Software - lo-res recording & distribution

Stun Studio

I started recording songs on my Mac Plus in 1990 using Deluxe Music Construction Set. I have used a great deal of software in my home studio since then, as I have switched from a 68k Mac to a PowerPC (Vision) then to a Windows PC (Cubase) and then back to an Intel-based Mac (Pro Tools, then Logic). The software that is currently installed on my Mac Pro DAW is listed below. It’s a crazy list of plugins: nearly 300 instruments and over 300 effects, and some 50 drum instruments / percussion collections – in AAX, AU, and VST formats. I use a spreadsheet to recommend plugins, tempos, and keys when I create a new song to help keep the sounds and production fresh, so that I will not run the risk of falling into a rut.

2Gether Audio

Ableton Live 9.74
Instruments:

Analog
Collision
Drum Machines
Electric
Operator
Sampler
Tension

FX:

Amp
Auto Filter
Auto Pan
Beat Repeat
Chorus
Compressor
Corpus
Dynamic Tube
EQ Eight
EQ Three
Erosion
Filter Delay
Flanger
Frequency Shifter
Gate
Grain Delay
Glue Compressor
Limiter
Looper
Multiband Dynamics
Overdrive
Phaser
Ping Pong Delay
Redux
Resonators
Reverb
Saturator
Simple Delay
Spectrum
Utility
Vinyl Distortion
Vocoder

AIR Music Tech
Instruments:

Creative FX Collection Plus – 1.2.8.19056

AIR Chorus
AIR Distortion
AIR Dynamic Delay
AIR Ensemble
AIR Filter Gate
AIR Flanger
AIR Frequency Shifter
AIR Fuzz-Wah
AIR Kill EQ
AIR Lo-Fi
AIR Multi-Chorus
AIR Multi-Delay
AIR Nonlinear Reverb
AIR Phaser
AIR Reverb
AIR Spring Reverb
AIR Stereo Width
AIR Talkbox
AIR Talkbox
AIR Vintage Filter

Apple Logic Pro X
Instruments:

Alchemy
Drum Kit Designer
Drum Machine Designer
ES
ES2
EFM1
ESE E
ES P
Evoc 20 Polysynth
EXS24 mk II
Logic Drummer
Retro Synth
Sculpture
Studio Brass
Studio Strings
Ultrabeat
Vintage B3
Vintage Clav
Vintage Electric Piano
Vintage Mellotron

FX:

Amp Designer
Arpeggiator
Bass Amp Designer
Channel EQ
ChromaVerb
Compressor
Delay Designer
Pedalboard
Phat FX
Reverb
Ringshifter
Space Designer
Step FX
Vintage Console EQ
Vintage Graphic EQ
Vintage Tube EQ

Arturia V Collection 7

Arturia Pigments 2.0.0.747

Audio Damage

AudioThing

Avid Pro Tools 2019.12
Avid Complete Plugin Bundle

BF-2A
BF-3A
Eleven MKII
Fairchild 660
Fairchild 670
Focusrite d2
Focusrite d3
Graphic EQ
Impact
JoeMeek SC2 Photo Optical Compressor
JoeMeek VC5 Meequalizer
Moogerfooger 12-Stage Phaser
Moogerfooger Analog Delay
Moogerfooger Lowpass Filter
Moogerfooger Ring Modulator
Pro Compressor
Pro Expander
Pro Limiter
Pro Multiband Dynamics
Pro Subharmonic
Pultec EQH-2
Pultec EQP-1A
Pultec MEQ-5
Purple Audio MC77
Reel Tape Delay
Reel Tape Flanger
Reel Tape Saturation
Reverb One
ReVibe II
Smack!
Sound Replacer
Space
Studio Reverb
Tape Echo
Tel-Ray Variable Delay
Tracktion Biotek
Voice Bundle
X-Form

Stompbox Effects

BBD Delay
Black Op Distortion
Black Shiny Wah
Black Spring
C1 Chorus / Vibrato
DC Distortion
Flanger
Gray Compressor
Green JRC Overdrive
Orange Phaser
Roto Speaker
Tri-Knob Fuzz
Vibe Phaser
White Boost

