Its totally up to a sound programmer. He can produce an awesome track even with built-in plugins or worst track using most popular plugins . But that doesn't mean we should avoid using Third Party Plugins. Some of the vst plugins out there are awesome because they are made out of pure dedication.
So in this post i am going to share some of the decent plugins which i have used(using) :
This is actually a sampler. And after installing it we have to download libraries for different sounds we want. Like for piano, Alicia Keys is great. For guitar, Pettin House is awesome. Like these, there are numerous other libraries as well. You can check them out on their official website.
i) Alicia Keys : Official Product demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_54ERfLElI
ii) Pettin House Guitar : Unofficial Product demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWWEgU9wUY0
iii) Kontakt Player Link :
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5-player/
iv) Other Kontakt Libraries :
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5-player/additional-sounds/
2) True Piano :
This is another decent plugin for piano which seems quite powerful. It has 4 or 5 modules such as Atlantic, Sapphire, Emerald & Diamond and each of them represents a unique flavor. If you don't want heavy library of piano from Kontakt Player then you can use this plugin.
Official Link : http://www.truepianos.com/
3) Pianoteq :
This plugin is also quite good for acoustic piano and have various controls. It also has several presets for all kind of piano.
Watch their demonstration here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeH2Avhb-lk
Link to download : https://www.pianoteq.com/
4) Steinberg Virtual Guitarist
This plugin is dedicated to strumming only. It has two modules; Acoustic & Electric. For both modules it has quite good presets and sound quality is also good.
Watch their demonstration here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkXV_W2fk_g
They haven't included download link for windows on their official website so i would prefer to download it from any other source.
5) SwarPlug
This plugin is especially made for Indian sounds like tabla, flute, shehnaai and many more. So if you want to include some Indian flavor in your song then this is very good plugin.
Demonstration : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u0lYOBmzpQ
Link to download : http://www.swarsystems.com/support/demos/
This is really a good drum machine and has impressive samples for kicks, snare, claps but they have stopped making new upgrade to this product and instead they have created a whole new drum machine iZotope Breaktweaker and introduced Dubstep kind of beats.
Link to download : https://account.izotope.com/support/download/idrum
2) iZotope BreakTweaker :
Advance version of iDrum, this is actually a cool drum machine which is made keeping in mind the latest trend of dub-step beats. Skrillex is famous for those kind of amazing dub-step beats.
Link to download : https://www.izotope.com/en/products/create-and-design/breaktweaker.html
Review YouTube video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuckOoS7wys
1) iZotope Ozone :
This is a Massive & Powerful Mastering Suite. I highly recommend this plugin. It enrichs overall quality of your mix and have numerous presets for all kind of mastering.
Link to download : https://www.izotope.com/en/products/master-and-deliver/ozone.html
If you are searching for a vocal pitch editing plugin then go nowhere and download this plugin right away. I have never seen such a plugin which can transpose my vocal in such a natural way that it feels like i have re-recorded in that pitch. We can also create quality harmony(chorus kind of effect which is used in song - Tu jane na in the starting line - Kaise bataae kyu tujhko chahen) from this plugin.
Link to Download : http://www.celemony.com/en/start
2) iZotope Nectar :
It is complete suite of vocal processing effects like reverb, eq, pitch tuning, compressor, harmonizer, etc in just one plugin. Its breath sound eliminating module is very good. The main advantage of this plugin is that you don't need to add several vst separately for reverb, noise cancellation, compressor, eq which are most commonly used. You must give a try to this product.
Link to Download : https://www.izotope.com/en/products/mix/nectar.html
These were just a bunch of vst plugins i had in mind but there are many more awesome plugins out there. YouTube is good medium to search for them because there you can listen their sound as well.
Lastly I would say that Cubase has very limited set of built in plugins and therefore we have to download Third party plugins. But Propellerhead Reason is a clear winner in this aspect. This DAW has vast libraries and lots of synthesizer,drum machines, numerous effects, vocal processing module and is a complete set of everything which is needed to make a song track and therefore i am a great fan of it.
Thanks for reading.
Any question ? Put comment below and i would love to help you out.
