What’s your special sauce FX app?

wired2moon

I’m interested in discovering effects apps that can be sprinkled over vox, guitar, drums or synth to help them sound a bit more interesting. Something that can be used fairly generally/frequently to provide some sonic enhancement, no matter how modest. I have read good things about Discord 4 for example (incl. Jakob’s video). Any suggestions?

[Deleted User]

I’m digging Master Record as of late.

YZJustDatGuy

Discord 4 for sure, Replicant 2, and really any type of chorus to give my synths a little more depth

CracklePot

Kosmonaut is my current fave. FAC Chorus and FAC Maxima are great on pretty much anything, even if you add just a smidge.

[Deleted User]

Discord4 and all Freds awesome apps! FAC everything

oat_phipps

Here lately it’s been Discord4, but for the past year or so it’s been FAC Chorus.

jwmmakerofmusic

Discord 4 I thought was more of an FSU pitch shifter rather than a way to add colour? F-ck it, just buy it anyway. It’s excellent. Also consider these...

-Grind Distortion and Fuzzplus 3 (the latter being the free baby brother of the former)
-6144
-Korvpressor
-PressIt
-SquashIt
-FAC Transient (get those drums punchin hard, or tame them if you wish)
-FAC Chorus
-Maxima
-Rough Rider
-NY Compressor
-Apefilter
-Saffron Saturator
-Shaper (from K-Devices)

Also, if you record your drums live and need to remove needless noise, get Brusfri.

NOW, if you use Auria, don’t sit on your thumbs. Be a good lad and get Saturn, Microwarmer, and Oldtimer. If you use Cubasis, they have plenty of good effects, but also get FX Pack 2. Plenty of decent shit in there.

At least these are what I like using in my toolbox. Sure those are a LOT of tools, but a majority are well loved and get regular usage in AUM.

[Deleted User]

Another vote for Discord4.

I don’t really think of it as an FX, it’s more like having another modulation section in your synth to fatten and shape the sound.

Frekvens is another one I use a lot too, for extreme filter bending.

wired2moon

@MonzoPro said:
Another vote for Discord4.

Frekvens is another one I use a lot too, for extreme filter bending.

Yeah I have Frekvens and I really like it for sound mangling (not so much as a general enhancer) - but one thing I find a bit frustrating in Frekvens is not being able to get rid of the dry signal even when wet is set to 100%

robosardine

It has- and I would imagine probably always will be Turnado for me.

Samu

I'm always surprised by Virsyns AudioEffx in a way that makes me feel like, why am I not using this more?

Proto

@Samu said:
I'm always surprised by Virsyns AudioEffx in a way that makes me feel like, why am I not using this more?

+1.

Lots of fx for the price of one and i like the fact you can easily rearrange everything without unloading other fx's first.

AndyPlankton

I'm tempted to say an HP filter
...but FAC Chorus, FAC Maxima, Grind and Kosmonaut are all getting lots of use at the moment

jrjulius

Audio Damage Quatromod. So much sonic variety between the four modes, and it can go anywhere from “barely there” to “completely horrifying” (especially the frequency shifter).

ToMess

Resonator AU fx can give that special something for some sounds with right settings, but it can be sometimes hard to find the sweet spot for it. I think its especially nice for dirty bass sounds when combined with grind and haaze(applied only on highs).

crifytosp

csSpectral apeFilter & Moebius Lab are fun

CracklePot

And then there is the fully loaded Tonestack. It takes me to FX heaven.

1nsomniak

@robosardine said:
It has- and I would imagine probably always will be Turnado for me.

Part of me wanted to answer Turnado but to be honest all i get every time are crazy sounds that arent very useable.

[Deleted User]

Special shout out for Crystalline

RUST( i )K

Twisted Wave.............

lukesleepwalker

@robosardine said:
It has- and I would imagine probably always will be Turnado for me.

Never grows old.

RedSkyLullaby

Old Timer in Auria Pro