i've justified keeping a load of plugins under the premise that they're all different tones, like an artist has all kinds of paints, pencils, charcoals etc... Mostly this is true, but i do miss the days of hardware for the fact that i was so familiar with all of my hardware. I knew how to get into the pockets and get the most out of my machines, what was possible and what was not. Now I have so many f**king soft synths for example - and such little time - i feel embarrassed to say i rarely even make my own patches anymore. Also the amount of ground that plugins and DAWs cover now it's just insane. Too many options!
Limiting the amount of plugins is good in theory, to get more familiar with each plugin. I just know, every time i think RIGHT I'm deleting all of these plugins, i end up missing the sound of something. Hence my folder system. I keep Predator (now v3) around for a single patch i created back on v1. I can recreate it on other synths, but it always lacks something. I generally don't like reusing presets, and i start all songs with a blank canvas, but there are a handful of one-trick synths and effects i can't seem to replace or i just love one aspect of it.
it's lucky i don't use Windows anymore or my plugin folder would be fooking MASSIVE
Limiting the amount of plugins is good in theory, to get more familiar with each plugin. I just know, every time i think RIGHT I'm deleting all of these plugins, i end up missing the sound of something. Hence my folder system. I keep Predator (now v3) around for a single patch i created back on v1. I can recreate it on other synths, but it always lacks something. I generally don't like reusing presets, and i start all songs with a blank canvas, but there are a handful of one-trick synths and effects i can't seem to replace or i just love one aspect of it.
it's lucky i don't use Windows anymore or my plugin folder would be fooking MASSIVE
Statistics: Posted by sqigls — Fri Oct 25, 2024 3:14 am