KVR Audio

Leo1999 · Post by **Leo1999** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 6:32 am

I think we all have plugins in our folders that we rarely or never use.
I have figured out why I don't use them.
1. Long plugin and/or preset loading times: Arturia.
2. CPU hogs: AA
3. Ugly or bad gui: PA Bettermaker
4. Too many features and options: Amplitude
5. Mispurchase: Baby Audio Taip
6. Too many: PA Knif Soma eq,
I think I have too many eqs I like and know better

Anyone similar experiences or examples?

Plugintester · Post by **Plugintester** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 6:53 am

I would say plugins that do not support a quick workflow are not on my "TOP 10 list" with some exceptions for mastering.

martiu · Post by **martiu** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 9:08 am

That will be Pigments for me, amazing synth for sound design but slow to load and when you make a complex patch (especially if it has granular layer) it can be CPU hog.

ralfrobert · Post by **ralfrobert** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 9:27 am

Sadly, Tokyo Dawn plugins. They give me too many options. Often, I just need a fast solution with one, two knobs.

Tj Shredder · Post by **Tj Shredder** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:37 pm

The two main reasons are not listed yet: GAS and a collectors mind…
Especially when even good plugins are free or as cheap as a cup of tea…

Vortifex · Post by **Vortifex** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:52 pm

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Tobi MM · Post by **Tobi MM** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 1:05 pm

Tj Shredder wrote: Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:37 pm The two main reasons are not listed yet: GAS and a collectors mind…

collectors mind... i look at those 200 things in my native access i didn't want, but had no choice, because the four things i wanted (light trilogy & noire) and kontakt to run them were cheaper in the ultimate bundle than in separate purchases...

that's how i end up with stuff i didn't use... over and over again... thanks AAS, thanks Korg, thanks everyone whose bundles are basically the price of two or three of their plugins alone...

DCrown · Post by **DCrown** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 1:18 pm

Luckily we do not have to dispose of unused plugins at a waste site,
no physical garbage,
no pollution!

melomood · Post by **melomood** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 1:39 pm

I don't use the Toby bear stuff as much as I used to

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 2:13 pm

Most of the plugins I own, but rarely or never use, were things that I didn’t specifically want, but came with a bundle.

jackoo · Post by **jackoo** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 2:40 pm

because they don't fit this project.
they'll be used in the next project.

OzoneJunkie · Post by **OzoneJunkie** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 6:12 pm

I've abandoned more than I've kept. Some reasons:

The copy protection mechanism is one that I don't want to support. In some cases the copy protection changed during the software's lifetime, other cases it was my own decision.

The software carries a large space/hard drive footprint, and I decided to streamline my "new machine" process of installation/setup/activation/install files backup.

Of course, there's also the "I just don't need this" factor.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 6:15 pm

neon - outdated
one ping only - i need at least 3 pings nowadays.
anechoic chamber. i just didn't hear any effect.

melomood · Post by **melomood** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:04 pm

If you're not hearing the effect of Anna ko ek chamber Then I think you might need to see an ear doctor

Rickskii · Post by **Rickskii** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:14 pm

Never noticed the slow loading with Arturia stuff. Just tried pigments and it takes 2 seconds. How long are others waiting for pigments?

Unused plugins. Why?