Favorite PlugIns or Libraries? - PlugInGuru Forums https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/ PlugInGuru Discussion Board en-US Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:20:35 +0000 wpForo 60 Host DAW Cubase 15 Pro Vocal Synthesis Plugin https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/host-daw-cubase-15-pro-vocal-synthesis-plugin/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:26:13 +0000 If you are a Cubase Pro user, then this might interest you ...

Cubase 15 Pro now comes with Omnivocal - a slightly better vocal synth than VX-β which comes packaged with Vocaloid 6... Below is a quick test of what it sounds like (second harmony provided by VX-β)

Omnivocal + VX-β

Piano accompaniment by Modartt 9

]]> Favorite PlugIns or Libraries? BoBox https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/host-daw-cubase-15-pro-vocal-synthesis-plugin/ MOrgan https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/morgan/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:56:34 +0000 Playing with MOrgan and animating the sound using Arturia's Rotary CLS-222

MOrgan + Rotary CLS-222 Test 01

]]> Favorite PlugIns or Libraries? BoBox https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/morgan/ UNIFY 2 - GuruSample 2 Explorations https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/unify-2-gurusample-2-explorations/ Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:19:48 +0000 Guru Sample 2 is indeed a dramatic and most welcome improvement on its predecessor. Greater control is offered over sample shaping from simple ADSR to automated sweeps consisting of nested modulations.

I'm starting simple with a simple BASIC WAVEFORM in the form of a SAW Wave and have added an LFO to the Filter Saturation parameter.

Guru Sampler 2 Test 01

]]> Favorite PlugIns or Libraries? BoBox https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/unify-2-gurusample-2-explorations/ Cherry Audio ODC 2800 and Baby Audio Tekno https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/cherry-audio-odc-2800-and-baby-audio-tekno/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 08:56:00 +0000 I've been busy and have a bit of time to return to my experiments...

It all started here https://forums.pluginguru.com/postid/20668/ where I took synth programming more seriously.

..and it continues with Cherry Audio's OCD 2800 offering and Baby Audio's Tekno drum machine

 

A basic first brass patch and tweaked drums (not very exciting)

CA ODC2800 and BA Tekno Test 01

]]> Favorite PlugIns or Libraries? BoBox https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/cherry-audio-odc-2800-and-baby-audio-tekno/ UNIFY as VST - a DAW within a DAW https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/unify-as-vst-a-daw-within-a-daw/ Sun, 18 May 2025 11:42:56 +0000

I like unify because it offers so much. Many, including professionals, have extolled UNIFY's PolyBox implementation that allows you to take a mono synth and turn it into a poly one thanks to "distribution of incoming MIDI data to multiple INST layers on consecutive MIDI channels."

However, I like it specifically because it reduces the need for many layers in my DAW - I can clump together instruments in UNIFY and treat the output as one unit. It's opened up the way to have a DAW within a DAW - a most welcome 'declutterer!'

I hope to expand this thread as time permits, adding what I learn as I get more familiar with UNIFY and tell you where I learnt it, if applicable. In the case of instructional videos offered by Plugin Guru I will highlight which video to consult for the specifics without giving anything away. I don't intend to re-invent the wheel, just share some encouragement if possible?

Feel free to add your own tips and tricks, but be respectful of instructional videos for sale on the main site: PlugIn Guru (Main Site)

]]> Favorite PlugIns or Libraries? BoBox https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/unify-as-vst-a-daw-within-a-daw/ Arturia - KORG MS-20 https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/arturia-korg-ms-20/ Sat, 17 May 2025 13:21:25 +0000 Just watched:

..and decided to delve into subtractive synthesis. Here is my first test patch in this short series.

BoBox KORG MS-20 Patch 01

I also bought Rob Papen's eBook - it's nice and repetitive so folks like me can hopefully understand it...

]]> Favorite PlugIns or Libraries? BoBox https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/arturia-korg-ms-20/ Hyperion - First time user... https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/hyperion-first-time-user/ Mon, 12 May 2025 08:18:05 +0000 Thanks to the recent (Mother's Day 2025) sales offering, I decided to take the plunge and buy this 'modular' synth.

I listened to a few of Paul Carter's videos which all went over my head; so having committed myself to this acquisition, decided to just sit quietly and have a play. It's my favourite way to learn something new...

From what I gather 'modular' simply means you add your own components (nodes) and link them in the order you desire. 

Here's what my first patch looks like...

]]> Favorite PlugIns or Libraries? BoBox https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/hyperion-first-time-user/ Moonflower Tapes Vocal Chops https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/moonflower-tapes-vocal-chops/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:14:30 +0000 Bought "Moonflower Tapes" on Thursday and incorporated it into a live set on Sunday.  Was super stoked.  Specifically, I was interested in the vocal chops included in the library.  I liked what I heard from the demo song "Golden Hour".  As I was practicing on Saturday for our Sunday set, I realized how well the chops would fit into one of the songs we were playing.  Where I usually don't play, I added a pitch bend vocal line.  It really added to the production.  Great job!  Thanks for the top-notch quality constantly coming out.

]]> Favorite PlugIns or Libraries? SSquared https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/moonflower-tapes-vocal-chops/ Great new "Multi-platform GUI application to effortlessly visualize MIDI activity" from Geert Bevin https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/great-new-multi-platform-gui-application-to-effortlessly-visualize-midi-activity-from-geert-bevin/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:35:54 +0000 Geert just released a new free Midi monitoring GUI.  His Youtube video explains it all with links to download and source code.  I installed the Windows version and it works great.  I've been using his command line receivemidi and sendmidi utilities for years.  I really appreciate his work.  Check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywj6MvCh9ko&t=640s

]]> Favorite PlugIns or Libraries? craigr68 https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/great-new-multi-platform-gui-application-to-effortlessly-visualize-midi-activity-from-geert-bevin/ Bird's Rolling Sampler https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/birds-rolling-sampler/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:10:49 +0000 This is a really cool plugin for sound design.  Makes it easy to capture audio.  I can even use in the standalone version of Unify.

 

https://www.birdsthings.com/

]]> Favorite PlugIns or Libraries? tony10000 https://forums.pluginguru.com/favorite-libraries/birds-rolling-sampler/