Plug-ins

Think you’ve heard everything a compressor can do? It might be time to think again...

If you’re looking for one reverb to rule them all, HOFA’s massively comprehensive plug‑in ticks all the boxes.

Mastering engineer Ian Shepherd’s first plug‑in has been completely redesigned — with both mastering and mixing in mind.

Created in partnership with Empirical Labs, these two emulations form a characterful yet capable channel strip.

Paul White explains the basics of Auto-Tune and demonstrates 7 tips to help you create a variety of alternative textured soundscapes.

When cleaning up dialogue, speed, quality and ease of use are all important — and Accusonus aim to tick all those boxes with their flagship bundle.

Antelope Audio recreate a cult mastering equaliser for their unique AFX platform.

This ‘wet effects generator’ is aimed squarely at modern productions.

Dragon Fire makes setting up frequency‑conscious compression very intuitive, courtesy of an on‑screen curve its makers call the Push Pull Graph.

The world’s not short of LA‑2A plug‑ins, but some are more convincing than others...

QuickBass offers a user‑friendly way to tailor bass guitar sounds to fit your mix.

Eddie Bazil takes us through some of the different uses for Dynamic EQ, including enhancing drums and vocals and separating elements within a mix.

SOS writers pick their favourite plug-ins and tell us what makes them special.