10 Plugins EVERY EDM Artist Should Own

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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

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@jamies1974 3 жыл бұрын

Alex, you are one of the best EDM online tutors around as you are able to not only share the information and skills you have in a simple way but you have the ability to dumb things down! Well done and keep up the good work matey! All the way from New Zealand!

@noahderr 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Only 3 minutes in and I've already been blown away by what I've been missing out on! Twice! Thanks Alex!

@prashantrishu1 4 жыл бұрын

My production goes up by 30%, my wallet -10000000. :)

@JasonLawrenceJones 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos! They are very helpful! The way you break it down so that it's understandable is something not many people can do. Thanks for take the time to upload and share these videos.

@Yorubawithphy Жыл бұрын

Boy! i just found this channel about two days ago and my gosh, video upon video that i watch makes me feel like i am in a classroom. The explanation and clarity are just top notch. Thanks Alex for these lessons.

@rizma5432 4 жыл бұрын

Props to you Alex Rome ❄️been watching u for time

@maxd6268 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendations! I really appreciate your videos :)

@AlexRome 4 жыл бұрын

yup (:

@popr3b3l 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome vlog, mate!! Also a great reminder of plugins I already have but *forgot* I had them 🙈

@javanneparchment6432 4 жыл бұрын

With FL studio no need for Sitala

@jayjain3821 4 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed.

@vafdaf3744 4 жыл бұрын

* Laughs in FPC

@number2media554 4 жыл бұрын

Same Goes for ableton 🙏🏻

@iamerhach 4 жыл бұрын

& Studio One

@coolscube5062 4 жыл бұрын

Fl Studio Rules Piano Roll Best out there !!!!!!!

@flickeringscreens211 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. This is great. I will definitely be using Sitala a lot in the future, thanks for showing it.

@ryancallahan_ 3 жыл бұрын

dropped a sub, mad respect for u getting right into the video

@shivamgora8488 4 жыл бұрын

You are best online music teacher 🙏

@AhmedKhaled94 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, keep up the great content!

@ziqinggu6085 4 жыл бұрын

Thx for sharing. Really Useful!

@djdazza2796 4 жыл бұрын

As always, another straight to the point and short tutorial, keep em coming.

@petergedd9330 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex, very concise and informative. Subbed.

@connorhebert6780 4 жыл бұрын

Where has sitala been all my life 😍 Much appreciated !!

@KasraKlassics 3 жыл бұрын

Shaperbox is really cool but I think a great free substitute would be the advanced setting of Alchemy It looks super complicated but it may only take 2-3 more seconds than that plugin to do the same exact thing. And a lot more.

@temptemp633 4 жыл бұрын

Maximus is severly underrated(probably because of it's marketing as a limiter/'maximizer'). In reality though, it's a multiband upward/downward compressor. You can use it like OTT, but you have way more control. You can even do multiple upward+downward at the same time via one curve. Eg: You can use it to shape kicks. Like, multiband shape the attack/release of the kick sound. So for example... you have a kick that you want to boost the high frequency of... BUT EQ leaves a high frequency tail, you only want the clicky attack.... You can upward compress that freq, everything above -10db... and downward compress everything below -10db. If I have a kick with an unwanted high frequency 'release tail'. Maximus is the tool for it. Same if I want to shape the low end of that kick too. I have both maximus and OTT. I find maximus more useful.

@AlexRome 4 жыл бұрын

Toxinz Devaux isn’t Maximus for do studio only?

@BXHR. 4 жыл бұрын

Fl studio

@temptemp633 4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexRome Made an image to show you some of the stuff it can do: i.imgur.com/UC1EcsX.png Maximus is vst too(no mac installer yet, i think, though). It's quite pricey if seen as a 'limiter'. About £140. In reality, It's probably more comparable to the fabfilter Pro-MB(band can be upward or downward), but the compression curve in maximus is unique: One curve that can make upward/downward based on input level. Controlling bands of volume based on input volume.

@Mopark25 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, amazing tool. It's a multiband everything, compressor, sarurator, stereo imager. Adding on to your kick example you can narrow the frequencies below 200hz to mono and keep everything above that to stereo. Super useful.

