Nominate Your Favorite Software for the KVR Audio Readers Choice Awards!

[windsongstudio]

Best Overall Instrument Plug-in
NI Reaktor 5

Best Synth Plug-in
u-he Zebra 2

Best Sampler Plug-in
NI Kontakt 5

Best Drum Instrument Plug-in
FXpansion Geist

Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in
AAS Chromaphone

Most Creative Instrument Plug-in
Channel Robot Grid Machine Chain

Best Overall Effect Plug-in
FabFilter Pro-Q

Best Reverb Plug-in
VahallaDSP ValhallaVintageVerb

Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in
FabFilter Pro-C

Best Mastering Effect Plug-in
iZotope Alloy 2

Most Creative Effect Plug-in
Sinevibes Array 2

Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in
ToneBoosters ReelBus

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording
Apple Logic Pro 9

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Performance
Apple Mainstage 2

Best Mobile App For Recording
Blip Interactive nanostudio

Best Mobile App For Making Music
Sugar Bytes Thesys

Best New Plug-In Released In The Last 12 Months (July 1 2012 - June 30 2013)
Kirnu Cream

Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support)
u-he

Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer
Audio Damage

The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug-in Everrrrr!)
AAS Lounge Lizard EP-4

[sagetone]

Best Overall Instrument Plug-in >> Zebra
Best Synth Plug-in >> Zebra
Best Sampler Plug-in >> Kontakt
Best Drum Instrument Plug-in >> Battery
Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in >> Diva
Most Creative Instrument Plug-in >> Synplant
Best Overall Effect Plug-in >> Reaktor
Best Reverb Plug-in >> Valhalla Room

Most Creative Effect Plug-in >> Glitch

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording >> Sonar
Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Performance >> Ableton Live
Best Mobile App For Recording >> Touch DAW

Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support) >> U-He (with Synthmaster a close 2nd)
Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer >> Urs and team
The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug-in Everrrrr!) >> Zebra

[stanlea]

Best Synth Plug-in Audjoo Helix
Best Sampler Plug-in Kontakt is the best and also the worst imperialist sampler Plogue sforzando :: Free SFZ Player
Most Creative Instrument Plug-in Reaktor, still

Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in LinuxDSP VC2B Vintage Compressor
Best Mastering Effect Plug-in LinuxDSP Black EQ Graphical Equaliser
Most Creative Effect Plug-in Inear Display Eurydice
Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in LinuxDSP FC70 Fairchild 670 Limiter

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording : they're all the same s**t
Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Performance : Usine

Best Mobile App For Making Music iFart

Best New Plug-In Released In The Last 12 Months (July 1 2012 - June 30 2013) Zplane Vielklang V2

Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support) : Zplane team
Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer xoxos Paul Davis FalkTX

The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug-in Everrrrr!) Lelo Billy

[miegler]

NOMINATION CATEGORIES (All categories are Software only)

Best Overall Instrument Plug-in: zebra 2
Best Synth Plug-in: zebra 2
Best Sampler Plug-in: Kontakt 5
Best Drum Instrument Plug-in: Battery III
Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in: Tone2 saurus
Most Creative Instrument Plug-in: zebra 2

Best Overall Effect Plug-in: Twinverb2
Best Reverb Plug-in: valhalla room
Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in: UAD 1176LN Rev E
Best Mastering Effect Plug-in: T-Racks Lin Phase EQ
Most Creative Effect Plug-in: Melda creative bundle
Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in: Amplitube 3

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording: Cubase 6.5

Best New Plug-In Released In The Last 12 Months (July 1 2012 - June 30 2013)
Slate Digital FG-X

Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support): Melda Voitec (by far!)
Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer: Melda Voitec

The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug-in Everrrrr!): Voxengo Voxformer

Dr. Max

[Kubi]

