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Waves has their Studio Rack which is similar, but only allows Waves plugins. ...actually, it looks like they're are depricating this. Apparently it doesn't work for v11 plugins. https://www.waves.com/account/studiorack-free

Perhaps an easier way to say it might be: you can create as complex and convoluted a plugin chain as you need to within this plugin, but since it is a plugin itself, it only takes up one insert slot on your DAW's channel.

Blue Cat's FREE bundle is really good and has some useful plugins that I use all the time. But I have never bought a plugin from them because they have never entered the "no-brainer" level on a sale yet. I'm certain they are quality though based on the freebies. I'm also particularly interested in Patchwork. The "Plug'n Script" looks like it would be fun to play around with too, but ....$$. Vovoxengo is another dev I'd put in this category too, only their GUIs aren't as good a BCs.

Crack a beer, maybe they'll come to ya. You can't force this sort of thing...

I keep hoping these updates are going to be BIG performance updates. I love the SoundToys plugins I've got, but my crappy laptop struggles to run Little Plate, Little Radiator and even SieQ! I'll often start a mix with these, then pull them off down the road once my CPU starts struggling and those always seem to chew up the most cycles. Never a problem with EchoBoy though, thank goodness! And YES, it's way past time to update my hardware. Now if I can just quit buying plugins and budget for a PC...

Plainsong.

SuperCharger is pretty darn good too!

@Mesh Ha! Like I was saying. I think Lars posted this while I was typing my reply above... Looking forward to trying this one out too!!

For me, it would have to be a total and absolute no-brainer price at this point, because I've racked up way too many other good reverbs in the meantime, and a few of them were FREE.... ?

It's usually the first one I try for my "Room" reverb too. It sounds great! I've been wondering if I should get the full version for awhile now too.

What I do like about it in Studio One is that it has the "mini" version where you can expand it on the channel inserts section and get an idea of your levels anywhere you insert the plugin.

Bump. I've been playing around with this thing and it's fan-freakin-tastic! Warren's video just scratched the surface on what this can do. If you're looking for a "transparent" compressor, then move on. But if you want something that is going to make you sit up and take notice and add some schnizzle, try this baby out. This is seriously a cool tool - it can do "normal", but excels at "different" and "exciting". I'm having so much fun I just had to share! Off to RTFM and play some more. Cheers!

Totally worth it and a great way to start chipping away at the full upgrade price for SoundToys 5.

Here's another online loudness analyzer if you just want to check the loudness of your mix. Just click "Analyze From File" and drag your MP3 or whatever onto the page. https://youlean.co/online-loudness-meter/

Yes, every time I do a mix... I also run into issues sometimes with OpenGL. I can't upgrade my graphics card. It's waaaay past time to upgrade my DAW PC!

That is actually where I found out about this. It's free to try, so give it a go and judge for yourself.

Man this ticks me off! I had to pay like $4 to get it through Computer Music last year! ? But seriously though, this is probably my most used IK plugin. Wow!

Not me, and I've probably got the crappiest PC on here, aDell with an i3 ...

I tried it out earlier this year and it's really really cool! They give you some free time when you sign up so you can play around and figure things out. I didn't have any problems processing or anything like that. My problem is trying to fit it into my mixing workflow. You need to upload the stems/tracks, process them, then download them again and plug them into your DAW... Still, what an incredibly cool "outside the box" idea! (See what I did there? )

Just because they won't "support" it, doesn't mean Studio One will stop working on Win7...

Don't you just hate it when the FREE update they just gave you breaks the FREE software that you never use that they gave you earlier??

Awesome! NOW Kush just needs to get on the $29 bandwagon!

D-Rez is pretty decent. T-Comp gets some use. I keep forgetting I have RM-2. ?

I have this and it's fine, but I never use it because I always use Hofa's 4U Meter from their Free Bundle. It's got the same options as the FreeG, but I particularly like the Panning options the 4U offers and the Trim on the individual channels. The UI is super intuitive and easy to work with too. https://hofa-plugins.de/en/plugins/4u/ Sorry Lars, I didn't mean to side-track your thread. Maybe it could be a FREE Metering Thread?

Now THAT'S a new angle! I guess they've got enough current plugins to cover you, but how would you know if you want any "future" plugins?