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[gert79]

For now it is just an idea, but i am planning to create a plugin pack for myself that eventually can be beneficial to others aswell.

Focusing on effect plugins and freely available, so basically nothing that needs a key etc., maybe plugins that are officially "abandonware" could be included.

Ideally having two categories - simple GUI interface and full GFX heavy interface - as some plugins do not work on 1024x768 or are too heavy on GPU.

Arranged by category:
* Compressor/Limiter
* EQ
* Time based effects (Flanger, Delay)
* Other effects (Chorus, Phaser, Panning etc.)  --- (not sure if Chorus counts as a time based effect?)
* Midi plumbing tools? (Akai plugins, do they work in SVP?)
* Whatelse...?
* Etc...

For now i have a set of maybe 20 plugins installed, but initially many did not work, did not show up in the effect list or just crashed my machine when they were called.

For reference, my daily and only driver is a G4 QS 933 with M-audio Delta + Rack breakout box and a Opcode Studio 4, hooked up via Geethree stealth serial port.

Also i am currently refurbishing a "pulled" QS power supply to be sure this part will not cause issues down the line, the supply that is currently mounted is working still but i do not count on it...

If anybody wants to chime in, help building this, feel free :-)
Mind this is all about SVP effects, no instrument plugins, no VST 2.x, only Acadia utilizing ASIO 1 driver and latest OMS.

[gert79]

Ok, the older you get the longer it takes to get things done...

What is somehow nice with using all this obsolete technology - there is a limit. If i would have good nerves i could try out all plugins that are available and my choice would be valid forever, there will not be any new plugins. Thats a nice contrast to modern technology where it is likely impossible to "try all" and make a choice.

So i made my first rough choice (what to download) based on screenshots and also on the name of the plugin, if it is obscure i want to try it. Also i tried to add in some of the "standard" stuff by Waves and TC, well known brand names, essential plugins. Thanks to the macos9lives Hotline server the choice was huge. So i admit i did not download *every* EQ, compressor etc. plugin as those that i had so far were quite good.

The "fun" part was to try them all in SVP. Some wouldnt show up although they are in the VST folder. Some would crash when you select them in SVP. Some had graphical glitches or sound errors when you select them in SVP. Of those who worked - some had a really bad interface or just wouldnt sound good, there is especially a lot of reverbs that sound like a big tin can. All of these have been removed from the selection. I have a folder with more than 100 plugins that were not good, just for future reference.

So... Here is a list of basic plugins and a bit more far out effects that i selected for myself, that all work flawlessly in SVP, that produce good or interesting sound and that are EASY to use. Like you see it the first time an will be able to use it in less than 5 minutes max (given common knowledge of musical terms as they are used widely).

Maybe its not complete, maybe something is missing, maybe its very subjective and leaning a bit on the experimental/distortion side... It took me two days for the operation and i think i will not do THAT journey again. Other journeys are waiting.

SoundHack (Tom Erbe) - +decimate - Simple bitcrusher
SH - C3Multiband - 3 Band Compressor with nice graphical feedback
MG - Chopitch - Filter triggered by audio
TC Works - Compressor - Compressor and DeEsser with nice graphical feedback
smartelectronix - DFX Geometer - Nice and deep wave folder/shaper
Akai - DecaBuddy - Harmonizer/synthethic chord generator
Ohm Force - Frohmage - Really neat filter
Kuniox - GEQ - Simple ten band EQ
TC Works - Graphic EQ - Nice 28 band graphic EQ, draw EQ line directly by holding Apple Key
Elemental audio systems - Inspector - Graphic Analyzer, the only one i found that runs fluid
TC Works - Limiter - Limiter with nice graphical feedback, histogram
Waves - MasterVerb - Quite good reverb, nice interface
Ohm Force - Mobilohm - BPM precise synced (note values) quadrule phaser
Waves - MultiDynamics - Up to 6 band compression, nice graphical feedback
TC Works - Native Reverb Plus - Very nice reverb, nice interface
Ohm force - Ohmygod - BPM precise synced (note values) filter per LFO and distortion
PalancarWare - Empire - Simple but good reverb - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
PalancarWare - Neutronium - Simple BPM precise LFO driven filter - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
PalancarWare - Ozone - Saturation/Wave shaping - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
PalancarWare - Scalar - A kind of simple lowpass - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
NW - PoleZero - Magnetic saturation - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
Polyfractus - Polyfractus MMP - Simple granular procesor
Ohm Force - Predatohm - Multiband distortion
Polyfractus - Resonator - 6 band resonator (experimental)
   - SFX machine - The swiss army knife, all kinds of time based effects, distortion, sound effects even fixes DC offset
TC Works - SideChainer - Not sure if i understand it right, a simple sidechain plugin, how does it work?
BBE - SonicMaximizer - Simple but effective for fattening up the sound
TC Works - SparkFuzzSat - Simple but nice fuzz effect
Richard Bloor - Spectral Monkeyage - Spectral & pitch processor
JN - Square-o-matic - Square based waveshaper, has no own interface, uses SVP layout
Camelaudio - Super CamelPhat2 - Filter, distortion, simple EQ & compressor - very nice sound
Waves - TrackPlug - Very nice up to 10 band parametric EQ, compressor, gate with nice graphical feedback
RF - Trasher Lite - Bitcrusher and overdrive, sample rate knob range is a bit unoptimized
  - Tube_M - Simple but effective tube simulation - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
dB - dB ProDelay - BPM precise dual delay - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
Opcode - opALIGN - To correct timing offset 1-15 samples, 1-16x multiplier
Opcode - opECHO - Nice and simple BPM precise delay
Opcode - opPANNER - Auto panner
snapcase - °Ambisone - Ambient soundfield simulation, artificial stereo


Of course TC and Wave plugins are amazing, but i also admit this was the first time that i have used those.

If somebody just gets started with SVP and wants that pack let me know.