Signal Processors

How close do these modelling plug‑ins sound to the real thing?

Two channels of Pultec-style EQ in a 500‑series module would be enough for most manufacturers. But not for Wes...

What more can this plug‑in offer than the hardware that inspired it?

These audio examples accompany the review of Black Lion Audio’s Bluey FET compressor in SOS June 2020

Black Lion's Bluey recreates an 1176 that has made more hits than most!

If you like looking to effects for musical ideas, this plug‑in's worth checking out.

It's not every day you find a channel-strip plug‑in that offers out-there features such as pitch and formant shifting!

Manley's well-liked optical compressor gets a makeover in time for its 30th birthday!

Cirrus combines delay, reverb, dynamic modulation, dynamic filtering, sample & hold modulation and octave shimmer in a single digital pedal.

Want to combine the freedom to choose EQs and compressors with the convenience of a single plug‑in? PSP may have the answer...

11 impressive modulation processes all in one compact pedal — what's not to like?

Neo make some of the finest stereo rotary-speaker emulation pedals available. For mono users, they've packaged their core Ventilator technology into these standard-sized stompboxes.

Bucketverb imagines a history where charge-coupled analogue delay chips were used to create reverberation, and in which the digital reverb revolution never happened.

The Verbum Entropic Hall plug-in uses a chaotic reflections algorithm to create a reverb with a character that's reminiscent of early reverb machines...

Could these original effects and enhanced classics be the perfect addition to your DAW?

Is this modelled vari-mu compressor as easy on the ear as it is on the eye?

Waves' new plug–in is more than just a vocoder...

With more control and functionality than the Plasma pedal that preceded it, is this box the new king of controllable carnage?

If you're seeking a performance-friendly effects processor with a top-notch signal path, this might be just what the doctor ordered...

Could this be the ultimate analogue 'vibe box'?

They say they don't make 'em like they used to, but in the case of this Italian boutique filterbank, they do!