In the mixing class (3rd year) at Berklee, we were handed and was asked to submit a large mix (I ended up with 72 channels - counting busses, parallel tracks and group tracks) were we were only allowed to use stock plugins. This was the most scary assignment so far, but I discovered, within a day of mixing, that I could achieve practically the same from using the stock plugins (although I was not satisfied with Logic flex pitch). I got an A on that assignment, and needless to say, from that day I think really hard and long before purchasing 3rd party plugins.
Fr all I use is logic stock plugins. I’m a beginner and this is my hobby so my music is trash but damn is it crazy how much you can do in logic with stock plugins.
The low gain amp plugins are pretty great, but the high gain plugins are utterly horrendous and should be avoided at all costs. Use NeuralDSP or STL Tones or similar for high gain.
Yeah they are, but I can't even make a decent beat with the stock sounds. They are so bad. I use Magix music maker, and the sounds are so much more superior.
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There was a time many moons ago when all I had was Logic's stock plugins to mix with. I managed to do some mixes which still stand up pretty good. They have come a long way and I think you picked the solid contenders for "better than stock" plugins. Noticed the Chromaverb didn't get a mention? I haven't spent a lot of time with it yet but was suitably impressed when it beat out some serious competition in a blind test over at Spitfire Audios channel. Solid video guys.
Hey Luke! I've been using Logic Pro for a while too and it's awesome to see how far their stock plugins have come. It's funny that you mention Chromaverb, because after I finished this video I revisited it really liked it! Thanks for watching! SageAudio.com