@auryle 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexRome nope, it's available on PluginBoutique

@brittanyrearick414 2 жыл бұрын

crazy great video man

@christianstainazfischer 4 жыл бұрын

0:42 laughs in fl studio

@Vikotnick 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I don't know if your first plugin has "next in folder" but that is something I find very useful in my folder of 1000 hihat sounds. Just click next and next and next. That way you don't have to drag and drop while listening.

@henryjohn5on 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex !

@LauraKemps 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! So helpful

@doniman259 Жыл бұрын

I love your voice it makes my sphincter relax

@GlaniastyD 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Camel Crusher has so much potential, wow!

@Gwyn94 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if Vital was out when this video released, but that is hands down the number one VST I recommend to anyone serious about sound design. It's a free, very powerful wavetable synth. No bullshit to it, its free version is fully featured right out of the gate. Paid version just gets you more presets and wavetables, but you can already import your own wavetables anyway so you're really not losing out on anything.

@Astral_Blitz 4 жыл бұрын

Shaperbox 2 is out though. 😅 I use Shaperbox 2 on pretty much every single track. Great video overall.

@rolosaenz Жыл бұрын

dude you are DOPE!!! just found this video !!! you ROCK !!!!

@salimasencio3629 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother!

@Vibesformusic 4 жыл бұрын

Great as plugins 💯

@daan9994 4 жыл бұрын

Alex, I love your videos and wish to try and take your course. How often do you do it? How often can you apply for the class?

@kimbullard770 Жыл бұрын

great info thanks bro

@xd_squid7828 3 жыл бұрын

i stopped producing music for a while because it really wasnt working out, but these videos have kind of inspired me to keep going

@opticalman6417 Жыл бұрын

try not to over think the process this is where so many people go wrong

@jibberism9910 8 ай бұрын

Yeah I started drowing too after taking in enough knowledge to understand how far off I still was. But slowly but surely I'm getting grips on it and hoping that will help me get playful again.@@opticalman6417

@dividenddan 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing bro Thankyou! I was wondering. Why do you use Logic Pro Rather than Ableton? Do you feel it has more potential in regard to EDM production? Is the format easier to use in your opinion?

@floridastreethockey 4 жыл бұрын

Great video man

@christianstainazfischer 4 жыл бұрын

I had no idea camelcrusher was free 😳. Thank you!

@TMechMusic 4 жыл бұрын

Can I suggest Elevate limiter as well? If you ever wanted a magic ‘make it as loud as possible’ button, this is IT!

@ramprasaddas8105 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god....that sound.....camel crusher is awesome....

@josephstalin188 3 жыл бұрын

the vengeance avenger synthesizer is right up your street alex

@danielmayda680 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex = )

@evanthorn5089 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@serbadork 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I’m curious though, what’s that sample finder thing you used to find the drum samples for the first plugin on the list?

@jayjain3821 4 жыл бұрын

Splice

@theyellowone 4 жыл бұрын

I definitely will use OTT more often now :)

@trixtlr9957 4 жыл бұрын

thanks 🙏🏻

@DannyDee143 4 жыл бұрын

ur the man!

@albeiricex8593 Жыл бұрын

nice crack i subbed

@mitchshobbies9834 3 жыл бұрын

Hey for just starting to get into edm music, would you know what genera would be the best to start with, I assume Techno, "for the weird beats", and for trying to make a song that sounds like a hit song, what kind of a budget would you need for those plug ins and would you quit possibly have to purchase drums or drum packs at that point, thanks!!!! I mean to be reasonable, for all the great sounds besides the pc, I believe it may be close to a 1K budget range!! But if you can make a million bucks out of a 1K budget range, than it's worth it!! ;D

@NiikoOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u! :D

@adrian570 4 жыл бұрын

thank you

@hantaimatyas842 3 жыл бұрын

1:51 I got Matisse and Sadko vibes :)

@TimaDheere 4 жыл бұрын

very helpful

@wasax-battlelandsroyale7606 4 жыл бұрын

I wanted to know: Can we get two monthly paiement for your course online?:)

@valentinomendoza8964 3 жыл бұрын

hi elex great channel , do u have any EDM course?

