Plug-ins

Does EastWest's new collection of impulse responses take reverb to the final frontier?

Waves’ latest plug-in takes us into the bowels of the world’s most famous studio!

Need help coming up with creative chord sequences? Plugin Boutique’s Scaler can provide the missing music theory...

A new suite of plug-ins aims to take the compositional donkey work out of pop and EDM songwriting.

CenterOne v2 adds a new Center Width control which varies what is counted as belonging to the ‘centre’ component by the algorithm...

Originally best known for their large-format mixing consoles, Harrison have been diversifying in recent years, launching a range of inexpensive cross-platform plug-ins under the AVA sub-brand. We explore their equaliser designed specifically for mastering applications.

Superchord from LMDSP is a plug-in that takes the concept of piano-string sympathetic resonance as a starting point for an incredibly versatile range of riotously creative effects.

The new Nectar Elements plug-in uses artificial intelligence to help you craft a polished vocal sound. Operation is simplicity itself, but what goes on behind the scenes is actually very sophisticated...

iZotope’s one-stop shop for processed vocal sounds has acquired a few new aisles!

Auto-Tune keeps evolving, and the latest version incorporates both its best pitch-correction ever and a nod to its past.

This enhancer plug‑in can target specific parts of the audio spectrum, presenting a user interface that operates much like a five‑band, boost‑only parametric equaliser...

Billed as “three filters you’ll actually use”, Arturia’s plug‑in trilogy is modelled on the filter sections found in three...

IK Multimedia have launched a collection of Leslie cabinet emulations, designed in collaboration with Hammond USA and Suzuki...

Envy is a pitch and modulation plug‑in designed to apply the characteristics of one sound to another.

A new ‘magic mastering’ plug-in from Zynaptiq promises to improve almost any mix, with minimal user input.

For their latest plug-in, Universal Audio have revisited one of the consoles that defined the ‘British sound’.

Acustica’s non-linear convolution technology is constantly evolving, and two new plug-in suites provide a dazzling showcase for their latest Core12 engine.

Signum Audio’s comprehensive loudness measurement tools are flexible enough to cater for all current and future standards.

Waves’ latest signature plug-in distils the accumulated wisdom of a master engineer into a powerful channel strip.

From compressors inspired by a vintage Japanese sampler to tape effects without tape-machine graphics, the Goodhertz plug-in range offers something a bit different.

Loudness meters are invaluable at the mastering stage — but this one can also generate automated rough mixes in seconds.