-Did not install lite versions of AIR plugins-

Celemony

Melodyne Essential 5.01

Full Bucket Music

GForce

Imposcar 2
MTron Pro
- ChamberTron
- Compute-a-Tune
- Hohner Piano Bass 2
- OptiTron
- Streetly Tapes Volume 1
Minimonsta
Oddity 2

Hollow Sun

130p
Altaerion
Broken
Cathotron
Cognosphere
Cronkotron
Interference Generator
Jaypea
Korg M1 + 01/W
Modular Toolkit
Novalite
Oberheim Matrix 1000
Organa
Oscillosine
Sawpad
Shangri La
Squarepad
Stringodyne
Techtron
Tesla Coils
the Advanced Noise Generator
the Dotcom Xmas Special
TriOsc
Yamaha FS1R

IK Multimedia

Amplitube 5.02
Lurssen Mastering Console 1.1.0
Miroslav Philharmonic 2.0.6
MODO Bass 1.5.2
SampleTank 4.1.3 CS + SE
Syntronik Deluxe 1.2.0
TRacks 5.4.0

Izotope

BreakTweaker
BreakTweaker Cinematic Textures
BreakTweaker Kicks and Snares
BreakTweaker Modern Grooves
BreakTweaker Vintage Machines
DDLY Dynamic Delay
Excalibur
iDrum 1.8x
Iris 2.02
Nectar Elements
Neutrino
Neutron Elements
Ozone Elements
Ozone Imager
PhoenixVerb
R2
Relay
RX Elements
Spectron
Stutter Edit 2
Trash 2
Trash 2 Classic Textures
Trash 2 Edge
Vinyl
Visual Mixer
Vocal Doubler
VocalSynth

Korg

Lethal Audio

Lethal

Line 6

POD Farm 3 2.53

Melda Production

MAGC 14.6
MAnalyzer 14.6
MAutopan 14.6
MAutoPitch 14.6
MBandPass 14.6
MBitFun 14.6
MCCGenerator 14.6
MChannelMatrix 14.6
MCharmVerb 14.6
MComb 14.6
MCompressor 14.6
MConvolutionEZ 14.6
MFlanger 14.6
MFreqShifter 14.6
MFreeformPhase 14.6
MLoudnessAnalyzer 14.6
MMetronome 14.6
MNoiseGenerator 14.6
MNotepad 14.6
MOscillator 14.6
MOscilloscope 14.6
MPhaser 14.6
MRatio 14.6
MRatioMB 14.6
MRecorder 14.6
MRingModulator 14.6
MSaturator 14.6
MSoundFactory 14.6
MSpectralPlan 14.6
MStereoExpander 14.6
MStereoScope 14.6
MTremolo 14.6
MTuner 14.6
MUtility 14.6
MVibrato 14.6
MWaveFolder 14.6
MWaveShaper 14.6

