Distorters / Saturators

Schwabe Digital have announced that their popular Gold Clip plug-in will now be known as Gold Clip Pack, and will include a new, free add-on plug-in called Gold Clip Track.

Shy Audio's debut plug-in has been inspired by the sound of the budget gear that shaped the raw and unapologetic sound of 90s techno, hip hop and other electronic music. 

Black Box Analog Design HG-Q aims to combine analogue warmth with cutting-edge flexibility and tonal depth, and promises to reshape and enhance sounds in a new and unique way. 

The latest addition to Eventide’s hardware effects line-up merges aggressive-sounding octave fuzz with a range of synth-inspired tones.

Neutron 5 promises to kit users out with everything they need for mixing, and introduces some powerful new modules alongside an improved Mix Assistant feature.

KIT Plugins have announced the launch of a new subscription service that provides users with access to their entire processing and effects plug-in collection, as well as three new one-knob processors.

As its name suggests, PianoRack has been designed primarily with pianos in mind, but is also said to work well on a range of plucked sounds including guitars, harps and tuned percussion instruments. 

Song Athletics have introduced Ruiner, a versatile ‘sound destruction’ plug-in designed to give users a variety of creative controls to manipulate audio.

Freqport have now announced a major software and firmware update that kits the Freqport FT-1 out with some new features and tackles a few known bugs and issues.

Using a new technology that iZotope refer to as Flux Saturation, Plasma analyses incoming signals and applies dynamic processing that promises to add warmth, depth and character. 

IK Multimedia have announced that the latest version of their flagship mixing and mastering software plug-in suite is now available.

TONEX Boutique Overdrives features a total of 50 Tone Models based on a JHS Morning Glory V4, a Catalinbread Tribute, a Westminster Effects 1689 V2 and an EarthQuaker Devices Life.

Kush Audio's latest release revisits their popular UBK-1 plug-in, kitting it out with a range of updated features that include two new saturation engines.

JMG Sound and United Plugins have announced the release of what they say is the ultimate distortion plug-in.

Dystorpia is Noise Engineering's first foray into guitar pedals and is said to offer an entirely unique approach to digital distortion and drive.

Kiive Audio’s latest plug-in promises to bring mixes to life with its combination of musical-sounding EQ and three distinct types of saturation.

UA's new ANTI 1992 High Gain Amp pedal captures the sound of a 120W high-gain amplifier used by the likes of Slipknot, In Flames, Machinehead and more.

Universal Audio have announced that they are offering their vintage-inspired Century Tube Channel Strip as a free download for a limited time.

A new version of the Live Pack II bundle has arrived, offering support for Waves and Fourier Audio's VST3 host systems as well as all major DAWs.