I got Arturia free with a controller keyboard that I bought and I love the sounds on it, but it doesn't play nicely with Reaper. Half the time it'll get stuck on loading and I have to force-quit Reaper in order for it to start up again. And when playing it live it often starts to glitch the audio as if I haven't got enough processing power to run it, despite it only being a single plug-in and the fact that I'm able to run much more CPU-intensive works.

As far as troubleshooting goes they blame Reaper, Reaper blames them, so there's little help from either end.

I'm at the stage now where I feel like my life might be easier if I just get a different piano vst.

99% of the time I don't use any of the other sounds (partly because they're not easy to edit and make your own, partly because I'm just using it as a way to play the piano rather than looking to add it to tracks, and partly because of the above-mentioned problems which make it easier just to use a different instrument), so I'm not bothered if the vst has organs, synths, etc. If it does, then that might be a nice bonus, but really what I'm looking for is a plug-in which has one/several different pianos which sound as realistic as possible and which respond to a sustain pedal, velocity, etc.

Alrighty hello everyone I've been looking for this very distinct and quite often used Bass for what feels like a decade and I was wondering if anyone could help me out.

The 2 reference songs I can give you is Deorro's remix of Beautiful Heartbeat by MORTEN and Deorro's own song Five Hours

It seems to be used in many other songs too but those are the two that show it off quite well so you can tell what it is.

I don't believe it to be a real bass because when Deorro showed how he made Five Hours (a video by BPM Create) it showed a piano roll type thing.

Any help finding this pretty iconic VST would be awesome as it would be the end of a many year search. Thanks Reddit!!

Hey everyone! I'm incredibly excited to share a project I've been building and I need your help to test it.

What it does:

Two Flavors: Instantly switch between smooth WARM harmonics and punchy AGGRESSIVE grit.

Shape Your Tone: Use dedicated filters (HPF/LPF) to saturate only the frequencies you want.

Get that "Vibe": Add Analog Drift and Noise for a more organic, vintage feel.

See Your Sound: Comes with professional VU meters and a stereo goniometer.

Your Feedback is Everything!

This is an early version, and your input will shape its future

Please try it on Desktop. (Mobile Production is still remaining)

Try it here:

dynokiller.vercel.app

Hi, i'm searching for something really good but easy to use, to make metalcore or djent with.
Such as:
this

or

this

or

this

or

especially this

I hope those serve as decent examples. Vst amps may also be greatly appreciated. I have tried shreddage hydra and argent (meh), i tried ample metal hellrazer (meh), i tried Odin 3 solemn tones (especially meh)...

(1:19) https://youtu.be/y_3tFfoSFdc?si=0xAhy1n8k5XOAWD5&t=79

I am a bit new to using VSTs and DAWs and I rediscovered this song from a long time ago, and was wondering how to find or replicate the sound of the melody in this song. (starts at 1:19)

In this video, I cover the best plugins for music production, mixing, and sound design that I always use in my music productions. Whether you’re producing electronic music, pop, hip hop, or cinematic soundtracks, these VST plugins will help you achieve a professional sound in your tracks. From powerful synths to essential mixing tools, these are my top plugin recommendations for 2025.

This is my first time ever considering building a plugin, but my main idea is a plugin that is designed for grouped tracks, where it can identify the sound files in the track and input the data into the plugin. The interface will look like a four channel DJ Controller, and the tracks will feed their data into their respective
1-4 channels. I can adjust the knobs and/or automate their position, control echo effects, color, low/mid/high, etc.
I've also never coded with C++ and it's been a few years since I took Python seriously, so I'm looking for block coding software, or whatever Touch Designer's method is. I'm thinking of using HISE.

How would I execute this?

Is there a guitar library or VSTi that could read EXACTLY what I wrote on a music sheet/MIDI? I write music using Guitar Pro and, for instance, I wrote a riff that has Fret Slide, palm muting and hammer on and pull offs. This takes a lot of time to program in a DAW using pianoroll, mapping every articulation. I wish I could play most of these instruments where articulations are constantly changing but for now Im stuck with using VSTi/Libraries.

Any VSTi that could read what the MIDI has programmed (velocities, articulations, etc...)?

I'm working on new presets for Alpha Forever Modular. In this video, I'm showcasing some of my latest works featuring a variety of different synthesis and sound design techniques.

Every sound you can hear in the video is completely synthesized (except my voice).

Hope, you'll like them!

Just finished my Spectral Compressor!

It compresses up to 4096 individual bands.

Made it easier & way faster to use then some other spectral compressors.

Little Tetris Easteregg built in.

Here the Release Video :)

Is there any vsti which allows import of a small sample(3-5sec) from an actual physical instrument? Let’s say some acoustic instrument/ guitar

Vital perhaps?

Hello guys, I need a place I could go to get someone to make a vst for an indeterminacy album I'm working on: The vst wouldn't need a midi input, as it'll generate random midi outputs between a specified note range between - 127, at a specified bpm, and every specified period of time, the vst would go in and out of outputting some form of a random rhythmic pattern at a random time signature of certain midi notes from the specified note range.

