In this episode, Dave and community mentor Jeff LaPlante share their most-used instruments, tools, plugins, and effects to help production music composers build a dependable toolkit without wasting money on plugins you might not really need.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_pIAgPHp760

PLUGINS, SOUNDS, AND LIBRARIES DISCUSSED

SOUNDS AND LIBRARIES

Omnisphere
https://www.spectrasonics.net/products/omnisphere

The Unfinished Omnisphere Soundsets
https://www.theunfinished.co.uk/store/

Splice
https://splice.com

Serato Sample
https://serato.com/sample

The Fame Series: Modern Pop
https://www.ilio.com/the-fame-series-modern-pop

ProjectSAM Symphobia
https://projectsam.com/libraries/symphobia

Native Instruments Komplete
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/catalog/komplete/

EFFECTS

Melodyne
https://www.celemony.com/en/melodyne

Logic Pro Sample Delay
https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/sample-delay-controls-lgcef18b8738/mac

Logic Pro Stereo Delay
https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/stereo-delay-controls-lgcef18b892f/mac

Logic Pro Compressor
https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/compressor-overview-lgcead9636ef/mac

Fender Studio Pro X-Trem
https://www.fender.com/products/fender-studio-pro

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Vienna Synchron Stage Reverb
https://www.vsl.co.at/products/software/synchron-stage-reverb

Waves TrueVerb
https://www.waves.com/plugins/trueverb

Soundtoys Little AlterBoy
https://www.soundtoys.com/product/little-alterboy/

Soundtoys MicroShift
https://www.soundtoys.com/product/microshift/

The God Particle
https://cradle.app/products/the-god-particle

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