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Minimal System Instruments

Minimal System Instruments is a VST(i) plugin developer which creates absolutely top of the line products for the novice, intermediate, and advanced music producer and/or DJ. Minimal System Instruments specializes in plugins for mixing and mastering audio including compressors, EQ's, gates, reverb's, and channel strips. We also produce synths and effects including filters, delays, and virtual analogue synths. Minimal System Instruments are heavily involved in the world of music production and we understand that many musicians, DJ's, and producers are on limited budgets when it comes to purchasing software and equipment. For this reason Minimal System Instruments likes to keep the cost of MSI plugins as low as possible whilst maintaining the very best sound and GUI quality. Minimal System Instruments firmly believe that professional studio plugins should be accessible to all.

Minimal System Instruments was set up in early 2010 by electronic music producer and DJ Paul Willocks. Paul was creating his own plugins when working on tracks and after receiving positive feedback decided to release his creations to a wider audience.

Paul has produced music for approximately 15 year under various names, most recently 'Tech Star'. His style is deep and dark techno. Paul started producing at 16 using some very primitive software on a very old PC. He soon discovered the fantastic ReBirth software which emulates two TB-303's, a 909, and an 808, and this is where his love for techno stems from. He would create tracks and even entire sets in ReBirth but before long Paul began to use an early version of Steinberg Cubase. Using Cubase opened up massive possibilities with the introduction of VST technology and everything then grew from there.

Paul is now an expert user of Ableton Live Suite 8, he uses Ableton as his primary digital audio workstation but also uses Cockos Reaper and other software for mixing and mastering duties.


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    • Psionzfikshun (Techno Producer)
    • "Punch Compressor..." 5 Stars
    • 'I Just wanted to let you guys know, your plug-ins astound me. I was hooked on the Waves SSL and API collections, and honestly those are some of the only plug-ins that I even own, but your SSi Pro Compressor and “Punch” are both absolutely fantastic. I stumbled across the plug-ins when searching for some cheaper VST compressors for Windows. I found Minimal System Instruments and thought I’d give them a try and compare them against some of the Waves stuff I had already purchased. They sound great, look great, operate like the real thing. I compared the Punch compressor to a track recorded with a real 1176, and it sounded almost identical. Granted, the real 1176 was a bit darker (just because the one I used was older than me!) but that is just a matter of using your EQ plug-in to filter out some high end. Pro grade stuff, really. I am completely sold.'
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    • David Baxter
    • "SSi Pro EQ..." 5 Stars
    • I am not saying this just to be kind but I actually have quite a large amount of EQ plugins, and although they all sound different the SSi Pro EQ compares to some of the most renowned plugins I own. Minimal System Instruments always find room for something special and unique.
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