5 Plugins That Add Energy To Any Sound

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MY GEAR:
DAW (Music making software): Logic Pro and Ableton Live
Studio monitors (speakers): Yamaha HS8's
Headphones: Audeze LCD X (open back)
Camera: Canon 80d
Computer: Mac Studio with M2 Ultra chip and 2 TB hardrive
Midi controller (keyboard): Komplete Kontrol 61
Interface: Scarlett Clarett 2 pre
Desk: a cheap one from ikea
Chair: also a cheap one from ikea
My favorite plugins that I use the most:
XFER Serum
Sylenth 1
Nexus 3
Kontakt
RC 20
Valhalla Shimmer
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Shaperbox 3
XFER OTT
Fab Filter Saturn 2
Fab Filter Pro C 2
Arturia Pigments
Baby Audio Comeback Kid
Output Thermal and Portal
LABS Soft Piano
Hardware that I use behind the scenes but not in videos:
Elektron Octatrack (my fav)
Elektron Digitakt
Korg Minilogue XD

[@mistral-unizion-music]

0:52: OTT 2:27: RC-20 4:50: Volume Shaper 8:36: Pan Shaper 9:52: Output's Thermal

[@Didi-oe1mv]

Thank you !!

[@l3nox_music]

My music knowledge increased by 45% by watching your tutorials

[@lavadrake5982]

just 45%?

[@atch300]

His videos single handedly increased my music knowledge by 95%

[@Kieran.Net_]

That’s very specific

[@meihhel8307]

mine 0% so far

[@DJeMo]

45.75% don't do yourself an injustice and round that up to 46..... Well done you, keep it up now.....nearly halfway there....

[@prodbydev2790]

more: 1.Infiltrator 2.Multipass 3. Looperator 4. Effectrix 5.Slate Digital Murda Melodies 6. Half-time 7.Pitchmap zynaptiq ( This one is too too awesome)

[@thefourthdymensionmusic]

7 is a rly good choice for some color bass sounds.

[@jokmenen_]

Pitchmap is so dope. Only sad thing is the latency

[@thefourthdymensionmusic]

@@jokmenen_ yeah. i had to upgrade my cpu just to use it properly

[@DJRob4Real]

Such an unselfish comment. Bless you man

[@visual_chris]

this is the actual list lmao

[@jaymak1307]

One of the best 'top five' videos I've watched. I've been through dozens of videos but this was informative and to the point. Thanks for the great suggestions.

[@IamProfessorO]

Dude I don’t usually comment on here but I love your calm energy and great EAR for what’s actually DOPE. Thank you for this video man, game-changing knowledge and plug-ins for me and others I’m sure

[@davidcarter3976]

This is one of the best teachers on the internet when it comes to music production make sure you share, and show massive appreciation!

[@lightj702]

This channel is starting to becoming my favorite 👍

[@austinvonglahn]

I adore thermal. It's been on almost every track of every session even in it's default state. It just adds some thickness to every sound, and if i need something more i scroll through presets!

[@spiritvoys]

Thank you for your support Alex,you are GENIUS - Respect ! 🙌✌👏

[@bonzo230]

That first melody is so nice!

[@olavschioett4101]

These are great tools, if there are anyone out there new to music production, here are a few things in the same ballpark as this vid: i would really advise you to look into compressers, you would not belive the amount of things you can do aside from the expected things, another thing many new produsers dont know is that you can make sounds cleaner and brighter using saturation. edit: my bad english

[@hunterharris637]

thank you

[@nxbear1887]

great video! im super amazed of this quality of videos being your first one, keep going and youll make it far! :D

[@Starscop3]

i just remembered you exist and came to your channel for the first time in probably 5 years and damn youre still goin at it with some fire stuff man

[@Auralite8845]

I am very impressed! Your video really increased my understanding of Plugins and when to use them. Thank you and keep up the good work.

[@crisfran1856]

Omg... This video is brilliant... Thank you sp much for this video man

[@rodras6871]

Worked , thanks a lot!

[@Derashines]

Brother I love your presentations, I seriously !

[@Berus7777]

Great, great video. Discovered your channel by searching on "best plugins for EDM and techno", and learned so much from this video. I'm getting every one of these plugins. Subscribed!

[@mistermusic140]

Excellent vid Alex!!!

[@bhavearth]

GREAT TIPS i was looking for longtime ! Thanks !

[@Baywood]

Incredible video! Thank you

[@MrEverson7]

Cheers, mate! The last one is a real game changer.