Best Overall Instrument Plug-in
Native Instruments Kontakt 5

Best Synth Plug-in
Native Instruments Absynth

Best Sampler Plug-in
Native Instruments Kontakt 5

Best Drum Instrument Plug-in
n/a

Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in
XILS3

Most Creative Instrument Plug-in
Izotope Iris

Best Overall Effect Plug-in
Slate VCC

Best Reverb Plug-in
Lexicon PCM

Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in
Slate VBC

Best Mastering Effect Plug-in
Slate FG-X

Most Creative Effect Plug-in
Celemony Melodyne

Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in
Slate VCC

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording
MOTU Digital Performer

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Performance
n/a

Best Mobile App For Recording
n/a

Best Mobile App For Making Music
n/a

Best New Plug-In Released In The Last 12 Months (July 1 2012 - June 30 2013)
Slate VBC

Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support)
Iced Audio

Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer
Steven Slate

The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug-in Everrrrr!)
Slate VCC

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[Feng]

Best Overall Instrument Plug-in

NI Kontakt 5

Best Synth Plug-in

U-he Zebra 2

Best Sampler Plug-in

Kontakt 5

Best Drum Instrument Plug-in

Fxpansion Geist

Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in

U-he Diva

Most Creative Instrument Plug-in.

Camel Audio Alchemy

Best Overall Effect Plug-in

Sugar Bytes Turnado

Best Reverb Plug-in

AudioDamage EOS

Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in

NI Solid Dynamics

Best Mastering Effect Plug-in

Izotope Ozone

Most Creative Effect Plug-in

Sugar Bytes Turnado

Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in.

UAD Pulteq

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording

Cubase 7

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Performance.

Ableton Live 9

Best Mobile App For Recording

Garageband

Best Mobile App For Making Music

AudioBus
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Best New Plug-In Released In The Last 12 Months (July 1 2012 - June 30 2013).

AIR Loom

Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support)

Rob Papen

Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer.

Rob Papen, Urs Heckmann

The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug-in Everrrrr!).
U-he Zebra 2


Feng

[Bibibeatgrid]

Best Overall Instrument Plug-in
Arturia SEM-V

Best Synth Plug-in
Madrona Labs Aalto

Best Sampler Plug-in
NI Kontakt

Best Drum Instrument Plug-in
FXPansion Tremor

Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in
Xils-Lab PolyKB

Most Creative Instrument Plug-in
NI Maschine

Best Overall Effect Plug-in
SKNOTE Roundtone3

Best Reverb Plug-in
Liquidsonics Reverberate

Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in
SKNOTE Strip-Bus

Best Mastering Effect Plug-in
FabFilter Pro-Q

Most Creative Effect Plug-in
Sugarbytes Turnado

Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in
Softube Focusing Equalizer

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording
Cocos Reaper

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Performance
Ableton Live 9

Best Mobile App For Recording
Wavemaschinelabs Auria

Best Mobile App For Making Music
Beatmaker2

Best New Plug-In Released In The Last 12 Months (July 1 2012 - June 30 2013)
FXPansion Tremor

Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support)
Stefano Daino DSP-Quattro

Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer
SKNOTE

The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug-in Everrrrr!)
NI Kontakt

[psychoxkps]

Best Overall Effect Plug-in - ni solid bus comp
Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in - ni vintage compressors
Best Mastering Effect Plug-in - ni transient master

[parma]

Best Overall Instrument Plug-in
MOTU Machfive3

Best Synth Plug-in
u-he Zebra2

Best Sampler Plug-in
Native Instruments Kontakt 5

Best Drum Instrument Plug-in
Native Instruments Maschine

Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in
Native Instruments Monark

Most Creative Instrument Plug-in
Native Instruments Reaktor 5

Best Overall Effect Plug-in
Native Instruments Guitar Rig 5

Best Reverb Plug-in
Valhalla DSP ValhallaVintageVerb

Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in
Kush Audio UBK-1

Best Mastering Effect Plug-in
Kush Audio Clariphonic DSP

Most Creative Effect Plug-in
Native Instruments Reaktor 5

Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in
Kush Audio UBK-1


Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording
Apple Logic Pro

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Performance
Ableton Live

Best Mobile App For Recording
n/a

Best Mobile App For Making Music
n/a

Best New Plug-In Released In The Last 12 Months (July 1 2012 - June 30 2013)
Valhalla DSP ValhallaVintageVerb

Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support)
Valhalla DSP

Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer
Native Instruments

The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug-in Everrrrr!)
MOTU Machfive3

[PUSHA]

Best Overall Instrument Plug-in : ReFX Nexus 2


Best Synth Plug-in : Vember Audio - Surge


Best Sampler Plug-in : Speedsoft - VSampler


Best Drum Instrument Plug-in : UVI - Plugsound Vol. 3: Drums


Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in : TOGU Audio Line - TAL-BassLine-101


Most Creative Instrument Plug-in : Tone2 - Rayblaster


Best Overall Effect Plug-in : Tone2 - Warmverb


Best Reverb Plug-in : 2CAudio - Aether


Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in : 2CAudio - B2


Best Mastering Effect Plug-in : Izotope - Ozone 5


Most Creative Effect Plug-in : Tone2 - Warmverb


Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in : Tone2 - BiFilter

[Brother Charles]

Favorite DAW: {Mixcraft Pro Studio 6} and/or {PreSonus Studio One Pro}

Favorite Audio Editor: Acon Digital's Acoustica Premium

Favorite Reverbs: Valhalla, "Vintage Verb"; Lexicon, "LPX Bundle"; PSP, "PianoVerb2"

Favorite EQs: PhotoSounder, "SplineEQ"; DDMF, "IIEQPro" OR BlueCatAudio, "LinyEQ"

Favorite Vintage-style EQ: OverToneDSP, "PTC-2A"; Sonimus, "SonEQ"

Favorite Compressors: Klanghelm, "DC8C"; IKMultimedia, "Black76/White 2A"; OverToneDSP, "FC-70"

Favorite Echo/Delay: It's a serious toss up between PSP's "Echo" and PlugAndMix's "EchoFlex". Digital style delay awards go to PSP for "PSP42/85" in my world.

Favorite Drums Library: ToonTrack EZdrummer Line

Favorite Sampler: NI Kontakt 5 {Hands down, no competition since GigaSampler went away.}

Favorite Sampled Keyboards: ToonTrack, "EZkeys Essential Pianos"; Precisionsound, "Dusty Electric MKII"; Cinesamples, "Piano in Blue"

Favorite Modeled Piano: True Pianos

Favorite Synths: SonicProjects, "OPX Pro II"; XILS-Lab, "PolyKB II"; U-HE, "DIVA"; Rob Papen, "Predator". {In no particular order}

Favorite Amp Sim: Probably IKM "Amplitude", with Kuassa's "Vermillion" being a very, very close second. Oh yes, let's not forget my love affair with LePou's incredible "LeXTAC" piped through LeCab2 loaded with RedWirez IRs.

TBH, I have many more favorites, and I don't like having to choose a "Best One" from among them. Some sample libraries are better suited to this or that. Certain effects or DSP tools handle various tasks better than others, but not for every situation. . .

Suffice it to say, that once we reach a certain level of quality, it starts to become more "preference" oriented than quality-scaled. Don't ya think?

