McDSP CHROME TONE - "Many options"
I originally started with the Demo download of McDSP Chrome Tone from the website to see if I liked it. They let me have a 14 day trial in which I used it just about every single day. I love the lay…
Overloud TH2 - "3d microphone placement"
The Over Loud TH2 helped me get that perfect tone. It has 45 amp channels with over 120 different modes. It allows 3d positioning of the microphones in a visual format; I was able to get everything …
Native Instruments Guitar Rig 1 - "Huge fan of Guitar Rig"
When Native Instruments Guitar Rig 1 came out, I was very excited to get it. It has come along ways since version one but still version 1 was what set the ground floor for everything after that. Whe…
IK Multimedia Ampeg SVX - "Took my bass to a new level"
The Ampeg SVX Plug In comes with 4 modules; tuner, amp, cabinet/mic, and stomp. There are also 6 mic models, 24 bass amp combinations and 8 analog modeled stomps. This is one of the best plug ins tha…
Waves GTR3 - "Great amps and effects, didnt like the layout though"
The Waves GTR3 is a package of amps, cabs and stomps. You can change microphone settings add fX and sync to BPM (for effects). There are just so many things that can be done with this plug in, I have…
Silverspike RubyTube [Freeware] - "Add some warmth"
The SilverSpike RubyTube does a great job of duplicating the sound of some of those popular preamps from many years ago. This plug in is a freeware that can be downloaded directly from SilverSpike’s …
Toontrack New York Studios Vol.2 SDX - "Expand the stock library"
This sample library contains multi-sampled drums and cymbals. There are many velocity layers and round-robins available to avoid the 'machine-gun' sampled drum problem. There are also tons of differ…
Universal Audio UAD2 Duo Custom - "DUO and the QUAD are both great!"
The Universal Audio UAD-2 DUO is a firewire DSP engine with 2 SHARC chips. I have the Quad Custom that cost more than just the standard DUOCore. You can purchase the Quad Core, Quad Custom, or Quad U…
Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MKI - "Comes in white and black"
The Native Instruments Maschine Mikro can be purchased in black or in white. I have the black one and have been using it since right after Thanksgiving. It has a hardware controller that opens up th…
Line 6 Mobile Keys 25 - "Easy to use, and travel friendly"
The Line 6 Mobile is a 25 key controller that can be used with any computer Mac or PC running almost any operating system. This small controller has touch sensitive keys, and it is the perfect contr…
Steinberg CI2 - "Stylish!!"
The Steinberg CI2 is a USB audio interface that has a different look to it. It is probably one of the more stylish portable interfaces that I have ever seen. This interface connects to my laptop via…
Steinberg UR824 - "Nothing not to like about it"
This interface is rackable using 1 rackspace, it connects to my desktop computer running Windows 7 by a USB cord that is on the back of it. The UR824 is one of the better interfaces that Steinberg h…
Reason Studios Balance - "for the Reason users!"
This Propellerhead Balance USB interface is made for Reason users. It is perfectly geared and ready to be used with Reason right way; they have pretty much already set it all up from the start I just…
Akai Professional EIE Pro - "Classic looking interface"
The Akai EIE Pro is an audio interface that connected to my computer via USB connection. This interface is more of a “box” type of shape and is not very sleek. But the quality that it provides is se…