Plug-ins

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Moonglades provides the user with a modest number of distinctive sounds that can be modified to a limited but useful degree via very simple controls.

If you loved Baby’s I Heart NY but wished it were more tweakable, you really should check out Parallel Aggressor.

IK’s latest modular processing suite brings a whole new meaning to the idea of ‘mixing in the box’.

QuickAG is a set of easy‑to‑use tools designed to polish the sound of acoustic guitars and similar stringed instruments...

Re‑Head aims to offer headphone users a loudspeaker‑like listening experience.

If you regularly learn or transcribe songs from audio, deCoda might be just the helping hand you need.

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.