@independent_angler 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing beats the Hotswap feature in Ableton Live.

@MrYougoo Жыл бұрын

I use Nexus on every track I produce. Amen, brother!

@rajasandhu2571 4 жыл бұрын

Genesis pro coming this month

@olle5555 4 жыл бұрын

Raja Sandhu no

@drlostcause4427 4 жыл бұрын

Raja Sandhu already came

@olle5555 4 жыл бұрын

Harshith no wtf are you lying

@thomas-vk4vc 4 жыл бұрын

32bit only...

@rajasandhu2571 4 жыл бұрын

Its comin in march u can use jbridge to use it in 64 bit

@SujoyXscape Күн бұрын

@Alex Rome can u tell me What was that particular VST when u showing the Camelcrusher after that clap sample????

@a3ri6sk9 3 жыл бұрын

My fab is pro L2, The Glue, Pro Q3, and......sylenth. 😎😎

@nsiac 4 жыл бұрын

For Nexus3, could you kindly recommend the first expansions that you think are the best for EDM?

@show_me_lights 4 жыл бұрын

EDM1, or maybe EDM2, no wait EDM3? just get sylenth or serum and an EDM bank, sounds so much better.

@kylim_music 4 жыл бұрын

Do we need sitala in logic pro x 10.5 version? I think logic's sample sequencer's ability is same as sitala

@jackhammer8061 4 жыл бұрын

Also for a synth in a list like this, why in the world would you go with something as rigid as Nexus instead Serum or Dune3?

@KitKalvert 3 жыл бұрын

Hi im looking for the Camel Crusher link in description? I can't seem to see it?

@coolscube5062 4 жыл бұрын

@Alex Rome Gate Free Plugins Info...I have either got the free ones mentioned above or the pay for ones i think are still very expensive !!!!

@godslayer6926 4 жыл бұрын

Hey uh.... I have a question, do you know how to connect a midi keyboard to the focusrite 2i2? Or did you connect yours to your computer directly er somethin :/

@kaafaa5944 4 жыл бұрын

u connect midi keyboard on the pc by usb, and in ur daw you choice device focusrite

@SkuezTech 4 жыл бұрын

where is The Glue? :D I thought everyone used it lol

@rowanonx5806 3 жыл бұрын

the glue is seriously one of the best compressors i've ever used. for pure transparent glue it's unmatched

@noizefill 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@muxima2004 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, although apart from these plugins Serum is a must as well

@barrycole5930 3 жыл бұрын

Unless you have pigments 3 😉 (i have both but spend less and less time in serum as i learn pigments more), way more to play with.

@muxima2004 3 жыл бұрын

@@barrycole5930 ☺️☺️ yes indeed

@ExploredPerpsective Ай бұрын

Would you say nexus 3 is the best synth plugin for producing?

@650mm 4 жыл бұрын

I can't seem to find Camel Crusher as an AU plugin. I downloaded it, and installed it to find that it only installed a VST. Anyone know how to get the AU?

@kyleholguin0227 2 жыл бұрын

what are the notes for the chords at 1:48? it sounds so huge and powerful but i cant recreate it bc i dont know what the notes are

@iaevan 4 жыл бұрын

ok, i'm up. my hard disk needs more illegal stuffs

@clintonjamatia3549 4 жыл бұрын

Which free software should I use as a beginner

@halion9 4 жыл бұрын

How to get the discount? Shows same price on pluginboutique?

@eggtime27 4 жыл бұрын

Same here. Maybe it's only available to people in USA? If so, very disappointing.

@itsjodi9939 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know where i can get free plugins😭 also pricey plugins-money isn’t a problem-for Logic ProX

@caiorosa2671 Жыл бұрын

Dear all new producers - don’t give up on that hope of making good soft

@IanSolano 4 жыл бұрын

We've all tried and used cracks but trust me when I say, the money you spend on buying the 'real' version is priceless if you plan on becoming a serious producer. At any time theses cracks can fail and you can lose a lot more than than the money in your wallet especially if you use a moody version of a DAW. By all means use the free versions to try them out so you don't waste money on VST's / plugins that you feel you won't use or need but please invest in this. Why not team up with a friend and spread the cost as most, if not all, plugins allow them to be used on more than one device.

