Distorters / Saturators

fedDSP have announced the launch of a new guitar pedal-style saturation plug-in that’s capable of delivering everything from vintage character to ultra-tight modern distortion

Electro-Harmonix say that the new Deluxe Big Muff Pi 2 offers their latest take on the classic dual-op-amp design and represents the final chapter in the long-lost Big Muff 2 story.

The new Dirty Boy Jr. Series promises to bring the authentic Dirty Boy tone to a broader audience while preserving the all-important character of the original designs.

Avalanche Tones' debut product is an all-in-one plug-in suite that's been created with ultra-heavy modern guitar tones in mind.

Developed by Brainworx, the new arrivals to the UAD line-up capture a pair of saturation boxes that are capable of delivering everything from subtle enhancement to all-out distortion. 

Retrocraft brings vintage character, analogue-style saturation and lo-fi effects together into a single, intuitive plug-in.

Waves V17 introduces a range of new features and improvements, including a completely redesigned preset management system, new live sound and post-production enhancements, and Mix Unlock, a premium stem-separation feature within StudioVerse.

Undertone Audio’s MPEQ-1 plug-in is said to capture the sound and flexibility of the real thing, while adding some creative tools that extend its capabilities beyond what was possible in the hardware version.

Meris’ Ottobit pedal range draws its inspiration from vintage gaming consoles, and the latest addition to the family takes the concept even further, introducing a wide range of new lo-fi sounds reminiscent of the 1980s. 

bigBASS packs in an array of tools designed to enhance low-frequency content, and is said to be versatile enough to tackle everything from subtle mix-bus duties to huge-sounding kicks and basses. 

AIR Music Tech’s latest release delivers a set of plug-ins that aim to capture the character, movement and behaviour of three classic tape-based effects.

The latest update for the PS-1 Plugout Pedal brings three new praised Boss effects to the table: the PW-2 Power Driver, the XT-2 Xtortion and the CS-2 Compression Sustainer.

Said to pay homage to the myths and legends of the company’s home county of Cornwall, Buzzing Bugs' new effect has been named after a folklore giant that lived near the cliffs of Chapel Porth and terrorised the people of the nearby village!

Rob Papen’s all-encompassing plug-in and virtual instrument collection has just been treated to another update, with two new additions bringing the total count to 36.

Aimed at obvious, creative processing rather than subtle shaping duties, bx_tonebox comprises six modules that can be freely reordered and offer a mixture of compression, saturation, filtering, noise and more. 

The new arrival to the Series A family is a fuzz that's based on a small selection of pedals built by Strymon’s CEO Gregg Stock over a decade ago.