There’s certainly nothing wrong with using the Amp Designer (my tutorial on it here), however, I find there is a point where you just want to move on to premium software for more features, functionality, and superior sound quality.īlue Cat Audio’s Axe Pack comes with 6 different things: It’s the thing I’m using the most when I load up Garageband on my computer. These days, Blue Cat Audio’s Axe Pack from Plugin Boutique is my favorite thing to play with.

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EZDrummer 2 from Toontrack (Free Trial Available).

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One Cool Preset I Like in BlueCat’s Axiom:.

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Melda Production’s MFreeFXBundle (Free).Melda Production’s Complete Suite (Free Trial Available).FabFilter’s Pro-MB Multiband Compression (Free Trial Available).FabFilter’s Pro-L 2 Limiter (Free Trial Available).FabFilter’s Pro-C 2 Compressor (Free Trial Available).FabFilter Pro-Q 3 EQ (Free Trial Available).Kontakt 6 Comes With the Best World Instruments.Komplete Start from Native Instruments (Free).Blue Cat Audio’s Axe Pack (Free Trials Available).Also, here’s my guide on how to install them, as well as a brief video here. The full list that I’ve detailed down below features programs and software that are fully compatible with Garageband.

When it comes to plugins & software, there is a lot to choose from and I think one of the more challenging aspects of it is knowing whether it works with Garageband, which is probably one of the downsides of using it as a DAW. With that in mind, in my view, the best free (and premium) plugins for Garageband are: Over the last few years, I’ve tried out and tested some of the more popular plugins and plugin bundles so I have a good knowledge of what I like, and that’s what this list will feature: the plugins and VSTs that I like and not necessarily the ones that a producer is supposed to like. It’s easy to take things like this overboard, but on the other hand, there are definitely some useful tools one can download either for free or for a small amount of money. Plugins are one of the best things that a person can become enamored with because it’s really just a modern extension of gear, which is something most of us also like.

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