Getting Around In Soundtoys 5 Effect Rack

An overview of the features and techniques for creating custom effects combinations in the new Soundtoys Effect Rack from Soundtoys 5. The power of Soundtoys plug-ins combined in the rack added with Mitch's over the top enthusiasm gives you ultimate power over all audio. Use wisely. With great power comes great responsibility.

[@jaxpok8167]

Having it all in a rack is way more fun, Primaltap is very creative and fun and the new tweak menus are a great improvement. Soundtoys 5 came during a tragic week for me it has helped to take my mind of things and got me making music again. Thanks for v5 Soundtoys :)

[@arvsmassa]

without a doubt the most comprehensive overview i've ever had on the internet. very much looking forward checkin out the rest. good man!

[@bentyreman5769]

this was well worth the wait! thanks for not rushing it, works smoothly here in Cubase 8 PRO and Wavelab 8 on a windows 7 machine, I absolutely love radiator and being able to save presets in the rack.

[@DNAMediaGroupSarnia]

I honestly don't know how I got by before I got into Soundtoys. Thanks for the huge update!

[@muttumuttu9361]

BRAVO FOTO tgkhjkkj

[@DThompson55]

I LOVE the Effect Rack. Thank you for making it available during Covid. The components are amazing. (and powerful)

[@distracteddispatches]

Question: is it powerful?

[@spbmac]

Sold. :) Your videos are, besides "powerful", very enjoyable. Love seeing the passion you have for these products.

[@hareltsemah115]

Just got it from your website!!! Amazing tools mate, I never was so excited since apple built the Macbook pro.......one word.......POWERFUL!

[@IooNCosmicDowntempo]

your effects are THE BEST guys, I've stopped using anything else since i purchased effectrack 5

[@Melvin7727]

Entertaining and helpful. Love you guys and the presentation.

[@gylp2]

love your plugins love crystallizer so much effective for soundscapes and sound design

[@benjiwill]

Loving the free upgrade to V5, thanks Soundtoys :D

[@MattPopOfficial]

Very helpful and entertaining video. Enjoying The Rack already. Good stuff :)

[@Kkidzz]

+MattPopOfficial ...... from the man who did the greatest song 'transformations'(using the word remix would be a massive non-compliment) of Yazoo's 'Winter Kills' ,New Order's 'Blue Monday' and Enya's 'Long Ships'. A fan in awe of your work. ;)

[@sidbej8344]

Today i bought the Effect Rack..And NOW its the first time i feel complete in my 80.000 euro Studio!! ;-)

[@ct6mblack]

Yeah... I'm gonna be pulling the trigger on this shortly. I've used the V4 before but haven't had access to them for a while. Stoked at the addition of Devil-Loc, Radiator, and the full versions of some of the "Little" plugins. On a side note, super funny that your one word to sum it all up wasn't "powerful". Love it.

[@ldiller510]

One word for this video: amazing

[@ad3lixmusic129]

U mean powerful...

[@clayhb]

Just finally digging into the effects rack and loving it, but where is little alterboy? This is a go-to for me (and many others) in our vocal chain and it'd be great to have it in there.

[@MsYablonsky]

what we really need is external side chain.. Imagine how cool it would be to trigger devil loc? what about crystallizer gate function triggered by an external sound? Lots of possibilities to explore!

[@charlesgraham4286]

Power and more power beautiful Soundtoys 5 Rack a doodle doo love it :)

[@oniTratS]

Yayyyyyy!! Howw lonngg did I wait for this upgrade.. Very Funny video!! I really enjoyed it please do more kooky videos.. Too many people take all this stuff too seriously.. Love it

[@basura]

POWERFULLLLL :D

[@nickdegange5869]

I am really excited to use the effect rack, but my activation is tied up on my old PC. I am still waiting to hear from you guys to clear my activation.

[@ReynaldoIvanPena]

Can I add plug ins from Brainworx and Lindell into this virtual mixer or Soundtoys plug ins only?

[@seanotes3594]

Love Soundtoys! It would be very handy to be able to distribute fx chains in the effect rack to certain frequency ranges for multiband processing! Maybe in a future update? Also a keyfinder, tuner and macros for multiple edits on the fly etc... And mid side! That would be game changing to be able to do mid side processing, multiband processing with any of these plugins from the Effect Rack!! For multiband, you could introduce multiple + buttons to add a new band, then slide between frequencies for each band and drop any plug in on any band. For mid/side, you could have another section with two sliders defining the mid from left and right and side and be able to drop any chain into mid, left, right, sides etc... Also... Dropping 3rd party plugins into the chains would make this the go-to effect rack for everything? lol That might be asking too much but a foo can dream.

