All the plugins I use and why!

[@Producelikeapro]

LOVE This! Great plain common sense! Always love how straightforward and to the point your videos are!

[@hendricksam]

I love that Warren has been doing a commenting tour on quite a number of audio and production channels on KZbin. Crossover episodes would be interesting.

[@emimele]

@@hendricksam it's called "social engagement" and Warren is not the only who does it, these are common online marketing strategies.

[@chillwalker]

You're damn right and this can't be praised enough!!!

[@robinvinith]

Studio tour would be nice.. including keyboard, mouse, chair, table height, sitting position, etc.

[@darrengordon-hill]

Desk thickness, hair mousse...

[@Mike_Benz_]

@@darrengordon-hill what toilet paper he buys when going into lock down, brightness setting on his screen, mouse wheel scroll sensitivity, etc.

[@darrengordon-hill]

@@Mike_Benz_ Only if you're seriously interested in making pro level beats

[@raygun00]

@@Mike_Benz_ the exact times he leaves his house, his adress, his IP, his car registration number

[@triplebeam23]

😂😂😂 I'm dying rn

[@blazing6string]

Dude the white spot on your black sound dampener behind you had me trying to clean my screen lol you got me

[@aldo34]

Same!

[@sethberry383]

YES on the business-running video! Please! After two years of literal daily learning and practicing, and collecting gear when affordable, I'm eager to get up and running. Some advice from my favorite KZbinr would make my day... Month... Career. Hopefully. Music IS Love!

[@creativical]

I came for the plugin reviews, stayed for the highly educational content! I really like the direction where this is going, if you might do videos featuring your production process and your analog gear! I also really loved the "room tour" through your studio rooms. Really helped to get an insight into how a professional mix engineer works! Also HOLY SHIT you have 40 different clients at one time?? I would love to learn, how long these contracts generally last for (meaning what is the usual time span between receiving the files and final send out of the finished work.) I also would like to hear more about how your assistant is helping you in your process. A lot of requests right here, i know, but this are just some questions that came to mind. :)

[@AndreasSchmidtAceDaBrain]

I follow you quite some time now and I like your reviews of new plugins. I think its the "natural" vibe that came from your videos that keept me watching them in the past... But the more I watch, the more professional you appear. In the beginning I watched it and it was like "yeah... Some plugs are a matter of taste..." but when time went in and especially with this episode... I saw you use 90% of the plugs that I use too... Inclusive analysers. So the more I watch... The more you manage to gain my recognition! And I consider myself a pro producer myself, producing tracks for 25 years as a main job. So please keep on doing what you do... I like it 😁👍

[@ronallen2458]

I totally agree with the small-bundle approach. I just rebuilt my production system on an M1, and had to reinstall so much shit. It seems that I never get to drill down on the plugins that I do have. I am going small this year and it is great to see a pro taking this approach. It seems like your plugin portfolio is even smaller than it was the last time you made a video like this!

[@bvcddgtzuii520]

Noise cancelling trick: random noise adds up with 1/(sqrt(n)) while signals are adding up with 1/n. So if you run somethin multiple times through the tapemachine and add and align the recordings perfectly together the snr goes up!:-)

[@666dreamboat]

This reminds me of how humbuckers work and I love it ❤️

[@bvcddgtzuii520]

@@666dreamboat :D great

[@bvcddgtzuii520]

@@666dreamboat wow i didnt knew this, so multiple coils are added together so that their noise cancels out? this concept should be applied to tape machines by using multiple heads!

[@fountainsquarehouse7143]

On the sibilance problem, I think I may have an answer. Most people like to record vocals up close because the proximity effect enhances that big sound. Well, this not only enhances the low end, but also accentuates the sibilance. When your singer backs off the mic (about 25 cm or so), AND ALSO when you lift the mic above the mouth and point it at an angle toward the mouth so the the diaphragm is not in direct fire of the mouth, it really calms sibilance and everything sounds more natural. You remember all the old photos of the classic singers of the 30’s? They were often way off the mic. Well this is why. They didn’t have de-essers, but they knew how to use a mic.

