Signal Processors

We check out TK’s latest intriguing interpretation of the humble VCA compressor.

Could this plug‑in be both the quickest and the best way to achieve a range of familiar vocal effects?

The Super Freq by Holy Island Audio is not for the subtle tone seeker, as it is wild and unruly — but in the most wonderful way!

Waves have a long‑standing relationship with celebrated rock music mixer Chris Lord‑Alge, and CLA Epic offers the user some of Chris’s favourite delay and reverb treatments.

Audio files to accompany SOS May 2021's Saturation Stratgeies workshop.

Tony Agnello and Richard Factor chat about the 50 year history of Eventide, from their groundbreaking use of digital technology in the early ’70s to the modern challenges of adapting their algorithms for plug-ins and stompboxes.

This refreshed range boasts new features and improved specs — but the same great value for money.

There are many types of distortion that can be pressed into service in the name of musical creativity, ranging from soft...

The bucket‑brigade analogue delay line gives this pedal a classic chorus sound reminiscent of the early Clone Theory pedals...

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?

Why let guitarists have all the fun? Stompboxes can be inspirational mixing tools.

With patch‑morphing and a built‑in step sequencer, the NightSky is no ordinary reverb unit.

If you’re into analogue processing but worried about your carbon footprint, Tierra have you covered!

We check out four pedals that emulate classic amplifier types.

The kings of dynamic convolution take on producer Mike Dean’s signal chain.

BDE, or Big Distortion Engine for long, is the second plug‑in from producer and engineer Jordan Swift.

This delicious‑sounding phaser should fill the needs of funk players or those trying to replicate some of the gentler Jimi Hendrix and David Gilmour effects.

Euporie is a ‘multi‑response’ analogue low‑pass filter whose resonance can be switched between a Moog and Sallen & Key characteristic, giving you two filters for the price of one.

PMI breathe new life into a classic dynamic EQ design.

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

Distributed by UnitedPlugins, FireSonic’s FireCharger is another take on the ‘make everything sound a bit better’ concept. It...