Distorters / Saturators

Rather than providing a clean gain boost, the Launcher Deluxe from Soyuz has been designed to provide saturation for both microphone and line-level signals. 

The latest addition to the Boss Waza Craft pedal family is an updated version of their legendary DS-1 Distortion unit. 

Founder and chief designer of Thermionic Culture, Vic Keary, has sadly passed away. 

Magma from K-Devices uses a mix of micro-looping, granular synthesis and other processes to create unusual sound effects. 

McDSP have released universal binary versions of their APB plug-in range, meaning they now run natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel powered Macs. 

Universal Audio have announced that their UAD Spark subscription service is now available to Windows users. 

The latest offering from Techivation pairs a transient shaper with a variable saturation control.

Infiltrator 2 is a multi-effects plug-in from Devious Machines loaded with modulation and sequencer-based capabilities. 

Electro-Harmonix have launched the Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin, a new type of distortion device.

Arturia's latest release is a dual-engine distortion plug-in packed with modulation and customisation features. 

Spectral Plugins have released OCS-45, a cassette tape simulation plug-in that offers a variety of lo-fi sounds and creative distortion effects.

Mad Professor have carefully fine tuned the design to get more versatility out of this pedal.

Soundtoys have announced a month-long sale on upgrades and trade-ups that are available to current registered users. 

TrapTune from United Plugins and SounDevice Digital offers an all-in-one vocal processing solution aimed at creators of hip-hop, trap, EDM, R&B and contemporary pop music.

Wampler's latest pedal offers a versatile new take on the classic TS10 Tube Screamer circuit. 

MBC from Toneboosters is a versatile plug-in, offering multiband compression alongside saturation and stereo width tools. 

Techivation have released T-Warmer, a new plug-in designed to add unique musical harmonic saturation to low and mid frequencies.

Archetype: Rabea from Neural DSP features a synthesizer that can be triggered by a standard guitar, without the need for any special pickups or hardware.