VSTs - What you use and why?

[tekki]

I'm a big Omnisphere fan, the iPad integration is awesome and it's as deep or simple of a synth as you want it to be. Sounds absolutely fabulous too.

I like Synplant a lot of simpler stuff and for it's just plain awesome interface. I wish more developers would come up with unique and interesting ways to make sounds other than just copying the standard subtractive synthesis formula.

This, Massive and my Roland MC-303.

[psyEDk]

I use Razor for pretty much all my basses. I know most everyone loves Massive but I find it sounds too generic. Razor instead gives me a solid sound i can modulate and sculpt with other saturation and filter plugins.

Izotope Alloy is another VST i use heavily, it's great for really bringing sounds to life.
Some people just use Ozone but the zero-latency mode is great to jam out melody ideas on a synth when you have your instrument sound worked out.

[EddyMass]

Razor instead gives me a solid sound i can modulate and sculpt with other saturation and filter plugins.

+1 for Razor. The intuitive flexibility that it gives you is ridiculous. Best part is you can really easily get the most f***** up sound

[WesErect]

Sylenth 1 is probably the single best purchase I've made. Other than Logic Pro and Waves of course.

[axm]

if you're looking for something free & bit different I'd recommend:

DSK Indian Dreamz
DSK Asian Dreamz
synsect
AM TB30X
CMT Bitcrusher
This page has quite a lot of good stuff if you're going for a more lo-fi/video game sound:
tweakbench.com

[EKSi]

All Waves total package FTW.. There are so many great plug-ins within that bundle. =)

Regards,
EKSi

[LoveBeat]

Basicly:

-reFX Nexus 2 (Lots of Prog House presets, my main genre)
-Sylenth 1 (Basses)
-MiniMogueVA (Analog Synth)
-NI Massive (Working on Electro Sounds)
-IceCream (Chiptune)
-All the Tweakbench VSTs & Plugins (Also for Chiptune)
-Harmless (Chords)
-Dada Life's Sausage Fattener (This is a Plugin, but it's just AWESOME as a limiter)

It's not too much but I think it's OK for a beginner like me

[diezdiazgiant]

An old freebie I just started using - fxpansion orca. Simple as hell, sounds fucking great.

[Aethryx]

Generators: Massive, Sylenth, Harmless, 3xOsc, Nexus

Effects: Bitcrusher, BoomComb, CamelPhat, Camel Crusher, Ohmicide, D16 Devastor, WOW

Massive is my favorite. I sometimes use FM8, but I still can't figure it out completely. x3