Ranking Every VST From Best To Worst

And then you put Falcon in B, yeah right....

Haha it’s always the lame ass FL studio trap beat makers chatting the most garbage.

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I can hardly get your table list with the synths. It's just generally you filling your screen's valuable real estate, whether it's just you alone in your surrounds, zooming in and out no less for added annoyance, or you within some rectangle taking over too much of your screen real estate.

It's unoriginal-- a cliche, a cookie-cut-- that we see over and over again across YT, along with the adjective, 'awesome', with what looks more like the nurturing of a kind of narcissistic cult of personality where the actual subject seems like more of an afterthought or excuse for more you.

So my suggestion for better 'rankings', speaking of which, would be to increase the size of what you are talking about (we can still hear your voice, we don't really need to see you in your studio and then you in some corner of the screen do we?) have it fill the screen as much as possible, maybe minus the desktop wallpaper or whatever, and decrease our exposure to you. Again, your narration and the subject is mostly what counts in this kind of review.

Good list 👍

Nexus was the first thing I ever bootlegged from the internet. Toxic Biohazard is the real S tier though 🤣🤣

She talks a lot and we watch the explanation a little

No heat up 3?🤦🏽‍♂️

Spectra Sonics will always be S tier. It's actually cheap when you consider how much you can do with their VST's

Good for you, but you seems to chatter a lot, but dont give us user any info. Worthless video in my point of view

Zenology was a big disappointment especially after hearing all the hype about it on Producer Grind... I don't get it tbr.
The presets are basic af. IDK maybe I'm missing something. but for rn I call it trash.

The LABS samples don’t start on time: oh you sweet summer child, just wait until you get into the world of orchestral sampling and predelay spreadsheets lol… it’s maddening

Could you do a 'best to worst' drum machine / sample library / instrument list?

Electrax morphine and flex are my favorite vsts I own I believe you hit it right on target with electrax in the ranking although flex and morphine is probably put in b tier but it’s all in how you use them I learned to produce with morphine and flex was a plug-in I didn’t even know existed until later on flex has some great strings and their darkstar feedback electric guitar is killer for a free distorted guitar but needs eq and whatnot I don’t own many plugins but out of the few I have those are pretty much all I use out of what I have when it comes to sounds instruments and synths but I do mess with a lot of fx and weird little sounds out of kits such as things labeled fx ambiance and sirens the beats I make with those tend to give a very unsettling dark vibe though so it’s hard for me to put vocals over them all in all I’d mostly agree with your list as I do not have many of the plugins on the list

Morphine, doesn0t have cool sounds .... Morphine in the background capable of making a realistic sound completely virtually: :,(

synth1 s tier

I think you should take another look at Hive 2. The UI could be overwhelming but it’s designed brilliantly. Give it some time and get used to it and you have one of the most versatile synths ever, extremely easy to use at the same time.

Serum/Vital/Sytrus where y'all at??

Surge XT deserves better just because of all it can do by being free lol. Just got a shitty UI

serum quite literally deserves its own tier above S

Where do i get the good serum Banks you talked about

decent sampler?

Xpand in A tier is generous man.

TAL placed in C tier hurt...

Absolutely on point as far as noting: Serato Sample, Synth1, FF-Twin and a few others. People HAVE overlooked these.
Xpand also sounds a LOT cooler than it looks.
but...
What about the ODIN II or the U-He Tyrell? Missed those on the list. Love those.

I was also confused why Phaseplant, Falcon/UVI Workstation and CUBE are synths that you have yet to experience.
These are the only ones that equal and outdo SERUM and OMNISPHERE at their own amazing job. (IMO)
Also feel like all what you said abot Serum is also true about Vital, which is free.

not to be snippy. Just to help others in products to peep-
I feel that XLN's XO deserved to be on there as well.

To answer your question about Kontakt:
It is extremely appealing and USEFUL to have such deep sampled instruments.
NI Drummer Series sounds JUST LIKE THE REAL THING.
Some people still want the real thing. and the ability to mix it in the OLD way.
to agree with you tho;
I AM sick of NI's @#$% & would like to endorse them less...
The LIbraries could probably be a LOT smaller..
--but still use Kontakt CONSTANTLY because there are just so many dope free libraries around.
The sounds available on Pianobook alone put Kontakt far ahead of Analog Lab, (For me),
which is a very small selection of presets per instrument/with no free libraries like Kontakt.
(Arturia is a BOSS brand though)

To be frank: I believe that a steady diet of:
Phaseplant, CUBE or Falcon/UVI Workstation OVER Omnisphere, Nexus & Serum (as sited in the video)
Combined w/ Cableguys Shaperbox or Instigator 2 = Instant Grammy in 2024. LOL, but kinda 4 real tho)
These tools alone are already WAAAAAAY more power or capability than most FL studio "Producers" can handle.
They don't jive well with producers by name only. Who want everything done for them.
These are pretty shitty tools for making a type beat.
In fact the opposite.
When you use these tools, YOU KNOW that you will not get a copyright infringement.
You also know that you built that all yourself. You didn't need sausage fattener, you drew your own sausage fattener
and THAT is the moral to this story. Not all of us want to sound like Skrillex or the weekend.
Serum & Diva make you sound like them incidentally. (LMAO)
This is not a hate rant. See for yourself!
Feed a basic sine wave or square wave melody, or beat you just made;]
into Multipass and Snapheap. Then create some chaos or ORDER
and use parallel mix knobs to fade the FX way in the back and then Apply somme Macros and SEE if you aren't making
the most incredible soundscapes ever. Almost by accident. Most of this can be done in your DAW. but I digress lol

moving on...
Foundations Nylon Strings/Echo Vinyl Guitar/Kalimba & MODO 60's BASS (ALL free)
Over Ample's FUll Guitar.
although Ample Guitar sounds great and I use it all the time too. good pick.
Ample Bass is also a HIT!

