Plug-ins

Universal Audio’s catalogue of virtual vintage plug–ins continues to grow.

Waves' clever enhancement plug‑in offers several ways of making your music bigger!

An effect invented by Abbey Road engineers has become a studio staple. Waves have painstakingly recreated its original implementation.

McDSP's latest plug-in is an intriguing hybrid between an equaliser and a compressor.

Though it has a control panel that looks like a Klingon's duvet cover and an introduction that suggests it was inspired by an alien abduction, the aptly named Pusher is at heart a rather elegant enhancement device.

Big Kick is one of those specialist plug‑ins that, as soon as you install it, makes you wonder how you ever managed without....

Waves' take on the immortal Neve 1073 design sees them teaming up once again with a leading mix engineer.

Waves' take on the immortal Neve 1073 design sees them teaming up once again with a leading mix engineer.

Soundtoys' latest plug-in helps you spread the love — or indeed, anything else!

An innovative new plug‑in makes it easy to tell when louder isn't better!

Stereo sound is a surprisingly subtle and complex business, and it's rare that the typical DAW 'utility' plug‑ins will deal...

Unlike harmonic enhancers, which generate new harmonics from the existing signal, Character works with what already exists, manipulating the spectral balance in a dynamic fashion according to the changing nature of the input.

The latest version of Zplane's Vielklang will not only generate harmonies from your vocals, but put them in tune first!

Permut8 is a delay plug-in — but not as we know it, Captain.

UVI's UltraMini is a software synth based on samples drawn from the classic Minimoog.

Native Instruments' Reaktor isn't a plug-in format as such — more a platform for constructing synths and effects.

Acon Digital's reverb plug-in looks simple, but is it effective?

Innovation in synthesis is alive and well — and can whip up extraordinary sounds at the touch of a button.

U‑he's Satin is one of the most comprehensive tape simulations yet devised.

Eschewing the ‘mix and match’ philosophy of most amp modellers, Brainworx have turned their attention to capturing entire recording chains.

UVI's rainbow‑hued reverb plug‑in is designed to help you instantly find the right ambience for your mix.