Native Instruments Komplete Ultimate 12

Abbey Road 50s Drummer 1.2.0
Abbey Road 60s Drummer 1.3.0
Abbey Road 70s Drummer 1.3.0
Abbey Road 80s Drummer 1.3.0
Abbey Road Modern Drummer 1.3.0
Abbey Road Vintage Drummer 1.3.0
Absynth 5.3.1
Action Strikes 1.2.0
Action Strings 1.5.0
Alicia’s Keys 1.5.0
Amped
Amplified Funk 2.0.0
Analog Dreams 1.1.0
Arcane Attic 2.0.0
Astral Flutter 2.0.0
Battery 4.1.6 / Factory Library 1.1.0
Berlin Concert Grand
Bite 1.0.1
Blocks Base (for Reaktor) 1.0.1
Blocks Prime (for Reaktor) 1.0.1
Byte Riot 2.0.0
Carbon Decay 1.0.0
Caribbean Current 2.0.0
Cavern Floor 2.0.0
Choral 1.0.0
Chromatic Fire 1.0.0
Circuit Halo 2.0.1
Conant Gardens 2.0.1
Creator Tools 1.2.0
Damage 1.5.0
Decoded Forms 2.0.1
Dirt 1.0.1
Discovery Series: Balinese Gamelan 1.5.2
Discovery Series: Cuba 1.2.0
Discovery Series: India 1.1.0
Discovery Series: Middle East 1.0.1
Discovery Series: West Africa 1.4.0Driver 1.3.1
Drop Squad 2.0.1
Drum Lab 1.2.0
Elastic Thump 2.0.0
Elektrik Piano 1.5 1.0.0
Emotive Strings 1.0.0
Enhanced EQ 1.3.1
Ethereal Earth 1.1.1
Evolve Mutations 1 1.2.0
Evolve Mutations 2 1.2.0
Evolve R2 1.7.0
Expansions Selection 1.0.0
Flair 1.0.1
Flesh 1.0.0
FM8 1.4.1
Form 1.1.2
Freak 1.0.1
George Duke Soul Treasures 1.3.0
Global Shake 1.0.1
Golden Kingdom 2.0.0
Grey Forge 2.0.0
Guitar Rig 5 Pro 5.2.2
Halcyon Sky 2.0.1
Headland Flow 2.0.0
Hexagon Highway 2.0.0
Hybrid Keys 1.1.1
Infamous Flow 1.0.0
Kinetic Metal 1.1.0
Kinetic Toys 1.0.0
Kinetic Treats 1.1.0
Kontakt 5.81
Kontakt 6.21
Kontour 1.0.0
Laser Dice 2.0.0
Lilac Glare 2.0.1
London Grit 2.0.0
Lone Forest 2.0.1
Lucid Mission 2.0.0
Magnate Hustle 2.0.0
Marble Rims 2.0.0
Maschine Drum Selection 1.3.0
Massive 1.5.5
Meteoric Rise 1.0.1
Midnight Sunset 1.0.0
Mikro Prism 1.1.0
Molekular 1.0.0
Molten Veil 2.0
Monark 1.3.0
Motor Impact 2.0.0
Neon Drive 2.0.1
New York Concert Grand
Nocturnal State 1.0.0
Passive EQ 1.3.1
Phasis 1.0.1
Platinum Bounce 2.0.1
Play Series Selection 1.0.0
Polar Flare 1.0.0
Polyplex 1.1.0
Prism 1.6.0
Prismatic Bliss 2.0.0
Pro-53 3.0.5
Pulswerk
Queensbridge Story
Rammfire 2.0.0
Raw Voltage
Razor
RC 24 1.3.1
RC 48 1.3.1
Reaktor 6 / Factory Library / Selection 2
Reaktor Blocks
Reaktor Blocks Wired
Reaktor Prism
Reaktor Spark R2
Reflektor 2.0.0
Replika 1.3.2
Replika XT 1.0.3
Retro Machines MK2
Retro Machines MK2 1.3.0
Rise and Hit
Rising Crescent
Rounds
Scarbee A-200 (Wurlitzer)
Scarbee Clavinet/Pianet
Scarbee Funk Guitarist
Scarbee Jay-Bass
Scarbee Mark I (Rhodes)
Scarbee MM-Bass
Scarbee MM-Bass Amped
Scarbee Pre-Bass
Scarbee Pre-Bass Amped
Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass
Scarbee Vintage Keys
Session Guitarist – Electric Sunburst
Session Guitarist – Strummed Acoustic
Session Guitarist – Strummed Acoustic 2
Session Horns
Session Horns Pro
Session Strings
Session Strings Pro 1
Session Strings Pro 2
Sierra Grove
Skanner XT
Solar Breeze
Solid Bus Compressor 1.3.1
Solid Dynamics 1.3.1
Solid EQ 1.3.1
Stadium Flex
Static Friction
Street Swarm
Studio Drummer 1.4.0
Supercharger 1.3.1
Supercharger GT 1.3.1
Symphony Essentials: Brass Ensemble
Symphony Essentials: Brass Solo
Symphony Essentials: String Ensemble
Symphony Essentials: Woodwind Ensemble
Symphony Essentials: Woodwind Solo
Symphony Series Woodwind Ensemble
The Finger 1.3.0
The Gentleman
The Giant
The Grandeur (Bosendorfer)
The Maverick (Steinway)
The Mouth 1.3.0
Timeless Glow
Traktor DJ
Traktor’s 12 2.0.0
Transient Master 1.3.1
Transistor Punch
TRK-01 Bass
TRK-01 Kick
True School
Una Corda
Upright Piano
Vari Comp 1.3.1
VC 160 1.3.1
VC 2A 1.3.1
VC 76 1.3.1
Velvet Lounge
Vienna Concert Grand
Vintage Heat
Vintage Organs

