Plug-ins

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....