Plug-ins

Their UAFX pedals have consistently impressed, and now UA have packed those algorithms and more into a single DAW plug‑in.

McDSP’s new distortion‑cum‑reverb promises to put your audio through the wringer.

For this plug‑in, boutique New York bass specialists Aguilar teamed up with modelling experts Korg — and the results are impressive...

It’s billed as a ‘mastering’ compressor, but VCME 3 is way more versatile than that.

Give your vocals a completely new personality with IK’s ReSing.

Cadet combines impulse responses with algorithmic elements to give the user flexibility in adjusting the settings, and also includes pitch processing that can create shimmer‑style effects without grainy artefacts.

Whether you want natural pitch correction or the classic pitch‑glitch effect, AutoTune 2026 aims to make things easy.

Thought you knew reverb? Eventide’s unique new plug‑in might just make you think again...

Neural DSP’s latest guitar‑rig modelling plug‑in range caters for the modern metal and rock community.

In recent years, French company Arturia have steadily been growing their collection of effects plug‑ins, and now a recreation of the Studer J37 joins the line-up.

Brainworx’s latest offering is bx_pulsar, and just as bx_aura does for reverb, bx_pulsar can handle conventional delay treatments while also providing some very interesting creative options.

The latest version of Ozone promises improved AI assistance and adds some interesting mix‑repair options to its powerful mastering toolkit.

Neural DSP step out of their amp‑sim comfort zone, with a multi‑module mix processor aimed at polishing your vocal recordings.

The problem of dialogue intelligibility has proven a stubborn nut to crack — but this new meter promises to make consistently clear voices easier to achieve...

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. A versatile package that caters equally to players chasing classic Rhodes warmth or the grit and bite of a Wurlitzer.

Expressive E’s trademark physical modelling paired with MPE control delivers an extremely playable instrument.

IK Multimedia’s Prism Reverb is a creative reverb that IK claim goes “beyond shimmer” to deliver “a new dimension of sound”. A bold claim, so let’s see how it stacks up...

Strymon’s Cloudburst pedal won a lot of friends amongst those fans of ambient, shoegaze and cinematic‑style composing. Now it’s available as a plug‑in, which should make life a lot easier for many of them!

With ARA2 compatibility, this clever software slots right into your DAW workflow and promises to take much of the pain and time out of getting your vocals mix-ready.

Sometimes you want something that is both quick and easy to use while still being versatile, and in that case Klevgrand’s Walls might well appeal.

UA’s A Type plug‑in models the old Dolby tape‑noise reduction system, and specifically caters for the various ways in which that system was modified and abused for creative effect.