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DCrown · Post by **DCrown** » Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:52 am

The oldest plugin(s) I still use a lot are
RBass and RComp.
Renaissance Bundle was released in early 2000!

Instrument I think it is Sylenth1 or Xpand2, not sure what is older, though. Sylenth gets not as much use as Xpand2, though.

Google tells me:
Sylenth1 was officially released by LennarDigital on September 27, 2006, as a polyphonic virtual analog VSTi synthesizer for Windows.

Xpand!2 by AIR Music Technology was released as part of the Pro Tools 8 upgrade, with its updated features noted around July 2010

What about you?

Touch The Universe · Post by **Touch The Universe** » Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:54 am

DCrown · Post by **DCrown** » Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:56 am

Touch The Universe wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:54 am vb 1

The Steinberg VB-1 virtual bass plugin was originally released in the late 1990s as one of the first virtual instruments (VSTi) bundled with Steinberg Cubase

And you still use it? Probably some upgraded version.

DCrown · Post by **DCrown** » Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:59 am

Omg, Zebra 1.0: December 2003.
Was it the same dev ? He must have been a child/teen
when he developed it.
Didn't know Zebra is that old .
Still use Zebra 2 and Zebra 3 beta.

SoftSynthLover99 · Post by **SoftSynthLover99** » Thu Mar 05, 2026 5:07 am

DCrown wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:52 am The oldest plugin(s) I still use a lot are
RBass and RComp.
Renaissance Bundle was released in early 2000!

Instrument I think it is Sylenth1 or Xpand2, not sure what is older, though. Sylenth gets not as much use as Xpand2, though.

Google tells me:
Sylenth1 was officially released by LennarDigital on September 27, 2006, as a polyphonic virtual analog VSTi synthesizer for Windows.

Xpand!2 by AIR Music Technology was released as part of the Pro Tools 8 upgrade, with its updated features noted around July 2010

What about you?

Eventide ultra channel! It’s had some GUI updates but still sounds as awesome as it did way back in the 2010s when I found it. The micropitch section is golden for vocals and guitars. It goes back to 32 bit so I have no clue when it was originally released. Also the Pultec Pro Legacy from UAD still sounds amazing.

I feel like a lot of the best plugins have been around for a long time already. Outside of GUI updates we have probably peaked a while ago as far as sound goes. Now it’s a matter of workflow, GUI improvements and quality of life updates IMO.

Touch The Universe · Post by **Touch The Universe** » Thu Mar 05, 2026 5:34 am

DCrown wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:56 am
Touch The Universe wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:54 am vb 1
The Steinberg VB-1 virtual bass plugin was originally released in the late 1990s as one of the first virtual instruments (VSTi) bundled with Steinberg Cubase

And you still use it? Probably some upgraded version.

Honestly, not in awhile

Though have it installed.

ToMegaTherion · Post by **ToMegaTherion** » Sun Mar 08, 2026 7:45 pm

The Sonnox Oxford EQ and Oxford Dynamics were originally on the Sony Oxford OXF-R3 console from the mid 90s.

Cuauhtli · Post by **Cuauhtli** » Mon Mar 09, 2026 1:40 am

Krakli Cygnus unless Reaper's plugins are older.

VladK · Post by **VladK** » Mon Mar 09, 2026 4:39 am

reajs by Cockos from 2005, last update in 2016 - still use it to measure a real plugin latency with LatencyChecker script.

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Mon Mar 09, 2026 6:16 am

Probably MODO DRUM 1.5.
It was last updated 4 years ago.

Crowzilla · Post by **Crowzilla** » Mon Mar 09, 2026 7:38 am

Soon I'll fire up my XP computer (reserved for the old programs that do not run on the newer stuff) and can use all the old stuff again. (some of them must be from the '90s) In this modern Reaper setup I still like to use Tweakbench's Grumblebum from time to time. I think it was released around 2006 or so?

I probably use some other 32 bit plugins here and there too and they are older than that, but I don't feel like Googling their release date. (the AI answers can be all over the place)

metalifuxx · Post by **metalifuxx** » Mon Mar 09, 2026 9:02 am

Waves Rbass for life!

kropotkin303 · Post by **kropotkin303** » Mon Mar 09, 2026 6:34 pm

Still like using Synth1. 2002 I believe. Great it made it to 64 bit. Couple it up with Synth1 Librarian by Nutrino Sky and enjoy finding searchable presets from the many many banks that have been released.

Tubeman · Post by **Tubeman** » Mon Mar 09, 2026 7:02 pm

DCrown wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:52 am The oldest plugin(s) I still use a lot are
RBass and RComp.
Renaissance Bundle was released in early 2000!

Instrument I think it is Sylenth1 or Xpand2, not sure what is older, though. Sylenth gets not as much use as Xpand2, though.

Google tells me:
Sylenth1 was officially released by LennarDigital on September 27, 2006, as a polyphonic virtual analog VSTi synthesizer for Windows.

Xpand!2 by AIR Music Technology was released as part of the Pro Tools 8 upgrade, with its updated features noted around July 2010

What about you?

What OS you're on? Windows XP?

I still have the SimulAnalog plugins from I like 2003 or so installed, not used them for years though.

Tubeman · Post by **Tubeman** » Mon Mar 09, 2026 7:08 pm

jamcat wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2026 6:16 am Probably MODO DRUM 1.5.
It was last updated 4 years ago.

Do I sense some sarcasm there?

Could say same about MODO bass. Its engine has not been updated in like 10 years. V2 just added some more basses.

Oldest plugin (released date) u still use