[@robbiedubbelman3024]

I like the idea of raising the mic! I think close micing is still good to get a nice warm sound but I never heard of changing the angle before. I believe producers were much better with acoustics in general. These days we think too much about solutions in the box. Back in the 30s, 40s there was no box!

[@richardcaddock]

Please show us how you run the business and use notion etc! Sometimes the hardest part of the job is knowing how to stay organised, everyone would get so much value out of seeing how you keep all your projects managed!

[@nj1255]

Pro-DS is still my favorite de-esser after all these years. It just works so damn well! I de-ess with Melodyne as well, but since I usually tune the vocals first (in Melodyne standalone mode) and then apply processing, some of the esses might be boosted again and Pro-DS is my go-to for catching these stray ones.

[@DDRMR]

I don't think anything compares to DS, most De-Essers are simply compressors for a specific frequency range but DS detects actual sibilance. I do wish there was a setting for it to detect 'SHHH' sibilants though

[@joelvandam]

I started to only use Reaper plugins on my "In the rehearsal room" laptop and when I transfer those sessions to my main computer I realise that I don't need much more. I must say I cheat by using Valhalla reverbs, but that is a company that actually lets you install shit if you bought it without stupid DRM. Idea for a next video: DRM-less plugins!

[@Tephomab]

Those t5 SSDs are fantastic. Cheap, reliable, and always available. I use them to back up reaper sessions as well as to record every live show that I mix. Providing a multitrack is a great little bonus for my live sound clients, and all it takes is plugging the drive into the console and sorting out a few settings. It also opens the door for them to hire me to mix and master said multitrack, which is a great way to upsell my services in a very genuine and transparent way.

[@briscoehonors]

Yes! Please do a video on how you organize your projects!

[@tylerboley1786]

the free Melda package is amazing for what you get and the quality of the plugins. I regularly find, when looking at something new, I already have something more than suitable in that package. Nice to see your use of it and comments. Thanks for another great vid

[@timrideout]

VERY interesting! Indeed, I would love* a video on your business, management, workflow etc. Boring stuff for some, but for small business owner geeks like me, details like how and when to answer emails, templates, project management, assistants, delegation of tasks, time-saving tips and techniques would be amazing!

[@whosfabrice]

This would be veeery helpful!

[@florisbackx1744]

Being a IT advisor and music enthousiast myself I'd love to see how you manage the workflow both of actual mixing proces as well as all the secondary processes like communications,. filesharing ect. I have the feeling you'll some very creative yet pragmatic solutions : )

[@thevents8566]

I second this! Defo want to understand how you are integrating streamdeck into your workflow too!

[@whatskraken3886]

That freeform phase plugin is actually insane.

[@danielguevara8815]

your honesty in this video is so funny and relatable LOL. subscribed :)

[@CHIG5748]

Can’t believe I never thought to use fab filter MB to just duck the low end of bass/kick instead of the entire frequency range on bass. Thank you!

[@rpgaleksy]

Interesting insight into the tools you are using! Myself I mostly came to similar plugin choices while trying to reduce my collection as far as possible. At the moment it sits at about 100 plugins, that includes all effects and virtual instruments. Most likely this can be reduced further since even after long consideration and comparing different plugins some are not getting touched. A studio tour or workflow video would also be super interesting to see!

[@a.zhendi]

Hi Wytse! I recommend you checking out MAAT RSPhaseShifter. It is a very high quality phase manipulation plugin. It's not cheap and the UI is not the best, but it sounds great. Don't forget to read manual or may be play with plugin doctor to better understand the phase manipulation curves this plugin produce. May be you will like it and it will replace the whole melda bundle for you, because as you said you mostly using the phase manipulation plugin from it.

[@c3r1c38]

A lot of sibilance is picked up (and enhanced) by using 'cheap' condenser mics...and by 'cheap' I mean under $1,500. Most mics sold today are these overly-bright condensers and that's why you'd tend to hear it coming from outside sources.

[@DDRMR]

Absolutely correct, and probably due to lack of a good external pre-amp (which are unbelievably expensive). I'm using a TLM-103 with an Audient ID22 and there's definitely a ton of harshness I always have to deal with in post. Can't wait to eventually get a good external pre and maybe a vintage U87

[@andybourgeoisinfo]

I'd really like videos on the assistant work! The business side would also be very helpful!

