What VST Chain do YOU put on Every Track?

I was just wondering what VST chain have you made that you put on EVERY track? Why? Is this right or wrong? - I saw a YT video where a guy put a GAIN plug-in as the first VST on every track which he uses to make sure that as he adds VSTs to a track he can re-adjust the track to always be at or close to -18. Another guy said he put the following 3 VSTs on every track -Tape Machine Console Channel Strip Your thoughts on this? If you agree, where can I get these three VSTs for FREE that work good for you?

Nothing. EQ and/or compression almost always, but there's no absolute: if a track doesn't need them, it doesn't get them; maybe a track needs something different like a preamp emulation. A gain plugin can be handy but keep in mind that in Reaper media items have their own gain already. Also, if you change the gain, you're changing the sound of every non-linear plugin after that point, so I'd say that using a gain plugin as first in the chain to compensate for volume changes in subsequent plugins is just wrong.

Thank You........... 

I appreciate your feedback and will take your advise.....

I do have a followup question ... 

Where I am getting this idea of a 'Standard' vst chain on all tracks is from the following video. See timestamp: 2:55 thru 4:50 I might be wrong, but he says that he put these three: -Tape Machine -Console -Channel strip on several different types of tracks. Is there maybe something I missed with what he is talking about?

The reason for putting those three plugins on every track is to make Reaper behave more like an analog system - being able to drive the channels harder, having some tape saturation and low-end bump, etc. It gives the track a specific sound that some people want. There's no "correct" or "best" effects chain - just whatever works for you. It's certainly a concept worth playing with, both to see if you like it and to understand what people like about it. Airwindows has some great free plugins for trying this if you want: ToTape Desk4 Channel4 I've tried putting Channel4 on every track with the drive at around 40% and it definitely gives the mix a distinct sound without changing things too much.