ARTURIA's Piano and Electric Keys/Analog emulations are the best of the best.
Second only to Maybe OMNISPHERE. but that's only IF:
you get the individual instruments that come with controls/OG FX
Analog Lab does not cut it. Not enough control or presets in the A Lab.
Although it's a GREAT little collection.
UVI Falcon/or UVI Workstation totally crushes it. Facts.

Spitfire Audio is also KILLING this particular part of the game with their PAID plugins but also the free ones are cool too.
The premium ones are out of this world!!! Also forgot to mention how great the AUGMENTED (Strings, Voices, Etc...) By arturia are.

Lastly, DO NOT overlook Kilohearts entire ecosystem. Phaseplant-THE BEST! Snapheap-BEST free FX EVER, period. Multipass: Simply the best.
I also feel that Logic's Alchemy, New Sequencer/Live-Loops, Free Tempo Recording, Etc... Belong on this list.
Logic is the best because it stole all the best aspects of Pro-Tools/Cubase- back in the day. Now it has taken Ableton's Warp, Live Loops, Sequencer and lots of other stuff. Looking forward till they take a bunch of ideas from Bitwig, Universal Audio, Slate and maybe even Studio One soon.
I know this started as a best VST but I really find myself relying on VST a lot less with all these powerful new features in Logic.
For those truly interested in the best of the best: Get Logic and/or a KIlohearts subscription ($10/mnth for everything!)
or maybe even Slate/UVI Workstation. They don't pay me to say so. I just wish they did. The FALCON and Phaseplant are not cheap.
However they are at the very tippity top of my list.


I hope that this opinion helps steer someone toward generating the style of sounds that they are seeking for.
Thanks!

Video would of been way better if you included names and prices!

mr r2r ceo, can u help me with cracking east west play 6, i cant do it and im literally so mad cause that missing parts problem has been bothering me for such a long time i dont even try now more, but aybe youre the one who can help me wit dat shit

synth1 is really nice

Zenology the ultimate CPU crasher. I've used 4 omnispheres and worked well,but one preset change in Zenology could crash tf out of my laptop

How can you spend 350 dollars on a VST like Falcon and not have messed with it like that yet???

nexus isnt even a fucking vst

Omnisphere is z class can’t even lie I forgot I bough that shit. Serum is well deserved tho, best plugin in the game

based on the amount of vst’s you have installed I gotta ask/know what cpu you have and how many storage drives you have in your pc n what sizes?…..or do you keep all your banks on externals?

While I agree with alot on your list. Your whole premise for this video is "if it has good presets it's a good synth"

Almost every synth you talked about here can do the same thing kind of obviously some have better features than others, some are easier to navigate than others. For anyone just starting out or wanting to get clear about what synth to pick, get omnisphere and that's all you will ever need.

If your computer isn't top tier then get serum.

If your computer down right sucks then stick with your stock synths. Infact stock synths should be your first choice anyway.

Never used fl keys but based off all the hits that have been made on it I think it should honorable S tier

Mfs sleepin on Roland cloud ☁️

for me most overrated is u-he diva. that thing sounds like shit. the cherry audio vsti's are garbage too. horrible trash sounds.

got that Chick-fil-a on deck ok ok

the list is ok. i'm surprised you've put synth1 so high considering that you describe your workflow as depending on presets a lot. that synth imo shines more when you come up with stuff from init because it's just easy to use in general. about synplant: idk if i'd say the moments where i wanna randomize parameters are always ones where idk what to do, but that synth in particular really doesn't make it very easy to tweak the sound. however i love about it how easy it is to dial in keytracked polyphonic detuning. that's something a lot of synths are sleeping on

Xpand2 has better Pads then most VST's, there bright pads are magic

Brilliant! Love ths video. But I do have too mention that metro boomin has said he started using flex and he likes it. Maybe you can do a video on FLEX for us. Also can you do a video on serum for trap/hip hop? It’s hard for me to find good banks for it. Cheers!

Great video gang

Do plugins

how dare you. angry saws alone is worth S tier for gladiator.

Zebra2 B-Tier? Reaktor not even bother? And Nexus Tier S?? Sorry, dude, can't take you seriously with those ratings...

Could you point us to some of those serum banks? Everytime i open the VST i instantly get triggered because nothing sounds good to me idk why. Same with Analog Lab tbh

Omni is for bells tho I feel like omni has the worse pads imo so much extra sounds in the sounds lol

You need to look what Hans Zimmer do with Zebra, its more but more powerful than Omnisphere !
1st Place : Kontakt /Roland Cloud (all stuffs) then Analog Lab ! Nexus 3 and electra x don't deserve this place !

Wym zenology is goated

lol team R2R is extremely reliable, oftentimes people post about viruses when in reality it is a false positive (almost always present in keygen cracks) or they downloaded from a weird source falsely labeled as an R2R release