My Fave Creative Plug-Ins of 2024

Hey y'all! I had approx. 30 seconds at home to record a video so naturally I wanted to nerd out.

Time Stamps:
0:00 - 1:14 Intro
1:14 - 3:54 Imagiro's Autochroma
3:54 - 5:16 Baby Audio's Super VHS
5:16 - 9:24 XLN Audio's Life
9:24 - 11:34 Moog's Mariana
11:34 - 13:38 Ableton's Auto-Shift
13:38 - 14:49 Shows & Announcements

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Disclaimer: I was compensated to make presets for the Autochroma and Mariana, but not to make this video!

[SecGoat]

You can get the Baby Audio Magic button by itself for free, no need to buy the whole plugin if you don't need it.
the Wash button is a really nice reverb too!

[digitaldroo]

As of the day of this video's release, Baby Audio has a sale on Super VHS, and XLN has a sale on Life. And as another commenter said, that single button in Super VHS is available as its own free plugin called "Magic Switch."

[chuckebbs]

you pick wonderful tones it is the sign of a true artist

[matthodek]

Always nice to see you get nerdy about music things. I'm glad to hear you have been busy with good stuff. Hi sleepy Bean.

[Alckemy]

One pro trick I do with life is set random modulators to the pitch and filters of each edit section so you get more variety out of your loops while recording to rolling sampler. That way you can pick either different versions of your loop or extract unique sounds since the samples themselves can be a bit samey

[pyromaniacbridge]

I heard that lick at 11:04. I see you!!

[Kristian.Ofsteng]

As someone slowly shifting from good old trusty GarageBand iOS to the big boys on Mac, these are some brilliant plugins to know about. that XLN Audio Life plugin made my jaw drop hard. Cheers!

[velanche]

Great plugin demos! Got Super VHS on sale today, and got Super VHS with my "virtual cash" for free (thanks, Plugin Boutique!). Now, getting that Magic button. Love neat and creative plugins, thanks!

[tommayo]

Rock on, hope you are taking over the world!

PS - I totally use those MARIANA presets! Did not know you'd done those. That Dirty Saw is one of my faves. I layer it with my Waldorf Blofeld 707 patch :)

[StephaneGman]

I love life! recording waterfalls and water flow in a creek created amazing stuff!

[indigosnow_]

Hype! Love your recommendations. Hope you've been well. Stoked to give some of these a try. Life is the only one I currently have. So fun, I forget I have it sometimes is the rub ahaha

[ChadSkittles]

I recommend Unfiltered Audio's plugins for some crazy sound design. So many modulation options.

[artisans]

Damned what a beautiful UI on the first plugin. Your friend is indeed a genius. And that is coming from an ex ICT QA manager.

[peacewalker]

I saw you at North Coast your set was awesome!

[electrolyteorchestra]

used autochroma just the other day in an improvised ambient set on some vocals. its such an awesome plugin

[Michael_Michaels]

You need some serious increase in subs!!! You deserve it!!!

[joebuckleyandfriends]

Damn, making me wanna clear out my bank account for some of these!

[isaacinnis]

Very cool. Thank you for sharing this info.

[artisans]

If you have Reaktor, there is a complicated VHS tape plugin called the VHS audio degradation suite. And my nerd out goto is still Cable Guys Shaperbox 3 a gift that keeps on evolving. Bought it to do some automation in Maschine, but it is sooo cool. And for go to the Dutch railroads, eh no, for AAS's Object Delay. Got if for nope in a sale....best nothing I ever spend. And Cherry audio's Realistic's MG1 is also cool (and free), and having oogled that synth in the Radio Shack store in Eindhoven in the early having a Moog soft synth with Bad Snacks presets...(I hope "asked too" includes "payed too") is an added bonus indeed.

[aaronhedgesmusic]

Try the eucliadian sequencer max for live device. Very cool for polymetric sequencing