Diki sorry, but I beg to differ...Jamstix 2 is one of the best drum vst's out there and it costs $99 and the audio samples are very, very good, as are the patterns it creates. I won't go into all its advantages here, it would take too long.

Slayer is a good o'drive/distortion guitar vst it costs about $70.

Broomstick Bass about $85 which also gives good results.

These few are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to quality vst instruments for not a lot of dollars.

And things are getting better and cheaper all the time.

The days of way overpriced vst's is gone in my view, although I do agree that some still charge outrageous prices, (and not worth even half in my opinion) but its like studio gear, if it hasn't got a "name", then it's crap.

Totally ridiculous, but that's the "snobbery" of pro recording engineers and studios. I know, I have had to deal with quite a few.

Dennis