Signal Processors

While an overdrive pedal might not seem like an obvious studio accessory I’ve often found that using an analogue overdrive pedal before a software modelling amp/speaker produces more musical results.

A Waves plug-in based on the original hardware Dbx 160 designed by engineer David Blackmer in the early 1970s.

Acoustic guitar modelling Plug-in.

Whilst PSP’s basic design remains the same, with a graphic display of the overall EQ curve and controls for up to five parametric EQ bands. Almost every aspect has been enhanced in some way or another.

Electro-Harmonix have always had a good reputation for their pitch-shift effects. How does their latest one compare?

Kush Audio have a knack of making forward-looking products that exude vintage vibe — and this remarkable compressor is no exception.

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Anthony Demaria’s limiter is based on a classic Bill Putnam valve design — but does it live up to its illustrious heritage?

With the VST protocol now supported, more people than ever can use CEDAR’s industry-standard restoration tools.

Can Sonarworks’ calibration plug-in help to make mixing on headphones less of a compromise?

No control room is acoustically perfect, but the right correction system can help to deliver more accurate monitoring.

I discovered this very handy software, created by the makers of AA Translator almost by accident after searching for a way of batch–interleaving pairs of mono WAV files.

No-one has come near to producing a convincing copy of a Pultec EQP-1A at a wallet-friendly price. Until now!

Flux FX is an ambitious iOS effect processor created by guitar legend Adrian Belew and developers. It provides a chain of up to five versatile effects, each with an X-Y pad for performance access, plus a step sequencer for capturing pad motion.

This all-analogue compressor-gate promises versatile utility for the budget conscious.

Auto-Tune is said to be the biggest-selling plug-in of all time. How does the new version shape up against the competition?

It’s billed as a ‘digital delay with an analogue heart’ but does this compact device offer anything you can’t already get in the box?

The latest version of iZotope’s RX adds some interesting features — but do they have musical applications?

There’s more to MC AudioLab’s new 500-series modules than their funky fuchsia facades...

If your audio is soiled, SoundSoap 4 offers new tools to restore it to gleaming whiteness.

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