10 VST Plugins you NEED for Music Production 2022

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1. Pigments www.pluginboutique.com/produc...
2. VintageVerb valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/v...
Raum bit.ly/3seB9K7
3. EchoBoy Jr. www.pluginboutique.com/produc...
Soundtoys Bundle www.pluginboutique.com/produc...
4. Greg Wells Voicecentric waves.alzt.net/RDrZa
Al Schmitt www.pluginboutique.com/produc...
5. Alicia’s Keys bit.ly/2QnqAa1
Arturia Pianos www.pluginboutique.com/produc...
Keyscape www.zzounds.com/a--3971854/it...
6. Omnisphere www.zzounds.com/a--3971854/it...
Nexus refx.com/nexus/
Xpand 2 www.pluginboutique.com/produc...
7. CLA2A waves.alzt.net/LPXYGo
CLA76 waves.alzt.net/qn4GqN
8. RC-20 www.pluginboutique.com/produc...
Reelight Pro www.pluginboutique.com/produc...
9. Ozone www.pluginboutique.com/produc...
10 XO www.pluginboutique.com/produc...
ADSR Sample Manager www.adsrsounds.com/product/so...
In this video I list 10 VST plugins you need to buy to start producing music at home. This is my list of the essential plugins you should buy first when you start producing music. These are the top 10 VST plugins to buy right now. This list includes the best synth plugins, the best reverb plugin, the best delay plugin, the best piano plugin, omnisphere, nexus, the best compressor plugins, the best mastering plugins, and the best drum plugins.
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0:00 About this video
0:36 Synths
1:37 Reverb
2:11 Delay
3:05 Vocals
3:55 Piano
4:42 Multi-Instrument
5:51 Compressors
6:54 Tape Saturation
7:31 Mastering
8:02 Drum Samplers
9:00 Final thoughts
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@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

🔥 DAW plugins vs purchased plugins? What do you think?

@priawanwibisono2261 3 жыл бұрын

As a beginner I tried to focus with stock plugin first. While there are Serum or Echoboy, I'll stick with Wavetable and Echo to really master it first. Even I still don't understand some plugin specifically compressor, I can't tell the difference from your video (maybe because I'm using phone speaker). But I heard Glue Compressor is nice enough so I don't need buy anything. Oh, maybe vocal processor though, I'm eyeing Ovox or Vocalsynth and waiting real discount

@jloiben12 3 жыл бұрын

It depends. For example, I use Presonus’s fat channel a lot for recording. But when I mix I primarily use Plugin Alliance, Izotope, and Soundtoys. Almost all of my instrument plugins are purchased (Arturia V collection, Korg Triton, Spitfire Audio, and Ample Sound)

@vinylstudi0 3 жыл бұрын

Ableton Daw plugins aren't bad

@briand1579 3 жыл бұрын

I love ableton and its plugins but visually the aren’t so nice and you can’t float or resize them... my eyes aren’t so great and they can be hard for me to read for this reason I use mostly 3rd party aside from eq8 and auto filter..... however I will say the max for live lfo tool has become necessity for me

@juansebastianmusician 3 жыл бұрын

For instruments I'd go without doubt for external plugins. For effects I think is okay to start with stock plugins, and also they have better cpu usage. But with the time, I think is really nice to try external plugins to improve workflow, discovering new sounds and stay creative 😄

@kaidoChess 3 жыл бұрын

I love how quick paced this video is, no time wasted, straight to the point. 🔥🔥 10/10. Always waves reverb is pretty killer

@LOLCoolJ 3 жыл бұрын

Learn your DAW. It's more powerful than you might think.

@aquaticborealis4877 3 жыл бұрын

This is true

@hectorheckler6327 3 жыл бұрын

Facts.

@adityabali1939 3 жыл бұрын

*Cries in audacity*

@mgband 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed… but a sprinkling of Valhalla stuff never hurts.

@christianschroer1999 3 жыл бұрын

And a Lot of the Stock Things are enough. Learn them First before using fancy plugins.

@robertward2170 Жыл бұрын

I love this guy, all his videos are very high quality, and he never says anything you don’t need to hear, right to the point but not vague. Also love his vibe in general. Great channel

@seanodonnell1271 3 жыл бұрын

There is nothing more i like to see when i get home from a long day of school than a Sanjay C video!

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

Haha! School first, Sanjay C next!!

