Sound Kits and Plugins/VSTs : Unapologetic newbie trying to get his hands dirty

Music Production Music Tech Discussion
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Hey guys, I am such a newb with this production thing. Like any other kind of artist, you need to have colors to paint a pretty picture, and right now I have close to 0 colors to work with (only the few that come bundled with Ableton). I am looking for sources for sounds be it free or paid that are of high quality and that can be used with Ableton.



Same for plugins/VST’s. I know there are tons of sources for free stuff that works well out there, just curious to know what some of you might recommend.



It may be helpful to say I am looking to work with electronic music mostly.



Thanks for any links you can provide.


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sylenth is great. It’s a synth check it out, they have alot of sylenth tutorials here on sonic academy’s website. Not for free though.

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I did see a tutorial with it. Very nice. Thank you for the tip.

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Vanguard is a great tool aswell, check that out, v-station, massive (though can be very complex), all great plugins

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I would try Sylenth1 for starters as its used in most if not all the tuts here and then learn it inside out before you move on to the next one. That way you will learn something about sound design too - well that the theory

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is your ableton the live suite? if it is, thats all vst’s you’re going to need at the moment especially since you are a beginner, having too much to start with will overwhelm you.

i suggest getting some good drum sample packs to begin with, if you’ve got the money get some Vengeance packs. as for synth just like the posts above get sylenth :slight_smile:

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[quote]berwin9 (04/06/2010)[hr]is your ableton the live suite? if it is, thats all vst’s you’re going to need at the moment especially since you are a beginner, having too much to start with will overwhelm you.

i suggest getting some good drum sample packs to begin with, if you’ve got the money get some Vengeance packs. as for synth just like the posts above get sylenth :)[/quote]



This all sounds great guys. I hear you when you say “keep it simple” even with the things available on Ableton alone, I am already overwhelmed. :0)



I need more sources for “sound packs”. I am going to do a search for these “Vengeance packs”



I will try to master Sylenth for starters, seems like a good way to go about learning.



Thank you for any links you can provide.