Plug-ins

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.

Need to rebalance a stereo drum loop? Too much bleed on your close mics? This pair of plug‑ins could be just the ticket...

The pioneers of pristine sound have released a plug‑in de‑noiser priced within reach of mere mortals — and with near‑zero latency, you can even use it live on air!

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.

It might give off dbx vibes, but this plug‑in offers even more control than the hardware that inspired it.

The latest addition to SSL’s Plug‑in Mixer brings some ’80s goodness to your mixes.

With personalised spectral target curves, static and dynamic options, and a handy side‑chain function, Curves AQ’s tonal shaping tools are intended for engineers of all skill levels.

Could this ‘smart’ plug‑in help you massage vocal and dialogue recordings into better shape?

Cymatics’ Dark Sky granular effects plug-in was inspired by Hologram’s impressive but rather costly Microcosm pedal.

Heritage Audio are well‑known for their high‑quality preamps and analogue outboard gear, but the HA 240 Gold Foil Reverb is the first of their plug-ins we've reviewed.

DelayPro is an emulated analogue delay which incorporates an open feedback path, into which you can insert any of HOFA’s other SYSTEM plug‑ins...

Need a helping hand to clean up your vocal and dialogue recordings?

Based on Vienna’s Synchron Stage A, this new reverb promises to offer great sounds without taxing your CPU.

Baby Audio escalate their war on bad‑sounding audio with a vastly more powerful toolset for tackling problem resonances.