@robertlee1176 3 жыл бұрын

Ozone took production to another level Nexus helps with generating ideas and speed It’s amazing what we can do these days

@robertlee1176 2 жыл бұрын

@@fredriksvard2603 just curious. What do you hate about it? Sound, interface, presets, all the above?

@BoneyWhy 2 жыл бұрын

You're easy to listen to. You present the material in a lucid, informative manner. Professional, creative you make learning easy! Thanks for your blessing!

@turntsnaco824 2 жыл бұрын

Valhalla VintageVerb is fantastic - first $50 I spent without hesitation after trying the demo. It's so incredibly flexible and sounds super clean, I have no doubt I'll use it in every project I ever make.

@HazyJ28 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite Synths are Harmor, Union, Orb Synth, Vital, and Iris 2. There's something about Granular Synthesis that's always captivated me, which is why I love Iris so much. And I love Harmor (and Morphine for that matter) for the Resynthesis capabilities. WaveTable and FM Synthesis is neat as well, which is why I also want to recommend Hybrid 3.

@wayneburnett5098 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sanjay!! Always on spot, and the friendliest presentation. It feels like home instead of a classroom!

@Hxney 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Love the previews of the different plugins and what they do.

@PavanMS87 Жыл бұрын

My fav plugin in SERUM. Very easy to use, powerful, quick and light[er].

@isaiahcottengaim1442 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting this interesting and informative video together 🙂 I think mixing utility plug-ins is another good category to add (e.g., Metric A/B for a spectrum analyzer, loudness meter, and mix comparison; Sonarworks Reference for monitor/headphone correction; and GHz Can Opener for making headphones behave more like monitors).

@thegood9 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE my arturia plugs...Pigment is LUSCIOUS, and I can pretty much get any sound out of it that i want very easily.

@BastMashup Жыл бұрын

great video! im super amazed of this quality of videos being your first one, keep going and youll make it far! :D

@chief2632 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see the love for Pigments! Spire is another powerful one and there are a lot of quality soundbanks available for it

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are!

@vuygoulanzj 3 жыл бұрын

For piano I use Noire by NI. It sounds so good, and it has amazing built-in effects. 👍

@margaretchristo6859 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are just amazing! Thank you for always giving us great content. You are an inspiration.

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@Iamveryconfusedabout 3 жыл бұрын

my favorite synth plugin is digits, it's a phase distortion synth that models the casio cz line and it has a really interesting and unique workflow that can create great and Interesting sounds. usually I'm wary of weird free plugins because they tend to be not great, but this one definitely is great.

@musicproductionnerd 2 жыл бұрын

Woah, great video mate!

@SanjayC 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Music Production Nerd!

@rejurj 3 жыл бұрын

Valhalla Vintage reverb is my favorite reverb 😍

@H53. 2 жыл бұрын

This was really good. One of the best Plug-ins videos I have seen.

@SanjayC 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

@troypallasinstrumentalmusi4013 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, lot's of good info !!

@jedi_mario 5 ай бұрын

Wanted to pet you know that your videos really help me! Thanks.

@JD-ih2io 2 жыл бұрын

Favourite Synth Sanjay is also my newest purchase, Viper. By far the best synth i've used for Hardstyle / Rave Big Room and for people who are just getting into sound design it's perfect, very easy to use. Also, as it's ( relatively ) new it's being updated and growing which means soon it'll be a competitor for any synth out there imo. Definitely more for the Harder styles but in this category, and for me personally , the best!

@ajsjs9 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for mentioning pigments.. my new love

@shawetasaroj5550 Жыл бұрын

thank u soo much it helped a lot

@Lifemax_r Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial

@uncleshield 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot man. Just subscribed to your channel because of the helpful advice.

@JoseCruz11123 3 жыл бұрын

Pigments doesn't get enough credit for how good of a synth it is. I was happy to see it at your #1 spot! It has a great granular synth in it, great wavetable control (not as good as serum but still good), and a huge sample library that comes with it full of one shot guitars pianos, ethnic plucked instruments, strings, foley, voice, drums, etc that are ready to go for processing. Color coded parameters is also a huge QOL I didn't know I needed and wish I had in my other main synths I use. The best part about it is that is has one of the best integrated arpeggiators I've used in any synth and is my go-to when making any arps. Huge control of individual glide, gate, and velocity steps. Capable of polyrhythmic timing of each of those parameters. And an swing knob that works in percentages instead of just on/off so it's easy to sync to my project's swing level. I haven't touched the Ableton stock arp since getting Pigments on release! Definitely worth it for just that.

