Recommended Producer CPU DESKTOP
1.Ryzen 9 7950X (16 Cores 32 Threads)
2.Intel Core i9-14900F or Intel Core i9-13900KS (24 Cores 32 Threads)
Some daws (maybe all?) works better with less cores that are stronger.
FULL DESKTOP LIST HERE


Recommended Producer CPU LAPTOP

1.AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX

2.Intel Core i9-13980HX

3.Intel Core i9-14900HX
4.Core i9-13950HX
5.Intel Core i9-13900HX

6.Apple M3 Max 16 Core

FULL LAPTOP LIST HERE

Does 96 Core Server CPU work well for music production?
-According to the creators of FL Studio, They insist that the daw will run better on stronger cores rather then many.

-Server cpu cores can be -2x -x4 times weaker per core then consumer cpus.

Can CPU that have graphic core/cores like AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D make a DAW perform better?
-This is unknown, someone should test this.

Does a strong GPU help a daw?

-It shouldn't

FL Patcher - LEAD EQ M1/H1 - FabfilterQ3 Parameter Shell

M1 is more mid focused, H1 is more mid+hi focused

Added: LEAD EQ M1 & H1 (2024) - H1 Now has more bandwidth

updated 14-Feb-2024

Increase Mono

Gain more power in the center
Two different ways that are normally not available in stereo plugins.
1.Center increases the volume of the mono/center signal.
2.Mirror creates new mono from the side+mid signal.

It does not reshape the original sound, it only adds mono on top.

updated 3-March-2023

Atmospheric Pad by Extronox

FLP(Zip) Requires: Trash2 and valhalla room.

updated 11-Aug-2023

My Top Recommended Plugins and Bundles

Waves Horizon Bundle
Fabfilter Mastering Bundle
MFreeFXBundle (Just the Waveshaper, Utillity and
Oscilloscope)
Brauer Motion and Kaleidoscopes (For Pad SoundDesign)
Waves Harmony (Can Add weigth to a vocal, The Autotune Stuff is not useful to me)
Izotope Trash (New optimized distortion plugin from izotope)
StereoSavage (I use it mostly for Stereoizing, then Waves S1 for Stereo Correction)

I do not like the artifacts from Ozone Imager. Its Stereo Scope is useful.

Valhalla Room (Popular, The UI is easy to understand.)
Vocal Bender (Powerful Live pitch tool)

Soothe 2 (Make your sound design more acoustic)

Komplete: Collectors Edition (Buy this when it goes on sale)

Shaperbox: Volumeshaper (Bass sidechaining to -infinity, which compressors can't)

I recommend buying them Black Friday/Week Sales.
Waves Bundles are often on sale a couple of days after, probably to sell more single product first

My Top Recommended Synths & Samplers

Presets

Gross Beat - Psy Kick Tail (.fst)

Legacy Downloads

Snare Pack by Extronox

Super Stereoizer by Extronox