How much money have you spent on plugins?

[heyheycnv]

Today, more than enough.

Sometime next week, not enough.

[lnikj]

About a 15th-20th of what I have spent on hardware I reckon. I have a lot of plugins. It's tragic really At least some of the hardware is appreciating in value.

[vurt]

9.99 european money currency tokens this week.

[Rene Sens]

Somewhere around $1500 in total. But I try to keep it limited because too many instruments will have a negative impact on your creativity. That's my belief.

And I don't make money from my music (well, yes, I make through Distrokid and whatnot, but it's a drop in the ocean compared to my "real" job salary).

[farfromsleep]

Probably a couple thousand total, of which I only regularly use maybe a couple hundred's worth. And yeah, I just make music for fun mostly.

[Jac459]

I would say more than 7k... Over 2 years...
It started with reason, 100% of their RE + a lot of third party RE.
Then a switch to Bitwig + most (all?) major VSTs instruments and effects...

I am 100% conscious that it not necessary at all to do good music. But it is a passion on which i spend about 20 to 30 hours a week on top of my day job... So it is quite OK.

[neverbefore]

I have spent at least as much as all the other people who have spent too much. A good percentage of my purchases got used for a week and never again.

I really hope I can sell a few things over the next few months - as much to stop myself feeling bad about it as to make money. (actually 'make money' is the wrong term - 'claw back part of the losses' is more to the point)

[bbvv]

Way, way too much. Especially on UAD. I went a bit extreme during lockdown when I started buying UAD plugins regularly even without really knowing how to use them.

And now I can't sell any of them unless I sell the Apollo. And I like some of them At least I was able to sell the Satellite.

Hopefully one day they'll all be native instead of just some of them.

[napkinthief]

I've bought too much, which has now made me reconsider the subscription model. I know I don't own it, but it's nice to get a feel for things and ditch it if it doesn't suit me or buy if it does. I've gotten better at managing it.

[lobsterdisk]

$0 so far since there’s so much good free stuff out there but I’m going to buy a mouth de-clicker soon.

[otwer22]

Way more than I should have, looking at 1500+ so far, was to easy to get caught up in GAS.

[sQeetz]

Couple of thousand grand

[Fornicras]

So far, maybe about $5000 for all the plugins.
Spent about $1000 just in the summer sales. Got Komplete Ultimate 14, Auto-Tune, Baby Audio Bundle and a few other ones.

[s28]

i think around £700 in 10 years

about £500 of that is ableton plus an upgrade

i don't buy plugins much anymore, very few over the last few years - i just don't see or feel the need anymore and don't feel good with lots of plugins

[vurt]

i think around £700 in 10 years

you win!

not plugins but modular, i spent not too far off that on one oscillator