Kamil's curated list of equipment and plugins
I use those plugins in my day-to-day creative work.
Last Updated
This list was last updated on 26.08.2025
Introduction
Hey, it is me, Kamil Slaby. People often ask me what I use and what I recommend for plugins, so I have put together a list of plugins and virtual instruments that I personally use in all of my projects. They are battle-tested, and I am grateful to the developers for their hard work in making my creative vision possible.
I try to keep the list updated as often as possible. Whenever I get a new piece of equipment or plugin, test it, and it becomes part of my regular workflow, I add it here.
Enjoy! Let me know if you have any better solutions or plugin recommendations.
DAWs
- Cockos Reaper
- Steinberg Nuendo 14
I run a dual DAW setup. I used to be a Nuendo-only person, but as I started getting more and more time-sensitive work in the music sphere, I needed something with stronger customization options and a better rendering workflow. The choice was simple: Reaper.
I still keep Nuendo because it is great for:
- Movie mixing with integrated Dolby Atmos renderer
- Time-aligning tracks
- Creative sound design with its stock plugins
- OMF importing (which Reaper, without a workaround, does not currently support)
Audio Plugins
Channel Strips
- PSP InfiniStrip
Saturators
- Saturn 2
- Reaper Stock Saturation
- Reaper Stock Waveshaper
- Noise Engineering Ruina
- bx_subfilter
EQ
- FabFilter Pro-Q 4
- Gullfoss / Gullfoss Master
Deessers
- ERA Deesser Pro
Dynamics Limiters
- ReaLimit
- TDR Limiter 6
Dynamics Compressors
- PA Elysia Alpha Master Comp
- TDR Kotelnikov GE
- TDR Molotok GE
- ReaComp
- ReaGate
- ReaXcomp
Reverbs
- FabFilter Pro-R2
- Soundtoys Superplate
- Noise Engineering Desmodus
- PSP 2445
- Valhalla Supermassive
Delays
- Sixth Sample Deelay
Audio Restoration
- iZotope RX Essential Bundle
- Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 11
- ERA 6 Bundle
Other
- Soundtoys Spaceblender
- Soundtoys PhaseMistress
- Glitchmachines Fracture
- Glitchmachines Hysteresis
- Kilohearts Essentials Bundle (most notably Compressor and Transient Shaper)
Virtual Instruments
- u-He Zebra Legacy (Zebra2, ZebraHZ)
- Steinberg Groove Agent SE - my go to sampler
- Surge XT
- Steinberg Backbone
- Spitfire Audio Hammers
- Spitfire Audio Originals Cinematic Pads
- Spitfire Audio Originals Drumline
- Steinberg Retrologue
- Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas
- u-He BazilleCM
- Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Crow Hill Cosmos
- Crow Hill Filth Imperial Electric
Hardware
I try to keep my hardware setup very minimal:
- Audio Interface: Audient Evo 16
- Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro 250 Ohm
- Monitors: Presonus E4.5 BT (really need to upgrade these)
- MIDI Controller: M-Audio Oxygen Pro 61 Keys
- Mouse: Kensington Expert (the one with the ring, better for scrolling)
- Computer: PC with Ryzen 5 CPU + GPU (also used for gaming). I am thiking about switching to Linux Arch, but drivers are hard.
- External Storage: 1TB Samsung SSD for backup
Additional Software
- Dropbox for file management and delivery
- Proton Mail for business organization