Signal Processors

Billed as “three filters you’ll actually use”, Arturia’s plug‑in trilogy is modelled on the filter sections found in three...

Envy is a pitch and modulation plug‑in designed to apply the characteristics of one sound to another.

While Lo-Fly Dirt can make things very grungy, it is perhaps more akin to the analogue saturation plug-ins that have become very popular on desktop platforms over the last few years.

Peter Hamstead and engineer Tim Steer’s clever all-analogue design effectively enables the end user to create their own take on an overdrive pedal, as it presents a choice of three different clipping circuits...

The Ottobit Jr adds stereo operation, a six-step sequencer, a synth-like resonant low-pass ladder filter, triggered stutter effects, 16 preset memory slots and MIDI I/O to the mono original’s variable sample rate and bit-crushing abilities.

Dendrites is a compact filter module consisting of 16 modes, accessed from a central encoder. Each group of low-pass, band-pass, high-pass and phase-shift filters is represented by a different coloured LED...

More than a mere makeover, this 10th anniversary limited edition processor adds some useful functionality to the original BC1 design.

Acustica’s non-linear convolution technology is constantly evolving, and two new plug-in suites provide a dazzling showcase for their latest Core12 engine.

Retro set their sights on modernising a classic design from the golden age of recording — did they hit their target?

Waves’ latest signature plug-in distils the accumulated wisdom of a master engineer into a powerful channel strip.

We check out API’s 500-series version of the 2500 bus compressor.

Oeksound have developed an algorithm that can automatically identify problem areas in a source and, rather than imposing fixed EQ, Soothe applies attenuation dynamically as and when it’s needed.

VoxDoubler is part of a new, much simpler, series of effects and tools that delivers the kind of sonic quality you’d expect from Sonnox, using only a small number of controls.

Classic low-pass gates are probably best associated with the Buchla modulars. However, Rabid Elephant decided against the vactrols, aiming to produce something faster, more accurate, durable and natural-sounding.

The humble digital delay pedal has evolved into something we could once only dream of...

Developed in conjunction with Matthias Puech, the 4MS Tapographic Delay is a hands-on 32-tap delay with a maximum delay time close to three minutes.

The latest versions of iZotope’s Ozone and Neutron are not only more intelligent than their predecessors, they can also communicate with one another.

Mercuriall’s painstaking recreation of a classic Mesa guitar preamp offers more than just rock nostalgia.

We cast our eyes and ears over Mr Neve’s elegant contributions to the 500-series format.

Soundtheory’s first plug-in doesn’t just give you a ‘make it sound better’ control — it has five of them!

Formant Filter offers morphing between three different vowel sounds and via parallel band-pass filters, it delivers convincing vocal tones...