Signal Processors

There's rather more to FabFilter's redesigned multiband saturator than a slicker GUI.

Source Audio have managed to get the relationship between input envelope and filter response to feel very natural on this envelope-controlled filter.

Multiband compressors offer unique advantages over their broadband cousins — but they also present some perilous pitfalls for the unwary.

This studio DI box goes further than most, adding character to a range of sources.

MAAT's mastering equaliser models the characteristics of 12 analogue EQ designs, but leaves out their real-world drawbacks!

Mike Senior explores the subject of Haas delays at mixdown, explaining how they work, how to get the best out of them, and how to avoid the most common traps associated with them.

Ever wondered how a Leslie cabinet with four different speakers would sound?

This studio VCA compressor in a pedal employs THAT VCA chips like those found in, for example, modern iterations of the SSL bus compressor.

McDSP's software-configured analogue processing system now has new hardware and software options — and support for more DAWs.

Remnant comprises two delay lines, from which a granular engine takes segments and processes them.

MorphVerb's stylish interface is dominated by a large dial, which lets you blend between two reverb algorithms...

Just over a year ago I reviewed the Tiptop Audio Z‑DSP NS. It's a large, flagship, modular effects processor...

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

Creating your own shimmer reverb effects is easy, and gives you plenty of creative control.

Have IK managed to bottle the sound of the famous Hollywood studio?

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.