When you want to add a bit of professionally mastered sound to a mix, a peak limiter on the stereo buss can enhance things nicely. Maxim (Peak Limiter)Īs far as “must have” stock Pro Tools plugins go, Maxim is up there. When it’s time to move past the EQ/dynamics/time-based effect fundamentals and get creative, Pitch II is a fun place to start. Pitch II’s keyboard layout makes it easy see the root note and move up and down the keys until the desired effect is achieved.

While it’s not an automatic tuning plugin, Pitch II is a very usable effect for thickening vocal or guitar tracks, shifting pitch to taste, or creating wild detuning effects. The Mod Delay III is a fantastic stock delay. You’ll notice its interface is similar to D-Verb’s Pro Tools plugins provide some visual consistency to make life a little easier when working with a new processor. Mono, stereo, mono-to-stereo, or multi-mono modulating delay effects…you’ll get all of it with the Mod Delay III. An integrated LP filter provides some control over the reverb’s sound, though it’s probably still a good idea to throw an EQ III 7-band on the reverb return! Mod Delay III You’ll also be able to choose from 7 distinct reverb types, including hall, church, plate, room, or non-linear. The plugin runs in mono, stereo, or “mono-to-stereo” mode to create a nice stereo image from a mono track.

You guessed correctly! D-Verb offers pro-quality reverb and ambience processing, whatever your needs may be. The sound, of course, won’t be identical to the real thing, but for a stock Pro Tools plugin, the BF76 is a good shout. You’ll find that the plugin’s interface is almost identical to the original outboard 1176, and the BF76 even replicates the classic “all buttons in” mode by shift-clicking any of the ratio settings. When you want dynamics control with a little more character than the D3 comp offers, employ some classic “analogue” goodness via the BF76. Pro Tools’s BF76 emulates the iconic solid-state 1176 compressor. Reduce sibilance, eliminate unwanted hiss, hum, or bleed, and control the envelope of an instrument–you can do it all with the Dynamics III suite. The suite isn’t a 3-in-1 plugin, but rather three separate processors all under the “D3” moniker. With the Dynamics III suite, you’ll gain a compressor/limiter, gate/expander, and de-esser. Dynamics III Suiteĭynamics control is a fundamental mix element. The handy interactive frequency graph allows users to adjust from within the display, or by simply using the virtual knobs provided. The plugin is also optimized for CPU/DSP efficiency, meaning it won’t bog down your system, even when you’re running many instances.

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