What plugin/technique/etc do you embarassingly (over)use?

[symmetricalsounds]

i use operator for 90% of my synth work

I really need to sit down and figure out Operator and the other Ableton instruments

i rarely use the other ableton synths, it's really worth learning operator and any sound you can't get out of one of them just get an instrument rack and stick a few in there and generally problem solved.

i use the ableton fx plenty too, the compressor gets used for say 70% of compression duties, i think it's a good workhorse compressor. simple delay gets plenty of use too, aswell as the phaser.

[narcissus]

i rinse that shit outta operator too.. i used to like analog a lot, but since I figured out how to do PWM with two saw waves and an LFO, operator gets used for 95% of sounds

[Atac]

Three detuned super-saturated saw waves heavily side-chain compressed to the kick and EQ'ed to mold with the sub

Oh and some kind of single saw wave with a slight LFO on the pitch for a lead!

[__________]

Bitcrusher on the master

[-[2]DAY_-]

Bitcrusher on the master

You've been watching wanka's masterclass

[atticuh]

GlissEQ, VintageWarmer2, Twin2, Pro-C

[Atac]

Bitcrusher on the master

You've been watching wanka's masterclass

[eldoogle]

I use Operator for all my sounds. I've even had a legit copy of Massive for months, but I haven't really delved into it.

Does anybody automate the volume during the build-up to get a little louder slowly until the drop? I do this sometimes and then it goes back down once the buildup/downtime starts again.

[jrisreal]

I have gotten into the habit of waveshaping nearly every sound in my track. and then waveshaping the master lol.

[wub]

Bitcrusher on the master

Just the one? Amateur. Everyone knows double the bitcrushers, double the filth...

[SunkLo]

Plus, you know... a waveshaper in between them. Couple formant filters. And like three limiters to finish it all off, that way it's really loud and cool and will bang in the club and shit. Bitches love when you put lots of compression on a track, it reminds them of having all your weight on top of them.

[hasezwei]

Bitches love when you put lots of compression on a track, it reminds them of having all your weight on top of them.

fukken sig'd!

[erratech]

Nearly every tune I write has a piano in there, Ive got a few great multisamples I use, and all kinds of random stabs and bits off records - it just grabs me. Sample degradation is probably the other one, I often reduce the sampling frequency instead of using a lowpass or eq hahaha.

[Voodeedoo]

TapeDelay, Izotope Vinyl, Spaceverb.

[Mastex]

I use Quadrasid way to much and having a
Maximizer in the master.

[Mastex]

I use Operator for all my sounds. I've even had a legit copy of Massive for months, but I haven't really delved into it.

Does anybody automate the volume during the build-up to get a little louder slowly until the drop? I do this sometimes and then it goes back down once the buildup/downtime starts again.

Sometimes. I use to automate the cuttoff before the drop.

[Manic Harmonic]

Lately its been synplant and izotope vinyl on everything. God I love synplant. Magnud lindstrom is a genius.

[Downfall]

+1 on the Scream Tape Comp

[wayoftheworld]

Saturator

[Mixe3y]

Saturator

+1
oh and ohmicide <3

makes everything f*ckin filthy =)