Signal Processors

Created in partnership with Empirical Labs, these two emulations form a characterful yet capable channel strip.

This powerful digital stompbox is far more than just a distortion pedal...

UA have long been among the best developers of analogue‑modelling software, so the world is expecting great things of these little boxes. Do they deliver the goods?

Tegeler add convenient plug‑in remote control to one of their best‑selling 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.

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.

Antelope Audio recreate a cult mastering equaliser for their unique AFX platform.

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

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

This ‘wet effects generator’ is aimed squarely at modern productions.

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.

Audio files to accompany SOS May 2021's Saturation Stratgeies workshop.

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.

Saturation effects can be used in different ways to make mixing easier. Find out how...

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

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