I used Keyscape, Korg EP-1, and Lounge Lizard 4, but none of them quite have the texture I'm looking for. Among them, Keyscape's Rhodes piano sounds the closest to what I want. but that's too much heavy and rough to me.

Do you have any recommendations for a VST that might suit me better?

Hi,

I've been enjoying the free version (with 5 instruments), specifically I liked the Steinway piano. I thought I'll give a try to the paid version, but found myself using only the Steinway which I already have for free.

The other pianos just sound bad (for my own musical taste). Wondering if it's just me and I am missing some settings/effects that could make it better?

In the middle of creating a dream of mine, a tape emulation plugin that you can mangle and fuck up the tape. With a preamp modeled on the tascam portastudio 424 (also a modified version that is more unforgiving with the saturation). Eq modeled on the tascam portastudio 424 and a german console EQ. The devilish theme is inspired by Boards of Canada's Geogaddi. Saturated and mangled effects have always been of interest to be after I listen to that record for the first time.

I already have Kontakt and BBCSO and Labs.

Basically I'm looking for something that has an extensive collection of natural sounding instruments.

MUST BE AAX and Mac compatible.

Oddly, XPand2 has the kind of simplicity and fast browsing that I like, but I want something that has better sounds.

I'm not a fan of Kontakt's model of a bloated shell that tries to show you ads every time you open it, then you have to slog through a hodgepodge of uneven offerings to run plugins inside a plugin, and you have to research and buy and track add-ons from different developers.

I'd much prefer an older school synth/rompler style model with good normal sounds like ensemble and solo instruments in a variety of categories right out of the box, like a good workstation synth would have.

Also not looking for digital EDM synthy stuff, and I don't need anything with deep modulation or effects.

Does such a thing even exist or am I asking for too much from one virtual instrument?

I recently just moved from BandLab to Waveform because of the limitations with Bandab. Now I'm struggling to find vst's. I'm not in search for a bunch of many vst's, but I only need the following:

A piano An orchestral strings (violin, viola... maybe all in 1 vst?) A brass instrument (like the strings, most brass instruments in one vst)

And as a bonus, I would also appreciate drum packs and synthesizers, but those are often a lot more flexible to find, and Waveform free already provides a few of those.

I'm not gonna download too many because I dread having to install things on my crappy laptop, so I'll only get like 5-6 vst's max.

Ps. I've asked chat gpt and it told me to try spitfire labs. I know vital and surge is very popular, but I'll only download it if I need it.

Hello. I have been scoring wth spitfire audio originals and LABS on my asus tuf f17 (16 gb RAM) and had no issue (cpu to 25% max), and when I try using only the SINE Berlin Free Orchestra on a project (the Orchestral Tools contest), CPU jumps to 90%. Has this ever happened to you? Is it such a high demand library or am I doing something wrong?

Probably my favourite plugin is zenology because the sounds come with no effects and i can make it sound however i want. Also if I make an orchestral music I use sine player berlin free orchestra. It is a very good plugin for free . You should definitely check it out.

A few weeks ago I considered buying either Keyscape (for its C7 Concert Grand) or Garritan CFX, since I found Noire was rather dirty (by design, of course) / lacked a certain clearness I'm used to from real acoustic pianos (albeit it didn't sound unrealistic at all to me), so I was still in need of a 'normal' piano VST.

After hearing the samples on the Garritan CFX website I was actually SHOCKED by just how dry the sound was compared to Noire though. I thought perhaps there are some better presents within Garritan, sure, but if that's already the stock sound, I shouldn't put too much trust in that VST.

Meanwhile the samples I could find online of the Keyscape C7 (Softest I believe was the preset name) were absolutely miraculous. Hence I ended up with that one.

Now, by now I've tried several different presets on the score I've been working on the last few weeks, and while I think all "soft" presets (Softest and Cinematic at least) sound okayish, I still feel like the sound is very thinned out, and it certainly couldn't fool me into believing I was listening to an actual piano (which Noire could due to its much better resonance).

I don't consider buying Garritan now after investing 400$ into Keyscape, but would it even have been any more realistic than Keyscape if we use Noire as reference point? I feel most of what adds to the realism for noire is really the resonance (the strings feel so much more powerful and carry an actually wide sound character I completely miss from Keyscape's C7).

Moderator note: OP probably has no idea what 'resonance' actually means...

I recently jumped back into composing after a long break and decided to dive into solo cello VSTs. First, I grabbed 8Dio’s cello with a discount, only to realize it needs the full version of Kontakt, which I don’t own. I love its sound, but I’m stuck with demo mode.

Then I tried Spitfire Solo Cello, and it’s gorgeous—especially the Dynamics, Vibrato, and Expression controls—but they’re tricky to manage while playing and the fonts are insanly small. Also, whenever I replay MIDI in Ableton, it seems to reset the settings. Maybe this is a known issue, but I haven’t cracked it yet.

Finally, I scored a $100 discount on Cinematic Studio Solo Strings, so I’m excited to test those next. Any tips or experiences with these VSTs?

Hi guys

I need a simple but yet realistic solo cello but I’m not able to spend more than 50$

Any recommendations?