@da4mula885 3 жыл бұрын

I don't have any friends ;(

@jibberism9910 8 ай бұрын

I went legit after I found renewed interest. Much better, and fair price. So what's not to like.

@themishacasper 4 жыл бұрын

Best way to get 20 % discount ))

@TheAstronomersmusic 4 жыл бұрын

🤘🏼

@jackhammer8061 4 жыл бұрын

Why echoboy specifically? Unless it’s paid advertisement I don’t really get it, the price point vs what it delivers just makes no sense. Especially with shit like H-delay & dubstation and the million other top notch affordable delay plugins out there. I never really understood the Soundtoys hype, there’s SO much both better & cheaper shit out there.

@PaulBrownclk-me 2 жыл бұрын

Almost half the price of the full Ableton lol 😂

@tb6265 4 жыл бұрын

do u use Omnisphere? which one would u choose, nexus or omnisphere?

@kartikbaisla4258 3 жыл бұрын

nexus

@josephstalin188 3 жыл бұрын

Omnisphere for sound design

@theofficialgwiz 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you go for your plug-ins?

@thisissano 4 жыл бұрын

Where can I get this library ?

@a.a.1744 4 жыл бұрын

where do you get the choir presets from, nexus?

@AlexRome 4 жыл бұрын

yes. there are alot kontakt banks that build choirs as well

@a.a.1744 4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexRome thx

@LetsPlayArcanium Жыл бұрын

Literally sounds like deadma5 song you and I with the first plug in

@symph1744 3 жыл бұрын

Do you prefer Nexus 3 over Serum?

@AlexRome 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer both honestly

@thisissano 4 жыл бұрын

Can I also get great sounds only with the sounds from logic?

@jayrumi 2 жыл бұрын

hell nah

@Mopark25 4 жыл бұрын

Don't think Pro-C 2 is specifically a buss compressor? Seems like a general all purpose compressor. Otherwise lovely list!

@gjcentralradio8813 4 жыл бұрын

I must admit I watched one of his videos before and I was having an issue with reverb on a track. I used every compressor with side-chaining I had to try and limit the amount of front end from the reverb EFX. The track is my next projects title cut so it has to stand out so I used C2 and BAM!!! After a weekend of trial abd error C2 worked the first time.

@himanshisingh631 3 жыл бұрын

HOW DO YOU MADE THAT MELODY ........FROM SCRATCH????THAT YOU USED FOR CAMELCRUSHER

@madilingo7774 3 жыл бұрын

is camelcrusher still available anywhere??

@RosevilleValley 3 жыл бұрын

What is the sound being used at 1:40?

@just_dimi3 2 жыл бұрын

Avicii have also used Nexus 2 Dance 2k7 piano LD square LD King of buzzer 1 PL Dr Chaotica etc...

@Portine 22 күн бұрын

Fact: in an video, composer Martin Garrix used Camel Crusher in his song Animals

@HiiImChris 2 жыл бұрын

THE OTT PLUGIN *Laughs in Ableton*

@ouchieouchie8130 4 жыл бұрын

How do we get the 15%?

@CaptainVelveeta Жыл бұрын

Surprised Serum didn't make the list.

@Existence_denied 3 жыл бұрын

VSTs I Use Kairatune (FutuCraft) Elsita (DSE) Synasonics (DSE Drumaxx (FL Studios) Anything from KBplugs PULS (De La Mancha) Camel Crusher (Camel) Eclipsis (VST ZONE) Ragnarok (Full Bucket) Synth1 (Ichiro Toda) Genesis (Ummet Ozcan) Komplete (Native Instruments) Splash + Club Voltage + Bounce (infected sounds) Novakill stuff Helm (Matt Tytel) Darmatrix ( meesha) Tunefish (Braincontrol) MikaMicro (Tesselode) Phutura (Phuturatone) - Reaktor Version anything from Smartelectronix