[@johnnyrenfield]

Love my M1 and your videos are awesome and enjoy your straight forward opinion 🤘💀🍻

[@whatbooks7908]

I'm sick of Waves plugins, interface, sound etc. Just thought I would share that! I'm done with them!

[@mcdebugger]

Great video! Very interesting to see your business and productivity stuff inside :)

[@JedShura]

Console 7 is pretty unreal. That, and ToTape have made recording actually fun (like back in the day doing reel to reel). Hope Split eq gets more efficient (it’s a heavy CPU hit).

[@SamHocking]

SplitEQ's GUI seems a bit of a hog. The audio processing isn't too bad considering what it's doing. I generally don't use the interface once I'm nearing the end of DSP capacity.

[@tylerboley1786]

I got waves nls, which on a larger project is too much of a cpu hog for me and gets a bit much to manage. Would you say Console 7 is a similar sort of approach worth checking out as an option?

[@JedShura]

Good tip in Split eq. I’ll try it GUI-less

[@JedShura]

I don’t know about NLS. But Console 7 is not an analog emulation as far as I know (like so many other plugs). Console appears to code and decode (between the channels and destination buss), which somehow counteracts the digital crappyness that happens with a standard DAWs summing process. It’s like it removes that weird fizzy quality that a DAWs summing has.

[@SamHocking]

@@JedShura Yep, it's to help create the sound a large console summing many tracks together creates. Digital/ITB consoles can't do that so the Console suite of Chris's plugins try and do a similar tjing digitally with endcode and decode pairs. I think it's not worth using until you've got a dozen tracks though. There's a new one called Console7Crunch which is pretty cool too especially on lower track counts. The problem with Airwindows is there's too much choice 😄

[@nvp-music]

Yes! Very interested in your workflow apps video

[@ScottChesworth]

Would very much appreciate a rundown of the productivity tools you’re using. I typically have a ballpark of 10 students and 5 clients that I’m mixing/mastering for here, and there are already many late nights, plus some weeks where it feels like my to-do list is gonna get me. Send help!

[@cwilliammusic]

I'm starting to love elysia plugins thanks to this channel. Karacter and mpressor and part of my go to plugins when it comes to drums. I just love their sound!!!

[@alexmagor7538]

A tip I learned to avoid using a de-esser is to manually draw in automation on all sibilances about -4 to -8db. Yes its more time consuming but the results are much better.

[@ToxiKraft]

I use all of these except for the Melda phase correction. A few plugins that I frequently use that you didn't mention: Kjaerhus Audio's Chorus (I love using it on the low mids of a bass track), iZotope Imager (mostly for narrowing the low end, checking correlation, and being able to quickly switch between mono and stereo), Decapitator for saturation, and Youlean loudness analyzer (instead of the one you use), and Voxengo Span spectral analyzer. That's pretty much it I think..

[@trunghoangchi1403]

Thank you! Keep up the good work! Also, I would definitely love to look at the production side of yours! mic/preamp/room etc.

[@MedicineofSound]

I would love to see you do in depth explanations/ teach us how to use each Fabfilter plugin! 🙏

[@uselessoldman7964]

Watch their KZbin tutorials, Dan is the best !!

[@akagerhard]

This was very enjoyable and some of your knowledge shined through. I prefer this over your regular snake-oil-videos by far! Yes, share more about your production and business-process, by all means!

[@olibarahosasa1137]

Melda makes such amazing stuff!

[@rickspyder6159]

I love this guy ... so down to earth

[@alexanderbaranov8299]

Well, by reading the comments below i do not even think there is something else that I could add! Amazing work, keep it up! P.S. Definitely try making the "how you run your business" video.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

Most of these plugins don’t even have giant pictures of classic studio equipment. How can they be of any use? 😂

[@Table-Top]

I have Elysia Alpha, its great.

[@AlbertNorris]

I like your informative videos very much. Thank you for posting them. Also, you might want to look into PreSonus Studio One Pro for mastering. It's quite nice and is constantly being improved/upgraded.