[@nichttuntun3364]

Hi. Sorry for the dumb questions, butt being new to ST5 and ST in general. If there will be a new plugin from ST some day, will this be included as an update for vs5? Maybe with an introduction price for customers? And when a possible version 6 quill cone some day, how much is usually charged as an update price? Thanks guys. Cheers

[@AdamsBrew78]

Just recently purchased the bundle and only regret waiting so long. Haven’t really used the rack much yet though (ableton instrument rack serves mostly the same purpose for me). I think I’ve been spoilt by Reason rack modules, with all the inter-connectivity and routing options; Would be so cool if eventually we could get some inter-device modulation (FF Rhythm designer - to modulate parameters in other soundtoys devices for example) .. That’s just wishful thinking though, it’s perfectly great as it is - best process/effect plugins in my arsenal.

[@Josephjohnferreira]

That video was.... powerful.

[@HouseJunk1e]

where can i get just the rack plugin?

[@MajestoMusic]

If buying this..can i still load just one of the plugins (without the rack) into one of my channels? I dont have to load the rack everytime i want to use one of the plugins!?

[@thereallkmofo]

Majesto Music you can still use plugins without the rack. 🤙

[@janicematthews4719]

Love sound Toys ! Videos a little blurry using an iPhone?!..

[@heshion1]

Powerful. :)

[@MethodicBR]

Pretty good! (or powerfull?) It's on my wishlist! Maybe waiting for a discount near Christmas ;-D

[@jasonjensen011]

Nice. But is it powerful?

[@bobbyhosweden]

Wow, did Rodney Dangerfield and Tom Arnold have a son ?

[@macoelectrum4193]

His voice gives me slight Bryan Cranston vibes too.

[@nichttuntun3364]

Yeah, for sure (eyerolling)

[@henryhill92]

Question... why can't we use the little versions of the plugins in the rack? I find I prefer to the tone of Little Radiator and reach for it before its big brother most of the time, so that puts me off using the rack a lot

[@soundtoys]

+Henry Hill We're working on it. The simple answer, they don't fit. They are much smaller than the form factor of the rack, but we are thinking on ways to get them in without having to completely redesign them or have nasty blank areas.

[@foljs5858]

+soundtoys Does Little Radiator actually HAVE a different tone that it's big brother though?

[@henryhill92]

***** It does, it's a based on a whole different piece of hardware, the Altec 1566A as opposed to the Altec 1567A. Look it up on the website, or just listen for yourself.

[@heshion1]

+soundtoys Might consider simple black rack ears, as half-rack or 3/4 rack units would have.

[@acmebrandinc]

Energy Dome!!!! D-E-V-O! just one Question... Soundtoys..... Is Echoboy somehow related to Booji Boy? HAHA!!! Just got Effect rack 5 lastnight (last day of sale)..Looking forward to playing With it!!

[@Melvin7727]

Acme Brand Hell yeah to Devo

[@MARVINthesinger]

i love this crazy man...ahahahah

[@sidbej8344]

Mitch is a real cool guy...if i say that, it is so ;-)

[@CastalianVisions]

Hi, I am brandnew to Soundtoys. Didn't even know about their existence before I saw Simon Stockhausen experiment with them. And now I've got them. The initial circus to get them to my computer was complex - I gess accessing a nuclear plant is easier, but the install and authorisation process itself was really easy. At this moment I only tried some presets from a few of the plugins, and I can already say that Soundtoys simply sounds...wow, sigh. Only this small remark: perhaps this is not default - I use Cubase 8 - but I would love it is the rack were on top and not somewhere in the list of toys. But that's a detail. I now find it sad I didn't knew you before because I spent a lot of money on other brand's effects I won't be using anymore. Congrats!

[@jmaz1100]

Every effect should have it's lfo and modulation step sequencer. I am really surprised they aren't there already.

[@gabrielrf1]

7:22 is that a devo hat??

[@Olegon800]

cool

[@kb1629]

Looks cool but I really can't figure out how this is any different than Live's rack.

[@foljs5858]

+Jan M (Rationalizer) This works across DAWs, Live's rack is only for Live. Plus this is a convenience rack for working with the SoundToys plugin suite, whereas Live does't come with any of the SoundToy's plugins. So, yeah, the concept (chaining and combining effects as a set) can be the same, the product is different. Same as an Audi is not a Toyota, though both are cars...

[@kb1629]

Yeah? So for Live owners there's zero value.

[@JeffreyHarris7]

+Jan M (Rationalizer) disagree... the gui and interaction is much different than trying to do the same thing in abletons effect rack.

[@inzanestrings]

+Jan M (Rationalizer) That doesn't mean there isn't value for people working in other daws :P

[@foljs5858]

+Jan M (Rationalizer) Yeah, apart from also being the default working mode for SoundToys, a killer set of plugins both for Live and elsewhere. Whether Live can replicate the rack part or not, those plugins are still a huge force to be reckoned with in Live.

[@masque1313]

dude......I know that somebody along the line has told you that you sort of look, act, express the mannerisms and sound like Randy Quaid before he went totally bat shit crazy. haven't they?

[@maladjustedtv]

+masque1313 Exactly what I thought! He almost sounds like Tom Arnold too

[@DeutschlandCookie19]

*Soundtoys 5 is like Kontakt5, every producer should buy this but not every producer can affort it!*

[@Nakidim75]

I’m smashed the 200th like :)))!!!…sorry ^_^. Better dumb as evil.

