Vst Plugins reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 140 Reddit reviews across 19 subreddits and 23 posts to rank the best Vst Plugins brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/ableton, r/FL_Studio, r/composer, r/makinghiphop, r/GameAudio. Top-rated brands include Arturia (4.8/5), FabFilter (5.0/5), Vital (4.9/5).
Stats
Reviews140
Subreddits19
Posts23
Brands80
Products57
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#1
Arturia
4.8
(12)
"Get Pigments on sale now."
"Pigments 4 is probably the most powerful and versatile synth you can find for that price right now."
"All around Synth: arturia pigments 4"
"Arturia Pigments is fire you should really check."
"The amount of work you can get out of it with relative ease is amazing."
"I'll add Arturia FX3 bundle plus MS-20 filter/distortion."
"Pigments. This fucking synth."
"Pigments 4"
"Because it's a bargain"
"Arturia's Analog Lab is a great collection of vintage synth sounds."
#2
FabFilter
5.0
(9)
"Fabfilter (I would get the whole bundle if not at least get the pro-q)."
"The Fab filter plugins, especially with the EQ, compressor and limiter."
"Fab Filter Bundle worth every penny."
"It's just great."
"- Fab Filter Bundle - a must have! Industry standard EQ, Limiter and much more!"
"I'd say saturn2 for saturation or distortion as well as some multiband dynamics."
"Fab filter (specifically pro-Q EQ and pro-L limiter) present large upgrades."
"Fab filter (specifically pro-Q EQ and pro-L limiter) present large upgrades."
"I'm using FabFilter Pro-Q to apply a custom parametric EQ."
#3
Vital
4.9
(7)
"The free version of Vital is all you need as a beginner."
"Vital because of the ease yet depth of sound design and small effects route plus Fabfilter Pro Q3 for filter and eqing."
"There's a lot of free presets here"
"I love Vital and it’s free."
"Vital can handle everything."
"If you want something that's really good and free, try Vital, which is a wavetable synth plugin."
"I'm suspicious of a 'best of' list for 2022 that includes Helm but doesn't mention Vital."
#4
iZotope
4.3
(6)
"IZotope plugins are great and imo essential for anyone."
"Ozone is like the cheat code for mastering."
"Isotope Vinyl plugins and maybe the Kings Microphone."
"Some element of vinyl emulation (iZotope vinyl) might also help."
"Match EQ (like the one iZotope offers with Ozone) to analyse the EQ response..."
"You could also use EQ or a plug in like Izotope Vinyl to create a crackling very old school lo fi sound."
#5
Cableguys
5.0
(4)
"Shaperbox."
"Cableguys - Shaperbox."
"Shaperbox is also a super powerful and cheap vst, very useful either for sound design or mixing duties."
"It's probably the most versatile VST I've ever used."
#6
Soundtoys
5.0
(4)
"I prefer Soundtoys delay for sure."
"- Sound Toys Bundle (Decapitator, EchoBoy, Little Altar Boy etc). Great suite of tools which include saturation, Delays and vocal fx!"
"This thing is a game changer."
"I would get bundles like soundtoys 5 or kilohearts."
#7
Valhalla
4.8
(4)
"Valhalla vintage verb gets my vote."
"1. Valhalla (everyone uses it)"
"- Valhalla Vintage Verb. Awesome reverb!"
"Valhalla free stuff, Acon Multiply Chorus"
#8
u-he
4.5
(4)
"Korg Triton vst, u-he Diva, Phonec 2"
"Synths - Diva, Zebra, Hive - I really like u-he's synths."
"SQ-8L, PG8X, Dexed, Viking (u-he) and possibly Surge."
#9
Serato
5.0
(3)
"I second Serato sample. Game changer."
"Serato Sample, a great sampler that's paid."
"In your case i would def get serato sampler."
#10
Spitfire Audio
5.0
(3)
"[https://labs.spitfireaudio.com/]"
"LABS. They have the best quality free sounds if you're looking for real instruments."
"Look at Spitfire Audio's LABs. Lots of excellent free stuff."
