Plug-ins

There are many types of distortion that can be pressed into service in the name of musical creativity, ranging from soft...

McDSP’s unique analogue plug‑in platform continues to grow, with three impressive new processors joining the collection.

Will Waves' plug-in emulation of the Abbey Road RS124, which was based on a much modified Altec 436B valve compressor, find favour with today's engineers and producers?

Eddie Bazil gives us an introduction into the creative use of Phasers, with practical examples using drums, vocals and synth pads.

Ever wished you could pick individual sounds out of a stereo signal in real time? Now you can...

The kings of dynamic convolution take on producer Mike Dean’s signal chain.

If you thought IRs were the closest software could come to the sound of a real speaker, think again!

BDE, or Big Distortion Engine for long, is the second plug‑in from producer and engineer Jordan Swift.

The concept behind the Soundevice Digital DIFIX is, as the name implies, to ‘fix’ your DI recordings.

Drum re‑synthesizer instrument or sound designer’s new best friend?

This “punchy hybrid compressor” draws its inspiration from both the classic API and SSL hardware designs.

Distributed by UnitedPlugins, FireSonic’s FireCharger is another take on the ‘make everything sound a bit better’ concept. It...

Melda Productions MSpectralDynamics is a spectacularly useful plug‑in that uses spectral processing in a number of ways...

The evolution of convolution takes several steps forward with Inspired Acoustics’ awe‑inspiring immersive reverb.