Plug-ins

Not all algorithmic reverbs work in the same way.

If lush, smooth, shimmer reverb and freeze effects are your thing, look no further than ShimmerVerb.

Delving into multiband distortion territory, God Mode offers three types of overdrive that can be dialled in at the same time.

While capturing the sound of the original hardware and controls, IK have added several useful features that today's DAW user should appreciate.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Built around a virtual eight-string guitar, Carbon offers a stylistic take on modern metal and rock.

Unisum boasts a unique array of advanced parameters, but achieving good results isn't as daunting as you might think.

Based on impulse responses, Spaces incorporates profiles of some of Bob Clearmountain's favourite rooms and echo chambers, along with some of the processing used on many of his hit records.

This Brainworx EQ is inspired by esoteric mastering hardware.

We bask in the reflective glory of a rather special algorithmic reverb generator.

Undulator combines multitap delay with feedback and detuning, alongside a multi-waveform tremolo whose depth and speed can themselves be modulated.

Best known for their high-end guitar reverb effects pedals, the company has recently ported their reverb algorithm into software.

From subtle warmth to full-on modulated mayhem, this plug‑in covers a lot of ground.

Scaler 2 is just the thing to get you out of a songwriting rut.

SubBass Doctor 808 is designed to add sub-bass to sounds that already reside in the sub-50Hz low-frequency register.

The Viennese maestros go intergalactic with their full-scale orchestra range.

These two plug‑ins bring you the spirit of their 'unobtainium' hardware counterparts!

Warmth is the name of the game for these three EQs, which boast modelled Marinair transformers and a range of different virtual vacuum tubes.

SampleX brings the sound of early digital samplers to your DAW.

There's rather more to FabFilter's redesigned multiband saturator than a slicker GUI.