Your plugin collection vs starting over again
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- KVRAF
- 14989 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
This thread actually reminded me to install the Tone2 synths on my new computer. Thanks!
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- KVRian
- 913 posts since 9 Aug, 2018
Wouldn’t change a thing. Have all I need, no more, no less.
That said, I have bought and sold plenty else. If I had my time again, I would pass on most things I ever even considered.
That said, I have bought and sold plenty else. If I had my time again, I would pass on most things I ever even considered.
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- KVRAF
- 2269 posts since 10 Jul, 2008 from Orbit NE US
If i were starting over i would do much the same, but probably not buy as much. I would definitely have put more of my time into Reaktor, and much less into samples.
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- KVRAF
- 3982 posts since 20 Feb, 2004
Not exactly the question, but I would put more time into learning and selecting a quality DAW. Then I'd get my workflow in said DAW down to being as quick and efficient as possible. I wasted too many years puttering around in one that was an unusable piece of shit getting nothing done.
Finally I'd learn how the basic effects work and interact to shape a track's sound.
(Then of course I'd rebuy everything I have now, probably some of them twice, who am I kidding.)
Finally I'd learn how the basic effects work and interact to shape a track's sound.
(Then of course I'd rebuy everything I have now, probably some of them twice, who am I kidding.)
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- KVRAF
- 8802 posts since 7 Oct, 2005
What I planned is not what I'm using now! I planned to use only my MODX and Minibrute with Bitwig (ideally inside Linux or a M1 Mac). I failed because I didn't like the MiniBrute overall sound and then I couldn't let go the synths and drums that I really liked over the years.
So, I just pick few tools for one track and that's it. So, I try to use two or three synths and one drums kit plus my MODX (can be just one sound or more, depends on what I need). This the most I could reach!
I can't decide which synth(s) must stay, but I can decide which synths to let go (mostly those that I didn't touch in years!). After selling and buying the same synths more than once, I reached the conclusion that those are my synths to go plus few new ones.
My main choices are from NI, Rob Papen and Arturia but I also have other important synths like the Legend, Zebra, Invader2, Thorn, OPS7, Knif(something) and few others. However, MODX has replaced almost all samples libraries and Kontakt, so the space is taken mostly by DAWs libraries that I use rarely.
About 90% of my GAS is dead now, so it's no problem for me nowadays
10% is mostly for hardware analog synth, but even that not sure! FM/VA/Wavetable synths are more important for me and they are more than enough in reality
So, I just pick few tools for one track and that's it. So, I try to use two or three synths and one drums kit plus my MODX (can be just one sound or more, depends on what I need). This the most I could reach!
I can't decide which synth(s) must stay, but I can decide which synths to let go (mostly those that I didn't touch in years!). After selling and buying the same synths more than once, I reached the conclusion that those are my synths to go plus few new ones.
My main choices are from NI, Rob Papen and Arturia but I also have other important synths like the Legend, Zebra, Invader2, Thorn, OPS7, Knif(something) and few others. However, MODX has replaced almost all samples libraries and Kontakt, so the space is taken mostly by DAWs libraries that I use rarely.
About 90% of my GAS is dead now, so it's no problem for me nowadays
10% is mostly for hardware analog synth, but even that not sure! FM/VA/Wavetable synths are more important for me and they are more than enough in reality -
- KVRAF
- 8828 posts since 6 Jan, 2017 from Outer Space
I should happily live with Bitwig and Max/MSP alone. But I like to have that huge collection of nostalgia as well. Though its inspiring, its also distraction… Having a MPE controller helps to restrict myself to MPE capable synths only, but there are more and more appearing…
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- KVRAF
- 8802 posts since 7 Oct, 2005
I think it is to know when exactly to stop having more tools! Knowing where is the line that if you pass it, you then have too many tools! The problem we are always cheating and draw the line further away 
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- KVRian
- 1234 posts since 8 May, 2018 from Sweden
If I were starting over, I would probably start with a handful of synths and effects, then keep adding stuff until I once again had hundreds of plugins installed. It is the way.
