Essential Plugins

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synths and samplers:
NI battery
pro-53
audiorealsim bassline & bassline pro
g-force minimoonsta

fx:
Kjaerhus classic bundles (free & so easy to throw on a mix)
waves SSL (soooo amazing sounding)
vc64 vintage channel
& countless freebies

vc64 is the golden audio channel by kjaerhus, actually, just revamped. just in case you didn't know. :)