Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which bundle to buy.
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Contenders
EastWest Producer Collection: 12 full Opus titles including DrumX, ICONIC, Goliath and Spaces II. $549 at Plugin Boutique, back at list price.
Bundle / IK Multimedia
$149.99 at IK Multimedia ($599.99 at Plugin Boutique)
IK Total Studio 5 MAX: 147 products, SampleTank 4, MODO, AmpliTube 5, TONEX and T-RackS 6 in one licence. $149.99 at IK now; Plugin Boutique lists $599.99.
Technical matrix
| Signal | EastWest Producer Collection | IK Multimedia Total Studio 5 MAX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $549 | $149.99 at IK Multimedia ($599.99 at Plugin Boutique) |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, standalone, macOS, Windows | VST3, AU, AAX, macOS, Windows |
| Titles | 12: DrumX, Forbidden Planet, ICONIC, Hollywood Backup Singers, LO-FI, ProDrummer 1, Ghostwriter, The Dark Side, Goliath, String Machine, Voices of Soul, Spaces II | — |
| Engine | EastWest Opus, NKS-mapped | — |
| Formats | VST2, VST3, AU, AAX and standalone (AU on macOS only) | — |
| Mac | macOS 10.15 or later (Plugin Boutique lists 10.13), quad-core 2.7 GHz, 16 GB RAM (32 GB recommended), SSD | Apple M1 or Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM, macOS 10.15 or newer; AU, VST3, AAX (64-bit) |
| Windows | Windows 10 or later with ASIO drivers, quad-core 2.7 GHz, 16 GB RAM (32 GB recommended), SSD | Core i5 or equivalent, 8 GB RAM, Windows 10 64-bit or newer; VST3, AAX; ASIO sound card |
| Activation | Free EastWest and iLok accounts; machine activation or iLok USB key | — |
| Stated individual value | $2,788 | — |
| Contents | — | Over 145 titles (147 products), 73 plug-ins, over 11,600 instruments, over 2,000 effects |
| Instruments | — | Pianoverse, SampleTank 4 with all 36 expansions, Miroslav Philharmonik 2, Hammond B-3X, MODO BASS 2, MODO DRUM 1.5 |
| Guitar and bass | — | AmpliTube 5 with 16 collections and over 430 gear models; AmpliTube TONEX with over 1,200 Premium Tone Models |
| Mixing and mastering | — | T-RackS 6 with 63 modules, Lurssen Mastering EQ, Lurssen Mastering Console, ARC X |
| Disk space | — | 9 GB minimum for the apps; over 480 GB for all sounds |
| Graphics and activation | — | OpenGL 2 graphics; internet connection for authorisation |
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