SOUND ON SOUND
As of 15 July 2026, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx are now officially owned by Ulrich once again, joining high-end hardware companies Manley and Apogee as part of the new RCKFRC audio group.
The latest arrival to the Plugin Alliance range delivers a new compressor plug-in based on the much-loved Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor.
Created in collaboration with Geraint Luff of Signalsmith Audio, Utopia is said to reimagine reverb not just as an effect, but as a powerful compositional and harmonic tool.
This release marks the first and only fully accurate emulation of the original device, designed with the original chip-set and source code.
Thanks to a collaboration with renowned software developer Brainworx, SPL's BiG module is now available in digital form as part of the Plugin Alliance line-up.
Black Box Analog Design HG-Q aims to combine analogue warmth with cutting-edge flexibility and tonal depth, and promises to reshape and enhance sounds in a new and unique way.
Developed in collaboration with Brainworx, Mäag Audio EQ4 MS captures the sound of Mäag’s EQ4M and introduces some handy additional features.
Along with the usual attack and release stages found in transient shapers, Trinity Shaper takes things a step further by including a third stage that offers control over the body of the sound.
We’ve never had so much choice when it comes to the tools we use to make music — but it’s important that you can choose quickly, and with confidence.
After having joined forces as a part of the Soundwide group in 2023, Plugin Alliance, Brainworx and iZotope are now all officially a part of Native Instruments.