[@DJ_Damo_]

Hey dude, another great vid ! You blow my mind !

[@WavVStudio]

Great content as always

[@Kushy666]

omg this video is exactly what i needed right now, thank you!! 🙏

[@nightmare8162]

love the synth at 4:54

[@AdamAhmed-sm3qr]

Dude! That was beautiful

[@davidcarter3976]

One thing I'm getting into, is making sure I leave notes on all the different vsts and what they do, at least the ones that you are going to use in the future. That way you could just go back to the notes and say oh yeah I need to drum shaper, or I need a LFO tool and you'll have all those notes telling you which ones do that for you. Very very important.

[@jairoangeloni4229]

Thanks Alex. I’m gonna get those plug ins ASAP.

[@jemyspining9729]

shaper to shimmer.... great. Thanks friend

[@baihaki00]

that thermal plugin is crazy astonishing!!!

[@Six2Nine]

You nailed it bro..

[@emiel333]

Great video, Alex! Keep up the good work my friend 😊

[@florentmagere3782]

Very cool video, thanks for the updates !

[@GlitchmanVGM]

Awesome plugins!! Thanks for sharing these valuable tips! Much appreciated! 😃👍

[@gjcentralradio8813]

Thanks bro. I'm old school. Perfect sound perturbs me.

[@Mrnoahlol]

this is the best music tutorial I have seen in ages and you aren't even trying

[@WolfgangWheeler]

Thermal adds so much life and spirit to the sound, definitely getting it on payday!

[@inlovingmemoryofdouglasmul5216]

Is it for vocals or just the instrumentals?

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

You are good at what you do. Very Informative.

[@toneclarity8737]

God bless you man!!

[@Qrawn]

ty bro, keep going!

[@YannickBurky]

Love it, thanks !

[@charlesbardin1748]

I am very glad that I stumbled upon your video

[@Ardefisty]

For those who use FL and can't afford RC-20: Check out Frank Pole's video on his patcher clone, it has a free download of it. I've been using it for every single project, and I agree with Alex on this one, it is a MUST to give your sounds it's own personality.

[@flankz2950]

reheheh me matey me sail with our ship into the pirate bay

[@EZZYLAND]

also the humanizer preset in patcher

[@charlieh5907]

Amazing tips

[@Excellentness]

Alex he's back.legend

[@alyteent]

Frr plug-ins. Thanks for sharing! 👍

[@MohammadSalah1979]

Big Like Alex Nice Work thanks

[@Myspacemeta]

If you enjoy thermal I highly recommend Kilohearts Snap Heap. If I could describe it, I'd say "Thermal and Shaperbox had a baby". It has excellent presets similar to Thermal, it may not have the awesome animation, but the way the UI and things are setup was actually more approachable for me than thermal. For the reason like mentioned at 10:08 the "under the hood" of Thermal is a bit complicated and I had a similar experience like mentioned in the video, mostly jumping from preset to preset and just the main animated slider. However with Snap Heap I found it much more obvious what was affecting what and Reverse engineering the presets was more intuitive and came naturally, which eventually led to more intentional and personal changes. Good luck out there boys!

[@azzastube9220]

Thanks for the info :) *fires up vuze*

[@happyfishleyu5525]

yo bro, really thankya. Big respect

[@EZZYLAND]

just found this channel. wholesome

[@lou-felixlaurierguerard9463]

Thankx Talib Bahi..

[@JoePAcalaughs]

You rock, Sir.

[@anttoniwikstrom]

It`s a pair of really good ears, there. Subscribed. Keep up the good work, man.

[@tonydofficials]

Amazing Plugins. Appreciate your video :)

[@dynamiketiger]

Yes, hits harder too:)

[@yohanneswubshet8383]

I checked - everything is clean

[@stellitacat]

Instant sub. Your videos are very good.

[@pesmuz5521]

thank you a lot for your videos

[@kaasme1587]

That atmo vocal reverb trick! That’s holy!!!! That’s actually heavenly ❤️‍🔥

[@raghav402]

Mujhe pta tha tu bhi yhi milega ❤️💫🔥😂😂

[@heartsquaremusic2953]

volume shaper can also be triggered via midi note C3. So, I’ll sometimes siphon off rhythms as midi from sources as trigger to duck other elements. It can be cleaner than a compressor as it’s literally just turning the volume down without “artifacts.”