[@ernieg]

susr eit was . you guys followed slate digital but im not mad atcha show me the way thats why im here

[@dedskinprodcerdj4273]

5:00 Buttry 4 can do that and much more, 500$ , i dont know , to me it sounds like partial fruity loops , anyone Gros beat and others , off course im way beyond that , how about izotope Stuteer for time changing effects , im sure the others come built in , its cool looking , but 500$ daim , i guess Fl studio costs 100$ or more ,you get all of that . Correct me if im wrong

[@thesuncollective1475]

I understand why they have a rack now..doh..to experiment..yeah nice

[@EBMZEQUENZER]

It really sucks that having nearly reason like concept you guys won't make RE version 😠

[@MrCostiZz]

My friend you forgot to say "powerful" .....I think that's the word you are looking for here.

[@officialpoa3171]

HI EVERYONE, here is another one of our products that serves no fucking purpose what so ever to your benefit by having them in a rack!WE JUST WANT FOR YOU TO SPEND MORE MONEY WITH US, mistress needs a new car and wify needs a new house!

[@LakshayKukreja11]

12:56 Really?? That word would be "Amazing"? Not "POWERFUL"??

[@partymonsterTV]

Amazing plugins but this guys just painfully goofy.

[@DNixon845]

partymonsterTV You forgot smart and successful.

[@Barefoot67]

get another guy to sell this is my advice

[@diyandochev1354]

Not this guy again

[@elevteros]

I really like Soundtoys stuff and use it a lot but the amount of "cool, super-cool, soooooo powerful, amazing…" in this video is really annoying and sounds like brainwashing for dumb kids. What about a more neutral and technical approach in presentations? That said I'll probably get it now that it is on sale :-) at an amaaaazing price. A supercoooool offer LOL

[@Synthlabs]

Sorry, but my enthusiasm is real. Annoying? I'm sure to some, but hopefully not to all. I try to show things that get people thinking and creating. And yes, I'm a spaz, and fall back on a ten year olds vocabulary when I get excited. I hope that I help kids be less dumb with a few interesting tips. Of course, I never once said Buy It. I just tried to show why you might want too. I push the "wink" powerful creative elements, because I live in these plug-ins and love them all like my binary babies. That said, thanks for buying and hope you're having fun.

[@Melvin7727]

Op comment is asinine. The "powerful" thing was meant to be a running joke and the theme of the video. How could it be brainwashing if it's meant to be repeated for the sake of a repitition joke?

[@CAMMYSINCLAIR]

Ok. I’m fairly relaxed about being PC. But I reckon you could have a rethink about your use of “Spaz”.

[@hellohello-rd1vr]

@@CAMMYSINCLAIR but you said you were relaxed about being pc? your funny!

[@hellohello-rd1vr]

@@Synthlabs if this is the guy in the video you’re a legend. This was way more entertaining/informative than the usual plugin review👍

[@TewwaTekle-1]

instead of goin thru each plugins and explain what they do, he likes to waste time by joking around. this is not a way to convince people and buy your plugins,

[@KozmykJ]

I'm already sold but if I hadn't been, this video style would have encouraged me not discouraged ... Different folks I guess.

[@Rusty511]

Does this guy have bipolar?

[@endlessnameless3996]

Customer service with this company is an absolute joke. If you have any issues they'll send a generic email response and when their one-size-fits-all solution doesn't work you're SOL. They only care about getting your money. Buyer beware.

[@soundtoys]

What's your case number so we can find out what happened with your issue?

[@jamisbillson4872]

I wish all VSTs would have simple resizeable windows. Such a small thing is actually a big deal for me as I like to use screen space the way I like. Love Soundtoys though. I use ST5 every time.

[@21gunsolution]

I’ve spent 3 min on this video and have yet to hear anything than this guy’s voice. 👎🏽

[@matiasmoulin2126]

I'm tempted, but this guy really turns me off.

[@jamisbillson4872]

Elbow for glitzy tablas with 9” tacks eating snails hasn’t worldly goods. Everything possible is being done.

[@jamisbillson4872]

It’s all dupa.

[@jamisbillson4872]

Since we’ve had access to computer music around 1990 the quality of songwriting has enormously declined. Doing a 1990 before versus after list…I’ve not got a life!…shows how plastic and uncreative modern music has become. People can’t write songs these days in the quality and quantity of pre-1990. Example. Little Mix v Abba. Ed Sheeran v Jimmy Hendrix. One Direction v Queen. Coldplay v The Beatles. Drake v Prince. Kanye West (racist fool) v Michael Jackson. The list is huge and rarely do the modern artists get close to the quality and quantity of the older music. I’ve left out Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, ELO, 10cc, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Kate Bush, Punk Floyd, Simon and Garfunkel, The Clash, Bob Marley, MOTOWN from pre-1990 and Nine Inch Nails, QOTSA, Pixies, Primus, Fugazi from post-1990. Most of the new artists were actually about before 1990. Madonna included. Tori Amos too. Why is this?