Do you need a thousand plugins?

[asdfrewq]

What you need to do is put what you have into categories... e.g. reverb, delay, compressor, ect. Then, narrow those down to the essentials in each category. Once you do this, do not get anything new unless it does something better and completely covers what the previous option(s) did.

Did this a few months ago and it helps immensely...

[Arglebargle]

I find I work best with a single EQ and compressor. More are useless to me. I have a couple good reverbs but mainly use one. Distortion is where I like to have a variety of plugins, I enjoy the shades and colors that each provide.

[robogone]

For effects I generally just use those in Ableton Live as they suit my purposes. The only things I got outside of Live for are reverb and distortion (and sometimes delay and compression). It's good to minimize as it reduces clutter and when I did have a lot I just didn't use most of them.

[chk071]

What you need to do is put what you have into categories... e.g. reverb, delay, compressor, ect. Then, narrow those down to the essentials in each category. Once you do this, do not get anything new unless it does something better and completely covers what the previous option(s) did.

I did not do exactly the same, but i got rid of the plugins i surely didn't use for the last year or so. It is a bit more overviewable now.

[Zombie Queen]

Need? No. Want? Yes.

[chk071]

Need? No. Want? Yes.

That pretty much sums it up, yes.

[Tp3]

Need? No. Want? Yes.

Need? Really... NO. I'm fine with stuff I have.

Want? God, No. (not ANOTHER one)

Lust ? ummm.... Oh shait.... .... YES !!


That's pretty much the story with all of us, GAS junkies

GAS is similar in many ways to obsessive compulsive disorder.

Treatment : None

GAS hasn't received any major medical attention yet.
GAS is not a clinical condition.
It can be the result of a psychological lack of personality (trying to give an impression of being the best by imitating a famous icon or celebrity or owning gear - or emulations of gear - that was used for making hit records), but this wouldn't explain why musicians "affected" by GAS tend to accumulate cheap gear, not linked to famous brands or music icons

[SuitcaseOfLizards]

I don't need a thousand plugins.

BUT... (you knew there was a BUT, right?)...

..I do need the 40 I have. They are in categories, except for Audio Damage which is like it's own little mangled-up world.

Note that it took about 5 years of seriously bad GAS to finally stop myself, and in fact narrow down, the pile of plugins I had installed.

Sometimes GAS happens, but so far I've managed to restrict myself to about one plugin purchase every 8-12 months.

Loop libraries, now...

[jancivil]

Apparently I have 187, half or more of which I've never used. No problem, a few of these look real useful.