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

For sure. Happy to make sure others know about it

@rowanonx5806 3 жыл бұрын

pigments so underrated. the init preset is fire in every situation and it's all around the best synth right now imo

@RSI24 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best

@switterbeet 2 жыл бұрын

and their expansions are often on sale, where you get packs with 128 Presets for 14,99€,

@RevJ7 2 жыл бұрын

Compared to Khs Phaseplant, it's literally nothing. Might as well use Massive X at that point lol .. I mean... don't. It's shit. But Pigments doesn't have half the features of Phaseplant. Hell, Harmor came out years ago, and I'd say that's also far better.

@talktomeormailme 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! As always to the point and no bs!!

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@ortizclarissa0225 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining it really well! I've been putting off learning soft soft cuz it looks so intimidating but now that I easily understood the

@nass1887 3 жыл бұрын

ANALOG LAB V BY ARTURIA IS FIRE 💥

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

YES!!! Which is your favorite from the Arturia synths?

@nass1887 3 жыл бұрын

@@SanjayC JUN-6-V one of my favorites for sure.. Great video by the way! Thanks for the amazing content you put out for the producers community

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. Juno 106 is the ultimate. It made me buy the real keyboard and I love it as well.

@natigrinkrug 3 жыл бұрын

@@nass1887 agreed, but I often feel the need for the rest of the V collection to really make the most of it (still an *AWESOME* piece of software!)

@manuele.itriagom.728 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Pigments is my fav

@LionSandHearTacheS 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t have any other Valhalla plugins but Shimmer is absolute killer. Definitely worth checking out especially if you do ambient instrumental kinda stuff!

@Neo-ry3jk Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for sharing!! As a newbie I was kinda lost and didnt know what to buy and where to start at all😂 This vid really helped👍👍

@AirArtStudiosOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Soundtoys are amazing, Valhalla is amazing for the money! Nexus is inspirational, LFO tool by Xfer is vital. Acustica make the best Eq plug ins but are a little unstable, so bouncing is required

@AntonioSS22 3 жыл бұрын

Tone2's Electra has some amazing user created expansion packs with crazy sound design.

@kennymartinmusic7074 2 жыл бұрын

So helpful!

@lebate.j.1368 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks lot Sir.. You helping us..

@johndough6260 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Sanjay! You’re hands down one of the best artists and people in the game. Peace

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you

@IsaacAlcocer763 3 жыл бұрын

You are amazing, all yoy videos are so profesional. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

@claudiobogdan5207 3 жыл бұрын

you helped me a lot w my home studio! thank you for that. all of your video are straight to the point and that's cool

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

@Yusuf_dyms69 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot bro very nice video

@LeonThomasian 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos! Thanks for sharing the knowledge as always 🙏🏻

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@Jonlp6 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Quality , content , straight to the point ! Subscribed

@SanjayC 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you xxjonlp!

@lyuboserafimov 2 жыл бұрын

Best sounding vst - REPRO 1 and 5. Most versatile and easy to use - Serum. Those three are my favs

@PerfectManus Жыл бұрын

Wow what an acNice tutorialevent! Best of luck for the rest of your future, I’m looking forward to being able to invest when I turn 21 in November!

@jayshubconstruction7255 Жыл бұрын

Those acoustic piano plugs are pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👏

@CreativeSauce 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome picks!

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mike!! :-D

@vansharora1512 Жыл бұрын

beginners. Thank you so much! x

@fransteeno 3 жыл бұрын

I'm amazed at how few pros mention UVI. They have great sample libraries and plugin Fx. I'm in love with Spitfire Audio STRINGS

@alchemistrpm82 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I wish Falcon was a lil cheaper. UVI do make amazing stuff in general.

@flowmaka 3 жыл бұрын

They have some great synths that I use a lot!

@rionvalet 3 жыл бұрын

YESSS!! I NEED TO DECIDE PAID PLUGINS NOW & YOU JUST SHOWED US! THANK U TO BE PART OF OUR PLANS SANJAY!!❤

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rion! These should be among the first you check out. Don't need to buy them all at once, but make sure you check out Ozone by Izotope.

@theBbOoSSss 3 жыл бұрын

what kind of music you make?

