Signal Processors

Re-live the sound of the '70s with this classy combination of limiter and tape emulator.

Daniel Weiss' hardware helped convert mastering engineers to the joys of digital processing. Is it still equally desirable in plug-in format?

FabFilter have reinvented their Pro‑L limiter for the new world of loudness normalisation.

Billy Decker's signature plug-in collection is aimed at those who'd rather get things done than get into the details.

From the classic vocoders of the '70s through to the hyper pitch-corrected pop vocals of the last decade, Roland's VT‑4 can do it all.

The third major update to Pro‑Q is packed with functionality, and the headline feature this time around is dynamic equalisation.

Antares' Auto‑Tune needs no introduction, and the company have now launched a super‑simple version that is more...

StageOne is a plug-in designed to manipulate stereo imaging, by extracting a signal that corresponds to what we hear as the 'phantom centre' and processing this independently of the rest.

The latest version of Synchro Arts' Revoice Pro brings many new features, including improved algorithms and deeper DAW integration.

Find out how just how well this vintage recreation compares with the original that inspired it.

Acustica Audio have applied their unique sampling technology to the world of magnetic recording media — with impressive results.

The goal of turning musical omelettes back into eggs gets ever closer, thanks to some unlikely cloud-based DSP wizardry!

Though a great recording front‑end, this versatile and characterful processor could just as easily find a home on your stereo mix bus...

I've recently bought a Klark Teknik KT-2A compressor to use with my Warm Audio TB12 preamp and noticed the TB12 has insert input and output sockets. What is the best practice when using outboard compressors with preamps when tracking?

Interstellar Radio is "a faulty transmission line", whose wholly analogue design converts incoming audio to a high frequency pulse train then back again.

Golden Age's new Premier brand takes their popular Pre‑73 preamps to the next level.

We take a look at the first in a new, more affordable range of products from BAE.

Vowel is a digital oscillator module with all the gubbins you might need in order to get vowel sounds with just a trio of controls.

Voice Leveler aims to even out dynamic variations in the recorded voice, but it is not a conventional compressor...

Looking for pre-mixer sweetening? Finaliser R‑EQ offers three-band parametic EQ, a two-way aural enhancer that works on the top and bottom end of the audio, and basic DSP effects like reverb and delay.

Billed as a comprehensive graphic equaliser for the cost of a few beers, Gramotech's Babylon might better be described as a very flexible multiband EQ.