Novation

Bass Station 1.8
V-Station 2.0

Prodyon

Electrono
Liftor
Shortnoise 1
Shortnoise 2
Votox XS

Reaper 6.23

Rigid Audio

Ambiloops 1 & 2
Acoustic Isolation
Angus
Aquiver
Atheos
Atomicron
Cinematrix
Electro House
Felicity
Ghost
Granulat
Lightyears
Limerence
Metawave
Nylonist
Orbital
Plethora
Retrocade
Sodium
Sore
Space
Space 2
Stompbox
Supine
Synferno
Tropical Breeze
Viego

Sinevibes

Alternator 1.03
Array 3.0.3
Atom 1.0.5
Blend 2.0.0
Circuit 1.0.5
Cluster 2.0.2
Corrosion 1.2.0
Deep 1.1.2
Diffusion 1.3.3
Dipole 1.0.2
Dispersion 1.0.4
Drift 3.2.0
Droplet 2.0.0
Dynamo 1.4.1
Emission 1.0.2
Eternal 1.0.2
Extremum 1.0.3
Filther 1.1.0
Flow 2.0.2
Fraction 1.4.3
Frequency 1.2.1
Hexonator 1.0.5
Hologram 1.0.2
Inertia 2.0.6
Luminance 1.0.2
Malfunction 2.0.1
Molecule 1.0.2
Multitude 1.1.4
Octagon 1.0.4
Oscillator 1.2.2
Reactive 1.0.2
Reshuffle 1.0.1
Robotizer 1.0.2
Sequential 3.1.1
Shift 2.0.2
Singularity 1.0.5
Stream 1.0.1
Strobe 1.1.0
Stutter 1.0.0
Switch 2.0.2
Torsion 2.1.0
Turbo 3.1.4
Turbulence 2.0.2
Whirl 1.0
Zap 1.0

Sonivox

Twist 2 2.3.31
Wobble 2 2.3.24

SoundSpot

Union

SoundToys

Crystallizer
Decapitator
Devil-loc
Del-Loc Deluxe
EchoBoy
EchoBoy Jr.
FilterFreak
Little AlterBoy
Little MicroShift
Little Plate
Little PrimalTap
Little Radiator
MicroShift
PanMan
PhaseMistress
PrimalTap
Radiator
Sie-Q
Tremolator

Steinberg

Cubase 8.5

Absolute Collection 3 – Instruments & FX:

Groove Agent 4 2.2.6.104
Halion 6 2.5.10.35
Halion Sonic 2.5.10.35
HSO (HALion Symphonic Orchestra) 3.50592
Padshop Pro
Retrologue
The Grand 3 2.111
RND Portico Plugins
Yamaha Vintage Collection
Sonote Beat re:edit

Sounds:

Dark Planet
Hypnotic Dance
Treibwork

Toontrack
Instruments:

Superior Drummer 2.4.4
EZ Drummer 2.1.8

Drum Kits:

