What specific purpose plugin did you fall for marketed as do-it-all that didn't in fact do it all?

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Waves Scheps
Omni Channel

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lol. Seems like Omni Channel is quite divisive.

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CrystalWizard wrote: Tue Nov 18, 2025 12:03 am Since it's some reverse question- every plug in except Reaktor.
Rereading this thread i'm confused : if "only plugin you'll ever need" means not the only plugin you'll ever need because of the quote and and wasn't also mean not the only plugin you'll ever need Also means not the only plugin you'll ever need also, then: everything named is not the only plugin you'll ever need. Correct?
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CrystalWizard wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:26 am
CrystalWizard wrote: Tue Nov 18, 2025 12:03 am Since it's some reverse question- every plug in except Reaktor.
Rereading this thread i'm confused : if "only plugin you'll ever need" means not the only plugin you'll ever need because of the quote and and wasn't also mean not the only plugin you'll ever need Also means not the only plugin you'll ever need also, then: everything named is not the only plugin you'll ever need. Correct?
Correct. A plugin advertised or perceived as a do-it-all for a specific purpose that didn't in fact do it all.

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Super Dub Turbo Pro

worst $2.50 i ever spent

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TAL Sampler. Great plugin, but I never really got comfortable with the interface.

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probably every sample library of every acoustic instrument has underachieved relative to claims - some way more than others

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I cannot think of ever purchasing a plugin, thinking that it would be the only one I ever needed ... and it wasn't.

Conversely however, I can confidently state that the plugin I purchased, which absolutely was the only EQ plugin I ever needed was... FabFilter Pro-Q (v1/2/3/4) ... does it still count if there were three subsequent major releases thereof? Since they only displaced each other, as and when each update was released, I guess it does still qualify.) 😉

There were loads of plugins I bought, which I rarely ever, or never really use. But I never thought that I would to begin with. They were often impulse purchases. And since, my expectations were not so great, I was not greatly disappointed or too bothered by not needing them.

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billinder33 wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:53 am
CrystalWizard wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:26 am
CrystalWizard wrote: Tue Nov 18, 2025 12:03 am Since it's some reverse question- every plug in except Reaktor.
Rereading this thread i'm confused : if "only plugin you'll ever need" means not the only plugin you'll ever need because of the quote and and wasn't also mean not the only plugin you'll ever need Also means not the only plugin you'll ever need also, then: everything named is not the only plugin you'll ever need. Correct?
Correct. A plugin advertised or perceived as a do-it-all for a specific purpose that didn't in fact do it all.
I couldn't have said it better than you just did CrystalWizard and apparently I didn't. Mind if I change the title to what you just said? lol!

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dblock wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 3:54 pm
billinder33 wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:53 am
CrystalWizard wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:26 am
CrystalWizard wrote: Tue Nov 18, 2025 12:03 am Since it's some reverse question- every plug in except Reaktor.
Rereading this thread i'm confused : if "only plugin you'll ever need" means not the only plugin you'll ever need because of the quote and and wasn't also mean not the only plugin you'll ever need Also means not the only plugin you'll ever need also, then: everything named is not the only plugin you'll ever need. Correct?
Correct. A plugin advertised or perceived as a do-it-all for a specific purpose that didn't in fact do it all.
I couldn't have said it better than you just did CrystalWizard and apparently I didn't. Mind if I change the title to what you just said? lol!
I'll have my lawyer draw up the licensing agreement!!!! Lol

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Smooth Operator. It seemed to be in the same category as Soothe. It is not.

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billinder33 wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 5:29 pm
dblock wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 3:54 pm
billinder33 wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:53 am
CrystalWizard wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:26 am
CrystalWizard wrote: Tue Nov 18, 2025 12:03 am Since it's some reverse question- every plug in except Reaktor.
Rereading this thread i'm confused : if "only plugin you'll ever need" means not the only plugin you'll ever need because of the quote and and wasn't also mean not the only plugin you'll ever need Also means not the only plugin you'll ever need also, then: everything named is not the only plugin you'll ever need. Correct?
Correct. A plugin advertised or perceived as a do-it-all for a specific purpose that didn't in fact do it all.
I couldn't have said it better than you just did CrystalWizard and apparently I didn't. Mind if I change the title to what you just said? lol!
I'll have my lawyer draw up the licensing agreement!!!! Lol
:) :) NDAs all around
gadgets an gizmos..make noise~crystalawareness.bandcamp.com/ soundcloud.com/crystalawareness Restocked: 5/2026
if this post is edited -it was for punctuation, grammar, or to make it coherent (or make me seem coherent).

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SampleTank

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I purchased too many plugins in the past. I was stupid and believed the lies ”you need this one for a pro mix”. But never anything that promised to do it all.

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That vocal thing from iZotope. Granted it was only sale for $15 (which should've been a red flag).

Edit: vocalsynth
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