Signal Processors

Dragon Fire makes setting up frequency‑conscious compression very intuitive, courtesy of an on‑screen curve its makers call the Push Pull Graph.

The original Pitch Fork, reviewed back in SOS June 2015, now has a more grown‑up sibling, the Pitch Fork+.

While the Vena Cava Filter is a distortion pedal at heart, the main functions of this unit are an auto-filter and ring modulator.

The world’s not short of LA‑2A plug‑ins, but some are more convincing than others...

SOS writers pick their favourite plug-ins and tell us what makes them special.

JMC Orbitron can run up to four modulation algorithms simultaneously, and they can all be blended to taste with the main circular X/Y control.

FAST Reveal is designed to make it easy to tackle masking problems in your mix.

Throughout his illustrious career, Rupert Neve continued to refine the diode‑bridge compressor design he first created over half a century ago.

We check out TK’s latest intriguing interpretation of the humble VCA compressor.

Could this plug‑in be both the quickest and the best way to achieve a range of familiar vocal effects?

The Super Freq by Holy Island Audio is not for the subtle tone seeker, as it is wild and unruly — but in the most wonderful way!

Waves have a long‑standing relationship with celebrated rock music mixer Chris Lord‑Alge, and CLA Epic offers the user some of Chris’s favourite delay and reverb treatments.

Tony Agnello and Richard Factor chat about the 50 year history of Eventide, from their groundbreaking use of digital technology in the early ’70s to the modern challenges of adapting their algorithms for plug-ins and stompboxes.

This refreshed range boasts new features and improved specs — but the same great value for money.

There are many types of distortion that can be pressed into service in the name of musical creativity, ranging from soft...

The bucket‑brigade analogue delay line gives this pedal a classic chorus sound reminiscent of the early Clone Theory pedals...

Will Waves' plug-in emulation of the Abbey Road RS124, which was based on a much modified Altec 436B valve compressor, find favour with today's engineers and producers?

With patch‑morphing and a built‑in step sequencer, the NightSky is no ordinary reverb unit.

If you’re into analogue processing but worried about your carbon footprint, Tierra have you covered!

We check out four pedals that emulate classic amplifier types.

The kings of dynamic convolution take on producer Mike Dean’s signal chain.