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So in this post i am going to share some of the decent plugins which i have used(using) :
Instrument's VST:
1) Native Instrument's Kontakt Player :This is actually a sampler. And after installing it we have to download libraries for different sounds we want. Like for piano, Alicia Keys is great. For guitar, Pettin House is awesome. Like these, there are numerous other libraries as well. You can check them out on their official website.
i) Alicia Keys : Official Product demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_54ERfLElI
ii) Pettin House Guitar : Unofficial Product demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWWEgU9wUY0
iii) Kontakt Player Link :
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5-player/
iv) Other Kontakt Libraries :
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5-player/additional-sounds/
2) True Piano :
This is another decent plugin for piano which seems quite powerful. It has 4 or 5 modules such as Atlantic, Sapphire, Emerald & Diamond and each of them represents a unique flavor. If you don't want heavy library of piano from Kontakt Player then you can use this plugin.
Official Link : http://www.truepianos.com/
3) Pianoteq :
This plugin is also quite good for acoustic piano and have various controls. It also has several presets for all kind of piano.
Watch their demonstration here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeH2Avhb-lk
Link to download : https://www.pianoteq.com/
4) Steinberg Virtual Guitarist
This plugin is dedicated to strumming only. It has two modules; Acoustic & Electric. For both modules it has quite good presets and sound quality is also good.
Watch their demonstration here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkXV_W2fk_g
They haven't included download link for windows on their official website so i would prefer to download it from any other source.
5) SwarPlug
This plugin is especially made for Indian sounds like tabla, flute, shehnaai and many more. So if you want to include some Indian flavor in your song then this is very good plugin.
Demonstration : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u0lYOBmzpQ
Link to download : http://www.swarsystems.com/support/demos/
Drum Machine's VST:
1) iZotope iDrum :This is really a good drum machine and has impressive samples for kicks, snare, claps but they have stopped making new upgrade to this product and instead they have created a whole new drum machine iZotope Breaktweaker and introduced Dubstep kind of beats.
Link to download : https://account.izotope.com/support/download/idrum
2) iZotope BreakTweaker :
Advance version of iDrum, this is actually a cool drum machine which is made keeping in mind the latest trend of dub-step beats. Skrillex is famous for those kind of amazing dub-step beats.
Link to download : https://www.izotope.com/en/products/create-and-design/breaktweaker.html
Review YouTube video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuckOoS7wys
Mastering plugin VST:
This is a Massive & Powerful Mastering Suite. I highly recommend this plugin. It enrichs overall quality of your mix and have numerous presets for all kind of mastering.
Link to download : https://www.izotope.com/en/products/master-and-deliver/ozone.html
Vocal Processing VST:
1) Celemony Melodyne Editor :If you are searching for a vocal pitch editing plugin then go nowhere and download this plugin right away. I have never seen such a plugin which can transpose my vocal in such a natural way that it feels like i have re-recorded in that pitch. We can also create quality harmony(chorus kind of effect which is used in song - Tu jane na in the starting line - Kaise bataae kyu tujhko chahen) from this plugin.
Link to Download : http://www.celemony.com/en/start
2) iZotope Nectar :
It is complete suite of vocal processing effects like reverb, eq, pitch tuning, compressor, harmonizer, etc in just one plugin. Its breath sound eliminating module is very good. The main advantage of this plugin is that you don't need to add several vst separately for reverb, noise cancellation, compressor, eq which are most commonly used. You must give a try to this product.
Link to Download : https://www.izotope.com/en/products/mix/nectar.html
These were just a bunch of vst plugins i had in mind but there are many more awesome plugins out there. YouTube is good medium to search for them because there you can listen their sound as well.
Lastly I would say that Cubase has very limited set of built in plugins and therefore we have to download Third party plugins. But Propellerhead Reason is a clear winner in this aspect. This DAW has vast libraries and lots of synthesizer,drum machines, numerous effects, vocal processing module and is a complete set of everything which is needed to make a song track and therefore i am a great fan of it.
Thanks for reading.
Any question ? Put comment below and i would love to help you out.
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