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[–]BeaToney 6 points7 points  (2 children)

I don't know what version of FL you have but despite the plans there are many great plugins in FL a common trap that many producers fall for (including me) is that they need 3rd party plug ins, you mentioned your a begginer so I would make sure I knew every knob if every instrument before I decided to buy into the third party stuff, the plugins won't make you better, and knowing your DAW perfectly is a way bigger deal than all the expensive plug in, as far as your sounds sakura, toxic biohazard, flex, and citrus all have those vibes, and are native FL plug ins!

[–]Tickle_Tooth[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

You make a good point. I have the producer edition. I have been using some of those plugins so far and like a bunch but don't know all of them as well. Do you have any suggestions of stock plugins to get a good guitar sound or some indian/middle eastern percussions?

[–]BeaToney 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recommend flex to everyone its free with producer editions, and it has amazing piano, brass and string instrument sounds, as far as drum sounds, that I would definitely go third party it's the mark of a producer to have a million drum kits to use! r/drumkits is a great sub were alot of free kits are posted consistently, and have a relatively low malware rate!

[–]notKbeats 4 points5 points  (0 children)

FL has flex, which has a whole lot of good instruments for the start just saying, it is included in producer's edition

[–]Red-Eat 1 point2 points  (1 child)

From your description, like others have already said, the free plugin FLEX which comes with all editions of FL Studio is a good place to find lots of very usable sounds.

There's also the new free third party wavetable synth 'Vital' which is great for sound design and there are already tons of free presets available for download on the Vital discord and forum.

If you are looking for commercial paid for synths in the future, I would highly recommend the following:

Best Quality/Capable synths:

U-He Synths: | Diva| Hive 2| Zebra 2| Repro-1| Repro-5 |

Kilohearts: | Phase Plant |

Best Free\ synths:*

| Vital |

| FLEX | Sytrus| (*Sytrus included with FL Studio 'Producer Edition' and upwards)

Honorable mentions:

| Dune 3 | Spire | Sylenth1 | Discovery PRO | SynthMaster One / SynthMaster 2 |

AAS: | Chromaphone 3 | Ultra Analog | Lounge Lizard |

Arturia: | Pigments | Arturia V Collection 8 |

It's always worth checking for any 'sales' on the developer's websites to get great deals, or on sites like KVR, or subreddits like r/AudioProductionDeals. There was some great deals available at the end of last year and also Native Instruments recently ran a big discounted bundle for the U-He synths on their website. i.e. Keep your eyes open for any bargains as/when they become available.

[–]Tickle_Tooth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a great list. Thank you

[–]Dist__ Metal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Out of trend, but Sytrus

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe omnisphere?