How many plug ins do you have?

I was sitting around the other day looking at my DAW (I really do not get to play with it much anymore) and realized I had probably spent the equivalent of the GDP of New Zealand on plug ins.  

I have 
All the UADs
All the Nomad Factory
All the Melda
All the Camel (and all their soundsets)
All the Audio Damage
blah blah blah
Native Instruments - Check
G Media - Check
Ohm Boys - Check
PSP - Check (though there are 2-3 i am missing there)
Fab Filter - Check

I have come to the realization that in fact, I do not use plug ins.  I merely collect them.  And I help support the developers.  

It really isn't my fault.  It is paypal.  That is because I can hit "Pay with PayPal" and not have to actually use my wallet.  Therefore it is sort of free.

Ditto on sample libraries.  I have bought libraries of things like
Synthi AKS  - OK But I have a vintage one right next to my controller keyboard
Skiddaw stones which I think are rocks that someone hit with a hammer
And the Rust collection of something from Tonehammer
Dialog from B Movies like "It Came From a Half Empty Can of Mr Clean"

I even have REX files for stuff I hate.  Like Grime.  Chill.  Techno.  Crap like that.  

And me, i am trying to build elevator versions of Lawrence Welk music using only a ukulele and a kazoo.  

Someone needs to do something to these sample library/REX files and Plug in companies...they are overloading my disk drive and draining my bank account.  

All Cereal aside, I do think I have somewhere close to 1 trillion plugs.  
Then there are these issues with alternative DAWs.  Reaper.  Studio 1.  Hell I have not even run those.  But I have them - thanks PAYPAL

and the crap stuff - like all the money I sunk in to TC Electronic my they rust in hades.  

Anyway I hate that robot 1x.  

It really isn't my fault. It is paypal. That is because I can hit "Pay with PayPal" and not have to actually use my wallet. Therefore it is sort of free.

You need PayPal therapy. 
Practise with your PayPal account using a different shipping address.
 
I'll PM you the correct address...

Even though I don't have the amounts you have, and likely the amount of stuff I have would be classed as modest, I do have enough stuff to completely concur with your sentiments there.

The strange thing is why do I have libraries like you mention such as 'Dirty South' or 'Crunk' loops too?  They must have been a real bargain, either that or I regularly lapse into blackout and go into 'auto buy' mode.

The strange thing is I only ever use pretty much the same few things over and over.

I resisted the new Robot 1X though as my old robot 8.5SP seemed to be working so well.

mike_mccue


I have 5 plug-ins.

They make me happy.

Do you want to buy some 'Crunk' loops?

I've looked after them.

You can even get 24 bit wavs of vintage 8 bit drum machines these days.

I keep promising myself those.

space_cowboy


How many plug ins do you have?   

None, I still have most of my hair.

I have abandoned my search for plugins and am now looking for hardware to replace them.

after seeing bapu's  plug in list it was like watching one of those movies and looking down feeling really small

46 guitars but no Alembic?

I'm trying to really force myself to use the stuff that I got.  I figure between

Omnisphere (just got, I SWEAR I will use it a lot)
Nexus 2 (which I really like)
Alchemy
Komplete 5 (really only use battery 3 much)
Kore 2 (with controller I can never get to work)
Z3ta (which I still use)
Rapture (I like but can be buggy)
EWQL Orchestra Silver, Gold and Plat (still trying to learn how to use, orchestration is hard)

Plus
UAD 1
Sound Toys
Nomad Magentic
BBE sonic maximizers
Some waves stuff
some PSP stuff
Lexicon LXP
Complete Antares suite


old Yamaha FS1R rack unit (sounds great, but I hate recording audio, probably doesn't even work anymore, lol)


But I swear I'm not getting anything else for a couple of months till I use what I got for a bit Then maybe a UAD 2   quad !

If you want my body and you think I am sexy come on sugar let me know!

Kroneborge


I'm trying to really force myself to use the stuff that I got.  I figure between

Omnisphere (just got, I SWEAR I will use it a lot)
Nexus 2 (which I really like)
Alchemy
Komplete 5 (really only use battery 3 much)
Kore 2 (with controller I can never get to work)
Z3ta (which I still use)
Rapture (I like but can be buggy)
EWQL Orchestra Silver, Gold and Plat (still trying to learn how to use, orchestration is hard)

Plus
UAD 1
Sound Toys
Nomad Magentic
BBE sonic maximizers
Some waves stuff
some PSP stuff
Lexicon LXP
Complete Antares suite


old Yamaha FS1R rack unit (sounds great, but I hate recording audio, probably doesn't even work anymore, lol)


But I swear I'm not getting anything else for a couple of months till I use what I got for a bit Then maybe a UAD 2   quad !

http://www.hollowsun.com/..products/FS1R/index.htm
FS1R sample library.  It is awesome. I think.  I own it.  Not sure if I have ever used it other than to get rid of that pesky excess disk space. 

