Signal Processors

I’ve read about a classic stereo-widening effects patch, comprising two short delays (say 11 and 13 ms) hard-panned to opposite extremes...

Once available only to Pro Tools users, AIR’s comprehensive plug-in bundle is now open to all — and has been augmented by some intriguing additions.

The Swedish manufacturers resurrect a long-gone studio classic.

Designed by PandaMIDI in Hungary and inspired by the long-discontinued Akai Deep Impact, this unit adds a useful range of extra features.

This inexpensive and conceptually simple plug-in, compatible with all iZotope’s usual Mac/PC formats, applies the principles of the Shepard Tone to filtering.

TC’s HyperGravity compressor pedal is unapologetically digital and is based on the algorithms developed for TC’s high-end System 6000 platform.

Combining characteristics from various classic equalisers, including the designer’s originals, the Swift isn’t quite like anything else.

Zähl Audio’s consoles have long been cherished by professionals, and this unit should bring their sound to a wider audience.

In the quest for ever more elegant ways to integrate analogue gear with DAW software, Polish manufacturers Wes Audio are leading the pack...

Analogue distortion devices abound, but few offer as wide a range of sounds as this one.

A trio of easy-to-use plug-ins from Waves aims to bottle the signature sounds of pop producer Greg Wells.

We get hands-on with the most unusual device yet to spring forth from the IGS workshop.

Can a tiny box like this really deliver the classic vari-mu sound for so little money?

Positive Grid’s latest plug-ins let you craft your own boutique compressor designs without ever touching a soldering iron.

Acustica Audio’s new Acqua series of plug-ins are painstakingly ‘sampled’ from high-end hardware. Does the end justify the means?

Many well-known engineers are now lending their names to plug-ins, and now metalcore specialist Joey Sturgis has joined the fray.

Eighteen years after the launch of their ground-breaking POD, Line 6’s new flagship amp-modeller looks brimful of promise.

With new amps, effects and a stripped-back GUI, is Overloud’s modelling software ready to play a headline slot?

With its built-in Overloud guitar and bass processing, could this iPad-controlled mixer do away with the need for backline altogether?

As well as modelling Drawmer’s versatile multiband mastering processor, Softube have boiled down its essentials to create an easy-to-use preset version.

Have you ever wondered how to separate a vocal or the instrumental backing from a stereo mix? We find out what’s possible — and what isn’t.