Claustrophobic 1.5.3
Cocktail 1.40
Drumkit from Hell 1.5.3
Electronic 1.1.10
Funkmasters 1.53
Jazz 1.3.5
Latin Percussion 1.5.5
Nashville 1.5.3
New York 1 – 1.20
Pop/Rock 1.5.3
SDX Avatar 1.5.0
SDX NY 1.02
Solo 1.3.2.1
Twisted Kit 1.3.0
Vintage Rock 1.5.3

UVI

Instruments

Falcon 2.1.1
Workstation 3.0.16

Falcon Soundsets

Analog Motion 1.01
Atmospherics 1.01
Cinematic Shades 1.1.0
Devinity 1.0.0
Digital Motion 1.0.0
Eternal Funk 1.0.1
Ether Fields 1.0.1
Lo-Fi Dreams 1.0.1
Plurality 1.0.0
Pulsar 1.0.1
Savage 1.0.1
Spectre 1.0.1
Subculture 1.0.0
Titanium 1.0.0
Volkm 1.0.1

Vintage Vault 3.0

BeatBox Anthology 1.5.1
BeatBox Anthology 2 1.0.4 (111 Drum Machines)
Cameo 1.0.3
- Cameo CM
- Cameo CX
- Cameo CZ
CS-M 1.0
Darklight IIx 1.3.1
- Page P
- Page B
- Page U
Digital Synsations 1.4.5
- DS77
- DS1
- DSX
- DS90s
Digital Synsations Vol 2 1.0.2
- DZmo
- DK5S
- DS-890
Emulation One / Drumulation One 1.2.2
Emulation II / Drumulation 1.4.3
Energy (DK Synergy)
FM Suite 1.0.1
- FMX1 XL
- FMX2 XL
- FMX-8op
- FMX 4op
- FMX GS
JP Legacy 1.0
- Mercury-80
- Saturn-4
- Saturn-6
- Saturn-8
Kroma 1.5.0
Mello 1.2.4
OB Legacy 1.0.1
- M-6k
- Six-12
- UV-I
- UVSR-2
- UV-XXX
- XP-12
PX Apollo 1.0.4
PX V8 1.0.1
String Machines 1.4.2
String Machines 2 1.0.4
Synth Anthology 2 1.2.3 (77 synths)
Synthox (Synthex, EK-44) 1.0
The Beast 1.6.2
- The Beast FM II
- The Beast Terminal
- The Beast Box
UltraMini 1.6.2
- UltraMini 1971
- UltraMini 2011
U1250 1.0
USQ-1 1.0
UVS-3200 1.0.1
UVX-3P 1.1.5
UVX-10P 1.3.4
UVX80 1.0.0
UVX670 1.0
Vector Pro 1.4.3
- Vector Pro 22
- Vector Pro VS
- Vector Pro VX
WaveRunner 1.4.3
- Wave Runner 360
- Wave Runner Terminal D
- Wave Runner Terminal U
- Wave Runner Orange
- Wave Runner X
- Wave Runner 2.0
- Wave Runner 2.3

Additional Soundsets

Scratch Machine 1.1
Sweep Machine 1.0
Urban X 1.0
Vintage Legends (CS70M, Synthex, Chroma, DX1, DK Synergy, K250)