#11
Omnisphere
4.7
(3)
"Omnisphere it costs a lot but it’s worth it if you need to cover a wide range of options."
"Omnisphere. Pricey but 100% worth it. So many amazing quality sounds, it honestly feels like cheating sometimes."
"Omnisphere and Massive X"
#12
Spectrasonics
4.7
(3)
"Omnisphere, gross beat"
"These two are my favorite and sound the best but they are pricey."
"Is Keyscape worth buying?"
#13
Native Instruments
4.3
(3)
"Native Instruments - Massive."
"FM8 is superior in the end as a frequency-modulation synth."
#14
Xfer
5.0
(2)
"Serum & Expand for sure. For effects Shaperbox, & effectrix or a glitch plugin"
"Serum, electrax, Xpand, nexus, RC 20, halftime, and surge"
#15
Ozone
5.0
(2)
"And if you need a mastering suite, I’d go for ozone."
"In terms of mixing / mastering Ozone and Neutron help a lot."
#16
Kontakt
5.0
(2)
"Kontakt - because so many third party libraries use it."
"- Kontakt - Amaz"
#17
Xfer Records
5.0
(2)
"It’s maybe the most critical unfun but useful VST of all time."
"Has a lot of preset libraries and support available to expand your sound potential."
#18
Surge
4.5
(2)
"Surge XT. Free and has thousands of amazing sounds."
"Surge XT is kinda cool I mean, has some ethereal pads n shit."
#19
MeldaProduction
4.5
(2)
"MeldaProduction plugins are most efficient, and professional sounding plugins I’ve ever used, over Waves and UAD."
"Melda Productions has a good free bundle of general plugins."
#20
Modartt
4.0
(2)
"I would use pianoteq for the piano and altiverb for the IR."
"You could try Pianoteq; either the Honky Tonk preset."
#21
Purity
3.5
(2)
"My favorites are purity."
"Idk why but analog labs sounds sound low quality. I prefer Purity vst"
#22
Kick2
5.0
(1)
"Kick2 and Vital. Working without Vital would be like fighting with both arms and a leg tied behind my back."
#23
Avenger 2
5.0
(1)
"Avenger 2, that's all I'll need."
#24
Orchestral Tools
5.0
(1)
"[https://www.orchestraltools.com/sinefactory]"
#25
Soundpaint
5.0
(1)
"[https://soundpaint.com/collections/free-instruments]"
#26
Keep Forest
5.0
(1)
"[https://keep-forest.com/store/libraries/225185]"
#27
SoundShock Audio
5.0
(1)
"If you are looking for the best of the best for free vocal plugins, this top 5 article has them."
#28
BBC Symphony Orchestra
5.0
(1)
"BBC symphony Orchestra Discover is the best all in one solution for Free"
#29
The Free Orchestra
5.0
(1)
"There's also The Free Orchestra 1 & 2"
#30
SonusCore The Orchestra Elements
5.0
(1)
"And SonusCore The orchestra elements"
#31
Ableton Spacemaker
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend the Spacemaker rack"
#32
Full Bucket
5.0
(1)
"Found some pretty good (and most importantly free) synths"
#33
Freakshow Industries
5.0
(1)
"Freakshow Industries"
#34
Celemony
5.0
(1)
"I needed something for pitch correction, so I bought Melodyne Elements. No regrets at all!"
#35
Line6
5.0
(1)
"The only two plugins that I use are Line6’s Helix Native and Toontrack’s Superior Drummer 3."
#36
Digital Suburban
5.0
(1)
"This was not always the case when this one was coming up in the earlier eras."
#37
Drumagog
5.0
(1)
"Drumagog was a big one when it came to adding samples to drum tracks."
#38
Korg
5.0
(1)
"Korg Triton vst, u-he Diva, Phonec 2"
#39
Universal Audio
5.0
(1)
"The UA RE201 is great."
#40
Phonic
5.0
(1)
"Korg Triton vst, u-he Diva, Phonec 2"
#41
Sonnox
5.0
(1)
"Sonnox - Oxford Inflator."
#42
Antares
5.0
(1)
"Antares - Autotune (EFX or higher)
Arturia - Analog Labs V and Pigments."
