Signal Processors

BLA have packed their take on the classic ‘blue‑stripe’ 1176 into a 500‑series module.

With their clever audio networking technology, Elk Audio aim to make low‑latency, long‑distance collaboration a reality.

There’s more to this stylish‑looking pedal than meets the eye!

The AIR Music Technology designers have delivered some interesting twists that make this delay plug-in worth a closer look.

Designed in collaboration with the JHS Pedals team, EHX’s Lizard Queen is a slightly unusual distortion pedal...

Pluralis allows for the creation of effects that are not possible with conventional delays.

The very affordable Tensol is a curious little effects plug‑in that combines granular delay processing with a resonator that’s been modelled on a string under tension.

We look at the processes that can add harmonic content to a sound, for subtle warmth or radical transformation.

As a traditional bus compressor, this plug‑in sounds great — but there’s much more to it than that!

A new Soundtoys plug‑in is always an event, and SuperPlate is their first release in over five years. Just how super is it?

The latest in UJAM’s Finisher series aims to give your risers, impacts and transitions a boost.

Can’t decide if you’d rather blow your vari‑mu budget on a Fairchild or an RS124? Chandler’s RS660 puts a little of both in one box...

The Tonex Pedal makes IK’s powerful amp‑capture technology available in a standalone hardware unit.

Controllable carnage is the name of the game, but the Punishr can do warmth and subtlety too!

The latest additions to Universal Audio’s UAFX digital stompbox range offer faithful recreations of classic studio tape delays, reverbs, compressors — and even a vintage microphone preamp.

Attack‑enhancing plug‑ins can transform your mix — but they need to be used wisely!

These audio examples accompany the SOS June 2023 review of the Punishr analogue harmonic distortion 500-series module by Malcolm Toft.

It’s equalisation, Jim... but not as we know it!

This boutique compressor sounds every bit as classy and characterful as it looks.

There’s more to this vintage vibe machine than dirt, wow and flutter!

Croatia‑based manufacturer DryBell’s Module 4 design aims to recreate the famous Orange Squeezer compressor.