Signal Processors

The original VOGAD compressors may not have been developed with music in mind, but listening to this one you wouldn’t know that!

Sonokinetic's Tutti eschews the approach taken by most orchestral sample libraries, offering, instead, a selection of effects designed to bring your pieces to life...

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‘Threebird’ might have been a more appropriate appellation for this distinctive-looking EQ but, as we found out in our test flight, there’s far more to it than the novel format...

Can Studiomaster’s Vocal Management System deliver everything you need for studio-like vocals in a single unit?

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Matt Houghton gets his hands on this impressive little processor.

From a new and little-known Polish company come two compressors made with a “fanatical attention to detail”. Sounds intriguing...

Safe Sound have already impressed us with their Dynamic Toolbox, and now they’ve brought M/S compression to the Lunchbox format.

Is one voice not enough for you? Have you always dreamed of being your own choir? Read on...

Kush have established a reputation for unique‑sounding gear that features idiosyncratic controls, and their Clariphonic is no exception...

With API’s 500-series 'Lunchbox' format becoming ever more popular, it was almost inevitable that someone would try to improve on the standard...

It’s hard not to be tempted by Universal Audio’s mouth-watering range of plug‑ins, but not every Mac has a spare PCI or ExpressCard slot. Now all you need is a free Firewire port...

DMG Audio’s innovative plug‑ins combine friendly interfaces with an amazingly comprehensive feature set. Could they be the only EQ and compressor you’ll ever need?

It can be difficult to exercise control over your vocal tone in a live environment. TC-Helicon aim to put the most useful effects right at your feet.

Frustrated by communication breakdowns in the studio? This clever plug‑in is designed to help non‑technical musicians convey what they’re after to engineers.

EastWest’s intriguing reverb plug‑in aims to breathe new life into convolution technology.

Does this lunchbox EQ module have the same power to thrill as the original Harrison console that inspired it?

Effects and processors don’t get much more simple than Waves’ new OneKnob range. But is this a case of one knob to rule them all, or are these plug‑ins simply nobbled?

The Mouth has an insatiable appetite for sound — and turns everything it eats into sweet music!

Want your loops to sound like they've been badly mastered, pressed to cheap vinyl and fed into a budget sampler? Tone Projects' plug-in does it all.