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    McDSP SA-3

    Spectral Processing Plug-in

    The best plug‑ins make under‑the‑hood sophistication simple in practice...

    Reviews Jan 2024
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    SSL G3 MultiBusComp

    Multiband Compressor Plug-in

    Solid State Logic have added some new strings to their G‑series compressor’s bow.

    Reviews Sep 2023
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    Waves Magma Tube Channel Strip

    Dynamics, EQ & Saturation Plug-in

    Magma offers a one‑stop shop for analogue‑style attitude and warmth.

    Reviews May 2023
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    Soundevice Digital VoxDucker

    Ducking Plug-in

    VoxDucker aims to make the ducking process more intuitive, so that podcasters and the like can get consistently good results.

    Reviews Feb 2023
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    Waves Spherix

    Compressor & Limiter Plug-in

    Designed from the ground up for processing multi‑channel Atmos sources, Spherix boasts some innovative and useful features.

    Reviews Feb 2023
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    Sonible Smart:Comp 2

    Compressor Plug-in

    Sonible have packed even more ‘smarts’ into their second‑generation AI‑driven compressor.

    Reviews Dec 2022
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    Slate Digital MO-TT

    Multiband Upwards & Downwards Compressor Plug-in

    Slate have taken the famous OTT effect and added a whole load more control, creating a unique dynamics processor.

    Reviews Jan 2022
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    Pulsar 1178

    Analogue-modelling Compressor Plug-in

    A four‑band side‑chain EQ is just one of many nice touches in this new take on an analogue classic.

    Reviews Dec 2021
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    Slate Digital Custom Opto

    Analogue-modelling Compressor Plug-in

    At heart, it models the same hardware as Slate’s FG‑2A, but Custom Opto’s tweaks make it useful on so many more sources!

    Reviews Dec 2021
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    Baby Audio Smooth Operator

    Dynamics Plug-in

    Baby Audio offer an intriguing take on frequency‑conscious dynamics processing.

    Reviews Aug 2021
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    Har-Bal Dynamics Processor

    Dynamics Plug-in

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

    Reviews Jul 2021
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    Softube Empirical Labs Collection

    EQ & Dynamics Plug-ins

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

    Reviews Jul 2021
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    Denise Audio Dragon Fire

    Dynamics Processing Plug-in

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

    Reviews Jun 2021
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    Slate Digital FG-2A

    Virtual Analogue Compressor Plug-in

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

    Reviews Jun 2021
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    Focusrite FAST Reveal

    Spectral Ducker Plug-in

    FAST Reveal is designed to make it easy to tackle masking problems in your mix.

    Reviews May 2021
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    Waves Abbey Road RS124

    Compressor Plug-in [Mac / Windows]

    Will Waves' plug-in emulation of the Abbey Road RS124, which was based on a much modified Altec 436B valve compressor, find favour with today's engineers and producers?

    Reviews Apr 2021
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    Tone Empire Model 5000

    Compressor Plug-in

    This “punchy hybrid compressor” draws its inspiration from both the classic API and SSL hardware designs.

    Reviews Mar 2021
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    Korneff Audio Pawn Shop Comp 2.0

    Compressor Plug-in

    We check out Korneff’s vibey take on a tube‑laden FET compressor.

    Reviews Jan 2021
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    Black Rooster Audio KH-COMP1

    Compressor Plug-in

    This characterful compressor offers a little more control than most ‘vibe machines’.

    Reviews Dec 2020
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    Audified VocalMint Compressor

    One-knob Compressor Plug-in

    Though there’s only one main user control, VocalMint's audio path comprises a serial chain of three different types of compressor, and multiple behind‑the‑scenes parameters have been optimised specifically for vocal processing.

    Reviews Dec 2020
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    Tone Projects Unisum

    Mastering Compressor Plug‑in

    Unisum boasts a unique array of advanced parameters, but achieving good results isn't as daunting as you might think.

    Reviews Oct 2020

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