band in a box

Band-in-a-Box is a powerful and creative music composition tool for exploring and developing musical ideas with near-instantaneous feedback. Over the years many features have been added to Band-in-a-Box - Notation, Piano Roll, Lyrics, Melody Tracks, Harmonization, the StyleMaker, and StylePicker. The Soloist and the Melodist are popular "intelligent" features; the Soloist generates professional quality solos over any chord progression, the Melodist can create songs from scratch with Chords, Melodies, Intros, Solos, and even a Title!

let's get psychedelic

a really cool effect i use a lot is the reverse fx.
you can hear it a lot on john frusciante's solo albums or on the latest red hot chili pepper album - which is in my opinion a real masterpiece -stadium arcadium.
you can try a psychedelic solo for example. record your solo. simply reverse it with the plugin. add some reverb on the reversed solo-track. reverse it again...listen :)
really cool effect isn't it? you can also do it with your vocals. sounds like voices in spooky horror flicks.
a very cool vsti to do this is this here:
KVR-Audio Backman
or you can do it without any vsti.
export your solo. open it with the windows audiorecorder. Click on effects. Do the reverse. Add Echo and save. then do the refverse again and save. Open your Host DAW and import the reversed echo solo-track. enjoy ;)

Plugin Bundle

This is a very good plugin bundle. The leslie FX of mda became my homerecording standard plugin when i start editing my organ. Really good sound...this bundle is for free, and very useful. so download it and try... enjoy

http://mda.smartelectronix.com/

Amazing ground breaking Software

This is really groundbreaking, even when I heard about it, seen it and even as I've worked with this plugin i couldn't believe it. It's astounding. This plugin gives you a universe full of new possibilities, even if everything is right in your mix you could use it to experiment around. I never thought that what this software does, would be ever possible. It's groundbreaking and totally awesome. but watch the clip and see it!

T-racks Mastering Software

T-Racks is a high-end deluxe mastering and mixing software suite of 9 dynamics/EQ processors with analog modeled, vintage and digital gear. Totally amazing and another mast have in your home-recording studio. Easy to handle and tons of presets make the work with that plugin damn easy. 5 of 5 stars in my opinion.

time for some bass

another really useful virtual instrument comes from steinberg. It's called virtual bassist. I use it for some funk sounds, because slapping and thumbing sound very realistic.
easy to use, and the plugin contains premade grooves which goes perfectly along with Groove Agent - another great steinberg vsti. So check out the virtual bassist. Have fun!

Amplitube Fender

For all Fender heads and all people who just love this timeless, fantastic tone of Fender this plugin is a must have.
awesome.Fantastic plugin, must have for all homerecording musicians.
check it out!