Plug-ins

This great‑sounding processor does more than make your music loud — but does it do enough?

Thomas McRocklin’s first foray into the world of guitar rig emulations treads a slightly different path from the competition.

This software adaptation of Erica’s desktop delay unit boasts plenty of substance, flexibility and attitude.

AIR Music’s Sprite is a multi‑effects plug‑in with a few extra tricks up its sleeves, such as the ability to control certain effect parameters using an envelope follower.

Plamen is a five‑band saturator, in which each band can be processed using one of five different saturation algorithms.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. The Lost Reveries library offers ambient drone sounds and were created by Hilyard, an artist well known in the genre and with some 25 album releases to his name.

Ever wished you could control the level of room sound that’s baked into a dialogue or vocal recording?

Embody’s mission to make immersive mixing on headphones a practical proposition moves forward with the addition of a second virtual studio.

This plug‐in is designed specifically to help identify and correct problems with stereo tracks or mixes, whether in L‐R or M‐S format.

Waves Gems is a collection of creative effects that offer stompbox‑like simplicity and a variety of useful effect treatments.

Slate’s latest plug‑in offers precise control over your transients.

Solid State Logic have added some new strings to their G‑series compressor’s bow.

This clever solution for combining processors is much more than just a plug‑in host...

With the KD1 saturation effect, McDSP show that their analogue plug‑in system can deliver more than just dynamics processing.

We check out the latest version of PSP’s Lexicon PCM42 emulation.

When it comes to achieving a balanced frequency distribution in your mix, Sonible’s true:balance metering plug‑in can let your eyes support your ears.

This powerful alignment tool is now easier to use and boasts new functions — along with impressive results.

With seven amp and six cabinet emulations, there’s a wide range of guitar and bass tones on offer here.

This enduringly popular vocoding plug‑in has been treated to much more than a graphical refresh!

Rhodes’ software recreation of their flagship instrument shows all the same painstaking attention to detail.

Pluralis allows for the creation of effects that are not possible with conventional delays.