@zxsw85 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this is a reallly good list

@TheMostViolentMan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I need that vintage reeverb. Thanks a lot 🙏🙏🙏

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@habibi2.0 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for sharing your work experience.

@redautumn5441 3 жыл бұрын

my favorite synth plugin is the TAL-U-NO-LX, a emulation of the juno 60!

@davidcarpenter9232 3 жыл бұрын

It's a no-brainer ... Thanks 👍👍👍 Love you work ...

@daydrmrofficial1966 3 жыл бұрын

you my man made my life, thank you for helping us with our dreams :)

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@MehulShaRma 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@willievaughn6474 Жыл бұрын

You're awesome thank you

@tvrm_uri3lrios309 Жыл бұрын

Hello, it worked, thank you so much

@peterm13 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff Jay, thanks

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@simon.vikram Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for thiss

@solidlexus5716 Жыл бұрын

straight to the point.

@Jvaldes609 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I enjoy using EZ keys for my Rhodes they sound amazing

@juansebastianmusician 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Those waves all-in-one vocal plugins looks so tempting 😄 I would add Izotope Neutron, it really helped me to understand in a graphic way how compression works.

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of people like Neutron. Izotope really gets those types of plugins right!

@FrescoStevens 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sanjay, you a legend mane🦾💯

@nether_kk Жыл бұрын

ank u for this ❤❤

@chiradeepg 3 жыл бұрын

Brillaint job usual.. @sanjay - I am comfortable with the instruments aspect of production but now looking to add vocals to my compositions. As I am still a beginner, understanding compressor etc is a bit tricky. Is there a good software, where I can see the waves visually. I guess that would help me learn and understand much better.

@raworshipkeys 2 жыл бұрын

This video is very helpful. Thank you very much. I am using noire piano from native instrument and other piano vst. Can I seek an advice from you on what plugins should I use for piano vst to enhance my sounds? Thank you so much sir

@NTDL2009 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@kishorilalkishoreda5719 3 жыл бұрын

Raum by NI is just amazing and Nexus is on top of my list Question: I was a hardware music producer, I was using a Mackie 32/8 mixer , all effects and compressors was actual modules ( no plugin at all ) Now that I’ve switched from mixers and modules to all plugins, could you please give me some tips on that I have a lots of issues with using plugins for example when I wanted to use a punchi kick for dance music ,after the mix it sounds like the mix is not powerful enough or I mean the kick is not powerful ,so I see a lot of people use two or three different kind of kicks to be able to produce the sound that they would like to hear. When I was using the Mackie mixer with all sound modules and dbx compressor, all I needed to use one was one kick from the DMPro drum module. Do I have to double everything, to be able to get the sound that I want it ? Thanks

@calmdown2876 11 ай бұрын

This is good information.

@leonardogzm 2 жыл бұрын

great video!

@fhaaj66 Жыл бұрын

TNice tutorials comnt from you is legendary. Uncomplicated like your video!!!

@f4b1i 3 жыл бұрын

Squad is here! 🤪

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

Squad = fam

@samuelfafa9589 2 жыл бұрын

Wowww thanks for this

@SanjayC 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@sowryamcproo Жыл бұрын

Oh, I goodly want to hear so!

@dr.roadbeats6605 3 жыл бұрын

My favourites Best lofi saturation: RC - 20 and Decimort Best piano: Addictive Keys Best synth: Phaseplant (because of the synth itself) and Serum (because there are tons of Serum preset packs out there that are amazing) Reverb: Valhalla Vintage Verb

@rowanonx5806 3 жыл бұрын

whaaat im not the only one who uses decimort? amazing. great choice in plugins tho

@dr.roadbeats6605 3 жыл бұрын

@@rowanonx5806 thanks bro

@s4kib 3 жыл бұрын

Best room reverb: Raum by Native Instruments. It's one of the most beautiful sounding reverbs I've ever heard

@dr.roadbeats6605 3 жыл бұрын

@@s4kib thanks, I'll try it!

@eartimevibes5994 3 жыл бұрын

I quite like phaseplant still learning it really but you can do a few bits with it and the sounds aren't too bad, I recently got serum but now on the hunt for presets. Hopefully I won't get addicted to presets as I am to samples 🤣🤣🤣😂

@globehb7645 3 жыл бұрын

Arturia CS-80 is my favourite synth plugin, any thoughts on the best Midi Ribbon Controller for it ? Thanks.

@pranavsnair5237 3 жыл бұрын

VITAL is Dope and also FREE!!!

