Signal Processors

Freqport’s innovative desktop box makes adding valve warmth to your DAW mixes as easy as loading a plug‑in.

VoxDucker aims to make the ducking process more intuitive, so that podcasters and the like can get consistently good results.

George Massenburg’s new plug‑in promises a different approach to dynamic control.

Ambience Enhancer is a clever plug‑in for Mac OS 11.0 or above that allows you to control ambience in a mix.

Launched in 1994, the original Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive pedal was surely the product that paved the way for today’s vibrant ‘boutique’ guitar‑pedal market.

Warmdrive replicates the sound of the original, ‘classic’ version of the pedal design that helped create the whole ‘Dumble‑in‑a‑box’ concept.

Bucket‑brigade delay pedals are making something of a comeback, and it’s almost certainly due to the unique way in which their delays degrade as they repeat...

Tonex lets you capture and share the sound of your guitar amps, pedals and miking setups.

Its combination of ‘See‑Saw’ band and filters make this classy EQ really versatile.

Compatible with both the 500‑series and the 51X modular formats, these classy Allan Bradford‑designed modules offer up analogue magic in spades.

What’s new in the latest version of iZotope’s market‑leading audio restoration app?

This quality analogue processor offers precise and intuitive control over your compression.

Waves have a knack of making sophisticated plug‑ins easy to use, and this one is no exception.

We check out the updated version of Eventide’s creative ‘Structural Split’ effect.

Origin Effects’ new Halcyon Green Overdrive pedal is based on the classic Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer.

Right out of the box, the Atlas compressor offers six types of digitally modelled compression based on revered studio hardware...

Tech 21’s renowned Character pedals get a new lease of life in the form of the compact, channel‑switchable Character Plus series.

Sonible have packed even more ‘smarts’ into their second‑generation AI‑driven compressor.

Tai Chi is an algorithmic reverb plug‑in with some very handy features that allow it to cover more ground than most...

Want to learn about vintage studio effects units? This book is a great place to start.

In our exclusive video, Abbey Road's Mirek Stiles explains how EMI’s studio boffins developed their secret weapon, and puts it through its paces on drums, guitars, vocals and more.