Good idea for a thread Misha.
I use VERY few non Reaper VSTs because the Reaper/JS bundles are REALLY good and very comprehensive...many of the JS bundle work with other DAWs too.
I've read & seen a lot about FabFilter. I was going to invest in it but saw a comparison video with the native ReaEQ. Fab wins but mainly in the area of cramping & phase.
As I rarely use EQ to the extremes that cause those problems to be audible I followed Dan Worrall's advice. He does some excellent reviews by the way.

I am a fan of SPAN...it's free and in master mode gives a good view of what's happening in EQ. It allows views of L/R overlap etc. It's only an analyser,so I used ReaEq before it on the stereo bus.

I occasionally use an old, free version, of the PSP Stereo Warmer 2. It is a multiband compressor/saturator that can give what the name suggests. The presets are REALLY good. It's CPU hungry in FAT mode though.


Density MkII is a good free compressor. I use it often with BIAB drum and with 12 string guitar. The 12 string preset really "pins down" the dynamics. It also has some excellent presets for drums.


Modern Deathcore is a free compressor I use for my vocals as it really does CRUSH the dynamic range when set up properly and gives a little of its own tone to things. It's also good on slap or wayward bass. Basically I set it to it's most aggressive ratio, crank up the input so that it's triggered almost constantly and then play with the output.



Last edited by rayc; 03/28/23 01:31 AM.
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