space_cowboy

Kroneborge


I'm trying to really force myself to use the stuff that I got.  I figure between

Omnisphere (just got, I SWEAR I will use it a lot)
Nexus 2 (which I really like)
Alchemy
Komplete 5 (really only use battery 3 much)
Kore 2 (with controller I can never get to work)
Z3ta (which I still use)
Rapture (I like but can be buggy)
EWQL Orchestra Silver, Gold and Plat (still trying to learn how to use, orchestration is hard)

Plus
UAD 1
Sound Toys
Nomad Magentic
BBE sonic maximizers
Some waves stuff
some PSP stuff
Lexicon LXP
Complete Antares suite


old Yamaha FS1R rack unit (sounds great, but I hate recording audio, probably doesn't even work anymore, lol)


But I swear I'm not getting anything else for a couple of months till I use what I got for a bit Then maybe a UAD 2   quad !

http://www.hollowsun.com/..products/FS1R/index.htm
FS1R sample library.  It is awesome. I think.  I own it.  Not sure if I have ever used it other than to get rid of that pesky excess disk space. 

Thanks I will look into this.

And maybe I should look at selling my FS1R !

On another note, I think someone should make a plug-in of this thing.  It shouldn't be any different from FM8 etc.

And it really does sound good.  Some amazing pads

space_cowboy


I was sitting around the other day looking at my DAW (I really do not get to play with it much anymore) and realized I had probably spent the equivalent of the GDP of New Zealand on plug ins.  

I have 
All the UADs
All the Nomad Factory
All the Melda
All the Camel (and all their soundsets)
All the Audio Damage
blah blah blah
Native Instruments - Check
G Media - Check
Ohm Boys - Check
PSP - Check (though there are 2-3 i am missing there)
Fab Filter - Check

I have come to the realization that in fact, I do not use plug ins.  I merely collect them.  And I help support the developers.  

It really isn't my fault.  It is paypal.  That is because I can hit "Pay with PayPal" and not have to actually use my wallet.  Therefore it is sort of free.

Ditto on sample libraries.  I have bought libraries of things like
Synthi AKS  - OK But I have a vintage one right next to my controller keyboard
Skiddaw stones which I think are rocks that someone hit with a hammer
And the Rust collection of something from Tonehammer
Dialog from B Movies like "It Came From a Half Empty Can of Mr Clean"

I even have REX files for stuff I hate.  Like Grime.  Chill.  Techno.  Crap like that.  

And me, i am trying to build elevator versions of Lawrence Welk music using only a ukulele and a kazoo.  

Someone needs to do something to these sample library/REX files and Plug in companies...they are overloading my disk drive and draining my bank account.  

All Cereal aside, I do think I have somewhere close to 1 trillion plugs.  
Then there are these issues with alternative DAWs.  Reaper.  Studio 1.  Hell I have not even run those.  But I have them - thanks PAYPAL

and the crap stuff - like all the money I sunk in to TC Electronic my they rust in hades.  

Anyway I hate that robot 1x.  

Hi SC,
 
Well, you have to ask yourself a serious question. Are you happy about these plugs when you buy them if only to just audition them and then put them in your tool box? If so, ask no further....you have your answer.
 
I'm in the same boat as you, but I don't know if you run a studio full time or not. That's my excuse. When I buy something for me, it's always stuff that I need. When I buy stuff I know I may not use or for a one-off job, it's for the business and it's good to have them in the ole tool box for something else. I have disc upon disc and hard drive full of plugs and programs through out the years. I've been buying them and storing them since 1996...so I feel your pain. If I didn't have the business I have, I'd not have quite a few of them. But I only buy what I need these days.
 
For example, I'm a hard core UAD guy, but I don't own them all because I didn't feel the need. If I need something for a specific project, I'll try the demo...if it works, I buy it. I never fire up the demo's of their stuff unless it's something I'm interested in. As a matter of fact, I have all the plugs from them that I don't own disabled in my plugin manager.
 
If you're unhappy with buying this stuff, set a limit in your pay pal account. I always keep a VERY little bit of money in mine for emergency, but all money that comes in to me instantly goes to my bank account so I don't let it sit in there and tempt me. :) If you're having fun, enjoy messing with this stuff and can afford to keep on doing it without system problems, just enjoy it brother. If you're not and it's starting to get on your nerves, the less crap you have on your system the better it will run as I know you know. Just think of all the hard drive space you'll gain as well as less chances of any errors or issues.

Plugins.... I'm listing the ones I use most often:

Komplete6

Ozone 3/4

Melodyne Editor

Cakewalk  FX (default)

Cakewalk Sound center ( default)

EWQL

Miroslav

That's my main go to list.... I have some others that I don't use very often. I have tried to keep my plugins limited to the ones I actually use.