Signal Processors

Twenty years since the launch of the original POG, the concept has been brought up to date, with features for guitarists and modular enthusiasts alike.

Old Blood Noise Endeavours describe the Bathing as a ‘liminal’ delay — a word I had to look up before writing this review! Not quite a delay, reverb, or phaser — rather, the Bathing straddles the boundaries between them.

The Boundary Layer is a module whose design actually harks back to a much more classic synth topology. How will Schlappi fare in the heritage game?

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

This clever dual‑engine effects pedal offers ambience for days!

If you’ve always wanted an overdrive or distortion pedal featuring two fully independent channels with exactly the same facilities, here it is!

These examples accompany my review of the T-Rex TwinBlaze pedal, published in SOS November 2025.

AudioScape’s take on the classic RCA valve compressor is much more than just a clone...

These audio examples accompany the review in SOS November 2025 of the AudioScape ASA-6A, a lovely hardware valve compressor based on the classic RCA BA-6A design.

Cranborne say their Brick Lane is the fastest compressor in the West — but it’s also capable of modelling the characteristics of classic opto, FET and valve units, and much more.

Not only does this compact pedal offer convolution reverb — it can also capture impulses from your hardware 'verbs or room mics.

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!

This is Not Rocket Science (TiNRS) thought it might be nice to create a space, within space, where cosmic entities exist as the elements of a deep galactic reverb.

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.

It may come in the form of a stompbox, but there’s studio‑quality processing inside — and more than enough control for serious mixing.

Can this pocket‑sized, pocket‑money guitar rig really deliver the goods? You might be surprised...

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

Nineteen years after their first stereo rotary speaker effect, Boss deliver an even more convincing emulation in a compact pedal format.

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!

Is the Hazelrigg brothers’ first foray into the 500‑series format as impressive as their rack gear?