[@iainmackenzieUK]

One of your best videos - very inspiring

[@DJDMass]

Wavelab? For your work flow I would suggest Studio 1. Intergrates outboard gear with Pipeline xt. It has ddp and all the mastering requirements in the project section. It even has useable meters built in.

[@step62]

When i see your new videos, i like and after i watch !

[@riyazsonday5132]

Please make a video about airwindows 😊 interesting concept

[@ricardovallej]

Thank you. Another great video. You are FANTÁSTICO.

[@dansmithdks]

Airwindows are all secret weapons. Giving the game away, dear boy 🤣👍

[@cosmicaddress7851]

Nice video! I remember you were impressed with some of the Sonible plugins, and Trackspacer. These don't seem to have made it into your workflow?

[@willmarshall2735]

Here for the business video!! Keep it up!

[@henriquematias1986]

a converter problem affecting the Siblings? Sounds unlikely unless you have some serious problem on the converter?

[@cary3428]

I would start with mic choice

[@buaidhnobas1ify]

I have this channel come up a lot, so I can hear the latest and greatest news or whatever. I looked at the logo and thought "Thats pretty cool looking." Then it hit me. That's a PacMan drowelning in water. Just an observation. Love the channel. Cheer.

[@DomMcsweeney-DoomPlugs]

Great video! Just a little correction, I noticed you said Javascript plugins - instead it should be JS plugins = JesuSonic .

[@oscarvgaa]

I would love to know how you handle that many projects! I just started using Notion, and although it's kinda overwhelming, I find it really useful.

[@nicolmicah]

Would love to see how you run the business back end stuff

[@calvinbotha4859]

Thanks for this seriously informative vid! Love console 7 :)

[@benirodriguez9516]

a WSS Mastering Course would be awesome!... an idea for someday? :D

[@matt_nyc_audioengineer]

I have noticed the same issues with sibilance. I think it's poor mic placement and singing technique from people recording at home. Just my oponion! You are not alone tho hahaha.

[@WalkinonSunshyne]

Would love to see the business side too. Think that could be a very interesting video. This video it self was ver interesting. Thank you.

[@jacksmith4460]

Melda free bundle is really good, very useful

[@user-vd3if4wq6m]

Thank you for this video. Workflow/Partition/System configuration isnt shared enough... sometimes isolated producer/mixers(all that) just want to know what others are doing

[@HOBBITSODYSSEY]

In a video of yours you said you were gong to replace Pro L with Sonible Smart:limit, I guess you changed your mind?

[@atarifalcon]

Looptrotter Sa2trate 2. That's a fat distortion hardware. I love it.

[@murraywebster1228]

Wavelab is easy if you are a Cubase or Nuendo user (like me), think it would be a bit of a learning curve if you are used to another DAW workflow.

[@stiptreezy8481]

I would be quite interested in the video about how you are running things!

[@11dremoss]

i had an ssl six in my chain before going into a lyra 2 and since I removed the ssl six from my chain my vocals have been far less sibilant. I think in this case, the pre amp from the ssl over processed what is already one of the cleanest preamps ever

[@garrettjrussell]

You just had Warren freaking Huart (Produce Like A Pro) comment on your video. That's huge, man. Great video, show us your how you run your business!

[@dayzrustream]

-YES! (leaving a comment down below))) Thanks for the video!

[@sourcefor]

Sure would like to see how you run your business, that’s good stuff to know! Thanks!

[@notsure1135]

Elysia Alpha compressor plugin by PIA is the best thing they have ever done.

[@raycochrane3971]

There's some sibilance in your saying of sibilance. I'm very sensitive with sibilance - I've noted that most vocalists sing directly into the mic and don't have the technique to turn or back off. Airwindows stuff is often fabulous BUT sometimes OTT or too subtle to hear without pushing extremes.

[@chandlerpratt3380]

Hi Wytse. Thank you for your videos. I too am a big fan of the AW Console system. I was just curious on where you place it in REAPER. From what I've read, you don't want to mess with the volume fader on the track you have the console plugin on. What I do (in Reaper) is route each track through another track that just has the console plugin on it with the gain set at unity. So if the song has 25 tracks, I'll have 50 tracks altogether. Then I hide the 25 "console" tracks. Is this too much work? Is there an easier way? Thanks!