[PepeLopez]

Best Overall Instrument Plug-in
ReFX Nexus 2

Best Synth Plug-in
NI Massive

Best Sampler Plug-in
Vengeance Phalanx


Best Drum Instrument Plug-in
Vengeance Metrum


Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in
U-HE Diva


Most Creative Instrument Plug-in
Kirnu Cream


Best Overall Effect Plug-in
FXPansion Bloom


Best Reverb Plug-in
2CAudio Aether

Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in
Vengeance Multiband Compressor


Best Mastering Effect Plug-in
Vengeance Multiband Compressor


Most Creative Effect Plug-in
FXPansion Etch


Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in
D16 Syntorus


Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording
Cockos Reaper

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Performance
Cockos Reaper


Best New Plug-In Released In The Last 12 Months (July 1 2012 - June 30 2013)
Kirnu Cream


Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support)
Vengeance/reFX


Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer
Arto Vaarala

The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug-in Everrrrr!)
Kirnu Cream (because I use it in every single project )

[danbroad]

I can't vote for stuff I'm not familiar with, so some blanks. I'd suggest a poll option rather than this longhand form, and also you're going to het votes for stuff thats in vogue rather than in use, but that's the story with any poll I guess.


Best Overall Instrument Plug-in OMNISPHERE
Best Synth Plug-in AALTO
Best Sampler Plug-in KONTAKT
Best Drum Instrument Plug-in BATTERY
Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in
Most Creative Instrument Plug-in OMNISPHERE

Best Overall Effect Plug-in GUITAR RIG
Best Reverb Plug-in VALHALLAROOM
Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in
Best Mastering Effect Plug-in OZONE5
Most Creative Effect Plug-in GUITAR RIG
Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in KRAMER MASTER TAPE

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording PRESONUS STUDIO ONE
Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Performance

Best Mobile App For Recording GARAGEBAND
Best Mobile App For Making Music ALCHEMY

Best New Plug-In Released In The Last 12 Months (July 1 2012 - June 30 2013) VALHALLA VINTAGEVERB

Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support) U-HE
Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer SPECTRASONICS

The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug) OMNISPHERE

[mekkanix]

Best Overall Instrument Plug-in

Kontakt

Best Synth Plug-in

Sylenth

Best Sampler Plug-in

Kontakt

Best Drum Instrument Plug-in

Spectrasonics Stylus RMX

Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in
Dcam Synth squad

Most Creative Instrument Plug-in
Toontrack EZkeys

Best Overall Effect Plug-in

sugarbytes effectrix

Best Reverb Plug-in
altiverb

Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in

NI Transient Master

Best Mastering Effect Plug-in

Izotope Ozone

Most Creative Effect Plug-in

Zynaptiq pitchmap

Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in

PSP Vintage Warmer

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording

Protools

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Performance
Ableton Live

Best Mobile App For Recording

Best Mobile App For Making Music

Best New Plug-In Released In The Last 12 Months (July 1 2012 - June 30 2013)
Toontrack EZkeys

Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support)

Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer

Izotope

The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug-in Everrrrr!)

Spectrasonics Omnisphere

I have chosen these only based on plugins/software I have tried or own.

[ariston]

Here goes:

Best Overall Instrument Plug-in
Camel Audio Alchemy

Best Synth Plug-in
U-HE Zebra

Best Sampler Plug-in
NI Kontakt (I know, it doesn't sample... yadda yadda )

Best Drum Instrument Plug-in
FXPansion Geist

Best Analog-Modeled Instrument Plug-in
U-He Diva

Most Creative Instrument Plug-in
U-He Zebra

Best Overall Effect Plug-in
Sugar Bytes Turnado

Best Reverb Plug-in
2CAudio B2

Best Dynamics Effect Plug-in
Klanghelm DC8C

Best Mastering Effect Plug-in
Izotope Ozone 5

Most Creative Effect Plug-in
Sugar Bytes Turnado

Best Analog-Modeled Effect Plug-in
Cytomic The Drop

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Recording
Cockos Reaper

Best DAW/Sequencer/Multitrack For Performance
Ableton Live 9

Best Mobile App For Making Music
Intermorphic Mixtikl

Best New Plug-In Released In The Last 12 Months (July 1 2012 - June 30 2013)
Cytomic The Drop

Most Customer-Focused Developer (AKA Best Support)
U-He
Favourite Plug-in / Application Developer
U-He

The Plug-In That Changed My Life (Best Plug-in Everrrrr!)
U-He Zebra