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Thinking of buying some plugins

ferdinandstrat

ferdinandstrat

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I have Cubase 7 LE which I think about switching to reaper, it sounds more stable.

And as the title suggests I want to get something to emulate amps and pedals like BIAS FX, also I want a good drum plugin. A friend of mine recommended EZDrummer for that and he also recommended EZMix.

Whoch do you guys recommend?
 
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I have EZdrummer ... and it definitely works for what it is, but I sort of wish I would have done some more research and gotten a more polished program.

As far as other plugins for Reaper ... the majority of plugins I use are free. A lot of free plugins are garbage, but if you look hard enough, there are some really really usable ones out there for free.
 
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Luke19Boarder said:
I have EZdrummer ... and it definitely works for what it is, but I sort of wish I would have done some more research and gotten a more polished program.

As far as other plugins for Reaper ... the majority of plugins I use are free. A lot of free plugins are garbage, but if you look hard enough, there are some really really usable ones out there for free.
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Anything on the level of BIAS FX?
 
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ferdinandstrat said:
Anything on the level of BIAS FX?
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Honestly, I haven't used a lot of guitar amp simulators (I have a hard time getting them to sound natural .... even the paid ones that I've demo'ed), but I will use these ones from time to time:

Fretted Synth FA3: Download Free Amp simulator plug-in: Free Amp 3 by Fretted Synth

IK Media Amplitube 3: IK Multimedia | AmpliTube 3 FREE: The World's Top Free VST Plug-in!

LePou (Poulin?) Plugins: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

You can find youtube demos of all of these to see if they're at all what you are looking for.
 
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Regarding EZ drummer: I'm fine with it. I use it for my personal recordings as well as for band demos. I have a few different plugins: metal machine, latin kit, rock kit, electronic kit. I don't do pro recordings and I do not feel the need for a more sophisticated drumplugin.
I also use EZ mix, also with a couple of different of their plugins. Here again, it suits most of my needs.
For recording, I go with a DI signal and one signal through a Line6 UX with FX if needed. Line6 has a couple of nice FX with there FX pack.
YMMV though.
 
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KimGT99 said:
Regarding EZ drummer: I'm fine with it. I use it for my personal recordings as well as for band demos. I have a few different plugins: metal machine, latin kit, rock kit, electronic kit. I don't do pro recordings and I do not feel the need for a more sophisticated drumplugin.
I also use EZ mix, also with a couple of different of their plugins. Here again, it suits most of my needs.
For recording, I go with a DI signal and one signal through a Line6 UX with FX if needed. Line6 has a couple of nice FX with there FX pack.
YMMV though.
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I saw a demo of Ezmix with vocals and really wanted. But how does it handle guitar and bass?
 
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ferdinandstrat said:
I saw a demo of Ezmix with vocals and really wanted. But how does it handle guitar and bass?
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Depending on where you wanna go. I'm a non pro user and in a couple of minutes I get there where I want: I write songs in order to present them to the band. I record bass, guit and keys by myself and program drums. It's the fastest way to get an acceptable result.
In the band, we also use it partially in pre prod
 
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KimGT99 said:
Depending on where you wanna go. I'm a non pro user and in a couple of minutes I get there where I want: I write songs in order to present them to the band. I record bass, guit and keys by myself and program drums. It's the fastest way to get an acceptable result.
In the band, we also use it partially in pre prod
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As somebody who mixes on a semi-pro basis I completely understand the use of EZ Mix in this context. It does a well enough job for these purposes. It's not up to the task of heavy mixing, but for demos it's a great tool.
 
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I'd concur with the Voxengo VST's for guitar. Very well done.
They do some other free VST's that are truly my go-to plug-ins.

For drums, and if you can afford it, there's a terrific program from Steinberg called Groove Agent.
It's super simple to use (especially if you can get a midi keyboard set up).
You pick the drum kit (editable if needed), you pick the time signature, you pick the BPM, you pick how complicated or simple you want it to be, and it plays the drums for you.
You want a fill? Hit a button/key. You want to change the fill? Move the slider.
I'm not a paid endorser for it, I just really like it. You just move the sliders to pick whatever you want. You can record to Midi, and then further edit in your DAW.

You want, say, a Jeff Porcaro type drummer, on a John Bonham kit, playing a 30's style rag? Why not.
Ringo playing a "Bristol Trip Hop" type kit? Okay...

Everything you record is copyright free, so long as you credit the program on anything released commercially (or that was the case a while back).
 

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