pro-53
M1
Wavestation
FM7
PlastiCZ

still the same, except i use M1 and WS alot more.
OXE has replaced FM7 completely, uninstalled dim pro, rapture and Cronox3.
added Poise to my drums, joining RMIV.
PG8X has become a regular.

Still using the mighty mouse EXT2 daw exclusively.

and this one gets alot of use lately too...

[Uncle E]

In the last week:

DAW
Studio One

Plugins
UAD Pultec MKII, Massenberg EQ, Dangerous Bax EQ, Fairchild MKII, 1176 MKII, LA2A MKI, LA2A MKII, Vari-MU, EP-34, Dimension D, Lexicon 224, EMT 250, OWS, RAW, Precision Maximizer
Sonnox Inflator
iZotope Ozone 5 Maximizer, Ozone 5 Reverb

Hardware
Universal Audio Apollo 16
Studer 962
4 x NOS Audio Panther ribbon mics, 1 x R121, 1 x M88, 1 x C414, 1 x Green Bullet
Dr. Z Maz 18, 1964 Fender Deluxe
Dynaudio BM6's, Tannoy System 800's

[BBFG#]

In this last month, I became a Yamaha Montage owner and it has become my top piece of gear. Most assuredly because it is the new kid in the room, but even more because it boots up in seventeen seconds! So it gets turned on for the quick ideas, practice or just noodling about. And the added bonus is I don't mind having to wait the extra two minutes for everything else to boot up now while I'm playing it either.

Still, when it comes to loading up the box for the two controllers in my rig; I find myself using NI Komplete Kontrol, which allows me to change plugins more efficiently; and the Blue Cat Patchwork for what I regularly combine in layers anyway (e.g. U-he Bazille/Diva).

Besides for the hardware, what I find I open and use in just about everything these days has been: Alchemy; Zebra; and Pianoteq 5 in their own tracks or layered via Patchwork and HALion 5; Kontakt 5 for more specialized layered instruments.

On my 'bedroom box' I run Maschine2/Komplete 9 (not ultimate) along with HALion 5 only with Cubase/Sonar as the current DAWs and I am considering to add my Finale/Aria-Garritan to it as well. (I don't run Cubase in my 'residential studio' box as of yet though. And I may soon find it no longer as useful to me as it once was back in the day.)

Effects wise, I seem to be using Aether and Guitar Rig 5 the most, but Nectar PS and Ozone get a fair amount too. Still kicking the idea around of whether or not to pick-up Valhalla Shimmer, but so far haven't really needed it. (Obvious GAS alert).

I'm finding some software to be superfluous and some I don't even bother installing after this last fresh install, so anything without the NFR may be coming up on the market soon. (e.g. Superior Drummer; Komplete Ultimate upgrades; Kaleidoscope)

And BTW, this thread is about using them, not just writing programs to sell for others to use them.