The top 10 Pro Tools plug-ins is widely debated and a subjective subject. Third party plugins for ProTools are great for cost effect audio production and can assist in everything from mixing to audio restoration. Gone are the days when the only plugins available required a “super computer” to run. With the advent of fast processing and modern recording software programs such as Pro Tools recording is a breeze and plugin application are the norm for software users. Plug-ins can take your studio recordings to a new level of professional sound. Today plug-ins can be used to mimic the sound of any concert hall from Wembly Stadium in London to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The following ProTools Plugins are the critics’ picks.
There’s the Wave Restoration Bundle, this is a wide assortment of various plugins for ProTools. The main design of this software package is to clean up the sound of a older or poorly done recordings, such a vinyl or recordings with unwanted noises. It does this job wonderfully. This restoration software option for Pro Tools can also help you remove static and hum (as well as other background noise) from recordings.
Another well know ProTools plugin is the DigiDesign Smack Compressor. It was originally made for the Digidesign VENUE system. This software compressor enhances everything from vocals to drums. Excellent for taking your percussion tracks to the next level.
The Antares Audio Tune Pitch Correction can make Daffy Duck sound like Dolly Parton. In today’s competitive recording market, studio plugins help your vocalist sound the best they can. Gone are the days when the mixing engineer has the singer go over the same vocal tracks again and again.
If you want to go old school, the Waves SSL 4000 Channel Strip Plug-In collection may be the ticket. This helps digital recordings sound closer to recording made in an analog studio. This collection of plug-ins is all the software you’ll need to get that warm feel and sound popular on many recoding of the past.
The last of the top 5 list is the IK Multimedia Ampeg SVX Bass recording Plug-in. If you don’t have amps and heads at your disposal, this plugin is a good place to start. The software puts bass amps and heads in a digital format for ultimate control.