Signal Processors

Derived from the custom valve console in Brittany’s famous Kerwax studio, the Replica harks back to a bygone age.

SSL Native X‑Echo is a tape‑echo plug‑in that’s inspired by the sound of early hardware units, not least the Echoplex...

This inexpensive Stardust 201 plug‑in borrows features from the original Roland RE‑201 and RE‑301 hardware, including the chorus section and spring reverb.

Bite Harder combines push‑pull EQ with familiar bit‑crushing and sample‑rate reduction functions, though there are further controls to facilitate more creative audio destruction. 

Parallel processing while mixing is a common technique — so why not try it with your pedals when recording?

Slate have taken the famous OTT effect and added a whole load more control, creating a unique dynamics processor.

The latest addition to Focusrite’s AI‑powered Collective makes great‑sounding reverbs easy to achieve.

This keenly priced device offers a bit more control than most valve compressors.

It may be super-compact, but the MX5 punches well above its price tag. What’s not to like?

Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost is part of a series of pedals that use full‑voltage, dual‑triode valves to provide the touch responsiveness of a valve amplifier.

A four‑band side‑chain EQ is just one of many nice touches in this new take on an analogue classic.

At heart, it models the same hardware as Slate’s FG‑2A, but Custom Opto’s tweaks make it useful on so many more sources!

Have Slate Digital perfected real‑time pitch‑correction?

This 8‑pole variable character stereo filter has an analogue core with digital control...

Paul White looks back over the history of the echo effect, from tape loops through to plug-ins, and explores how modern echo effects can be used as sound design tools.

Combining the classic vocoder with Antares’ popular pitch processor, this plug‑in is capable of some pretty 'out there' effects.

Dynamics processing is a core mixing technique, but it’s often misunderstood. We explain how to make a compressor do what you want it to!

We all love a good spring reverb, and the Light Pedal from Gamechanger Audio offers much more than most.

Described by its creator as a “weirding module”, the Atreides doesn’t do things by halves!

Want the sound and tactile experience of hardware but the convenience of plug‑ins? Wes Audio have the answer...

Woott is described as a ‘dynamic hype enhancer’ , which suggests we are in for a bit of not‑so‑subtle compression...