VST Plugins
Everything published on Viyolens under VST Plugins — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Native Instruments Komplete: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing between Komplete Standard, Ultimate and Collector's Edition can be confusing. Here is a clear comparison to help you decide.
Bitwig Studio: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Bitwig Studio comes in three editions and uses an optional annual Upgrade Plan rather than a subscription. Here is what each edition offers, what the plan covers, and how costs compare.
Common Plugin Boutique Mistakes to Avoid
Most people who've bought a few plugins have made at least one of these mistakes. Here's the full rundown of what catches people out, and how to sidestep each one.
Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Instruments
Virtual instruments put everything from sampled orchestras to vintage synthesisers inside your laptop. This guide explains how they work, what the different types do, and what actually matters when ch...
Strings Vst for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A strings VST lets you add professional orchestral violins, violas, and cellos without hiring musicians. Start here if you're new to string plugins.
Serum: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Skip the history lesson — here is what actually matters before you hand over money for Serum: what you get, what to check, and where to buy it properly.
Mixcraft: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Three editions, one decision that actually matters — here's how to pick the right Mixcraft tier for what you'll actually record.
Vst Plugins for Beginners: A Complete Guide
What they are, how to install them, what's worth starting with for free, and how to begin making sense of synthesis and effects processing.
Choir Vst for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A choir VST lets you add realistic vocal harmonies without recording real singers. Perfect for beginners—learn how to choose one and start using it today.
Valhalla Plugins: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A practical buyer's guide to Valhalla plugins: flat pricing, format compatibility, and matching the right reverb or delay to the job at hand.
Native Instruments Komplete for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Native Instruments Komplete can be overwhelming for new users. Here is a practical guide to getting started with the bundle from day one.
The Ultimate Guide to Plugin Types
Open a DAW's plugin browser and it's a lot. Here's how the main plugin types break down, so choosing the right tool stops being guesswork.
Choir Vst: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choir VST plugins range from budget samples to world-class professional libraries. This buying guide breaks down price tiers, essential specs and common mistakes so you pick the right choir VST for yo...
The Ultimate Guide to Plugin Boutique
It isn't a plugin brand - it's the shop window for hundreds of them. Here's what Plugin Boutique actually is, where it came from, and how it fits into the wider software market.
Waves Plugins Explained: Features, Types and Tips
From faithful hardware emulations to entirely new digital tools, here's how the Waves plugins catalogue actually breaks down.
Common Vst Plugins Mistakes to Avoid
Plugin obsession, piracy risk, format errors and mistaking new plugins for better mixes — here are the mistakes that slow producers down and how to sidestep them.
Cinematic Vst for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Cinematic VST libraries promise impressive results fast, but beginners often misuse them. This guide explains what cinematic VST really is, where it works best and how to use it without getting lost i...
Fabfilter: A Complete Buyer's Guide
FabFilter's a safe bet, but the catalogue's bigger than people think. Here's how to actually decide what to buy first.
The Ultimate Guide to Vst Plugins
VST plugins are the instruments and effects that run inside your DAW — virtual synths, compressors, reverbs and more. Here is everything you need to understand them.
Common Native Instruments Komplete Mistakes to Avoid
New users of Native Instruments Komplete make predictable errors. Here are the most common, and how to avoid each one.
Virtual Instruments: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The range of virtual instruments available is enormous — and buying wrong means money spent on something that sits unused. This guide tells you how to choose the right type for your actual needs.
Plugin Boutique: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A little checking before you click buy saves a lot of hassle after. Here's exactly what to look at before buying a plugin - compatibility, licensing and the sale terms that catch people out.
The Complete Guide to Vst Massive
VST Massive is one of the most influential soft synthesizers in modern music production, offering deep modulation options and thousands of presets for any genre.
Brass Vst: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Finding a brass VST that sounds realistic means understanding articulations, legato quality and expression control. This guide breaks down price tiers and key specs so you buy the right brass VST for...
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Bitwig Studio
Bitwig Studio is a flexible DAW for electronic production, modular sound design and clip-based music workflows.
Fabfilter
FabFilter delivers high-end EQ, compression and mastering plugins with precise control and clear workflow.
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Mixcraft
mixcraft is an accessible DAW for recording, arranging, editing and mixing music on a budget.
Plugin Boutique
plugin boutique is a leading source of plugins, virtual instruments and music software for producers.
Reason DAW
Reason DAW offers a modular rack workflow for fast songwriting, sound design, recording and mixing.
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Serum
Serum is a leading wavetable synth for UK producers, used for basses, leads, pads and advanced sound design.
Valhalla Plugins
Creative reverb, delay and spatial effects for producers seeking musical, modern processing.
Vital
Explore a powerful wavetable synth with clear sound design tools, deep modulation and versatile modern tones.
