Useless discussion: name ONE plugin for each category

[htothehza]

Transient shaper: Newfangled Articulate
Track compressor: Massenburg DRC2
Bus compressor: Goodhertz VCME
Limiter: Fabfilter Pro L2
EQ: Fabfilter Pro Q4
Reverb: LS Cinematic Rooms
Delay: PM P930 Lunar Lander
Saturation: Cranesong Phoenix II
Chorus: Tritik Echorus
Flanger: Audiority Flanger 117
Phaser: Dusty Devices Phaser-DDL
Tape: PM P821 MDN Tape
Bitcrusher: Plogue Chipcrusher

[Transfigurationsofbeing]

Transient shaper: ADPTR SCULPTR
Compressor: Cenozoix
Limiter: TDR Limiter 6 for individuals and Elevate for mastering
EQ: Kirchhoff
Reverb: Valhalla Shimmer
Delay: Cluster by Minimal Audio
Saturation: I like the magic of Warm Tape preset of Saturn 2, but I'm going to say the one I always use –Silverbullet MK2
Chorus: Gem Modula
Flanger: Antresol
Phaser: PhaseMistress

Creative one: SpecOps
Resonance supressor: MSpectralDynamics is better but still preffer Soothe2 by GUI and musicality.

[audiosabre]

Transient shaper: Samplitude AM | Pulse
Track compressor: digitalfishphones blockfish
Bus compressor: Martin Eastwood Compressive
Limiter: 4Front W1 Limiter
EQ: Electri-Q (posihfopit edition)
Reverb: Smart Electronix Ambience
Delay: TAL-DUB
Saturation: Sausage Fattener
Chorus: Distorque Azurite
Flanger: Audio Damage Liquid
Phaser: SupaPhaser
Tape: URS Saturation
Bitcrusher: Sonitex STX-1260

[pekbro]

Transient shaper: HOFA SYSTEM
Track compressor: HOFA SYSTEM
Bus compressor: HOFA SYSTEM
Limiter: HOFA SYSTEM
EQ: HOFA SYSTEM
Reverb: HOFA SYSTEM
Delay: HOFA SYSTEM
Saturation: HOFA SYSTEM
Chorus: HOFA SYSTEM
Flanger: HOFA SYSTEM
Phaser: HOFA SYSTEM
Tape: HOFA SYSTEM
Bitcrusher: HOFA SYSTEM

[Hoffstein]

Optimizing for versatility…

Transient shaper: ST4B
Track compressor: DMG TrackComp
Bus compressor: Softube Bus Processor
Limiter: TDR Limiter 6 GE
EQ: FabFilter Pro-Q 4
Reverb: LiquidSonics Reverberate
Delay: Other Desert Cities
Saturation: Tone Projects Kelvin
Chorus: Sinevibes Blend
Flanger: Sinevibes Dipole
Phaser: Sinevibes Whirl
Tape: Chow Tape
Bitcrusher: Aberrant Digitalis

[VOODOO U]

Who gives a f**k. That's my list. Although i do have to give a shout out to Chow.

[multree]

I admit the list is a little Goodhertz heavy, I could name a few alternatives for most categories but wanted to name just one (the first thing I go to nowadays for each category)

Transient shaper: BOZdigital Transgressor 3
Track compressor: Safari Pedals the Herd
Bus compressor: Goodhertz VCME
Limiter: Goodhertz VCME SoftClip
EQ: Goodhertz Tiltshift
Reverb: Klevgrand Revolv
Delay: Safari Pedals YAK Delay
Saturation: Goodhertz VCME SoftClip
Chorus: Goodhertz Wow Control
Phaser: Goodhertz Trem Control
Tape: Goodhertz Tupe
Bitcrusher: not a Bitcrusher at all but Goodhertz Lossy

[telecharge]

Transient shaper: SPL Transient Designer
Track compressor: UAD 1176 Rev A
Bus compressor: UAD SSL G Bus Compressor
Limiter: UAD LA-3A
EQ: UAD SSL 4000 E
Reverb: UAD Ocean Way Studios
Delay: UAD Galaxy Tape Echo
Saturation: UAD Neve 1073
Chorus: UAD Brigade Chorus
Flanger, Phaser: These are 2 separate categories!
Tape: UAD Ampex ATR-102
Bitcrusher: LOL wut?

What is your only flanger?
What is your only phaser?
What are the odds that they are not UAD products?

[jamcat]

What is your only flanger?
What is your only phaser?
What are the odds that they are not UAD products?

Eventide Instant Flanger
Eventide Instant Phaser

[seangm]

Who gives a f**k.

I use who gives a sh*t which is better on the bottom end

[seangm]

del

[t.o.t.s.]

Transient shaper: Newfangled Articulate
Track compressor: Fabfilter Pro-C2
Bus compressor: Softube Bus Processor
Limiter: Fabfilter Pro-L2
EQ: Fabfilter Pro-Q4
Reverb: Valhalla Room
Delay: Soundtoys Echoboy Jr
Saturation: Fabfilter Saturn 2
Chorus: Softube Fix Doubler
Flanger, Phaser: Eventide Instant
Tape: Softube Tape
Bitcrusher: D16 Decimort 2

[kritikon]

Where do I find these WGAF plugins? Haven't heard of them until now. However, I regularly use those NUTIFP plugins, they seem to do most jobs really well and are available everywhere (Not Using Those Ilok Fucktard Plugins)

[DCrown]

I could use all Reaper stock plugins (why shouldn't you use them?) plus
Comp Arouser
Mastering Comp TDR Kotelnikov GE
Bus Comp SSL native Bus comp
EQ mono MEQ5 Pultec
EQ mono/stereo Eventide Split EQ
FX Soundtoys Effects Rack
Reverb TC DVR 250
Delay Valhalla
Saturation PSP Saturator
Tape Waves Kramer
Limiter Waves L-1
Limiter mastering Sonnox

That's what I use anyway mostly,
furthermore just some nice LA2a and LA3a, one or two more reverbs and two more fx plugins - all I really need. My most used plugin is probably REAeq, prefer it over Farbfilter, ProQ only when I need a dynamic eq.

[e@rs]

Transient shaper: Peakbuster
Track compressor: TrackComp
Bus compressor: Kotelnikov GE
Limiter: TrackLimit
EQ: EQuilibrium
Reverb: Comet
Delay: Tekturon
Saturation: apShaper
Chorus: Syntorus
Flanger, Phaser: Antresol, Godfazer
Tape: Satin
Bitcrusher: Chipcrusher