Been Out for a few years

[neilnein]

Hi.

I am in the process of putting my home studio back together after stopping producing for a few years (after becoming a dad).

I have always been into and produced Techno. More Advent/Ben Sims than minimal.

I already have Live but was wondering what other VST's (instruments and effects people may recommend). I used to use a lot of external hardware but sold all that when I had kids and have decided to concentrate on Software now.

Any pointers on the software side of things would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

[Jay Pace]

Get a copy of reason if you haven't already... rewired as an instrument its the business, especially if your background is hardware based.

[vinvanman]

D16 Group software are great for the classic roland machines but as Jay said, reason is a great start for instruments and effects

[morbid]

Hi mate

D16 is good stuff

Download some free plugins though before you buy anything....

Bootsy for processing audio VST Effects Variety Of Sound (http://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/vst-effects/)

TAL for instruments and the delays are nice too Products (http://kunz.corrupt.ch/?Products)

Camel audio and Audio Damage do some good free stuff

CamelCrusher - Distortion, Compressor, Filter - Free VST plugin & Audio Unit (http://www.camelaudio.com/camelcrusher.php)
Audio Damage :: Free Downloads (http://www.audiodamage.com/downloads/)

Abletons effects and instruments are well underrated though

[triss]

try and get as far as you can with Live all on it's own....

I'm not personally using it any more but when I was I found most plugins more of a distraction than an assistance.

play with Live for a bit. You'll soon find out what you're unhappy with.

If you've got Live suite you've got everything you need to knock out whatever you need. - and perhaps even if you don't have suite.