KVR Audio

ELEX · Post by **ELEX** » Fri Oct 09, 2020 4:43 pm

Works in reaper 6, but the workings of the GUI seem none too stable ; otherwise a nice candidate.

RichardSemper · Post by **RichardSemper** » Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:49 am

The recommended plugins list is in need of some updating.

If anyone has any favourite free plugins they use, suitable for OSC, please let me know here.
Cheers!

Tj Shredder · Post by **Tj Shredder** » Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:13 pm

Did I mention MPS from Björn? This will lead to a more compositional challenge which I would not mind at all...
Another option could be a challenge using only the stock plugins of a DAW but only one of the synths that come with it...

ELEX · Post by **ELEX** » Thu Oct 15, 2020 2:39 pm

+1 for MPS ! That's a brilliant little synth.

schiing · Post by **schiing** » Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:32 pm

RichardSemper wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:49 am The recommended plugins list is in need of some updating.

If anyone has any favourite free plugins they use, suitable for OSC, please let me know here.
Cheers!

I've used the Sender Spike plugins a lot lately, particularly the tape emulation, eq and compressor: https://senderspike.wordpress.com/category/vst/

I haven't checked against the current plugin list, but these are also worth mentioning: Ignite Amps' PTEq-X and the Dragonfly reverbs. A lot of us use Sonic Anomaly's Unlimited as a mastering limiter - I haven't delved in too deeply, but a lot of their plugins seem solid.

And the free Klanghelm and Valhalla ones, naturally.

doctorbob · Post by **doctorbob** » Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:15 pm

Richard, I use regularly in OSC

TDR Nova EQ
VladG Limiter No. 6
VOS FerricTDS (Windows only)
TDR VOS SlickEQ
Voxengo MSED
Thomas Mundt LoudMax
Oril River
Rhythm Lab Twin Delay (Windows only - Delphi!!)
Pecheneg Tremolo
YouLean Loudness Meter 2
Various Piz* VST's
Sonic Cat LFX-1310 (32-bit only)
Xfer OTT

Just a list of things I sort of use most of the time. Not checked how many are on the "list".

dB

IV! · Post by **IV!** » Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:49 pm

Tj Shredder wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:13 pm Did I mention MPS from Björn? This will lead to a more compositional challenge which I would not mind at all...
Another option could be a challenge using only the stock plugins of a DAW but only one of the synths that come with it...

Yes, it was often mentioned here, maybe you) Also +1 for MPS, I think one day it will take its month!

About DAW, Cakewalk, for example, has only a GM synthesizer (TS-1, I think) and a few romplers (drums, strings...), so this is not an option for everyone.

Push by Sampleson has also been suggested and I will suggest again. Previously, something was wrong with their site or links, but now it is available for download.

exponent1 · Post by **exponent1** » Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:58 pm

Tj Shredder wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:13 pm Another option could be a challenge using only the stock plugins of a DAW but only one of the synths that come with it...

Us poor Reaper users

Tj Shredder · Post by **Tj Shredder** » Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:24 pm

The trend is using a second DAW for the tricky stuff... or DC modulation... ; - )

ElVincente · Post by **ElVincente** » Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:35 pm

exponent1 wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:58 pm
Tj Shredder wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:13 pm Another option could be a challenge using only the stock plugins of a DAW but only one of the synths that come with it...
Us poor Reaper users

At least, recently we got saike's Yutani...

ELEX · Post by **ELEX** » Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:55 pm

Tj Shredder wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:24 pm The trend is using a second DAW for the tricky stuff... or DC modulation... ; - )

Jo_Kubrik · Post by **Jo_Kubrik** » Fri Oct 16, 2020 4:12 pm

Tj Shredder wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:24 pm The trend is using a second DAW for the tricky stuff... or DC modulation... ; - )

Wow!!

z.prime · Post by **z.prime** » Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:19 pm

All this talk about using DC offset as a sound source made me remember that However, note that this is within Bitwig's own modulation system, which occurs at audio rate, whereas external plugins are processed at block sizes, making it difficult to achieve the same result. As a quick illustration of this, I took the Airwindows DC Voltage plugin and applied a Bitwig LFO, and this is what you get: very heavily stepped oscillations, at block size:

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So while it is possible to modulate a synth to do lots of things it wouldn't normally do, it still isn't possible to use modulators as an audio synthesis source. EDIT: this is a VST2.4 plugin, it appears VST3 plugins may actually be able to be modulated at audio or close to audio rates.

Full Bucket · Post by **Full Bucket** » Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:45 pm

Tj Shredder wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:24 pm The trend is using a second DAW for the tricky stuff... or DC modulation... ; - )

Can you say “C64”?

FrogsInPants · Post by **FrogsInPants** » Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:23 pm

z.prime wrote: Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:19 pm All this talk about using DC offset as a sound source made me remember that this has been done before

Well, shoot. I guess my meticulously modeled analog DC offset circuit is pretty pointless, now. Months of work, obsoleted before I even started.

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