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    McDSP FutzVerb

    Audio Mangling Plug-in

    McDSP’s new distortion‑cum‑reverb promises to put your audio through the wringer.

    Reviews Feb 2026
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    Electro-Harmonix Pico Swello

    Envelope Shaping Pedal

    The Electro‑Harmonix Pico Swello is essentially an attack‑shaping pedal that’s based on the attack feature EHX developed for their POG2.

    Reviews Feb 2026
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    Vintage Flanging

    Sound Advice

    Sometimes, nothing beats the unpredictable swoosh and whoosh of the classic tape flanging effect. And you can recreate it in your DAW...

    Sound Advice Feb 2026
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    Boss GX-1 and GX-1B

    BOSS expand GX series: GX-1 and GX-1B

    Compact guitar and bass multi-effects processors

    Boss have announced the GX-1 and GX-1B, two new ultra-compact multi-effects processors that extend the GX series with two keenly priced entry-level models for guitar and bass respectively.

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    Korg Kaoss Pad V

    NAMM 2026: Korg unleash the Kaoss Pad V

    Dual-touch effects and sampling platform

    Korg have announced the Kaoss Pad V, the latest evolution of their long-running touch-controlled effects processor.

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    Neural DSP Quad Cortex mini

    NAMM 2026: Neural DSP introduce Quad Cortex mini

    Full Cortex platform in a compact format

    A new ultra-compact guitar and bass processor that delivers the same processing architecture, audio quality and Neural Capture technology as the original Quad Cortex, now in a significantly smaller and more portable enclosure.

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    Hamstead Soundworks Redwing

    Analogue Stereo Modulation Pedal

    This all‑analogue affair takes modulation well beyond the bread‑and‑butter chorus and flanger effects.

    Reviews Jan 2026
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    Exay One Astrax

    Eurorack Module

    Exay One have entered the Eurorack fray with a remarkable‑looking scanner and panner.

    Reviews Jan 2026
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    Eventide H90 H9000 pedal studio rackmount effects granular algorithm update

    Eventide H90 & H9000 granular update

    Four new granular effects algorithms introduced

    Eventide's latest algorithms expand the H90/H9000's versatile collection of effects, delivering everything from “blooming reverse delays and rhythmic glitchy stutters” to “skittering repeats that morph into unexpected textures”.

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    PSPaudioware PSP InfiniStrip Earth channel strip plug-in

    PSPaudioware launch PSP InfiniStrip Earth

    Channel strip plug-in gains five new modules

    PSP InfiniStrip Earth (v1.4.0) has been designed from the ground up for tracking, mixing, live monitoring and broadcast applications, and draws on over two decades of PSP’s audio-processing expertise.

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    Mentha Works Monk Echo reverb delay human choir vocal formant filter guitar pedal

    Monk Echo: Debut pedal from Mentha Works

    Reverb & delay emulates human vocal tones with formant filters

    Mentha Works' first release is an innovative delay and reverb pedal that blends the usual array of ambient effects with a set of morphing filters designed to emulate human vocal resonances.

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    HeadRush Firmware guitar amp effects modelling hardware built-in Drum Machine backing Tidal streaming

    HeadRush introduce major 5.0 Firmware update

    Built-in Drum Machine, Tidal streaming & more

    The HeadRush Prime, Core and Flex Prime amp modelling systems have just received a firmware update that introduces some significant new features.

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    UJAM UFX Series Lofi Distort audio effects plug-ins

    Lofi & Distort join UJAM’s UFX Series

    Intuitive plug-in effects suite expanded

    UJAM’s new plug-ins pair their core effects engines with Filter and Finisher sections that come equipped with 40 and 50 presets respectively, providing users with a quick and simple way of creating a whole host of intricate creative effects.

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    Neural DSP CorOS update Quad Cortex Archetype: Cory Wong X Nolly X and Parallax X

    Neural DSP update CorOS & NanOS

    New Neural Capture V2 processing launches

    Neural DSP’s renowned Quad Cortex and Nano Cortex amp and effects modelling platforms have both just been treated to major updates that introduce some powerful new features.

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    Arturia Tape J-37

    Tape Emulation Plug-in

    In recent years, French company Arturia have steadily been growing their collection of effects plug‑ins, and now a recreation of the Studer J37 joins the line-up.

    Reviews Dec 2025
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    AutoTune Black Friday Cyber Monday vocal processing plug-ins discount offer 2025

    Antares Black Friday / Cyber Monday

    Generous savings on vocal-processing tools

    Antares' Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale is live now, and extends to the recently released AutoTune 2026 and Metamorph AI voice transformer.

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    Soundtoys Black Friday 2025 audio production plug-in effects

    Soundtoys Black Friday Sale

    Announced alongside $61,000 donation to Médecins Sans Frontières

    Soundtoys have officially launched their annual Black Friday Sale, and are offering 60% or more off their entire range of pro effects software until 4 December 2025.

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    Leapwing Audio UltraVox 2 all-in-one vocal processing plug-in compressor de-esser saturation reverb

    Leapwing Audio introduce UltraVox 2

    All-in-one vocal tool gains de-esser & reverb

    Said to represent a significant step forward in vocal processing, UltraVox 2 brings together six meticulously tuned algorithms and promises to help creators achieve professional-sounding vocals in seconds. 

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    McDSP FutzVerb reverb lo-fi saturation distortion plug-in effect

    McDSP release FutzVerb

    Announced alongside machine-based licensing for v7 plug-ins

    McDSP's latest creation takes the pre-filtering and distortion features found in their FutzBox plug-in and combines them with a sub-octave generator, relocatable SIMs (Synthetic Impulse Models), a collection of lo-fi effects and more. 

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    Old Blood Noise Endeavours Bathing

    Liminal Delay Pedal

    Old Blood Noise Endeavours describe the Bathing as a ‘liminal’ delay — a word I had to look up before writing this review! Not quite a delay, reverb, or phaser — rather, the Bathing straddles the boundaries between them.

    Reviews Nov 2025
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    Electro-Harmonix POG3

    Pitch-shift & Filter Pedal

    Twenty years since the launch of the original POG, the concept has been brought up to date, with features for guitarists and modular enthusiasts alike.

    Reviews Nov 2025

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