#43
Pianoteq
5.0
(1)
"Piano - there are many good piano VSTs but Pianoteq 8 is my favorite."
#44
RC-20
5.0
(1)
"- RC-20 Awesome plug-in to add some flavor to almost anything."
#45
Dimension Chorus
5.0
(1)
"I made a rack with Dimension Chorus, Fragments and Tape Delay."
#46
TDR
4.0
(1)
"TDR Nova, Kotelni"
#47
Komplete Start
4.0
(1)
"First grab the free ones. Especially if you’re on Reaper and lack some fundamentals."
#48
Kilohearts Essentials
4.0
(1)
"First grab the free ones. Especially if you’re on Reaper and lack some fundamentals."
#49
Komplete Kontrol
4.0
(1)
"Komplete Kontrol, Ozone 10"
#50
Nexus 5
4.0
(1)
"Nexus 5 and Kontakt"
#51
Waves
4.0
(1)
"I know Waves plugins annoy people but I do love Kramer Master Tape as an fx."
#52
Serato Sample
4.0
(1)
"Serato Sample cause as much as I like SliceX...its old I'm just ready for SliceX 2.0."
#53
Phase Plant
4.0
(1)
"Phase Plant and Multipass"
#54
Cymatics
4.0
(1)
"Cymatics memory and Deja vu arent vsts but they’re both free and very vaporwave"
#55
TH3
4.0
(1)
"TH3. with a bit of work, it sounds great for anything"
#56
Color Plugins
4.0
(1)
"Color plugins are a must outside of ableton. Pick up some basic saturation and distortion plugins to amp ur sound."
#57
Fracture Sounds
4.0
(1)
"Fracture Sounds has some nice free solo instruments"
#58
Audio Imperia Jaegar
4.0
(1)
"Check out Audio Imperia’s Jaegar. I think it’s got good punch"
#59
Tokyo Scoring Strings
4.0
(1)
"Tokyo scoring strings mix very well with metal"
#60
EastWest Opus
4.0
(1)
"EastWest Opus. The Composer Cloud subscription has great value."
#61
Neural Amp Sim
4.0
(1)
"Neural Amp Sim with capture technology is pretty dope."
#62
Blue Cat Free
4.0
(1)
"I like Blue Cat Free for a nice growly, dark voiced Fender like tone."
#63
Spitfire Audio, Native Instruments, Soniccouture
4.0
(1)
"Spitfire Audio, Native Instruments, Soniccouture, all libraries that tobias lilja throughout the ost."
#64
iZotope Vinyl
4.0
(1)
"Add a little bit of grain to the final track by using something like this"
#65
MG
4.0
(1)
"MG-1 Plus might be a good option for you."
#66
DMG
4.0
(1)
"I use DMG for my main eq and limiter, but I often recommend fab filter"
#67
Wavesfactory
4.0
(1)
"Wavesfactory Trackspacer."
#68
Softube
4.0
(1)
"I got the Softube Saturation Knob for free when I bought my audio interface, and I love it!"
#69
Spitfire
4.0
(1)
"The only things I really need outside of stock effects are spitfire labs for orchestral sounds."
#70
Steinberg
4.0
(1)
#71
Ample Sound
4.0
(1)
"Pretty expensive but there are ways of getting it for free."
#72
Roland
4.0
(1)
#73
FXpansion
4.0
(1)
"BFD from FXpansion was my introduction to sample based drums."
#74
FX Collection
4.0
(1)
"There are hundreds of emulations, I’m happy with plugins from FX Collection."
#75
Amped Roots
4.0
(1)
"Good all around metal sound that you can mix to fit a variety of genres."
#76
Cs-80
4.0
(1)
#77
Drumkit From Hell
4.0
(1)
#78
MiniMogueVA
4.0
(1)
"I have lots of fun with the free MiniMogueVA."
#79
NA
4.0
(1)
"NA Analog Rack Delay is worth a try, and it's free."
#80
East West
3.0
(1)
"Superior was superseded by East West's Drumkit from Hell 2."
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