Signal Processors

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

Compression can do radically different things to the sound of a snare drum, depending on how it's set up. In this episode, Mike Senior explores three ways in which a compressor can help bring your snare tracks to life.

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

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...

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

Reverb plug-ins can present a bewildering variety of parameters. We explain what they're there for, and how to put them to good use!

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

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!

This plug-in sounds pleasingly 'organic' and adds some useful functionality compared with the Binson Echorecs on which it's based.

The 1973 version two Big Muff Pi — with a ram's head printed on the casework — was used on so many classic records that EHX have decided to bring it back.