Get the Plugin Alliance subscription
Do you have $15/month to invest in your music-making? If so, I would urge you to get this:
https://www.pa-megastore.com/mega/
What it is: this is a LOT of the plugins that I use day to day. And yes — while I own a lot of these plugins outright, I am also on the monthly subscription.
Plugin Alliance is a sort of co-op, made up of a bunch of boutique plugin vendors. They're generally best-in-class tools.
If I had to pick one plugin vendor, this would be it. There are a bunch of plugins in this bundle that are on literally every mix I do, including:
- SSL 9000J: emulation of the classic mixing desk. This goes on every channel on every mix I do
- bx_townhouse: this is the master bus compressor on every single mix I do
- Millennia NSEQ-2: this is the master bus EQ on every mix I do
... and there are literally dozens of other world-class tools1. Your sound will be instantly head-and-shoulders better with these plugins.
I'm not invested in this company, and I have no financial incentive in you getting this. I just want you to have good tools cheap. And in my opinion there is no better toolkit for the price. People are always talking about “no brainers” — this is one in my book for sure.
Plugged in — jamie
If you are an Interactive Moder, and you decide to get this subscription, and you have questions about how I use any of these plugins, just shoot me an email and we can talk about it!