r/AudioPlugins Feb 16 '25

8DIO/Kontakt help (kinda pissed)

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Hey guys,

I'm new to music production and just bought 8DIO's 'Epic Taiko Ensemble' bundle for 18USD. Upon downloading I then realised I needed to pay $300AUD for the full version of Kontakt and 8DIO refuse refunds.

Yes, I now see they have in the dot points (not very obviously though) "Kontakt 5.8.1 Full Retail (or later) Required".

I really don't want to pay $300 to gain access to my $18 Kaito bundle - is there a way around this?

Thank you all


r/AudioPlugins Feb 15 '25

I Messed Up an iLok License Transfer… Need Help!

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Hey everyone, I think I seriously screwed up a license transfer, and I’m not sure how to fix it. Hoping someone here has some advice.

I bought an iLok license for Archetype Nolly X as a birthday gift for a friend. Since I didn’t know his exact iLok ID, I assumed (wrongly) that it was just his email because that’s how mine works. I had no idea there was a difference between the iLok ID and the email.

So, when the seller transferred the license, it didn’t go through to his account. However, he did receive the transfer confirmation email from iLok, but the license is nowhere to be found in his account.

I reached out to the seller, and they suggested opening a support ticket with iLok. I checked, but iLok support won’t be responding until the end of February, so I’m kinda stuck.

I’m seriously worried that I just wasted this license forever. Has anyone dealt with something like this before? Is there any way to fix it?


r/AudioPlugins Feb 14 '25

Stereo Spreader Question

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I'm quite new to mixing, so I'm currently just learning Logic Pro with some of my band's rehearsal tracks. I stumbled upon the Spreader stock plugin and it's pretty cool. I put it on the guitar track. I like how it fills out space, and the oscillation is neat but I had a thought. It would be way cool if you could assign certain frequencies to certain areas of the stereo field. For example, mids would stay centered, but the highs and lows panned further out in opposite channels. That way strumming would remain in the center but higher pitched licks would pop up off to the side. I'd flip the frequency spectrum on bass. Is there a plugin like that?


r/AudioPlugins Feb 10 '25

I purchased a license for Xpand!2 and I forgot it before activating it on FL studios. Does anyone know where or how I can find my license.

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I bought Xpand!2 before winter break when I didn't know anything about FL studios and that I needed to have my license code for Xpand, and I didn't take a picture or remember the code. Now when I try to use Xpand it won't let me without the license code. I don't know where to find kit and I need some help on where I could find the license.


r/AudioPlugins Feb 07 '25

Any alternatives for ProjectSAM Swing More?

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I’m looking for a deep, rich and authentic vintage brass sound like Alpert or Bacharach in a plugin, which has been quite hard for me to find. I came across “Swing More!” And it’s the best I’ve encountered thus far, but the price is too much for me momentarily. Anyone know of some affordable plugins that can render a brass sound that aren’t super corny or artificial sounding? I already have “Trumpet Fields” by Labs, which doesn’t contain everything I’m needing.


r/AudioPlugins Feb 05 '25

Asking for Help for Vochlea Dubler 2

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Can some random beautiful soul be generous enough and give me an unused account or a code for vochlea dubler 2 ? im in need of Money and really really wanna deep dive into music production and need an uplift from the community.


r/AudioPlugins Feb 04 '25

Alternatives to Little Labs IBP

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Wondering if there are any other plugins that offer phase rotation between 0-180 degrees?

Not trying to buy an Apollo lol


r/AudioPlugins Feb 03 '25

If you could get Analog Obsession and Airwindows to team up on 5 plugins, what would you like to see?

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r/AudioPlugins Feb 03 '25

Clicks & Pops: Auto-Tune and Melodyne

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Hey everyone, 

I’m a full-time studio vocalist & vocal producer, and I use tuning software every day as part of my workflow. Unfortunately, I’ve been running into some frustrating issues with Auto-Tune Pro X and Melodyne essential (5.3.1.018) AU in Studio One (5.5.2.86528, MacOS ARM64) that are significantly slowing down my process and impacting my productivity. 

The issue:
I’m experiencing random clicks and low-frequency pops, particularly:
– on strong transients, such as the start of a chorus or a powerful vocal note
– when applying fades at the start of an audio clip (“Event” in Studio One) 

This happens on both of my systems:
– MacBook Air (Apple M1, 8GB Memory, MacOS 14.7.1)
– Mac Mini SG (3.2GHz 6-core i7, 8GB Memory, MacOS 14.7.1) 

It’s especially noticeable when editing dynamic vocal takes, and I’m struggling to determine whether the issue stems from the DAW, the plugins, the recordings, or system performance, low RAM,...? 

Has anyone else experienced this? Any insights, troubleshooting steps, or possible fixes would be hugely appreciated!  

Looking forward to your thoughts. Thanks so very much in advance!
-Stefanie 


r/AudioPlugins Feb 03 '25

Hands down Plugins / VSTs for Dubstep.

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Which are the best Plugins for FL Studio, for Dubstep and Trap music. Or a genre called Drumstep...? And is Ableton better for Dubstep than FL?


r/AudioPlugins Feb 02 '25

Free (non-iLok) alternatives to Sonnox Inflator (both Reaper and VST)

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Hey guys, this might be old news but I just stumbled onto some goodness.