@botaknoop6086 3 жыл бұрын

Yes but my laptop can't open it 😞

@pranavsnair5237 3 жыл бұрын

@@botaknoop6086 try reinstalling it..

@botaknoop6086 3 жыл бұрын

Im open gl 1.2 and vital need 1.4 😭

@felixgl2629 2 жыл бұрын

Which controller do you use for the plugins? Or do you use the mouse while playin live?

@prodbyANT 3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna "purchase" all of these

@psynide8999 3 жыл бұрын

True

@calbeats5409 3 жыл бұрын

Loser stealing from peoples hard work. This is why you’ll never make it.

@prodbyANT 3 жыл бұрын

@@calbeats5409 lol

@rishabhbose29 3 жыл бұрын

When it comes to Delays, man been a fan of H Delay from Waves for a long time. Does pretty much everything from straight Ping Pongs to really weird stuff.

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

H-delay is a studio standard for sure

@ashiq54 3 жыл бұрын

Very much helpful,,, thanks a lot ❤️❤️

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! 🙏

@zoohang6963 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@derekmidgley 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the list! I'm checking out XO and love it for basic 4/4. But, anyone know if it can be used for 6/8 time?

@superconnie5003 Жыл бұрын

Bro you vids are great help.Thanks. Question: When I record a piano I will usually use Greg Wells Piano VST to change the sound of the recorded piano. Is this type of VST changing the timbre vis EQ or just adding effects/compression to change the 'sound'. Also are there any other similar VSTs like his?.

@udanaabishek4190 3 жыл бұрын

What the free and good daw 🙏🙏

@Craigdna 3 жыл бұрын

With drum machines like Alesis SR 18, you have to connect them using MIDI, correct?

@kingqmobile1190 3 жыл бұрын

Sunjay, you are too good to explain and help others. Keep it up bro..

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@claudemanning6578 3 жыл бұрын

I like plugins from Analog Obsession, they,re free yes but they model so many great vintage analog and as somebody who used a lot of waves stuff and ssl stuff before I left the studio I was working at, compared to those analog obsession stuff especially the LOADED 500 series vst and the BUSTERe which is an SSL bus comp emulation are excellent

@pnutbuttajellee1394 3 жыл бұрын

With Surge and Vital synths for free, they compare and are in some cases better than Pigments or Massive. Vital has very similar visual modulation UI, which helps a ton when creating patches. They will become more and more popular over time.

@premixmpk7070 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video ❤ I recommend SHAPER BOX 2

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

I'll check it out!

@TheMostViolentMan 3 жыл бұрын

Sanjay C is a great music producer and a Friendly KZfaqr who solves all his Subscribers doubt. Thanks 🙌🙌

@SanjayC 3 жыл бұрын

You're very kind. Thank you!

@zuhal5566 Жыл бұрын

!!! Thanks a lot ...☺️☺️

@J-Dawg-1 10 ай бұрын

Hello, I have Ableton 11. What’s the best software VST plug in to make EDM and Hip-Hop beats? Would you recommend Omnisphere or Analog Lab? Or something else?

@diamondcraftmusic1005 3 жыл бұрын

Flex with your setup!

@evergreatest7644 3 жыл бұрын

Hey bro, love your vids. I have a problem. I recently purchased M-Track Duo and I was supposed to get free plugins with it, but after following instructions on M-Audio as well as Avid website, it seems that those free plugins only work with Pro Tools First which I got for free with my interface. I tried finding their dll, but I can't find it. I dont want to use Pro Tools, I am using FL Studio for about an year now, and have no intentions to switch DAWs. Is there any way that I can use those free plugins in any other DAW ?(FL to be specific) Edit: after following the instructions, Avid send me an email so that I could downloady freebies. I thought that their will be a dedicated link for every plugin, but instead, their was only one link for Pro Tools First. I thought that I will download the plugins which I want (I was especially interested in Xpand2), but choosing the plugins was never an option. When installing that perticular version of Pro Tools First, I noticed that it yet DID installed Xpand2 in a separate window, but their was no dll anywhere. It seems that the plugins are made to work only in that perticular version if Pro Tools First "M Audio" edition (it didn't said m audio edition anywhere, but on m audio website, they wrote m audio edition). This is probably on of the reason how the interface is so cheap, they are promoting Avid products, and making them in such a way that the freebies only work in Pro Tools First M Audio edition.