[@mistral-unizion-music]

Hi Alex, great video! I would argue about the only tool making this panning effect. Checkout Energy Panner or Brightness Panner from Sound Particles, they are great. Not just going left to right but front to rear also in many different ways with different presets. DS Tantra is very powerful for all sorts of fx too as well as Arturia's EFx Fragments that just came out months ago. It is an amazing tool to creates all sorts of granular movement and effects. My choice of the year 2022. Thermal is great indeed!! Love it! Cheers!

[@sohaibrahman]

Wow. I just learned something new.

[@maharajamusic512]

Thanks buddy 🙏 I love u ❤️

[@thecallofthevoids]

Good stuff buddy

[@SaintMichaelOfficial]

Easily the most unintentionally hilarious youtuber in the producer space I've yet come across. Up to now I can't even tell if he's aware or not lmfao.

[@no.1studiobox50]

really you r my hero 🙋

[@lmy222]

thanks!!

[@deadend8760]

I think ur a good teacher ;)

[@jdeer-qs4dz]

Cool thanks man

[@Luvtendo]

TYSM :3

[@firato]

ty friend

[@EdVizenor]

U da man!

[@b1k3r1000]

Thanks

[@LawnWrangler323]

Wow the sauce!

[@OperculumAudio]

Alex Rome for Presidente

[@BadJokesBrian]

This dude is fuckin good at this man

[@loscryos9208]

the best hack i ever used

[@cornbone]

that last example sounded fantastic and reminded me a bit of imogen heap! would love to know the details of that patch

[@almeDineshNaik]

Will start to learn it tomorrow, lets be patient pips! Godbless us haha

[@GabeWilliams]

ISN'T THAT NUTS had me chuckling

[@GabrielXDrums]

That edit at 2:28 scared the living hell out of me 🤣😂

[@BreechyBeatz]

BlessUp💯💯💯💯

[@freelancegeneralist1664]

The RC-20 Space filter is my 2nd fav plugin... 1st is Lala Leveler (CLA based) from Analog Obsession

[@ellensoomers9496]

Where can i download Lala Leverer, can't find it without getting a big Trojan Horse virus warning?!

[@murtza.rehman]

"I wish I knew about this" is one of the most hilarious use case in titles and thumbs.

[@mnmlbaez]

Youre fucking awesome for putting this content out. thank you

[@taufiqurfaturrachman7002]

because its hard doesn't make it impossible! Stay safe!

[@davidjokell5668]

is the 3rd vocal sound in the atmosphere section available in one of your packs? it does indeed sound "heavenly"

[@VoxlMusic]

Is there a full version of the last demo (for Thermal)? It sounds so good!

[@TheLeekyFeeder]

Where did you get those vocals that sat on the piano chords?? That gave me a great idea. Sounded epic. Thanks!

[@Khalilonthebeat]

Think is was arcade, not sure if it's from the hooked or distance voices bank.

[@alexfromtheinternet]

Hey Alex, awesome video as always! What is the instrument/wavetable/preset making that pluck noise in your last demonstration with Thermal? Sounds so good!

[@barryzito5721]

Sounds like a saw tooth with filter on it plus delay/verb

[@AdiiAv3x]

There’s also a sub bass layer that’s giving it weight. Either from a second oscillator or separate instrument track

[@ilovekaru3331]

Bhai ap bohot acche ho thank you so much I am so happy✨✌😆💞

[@stu9000]

Have to say that after years of mucking around I've come to almost exactly the same conclusion. The only thing I don't use is Thermal but I've been eyeing it off for ages.

[@BreakdawnerMusic]

Hi Alex, great video! Can you tell me where i can find this Pad Sound? I like it :)! grtz

[@mcdan2696]

Holy cows! I have RC 20 and SHAPER BOX 2 (but i need to buy the Volume Shaper)! I need to buy OTT and OUTPUT'S Thermal! Amazing!

[@fts1981]

Ott is free, thermal is on splice rent to own

[@paintballminecrafter]

flux mini 2 is a great free lfo shaper tool if anyone is looking for one. happy mixing yall!

[@philjohnson725]

There is no OTT on the link you provided. No OTT anywhere on that site.

[@dreamz2134]

Based on what was displayed with OTT in this video, I feel like you could do the same thing by just playing with EQ, Compression, and reverb

[@yaboiavery5986]

Panman is a free plugin that can do basically the same thing as the shaperbox pan thingy you showed :)

[@jmegp]

That piece when you're using OTT, that melody, I would love to hear the full version... Is it possible?