Distorters / Saturators

Focusrite have announced two exclusive software offers available to registered interface owners through new partnerships with Avid and LANDR.

The 590 Dynamic EQ from MIA Laboratories pairs dynamic equalisation with two different types of saturation that can be applied to each individual frequency band.

Spicerack from Process Audio is an intuitive disortion plug-in that aims to offer a wide range of sounds that will be useful to any engineer or producer.

Warm Audio have added authentic recreations of  the Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive and the Hermida Audio Zendrive to their range of guitar pedals. 

Moog have released plug-in versions of the seven Moogerfooger effects pedals originally designed by Bob Moog and his team in the late 90s.

Soundtoys have announced the availability of Soundtoys 5.3.8, which includes VST3 support for both Windows and macOS platforms. 

CopperSound have announced the release of the Gravity Bomb V2 and Renegade miniature guitar pedals.

Rather than providing a clean gain boost, the Launcher Deluxe from Soyuz has been designed to provide saturation for both microphone and line-level signals. 

The latest addition to the Boss Waza Craft pedal family is an updated version of their legendary DS-1 Distortion unit. 

Founder and chief designer of Thermionic Culture, Vic Keary, has sadly passed away. 

Magma from K-Devices uses a mix of micro-looping, granular synthesis and other processes to create unusual sound effects. 

McDSP have released universal binary versions of their APB plug-in range, meaning they now run natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel powered Macs. 

Universal Audio have announced that their UAD Spark subscription service is now available to Windows users. 

The latest offering from Techivation pairs a transient shaper with a variable saturation control.

Infiltrator 2 is a multi-effects plug-in from Devious Machines loaded with modulation and sequencer-based capabilities. 

Electro-Harmonix have launched the Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin, a new type of distortion device.

Arturia's latest release is a dual-engine distortion plug-in packed with modulation and customisation features. 

Spectral Plugins have released OCS-45, a cassette tape simulation plug-in that offers a variety of lo-fi sounds and creative distortion effects.