Even though I have way more compressors/EQs that I'll ever use, I pretty much think that a decent suite includes the following:

Compressors - one for general, all-around use (e.g., FabFilter Pro-C), one for "color" (e.g., NI VC 76 or similar), and one for buses (e.g., The Glue, Waves SSL 4000 bus comp).

EQ's - one clean EQ for general-purpose and surgical work with plenty of bands (e.g., FabFilter Pro-Q, Waves H-EQ, or similar), and potentially another one with a vintage/colored vibe (e.g., UAD Neve 1073, Waves V-EQ, or similar).

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney I told the guy to add the notes like waves hybrid and a parameter to transpose. It is so simple to implement. Fabfilter looked good. Ddmf pro looks the same , does the same , and is ridiculously cheap. Spline eq is another thing altogether. Fabfilter have been rather lazy if you ask me. If they kep adding features, people would buy it say like uhe. I think that it is the best way to encourage people buying stuff. I can't wait till cytomiks filter plugin. The betas sound delicious.

Ddmf is one of my favorites, if not my favorite company. But we should keep the secret and not tell much about it.

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Originally posted by TranceElevation Ddmf is one of my favorites, if not my favorite company. But we should keep the secret and not tell much about it.

It's not a secret. musicradar, rekkerd, audiofanzine, etc etc etc have been talking about them for ages and computer music magazine gives away free versions pretty regularly. great plugs, though.

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney Fabfilter looked good. Ddmf pro looks the same , does the same , and is ridiculously cheap.

You have to buy both DDMF EQs to get the full feature set of Pro-Q (linear and minimum phase), but I agree it's still much better value. That said, there's no way the UI on the DDMF plugins is as good as Pro-Q.

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney Fabfilter have been rather lazy if you ask me. If they kep adding features, people would buy it say like uhe.

People mainly buy FF products for the workflow and bundle discounts. Pro-Q has the best UI around and Pro-C is the only compressor where auto gain actually works. Some FF plugins go beyond just having a nice UI though. Pro-L and Saturn fall into that category; they excel in terms of quality and features, not just aesthetics.

Considering my earlier post, I have to point out that I only bought these plugins because the ones that came with my DAW (Studio One) were missing features I needed; the limiter had no ISP detection, the EQ had no mid/side, the compressor is RMS only and there was no (good) distortion effect. The plugins in most DAWs cover most of these features already and are of generally equal quality, so it's important to keep perspective.

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Originally posted by DJ Robby Rox I've never had a problem with FLs tech support till this day. (I've actually never used it till this day)

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Originally posted by floyd741 i think echosystm is a pretty cool guy. eh pwns robby rox and doesn't afraid of anything.

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I can see how as a beginner you would want to try and take the most pragmatic approach, but unfortunately you are taking the wrong approach and are worrying about something that has little or no importance. The in-the-box effects with all major DAWs are more than capable to do the job you need done. There are some VST plugins that do the same job, sometimes better, sometimes worse, but 95% of the time those differences are aesthetic and entirely subjective.

The differences in the in-the-box effects like EQ and compressors in a DAW like Ableton and buying top of the line software EQ/compressors in their place, at your stage of development, are extremely irrelevant nuances that you shouldn't even be worried about. In the production world, driving the best Ferrari vs. a family sedan is not the same as using top of the line plugins vs. in-the-box effects for things like EQ and compression, especially since you are so new.

The energy you are spending on this is the energy you should be using to understand the fundamental concepts of compression and EQ, and time you could be spending learning through practice of application.

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Originally posted by cryophonik Even though I have way more compressors/EQs that I'll ever use, I pretty much think that a decent suite includes the following: Compressors - one for general, all-around use (e.g., FabFilter Pro-C), one for "color" (e.g., NI VC 76 or similar), and one for buses (e.g., The Glue, Waves SSL 4000 bus comp). EQ's - one clean EQ for general-purpose and surgical work with plenty of bands (e.g., FabFilter Pro-Q, Waves H-EQ, or similar), and potentially another one with a vintage/colored vibe (e.g., UAD Neve 1073, Waves V-EQ, or similar).

THIS.

I now don't have to really post anything....

Though, I will say this: a channel strip can be useful, especially if you want a certain sound, or on a system where you need to use less (older systems), or if you like a more "all-in-one" plug for eq, compression, sometimes gating.

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Originally posted by Intellekshual Rave to the grave.

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Originally posted by wotyzoid djshire, you're a cool nigga.

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Originally posted by Taipan Agreed. You da man!