How many here have made an U-turn to get rid of GAS by sticking to only DAW stock synths?

[dasen]

How many here have made an U-turn to get rid of GAS by sticking to only DAW stock synths?

[Korg Supporter]

Not me. I’m not a fan of how most of Bitwig’s synths sound. Their FM ones are pretty cool, though

[CapnLockheed]

How many licks DOES it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop?

The world may never know. AFAIK G.A.S. has no cure.

[luvst]

i prefer U-he instead of U-turn.-

[concealed identity]

I still use stock plugins where it makes sense, but really the best solution to GAS is either self-control, or just accepting that sometimes it's worth the money to play around with something new and fun.

[Benedict]

Me

I effectively rely on what is in Reason. Much easier seeing Europa etc are such strong devices but still, GAS is irrespective of what one has - more about the gaping hole in one's soul or sole. I beat that already which makes settling & committing to the Real Work anywhere so much easier.

[rlared]

Me

I effectively rely on what is in Reason. Much easier seeing Europa etc are such strong devices but still, GAS is irrespective of what one has - more about the gaping hole in one's soul or sole. I beat that already which makes settling & committing to the Real Work anywhere so much easier.

Reason seems like it would be harder because of the thousand rack instruments and extensions calling to you hehe

[Uncle E]

The DAW's I use don't have stock synths. That said, I use Luna Pro's stock EQ, compressors, and tapes almost exclusively now.

[sin night]

Not me, I keep using third party tools (both instruments and effects), but I slowed down my purchases once I collected enough plugins. Nowadays, a new plugin has to bring something special to the table (a specific tone, some unique features…). I have my go-to plugins, so any new plugin must fill a specific niche… it’s not easy to excite me nowadays.

That takes care of software gas; speaking of hardware, prices/features/availability/need for space are taking care of that gas as well. I’m still getting a few things here and there (and I’m into diy), but it’s a rather quiet moment for me right now…

I ask myself if a new tool actually matters in my current setup, but the answer is often negative, so no purchase for ne..

[zerocrossing]

No DAW has everything that I require.

[whassup]

i prefer U-he instead of U-turn.-

Reaper, so my answer is: nope.

[DiodeLadder]

Aside from quality, instruments and effects included in DAW can get discontinued or become obsolete without warning, and I avoid them entirely. Using 3rd party plugins would allow me to switch DAWs and keep my familiar tools as well.

[wagtunes]

LMAO.

[Vortifex]

FL Studio has Harmor, Sytrus and Kepler Exo which all sound great. Unfortunately Harmor has a UI only a mother could love. Kepler Exo is pretty much the ultimate Juno inspired synth, adding a second DCO and LFO, cross mod, filter FM, phase slider for the sub osc and other stuff. But in FL Studio the parameter values are displayed in a tiny window at the top of the screen instead of on the actual synth, which for me is a deal breaker.

[xx JPRacer xx]

I'd prefer DAWs come with no instrument or FX and a lower price. I prefer to use the instruments and FXs I like.