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Toraverb has two independent, single band parametric equalizers, one for early and one for late EQ reflections-a feature that allows for full user control. Marketed as a ‘concept algorithm reverb’, Toraverb has easily accessible parameters for creating your own type of reverb-forget your classic room, hall, etc. When the engineers at D16 Group set out to create Toraverb, they wanted to make a reverb VST that was unlike any other. Soundtoys Decapitator: $199 USD Toraverb by D16 Group The flexibility of this VST makes it the perfect choice for adding character to every instrument in your mix, no matter what those instruments might be. With 5 different analogue saturation models, Decapitator lets you create subtle, extreme, or anywhere-in-between hardware-modelled saturation.ĭecapitator’s tone control allows you to shape your sound how you want it, and it’s mix control allows you to blend in dry signal without the need to use routing and sub-mixes. When it comes to saturation effect plugins, Decapitator shows up in a ton of top lists-And for good reason… Xfer Records Serum: $189 USD Decapitator by Soundtoys The effect rack also includes 10 different modules making this synth even more useful than most synth VSTs.
Serum also features a Remap Mode, which allows for you to draw your own wavetables and customize the presets or your own imported audio. What makes this synth really special is the ability to import your own recorded audio or outside samples-making the possibilities truly endless and versatile for any project. Serum is a 2 oscillator wavetable synthesizer with fully user-editable wavetables.
NI Massive: $149 USD Serum by Xfer Records With so much room for customization, you can tweak almost any sound in the plugin to suit your personal preference and work across a variety of genres.Įven though Massive shines for window-shattering basslines, it also has a huge selection of beautiful soundscapes and pads for those softer passages, making it one of the most versatile and widely used VSTs on the market. One look through the enormous and diverse library of presets shows that this plugin can do a lot.Įach preset has 8 customizable macro controls to allow you to dramatically change the sound of each preset, and if that wasn’t enough, you can also go in and alter any of the 3 oscillators or their filters and envelopes to further shape your sound. There’s over 1300 presets to choose from and an easy-to-use browser that sorts presets by type and characteristics.Įven though Massive has become known as a popular VST for dubstep and EDM producers, one look through the enormous and diverse library of presets shows that this plugin can do a lot more than create wobble bass effects. It’s an unbeatable synthesizer for basslines and leads. Massive is (rightfully) described as a ‘sonic monster’. Here’s our 7 favourite versatile VST plugins that belong in every production toolbox.
Whether you’re making sweeping ambient drones, experimental prog rock or wall-shaking techno, you’ll find yourself coming back to these plugins track after track-no matter what genre you’re working in. The VSTs on this list offer heaps of possibilities in a single plugin. They do a lot of things really well no matter what your project sounds like. But there’s a select few out there that are total workhorses. Most VSTs are really good at one thing, or suited for a specific genre. In the world of digital music production, there’ a whole universe of VST plugins to choose from.