Resurrect one plugin. What would you pick?

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FXpansion Guru . . . I know, I know, Geist 2 is the succesor, and I’m sure it’s great. I’m just a sucker for the classics I guess. Still looking for another physical copy but they are next to impossible to find.

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Steinberg Virtual guitarist

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sq8l , still sounds better than Arturia and Cherry Audio's esq-1 attempts to my ears

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Bornemark's Broomstick Bass !
I can't say that I really used it in any songs... but I had hours of fun jamming along with it.

I probably learned most of the improvised chord changes and turnarounds, that I still use to this day playing along with that one. 😄

The Ujam stuff is a useable replacement, but it's just not the same.

- Jay

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HardFloorJamm3r wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:25 am FXpansion Guru . . . I know, I know, Geist 2 is the succesor, and I’m sure it’s great. I’m just a sucker for the classics I guess. Still looking for another physical copy but they are next to impossible to find.
Nowhere to download and authorize?

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switched to Speedrum 2 with no regrets

might have one or two features less at the moment if you really care for these, but otherwise it is at least as good, if not better

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I have Geist 2. You won't get it authorized.

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grumpyG wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 8:06 am sq8l , still sounds better than Arturia and Cherry Audio's esq-1 attempts to my ears
Define "sounds better", because Arturia's version sounds damn good.
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gaf_thit wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2026 9:08 am
HardFloorJamm3r wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:25 am FXpansion Guru . . . I know, I know, Geist 2 is the succesor, and I’m sure it’s great. I’m just a sucker for the classics I guess. Still looking for another physical copy but they are next to impossible to find.
Nowhere to download and authorize?
You can get an installer from the FXpansion site if you still have an old account with a registered license, which unfortunately I don’t. In talks with someone about a license transfer currently! Fingers crossed.

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Virtual Guitarist 2.

Kore.

Also Antares Filter. It’s not that there aren’t filters these days, but I had a lot of fun with it.

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So many great memories in this thread. I'll add two from left field:

1. Sonicbytes ERA sequencer. I know it lives on as Sugarbyte's Thesys (which I bought), but Thesys has a few deal breaking and inexplicable limitations to me (mostly reagarding quirks in its song mode)||

2. I need to to find the Giga-sampler gigasnare .gig. I have G-Player to play it on but how in hell am I going to find that snare .gig? Help!

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starflakeprj wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2026 9:16 pm
grumpyG wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 8:06 am sq8l , still sounds better than Arturia and Cherry Audio's esq-1 attempts to my ears
Define "sounds better", because Arturia's version sounds damn good.
Sounds better at being an accurate emulation of an ESQ-1 / SQ-80

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Camel Audio Alchemy
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grumpyG wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2026 7:27 am
starflakeprj wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2026 9:16 pm
grumpyG wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 8:06 am sq8l , still sounds better than Arturia and Cherry Audio's esq-1 attempts to my ears
Define "sounds better", because Arturia's version sounds damn good.
Sounds better at being an accurate emulation of an ESQ-1 / SQ-80
That can be true, it was a long time ago I used SQ8L, and even longer since I touched an ESQ-1, or any other Ensoniq synth for that matter. But the Arturia SQ80 V just sounds so good on its own, emulation or not :)
Mac Mini M4 Pro | 14 Cores (10P/4E) | 48GB RAM | Studio One | Reason | Bitwig Studio | Logic Pro | FL Studio | Cubase Pro | Waveform | Reaper | Renoise | ~1000 VSTs/AUs | ~350 REs

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VAZ modular.

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