

Normally I’ll crank the input and then do the opposite to the output, and the saturation is really gentle and pleasing to the ear. Radiator is really nice for some extra drive and crunchiness. All I know is that I find myself using the individual plugins whenever I use them on tracks. I also have the effects rack, because that came with the full bundle. This one really depends on the source material, if it’s too broadband you can really start to hear the whooshiness. Soundtoys makes good plugins, and if somebody doesn't have their stuff from before, 200 is a pretty great deal to own all of their stuff. Phase Mistress is really strong as a phaser but I’ve run into situations where the Waves GTR phaser sounds better. That wide, phasey abrasive but enjoyable tone is on most of my rap client’s mix at some point. Microshift is the sound of rap adlibs for the past 5-6 years. You really have to know the details of every parameter, but once you know them it can be super powerful, especially for sound design. 499 Soundtoys 5 Academic The full power of Soundtoys 5 at a special price for students and educators. All 21 Soundtoys plug-ins including Decapitator, EchoBoy, Little Plate, Little AlterBoy and Effect Rack. Waves Vocal Bender’s formant shifting is much less phasey.Ĭrystalizer has a lot of potential if used properly. Soundtoys 5 The Ultimate Effects Solution. Little Alter Boy is good at pitch shifting while leaving the formant alone, but the formant shifting can sound a little unnatural when compared to other plugins that do the same thing.

Little Plate is really solid, my go-to for mono reverb throws as my stereo go-to (Slate/LiquidSonics VSC) isn’t mono compatible in audiosuite. Echo Boy Jr is a really solid option too, they’re almost like entirely different plugins though. Decapitator is one of the more flexible distortion/saturation units out there.Įcho Boy is probably the delay with the most options as well, when you dig into the delay type menu on the side you can make it sound like literally anything else.
