Plug-ins

This most handy of problem-solving plug-ins has matured considerably. Now more user-friendly, it can deliver DAW automation data to any parameter of any of the hosted plug-ins, and includes an audio routing plug-in called SendIt.

Rumoured for months, the 'powered by Acustica' virtual mixer is now close to release — and SOS were treated to an exclusive test drive! Read the full Preview today!

Riffer is a randomising MIDI melody generator plug-in from AudioModern and is available as a VST/VST3/AU & AAX plug-in for Mac OS, Windows and as an iOS app.

Front DAW is a very affordable analogue console emulation plug-in for Mac and Windows, compatible with VST, VST3, AAX and AU hosts.

Conventional compressors or expanders are not always suitable for tackling issues that affect only one part of the frequency spectrum, which is where multiband solutions like Pompeii come in very useful.

Submarine's role in life is to add natural-sounding sub-bass content by generating frequencies that are one octave and two octaves lower than the input signal.

Rating: ***** 4/5 Stars. While you wouldn't buy this Pianet T instrument to boast about its facilities, you might be tempted by its unique and rather charming sound.

Universal Audio continue to tempt UAD2 owners with officially licensed recreations of classic equipment — and rooms!

Waves bring one of the world's most famous mix rooms into your DAW.

iZotope's AI-based plug-in suite grows ever more intelligent with the addition of an automated mix-balancing tool.

Antares' EFX version of Auto‑Tune was designed specifically to create less-than-natural vocal effects, and this 'plus'...