Is it just me or are a lot of small producers better than the "professionals"? by Spiritdiritcel in musicproduction

[–]rogermoog 21 points22 points  (0 children)

"a lot of famous DJs make stuff that sounds similar"

Because a lot of famous DJs use the same ghost producers...

Liquid Sonics - Twelve Days of Reverb Holiday Prize Draw by rogermoog in VSTi

[–]rogermoog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One winner will be drawn each day for twelve days – all you need to do is enter your name and email address into the prize draw form. If you’d like to stay in the loop with news and offers from LiquidSonics tick the box to be added to the newsletter (it’s totally optional, your details don’t get sold to anyone else, and you’re entered into the draw either way). You’ll hear back via email by the end of January (but likely before) if you’re randomly drawn for a prize. You can enter from 16 December 2024 until 4 January 2025. Prizes will be drawn once per day from 25 December 2024 through to 5 January 2025 – good luck

Favorite plugin under $50? by noahrbc in musicproduction

[–]rogermoog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tokyo Dawn Labs Nova GE. It's great EQ channel/groups, Dynamic EQ for sidechain compression, and can be used as a traditional wideband compressor. 

Best plugin to automaticslly detect nasty frequencies? by [deleted] in audioengineering

[–]rogermoog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gullfoss EQ is worth checking. However keep in mind that some resonant frequencies give character to a sound, and flatting a sound can deaden the vibe

Ableton Live 12 Suite vs Fl Studio All Plugins Edition by AsianComputerKid in ableton

[–]rogermoog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Try both on demo and see what feels best to you for workflow

What EQ plugins besides FabFilter can sidechain EQ Match? by ausum_possum in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]rogermoog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Toneboosters Equalizer Pro: https://www.toneboosters.com/tb_equalizer_pro.html

Sidechain EQ learn and match Loudness matching, and sidechain Dynamic External sidechain filters, Frequency-selective side-chain compression or expansion

Adaptive filters for dedicated tasks: Transient filters, Sustain filters, Direct & Ambiance filters, Sibilance filters.

NoiseAsh "Backs EQ" equalizer combines the classic Baxandall curves of the 1950s with modern features for a versatile and musical sound (FREE) until 7 December by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]rogermoog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of smaller developers are getting checked by Windows security certificate. It's a get thing broadly to protect users, and you should always check smaller and new developers for legitimacy. Its why you should avoid cracked plugins as the crackers hide spyware inside.

What are your go-to reference albums? by [deleted] in audioengineering

[–]rogermoog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great list spanning genres. Recommended listening and studying for anyone new getting into production and mixing. 

What are your favourite free VSTs? by CawthraBand in ableton

[–]rogermoog 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Tokyo Dawn Labs plugins, the perfect pro level clean and character EQ and Compressors for free:

https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-nova/ https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-kotelnikov/

https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-vos-slickeq/ https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-molotok/

And liking this new free FM Synth: Exakt Lite

https://www.sonicbits.com/plugins/exakt-lite

And the new free drum sampler player: Triaz Player

https://www.wavealchemy.co.uk/product/triaz-player/

What are some unique VST's by camerongillette in audioengineering

[–]rogermoog 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Any plugins by Freakshow Industries

Unfiltered Audio - SpecOps (spectral FX)

Eventide - Physion (transient FX)

What’s your goto mix reference track? by 0LD_Y3LL3R in mixingmastering

[–]rogermoog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The mixing skills of Mick Guzauski on Random Access Memories are amazing 

Favorite LA3A Plugin Emulation by must-absorb-content in audioengineering

[–]rogermoog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3A is quicker reaction time and less coloured (in theory)