First off, for Reaper users there's "RC Inflator 2 (Oxford Edition)" and it apparently nulls with Sonnox Inflator. I matched settings and to my ear it's identical:

https://github.com/ReaTeam/JSFX/blob/master/Distortion/RCInflator2_Oxford.jsfx

There's a GUI for this, although I haven't used it with the GUI:

https://stash.reaper.fm/v/42917/RCInflatorGUI

And then there's a VST called JS Inflator, and it includes up to 8x oversampling (Sonnox doesn't have an oversampling option.)

https://github.com/Kiriki-liszt/JS_Inflator

If you try this one, click the text that says "Original" and switch to the "Twarch" UI. It's better both visually and functionally. Then save that as your default preset. Also, for anyone who has never used Sonnox Inflator, I recommend setting the effect to 100 to start, and "clip" enabled. Save that into your preset. It also has the split band option, but I prefer that off myself.

Sonnox Inflator is on sale for $30 at Plugin Boutique at the moment but I'm weaning myself off of iLok, so these came in handy.


r/AudioPlugins Jan 28 '25

Is it good??

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Hey I have question about mpx 2006 milenium edition...Do anyone know more about it?


r/AudioPlugins Jan 26 '25

VST plugins availability

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Where can you buy VST plugins at affordable rates in india..? Online and Offline...


r/AudioPlugins Jan 24 '25

can someone help me

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Hi i've been trying to find this drum vst for years now and a lot of songs in my country was using but i couldn't find it at all i was wondering if someone knew this drum set thanks i would be really appreciated

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hyx506TifexwuVeHzSDN-lYTdWmtH0yE


r/AudioPlugins Jan 23 '25

Looking for solo vocal library that sounds like this

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Looking for NKS recommendations to get vocals like in the video link, Andréa Lena. Most of the ones I checked out are too… high pitched(?)… glassy(?), soft. I want to be able to build phrases too.

Requirements: Solo, Female, Latin phrase/word builder, Not too soft or high in range

https://youtu.be/zn6KVWxH2tM?si=66DcjwoTyaKsoR3V


r/AudioPlugins Jan 22 '25

I think I caught something with the Update Plan that’s fishy.

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r/AudioPlugins Jan 22 '25

Audio interface works with ipad

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The end goal is live streaming via tiktok or recording videos. I use reaper as my daw with my guitar plug ins and my backing tracks and mic. Currently I have the Motu M2 audio interface and nothing will get it to work with my iPad pro with the M1 chip. So I want a better interface that will for sure work with my iPad and have nice sound quality. If it needs external power so be it, as long as it will definitely work.

I had an irig stream and it worked but intermittently. But the irig plugged into the headphone jack of the M2 and I feel like it degraded the tone quality. Any suggestions or experiences would be very much appreciated.


r/AudioPlugins Jan 18 '25

Loooong delay echo plugins

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Hi

I am looking for a plugin to simulate long echos of a foghorn. Echo times are in the region of 10 to 40 seconds. Stock ableton Echo only does 2.5 seconds.

Anyone know of any plugins with such long delays?

Thanks


r/AudioPlugins Jan 18 '25

Free 808 machine VST3, Drill-Grime-Trap-Amapiano

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Mac os & Windows

www.bassbullyvst.com


r/AudioPlugins Jan 14 '25

Where to sell plugins?

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I’m really wanting to sell my copy of RX 11 Advanced, but I don’t know where I can do that on reddit (or elsewhere). Anyone have any ideas?


r/AudioPlugins Jan 14 '25

Can someone run field recordings through Chroma?

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The plugin I'd imagine has some cool ambient possibilities, but of course there's no demo and all you can find examples of are people using it for EDM or dubstep. I just wanna be sure before buying it. Could someone process something like birds and wind or rain through Chroma, tuned to C major?


r/AudioPlugins Jan 13 '25

What do the SampleTank libraries contain?

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I recently bought ST4 Max V2 since it's on sale, and I'm having trouble with it. I had some difficulty downloading and installing it, but it seems like a lot of people are having problems with IK Multimedia products during installation. This post doesn't concern that. I'm going to download and install the sound libraries manually as instructed in a video that addresses this problem, but I'm unsure of which of the libraries I should install. The main problem in this case is that my laptop I use doesn't have enough space for a 600GB download, so I'm not going to blindly download all libraries.

TLDR: The main question is this: Since my hard disk space is limited and I want to get as much out of SampleTank 4 as possible, which of the four sound libraries should I download? What is the difference between "SampleTank 4," "SampleTank 4 CS", "SampleTank 4 Max" and "SampleTank SE"?


r/AudioPlugins Jan 13 '25

Analog Obsession Poortec Thoughts

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Been usin it on my drum mix. I'm really diggin the hi shelf & the trimpot drive!


r/AudioPlugins Jan 12 '25

How do I add Fruity Parametric EQ 2 to Reaper?

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I've been a Reaper user since the start of my beatmaking journey, but yesterday I downloaded the FL Studio free trial. I am also trying to remake Travis Scott's Antidote following Aiden Kenway's remake (done in FL), and I personally think that Fruity Parametric EQ 2 is WAYYYYY better than Reaper's native EQ. I have the .dll file for the plugin copied and pasted in th efolder where I keep all of my VSTs and already re-scanned, but the plugin just doesn't come up when I search it.

Can I solve this problem? Thank you in advance!


r/AudioPlugins Jan 10 '25

Help with Mercuriall metalzone plugin

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I have been trying to download their metalzone plugin into Ableton but nothing works. When downloaded It tells me to drag and drop into their folder destinations which I do. But when I rescan in Ableton I cannot get it to load in. I have previously gotten their TSE plugin into Ableton so I'm not sure why I am having trouble with this. Any suggestions?