52 Cues - A Production Music and Sync Podcast
Hosted by working composer and long-time professor Dave Kropf, the 52 Cues Podcast takes you inside the real world of production music, library music, and sync licensing – breaking down cues, unpacking industry insights, and sharing candid conversations with fellow composers and publishers.
Weekly episodes deliver practical strategies, creative inspiration, and insider information to help you land more placements and build a sustainable career in sync.
52 Cues - A Production Music and Sync Podcast
Our Most-Used Plugins for Production Music
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In this episode, Dave and community mentor Jeff LaPlante share their most-used instruments, tools, plugins, and effects to help production music composers build a dependable toolkit without wasting money on plugins you might not really need.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_pIAgPHp760
PLUGINS, SOUNDS, AND LIBRARIES DISCUSSED
SOUNDS AND LIBRARIES
Omnisphere
https://www.spectrasonics.net/products/omnisphere
The Unfinished Omnisphere Soundsets
https://www.theunfinished.co.uk/store/
Splice
https://splice.com
Serato Sample
https://serato.com/sample
The Fame Series: Modern Pop
https://www.ilio.com/the-fame-series-modern-pop
ProjectSAM Symphobia
https://projectsam.com/libraries/symphobia
Native Instruments Komplete
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/catalog/komplete/
EFFECTS
Melodyne
https://www.celemony.com/en/melodyne
Logic Pro Sample Delay
https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/sample-delay-controls-lgcef18b8738/mac
Logic Pro Stereo Delay
https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/stereo-delay-controls-lgcef18b892f/mac
Logic Pro Compressor
https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/compressor-overview-lgcead9636ef/mac
Fender Studio Pro X-Trem
https://www.fender.com/products/fender-studio-pro
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Vienna Synchron Stage Reverb
https://www.vsl.co.at/products/software/synchron-stage-reverb
Waves TrueVerb
https://www.waves.com/plugins/trueverb
Soundtoys Little AlterBoy
https://www.soundtoys.com/product/little-alterboy/
Soundtoys MicroShift
https://www.soundtoys.com/product/microshift/
The God Particle
https://cradle.app/products/the-god-particle
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