Signal Processors

Safe Sound have already impressed us with their Dynamic Toolbox, and now they’ve brought M/S compression to the Lunchbox format.

Is one voice not enough for you? Have you always dreamed of being your own choir? Read on...

Kush have established a reputation for unique‑sounding gear that features idiosyncratic controls, and their Clariphonic is no exception...

With API’s 500-series 'Lunchbox' format becoming ever more popular, it was almost inevitable that someone would try to improve on the standard...

It’s hard not to be tempted by Universal Audio’s mouth-watering range of plug‑ins, but not every Mac has a spare PCI or ExpressCard slot. Now all you need is a free Firewire port...

DMG Audio’s innovative plug‑ins combine friendly interfaces with an amazingly comprehensive feature set. Could they be the only EQ and compressor you’ll ever need?

It can be difficult to exercise control over your vocal tone in a live environment. TC-Helicon aim to put the most useful effects right at your feet.

Frustrated by communication breakdowns in the studio? This clever plug‑in is designed to help non‑technical musicians convey what they’re after to engineers.

EastWest’s intriguing reverb plug‑in aims to breathe new life into convolution technology.

Does this lunchbox EQ module have the same power to thrill as the original Harrison console that inspired it?

Effects and processors don’t get much more simple than Waves’ new OneKnob range. But is this a case of one knob to rule them all, or are these plug‑ins simply nobbled?

The Mouth has an insatiable appetite for sound — and turns everything it eats into sweet music!

Want your loops to sound like they've been badly mastered, pressed to cheap vinyl and fed into a budget sampler? Tone Projects' plug-in does it all.

Izotope have teamed up with electronic composer BT to bring us an effects processor that can be 'played' in real time.

Fine-tuning level automation on key parts can make a huge difference to your mix, but it's a tedious process — unless a plug-in does it for you!

With so many mastering processors already on the market, is there room for another compressor, EQ and limiter? Fabfilter certainly think so...

Can you really achieve 24-carat Neve-style compression on a shoestring, or is this a case of fool's gold?

NI's Reflektor is a reverb that combines simplicity of operation with a very musical sound.

Izotope's latest plug-in provides a one-stop shop for polished vocal sounds, with deeper editing available for those who need it.

Many limiters are designed to be as transparent as possible - but Inward Connections' TSL3 is built to sprinkle valve magic over your music.

Can UA's Studer plug-in really reproduce the sound of saturated multitrack tape in all its glory? To find out, we tracked down a real Studer A800, a top-flight studio and a hitmaking band...