WA Production

Waldorf

Attack 1.74
DPole Filter 1.74
Largo
WavePPG 2.V 1.74
WavePPG 3.V

Waves

Abbey Road Chambers 12.0
Abbey Road Reverb Plates 12.0
Abbey Road Saturator 12.0
Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain 12.0
Abbey Road Vinyl 12.0
Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter 12.0
AudioTrack 11.0
Bass Fingers 12.0
Bass Rider 11.0
Bass Slapper 12.0
Berzerk Distortion 12.0
Brauer Motion 12.0
BSS DPR-402 12.0
Butch Vig Vocals 12.0.0
C1 Compressor 11.0
C4 Multiband Compressor 11.0
Center 11.0
CLA Bass 12.0
CLA Drums 12.0
CLA Echosphere 12.0
CLA Guitars 11.0
CLA-2A Compressor/Limiter 11.0
CLA-3A Compressor/Limiter 11.0
CLA-76 Compressor/Limiter 11.0
Cobalt Saphira 12.0
Codex Wavetable Synth 11.0
Cymbals & Percussion (JJP) 12.0
DBX 160 Compressor / Limiter 12.0
DeBreath 11.0
DeEsser 11.0
Doppler 11.0
Doubler 11.0
Eddie Kramer Bass Channel 12.0
Eddie Kramer Drum Channel 12.0
Eddie Kramer Effects Channel 12.0
Electric Grand 80 Piano 11.0
Element 2.0 Virtual Analog Synth 12.0
EMI TG12345 Channel Strip 12.0
eMo F2 Filter 11.0
eMo Generator 11.0
eMo Q4 Equalizer 11.0
Enigma 11.0
Flow Motion FM Synth 12.0
Greg Wells ToneCentric 11.0
GTR3 Amps 11.0
GTR3 Stomps 11.0
GTR3 ToolRack 11.0
GTR3 Tuner 11.0
H-Comp Hybrid Compressor 11.0
H-Delay Hybrid Delay 11.0
H-Reverb Hybrid Reverb 12.0
Infected Mushroom Pusher 12.0
IR-L Convolution Reverb 12.0
J37 Tape 12.0
JJP Bass 12.0
JJP Drums 12.0
Kaleidoscopes 12.0
Kramer HLS Channel 11.0
Kramer Master Tape 11.0
Kramer PIE Compressor 11.0
L1 Ultramaximizer 11.0
L2 Ultramaximizer 11.0
L3 Multimaximizer 11.0
L3 Ultramaximizer 11.0
L3-16 Multimaximizer 11.0
L3-LL Multimaximizer 11.0
L3-LL Ultramaximizer 11.0
Linear Phase EQ 11.0
Linear Phase Multiband Compression 11.0
LoAir 10.0
Manny Marroquin Delay 12.0
Manny Marroquin Tone Shaper 12.0
Maserati ACG 12.0
Maserati B72 12.0
Maserati DRM 12.0
Maserati GRP 12.0
Maserati GTI 12.0
Maserati HMX 12.0
Maserati VX1 12.0
MaxxBass 11.0
MaxxVolume 12.0
MDMX Distortion 12.0
MetaFilter 11.0
MetaFlanger 11.0
MondoMod 11.0
Morphoder 11.0
MultiMod Rack 12.0
MV2 11.0
NLS Non-Linear Summer 12.0
OneKnob Brighter 12.0
OneKnob Driver 12.0
OneKnob Filter 12.0
OneKnob Louder 12.0
OneKnob Phatter 12.0
OneKnob Pressure 12.0
OneKnob Pumper 12.0
OneKnow Wetter 12.0
PAZ Analyzer 11.0
PS22 Stereo Maker 11.0
PuigChild Compressor 11.0
PuigTec EQs 11.0
Q-Clone 11.0
Q10 Equalizer 11.0
REDD 12.0
Reel ADT 12.0
Renaissance Axx 11.0
Renaissance Bass 11.0
Renaissance Channel 11.0
Renaissance Compressor 11.0
Renaissance DeEsser 11.0
Renaissance Equalizer 11.0
Renaissance Reverb 11.0
Renaissance Vox 11.0
RS56 Passive EQ 12.0
S1 Stereo Imager 11.0
Scheps 73 12.0
Scheps Omni Channel 12.0
Scheps Parallel Particles 12.0
Sibilance 11.0
Smack Attack 11.0
SoundShifter 11.0
StudioRack 11.0
Submarine 12.0
SuperTap 11.0
The King’s Microphones 12.0
Trans-X 11.0
TrueVerb 11.0
Tune LT 11.0
UltraPitch 11.0
UM225 / UM226 11.0
V-Comp 11.0
V-EQ3 11.0
V-EQ4 11.0
Vitamin Sonic Enhancer 11.0
Vocal Rider 11.0
VUMeter 11.0
WLM Plus Loudness Meter 11.0