[@Grooveshaper]

Great! Your videos are most informative!

[@troyouttram]

I love workflow and would really appreciate a video that can give me tips on being more organised. This video was great by the way thank you

[@OliverGrasse]

I would love a video detailing your buisness and scheduling. Im currently building My Studio right now and i would surely appreeciate the thoughts on infrastructure.

[@pandaishi]

What do you think of the other Elysia plugins vs the analog 500 series Elysias?

[@marcobiraghi]

You said you limit to -1dB, and I always knew that thing as well, but recently I'm seeing more and more top tier releases not caring about it at all. Is there a reason?

[@bigglesoftltd9298]

1. Yes, please do make a video on your business productivity work flow. Great idea for variety from your excellent channel. 2. You have a black acoustic treatment over your left shoulder, in your recent videos. There's a white dot on it, driving me insane. Is it essential? 🙂

[@Whiteseastudio]

Its a screw… i’ll try to cover it

[@lawinter1949]

I would love to see snake oil video on Electrum by Mura Masa and United plugins. Its one of my favs for electric guitars because it has all the effects I normally use on a guitar in one screen.

[@franklynanderson]

Would love to see your Notion setup

[@Drfresh1402]

Oeksound soothe 2 changed my life.

[@Xylume]

I was surprised Soothe2 wasn't on your list.

[@thegroove2000]

Thru what hardware before finishing to add that mojo?

[@dyonissiszoes3747]

There is a hardware three band saturator made in the UK by Drawmer 😉

[@markgriffiths5122]

You mentioned your hardware analogue delay, which one is that?

[@theswedishmusicstudio]

I want a how you are running your business video!! I need that!

[@russell_szabados]

Ohmicide by Ohm Force is a great, multi band distortion plugin. FYI.

[@georgemickel6608]

Thanks for the video!

[@oscarortegarey635]

I know it can be a hassle to test the plug-ins that comes with daws in general, but they are the plug-ins most of us have access. Can it be possible to check the Protools, Reaper or Cubasd bundles in the future please?... Thanks a lot.

[@Taylor_King]

How are you using the Airwindows Console summing? It's a bitch to set up in Reaper; I've made a template with a lot of it already set up and some keyboard shortcuts/macros to add them as post-inserts.

[@Taylor_King]

also have you A/B'd productions with and without Console? 'cause i'm struggling to hear a difference, even on very layered productions (the first thing a lot of people will say is, oh it only comes into effect when you have 12 or more tracks)

[@kevinellis4729]

You kinda think like a software developer. Very smart. Keep the production system clean. Working versus playing in a sandbox are two different concepts.

[@Zet237yt]

Thank you for this showcase! :) Just curious, when you're talking about multiband analog distortion - would it be possible to split the signal similarly to how Dan Worrall does in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2aUfqGFbbJkh9U and then route one of them through the external gear?

[@egoxploit]

Im using a deeser a lot lately to, i thought that was my speakers...but that's not possible cos i own studio speakers Fostex PM1 and different headphones... Sennheiser hd600, Sennheiser jubilee HD58X, Sony noise canceling bluetooth WH1000XM4, ATHM50X, T50RP semi-closed version...and i don't know what it is either...more sensible to sybilants with age? maybe?

[@FINXainarskrastins]

weird question, im taking courses as sound director in the Latvian music academy, I don't know if there will be manditory internship to get a grade, but if there will be in the coming years, would it be possible to be an intern?

[@Griuofficial]

Thanks for a video!!!

[@TomislavRupic]

nice list but you should try more Eventide, u-he, Native Instruments plugins

[@Left2See]

No Smart:Limit? I really like your Bundle because it's so small. Still it's worth a lot of money tbh. From a non-professional perspective of course. Have a great day!

[@ozzy3ml]

How you manage 40 projects at once would be very interesting to know!

[@yaccovijn1176]

You forgot to show us the Darude Sandstorm plugin! ;)

[@alexanderlinnerstam9644]

9:10 Think it's so funny that "I sometimes use it on drums" has the same melody as "I'm a barbie girl".