Signal Processors

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.

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

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...