Distorters / Saturators

As its name suggests, PianoRack has been designed primarily with pianos in mind, but is also said to work well on a range of plucked sounds including guitars, harps and tuned percussion instruments. 

Song Athletics have introduced Ruiner, a versatile ‘sound destruction’ plug-in designed to give users a variety of creative controls to manipulate audio.

Freqport have now announced a major software and firmware update that kits the Freqport FT-1 out with some new features and tackles a few known bugs and issues.

Using a new technology that iZotope refer to as Flux Saturation, Plasma analyses incoming signals and applies dynamic processing that promises to add warmth, depth and character. 

IK Multimedia have announced that the latest version of their flagship mixing and mastering software plug-in suite is now available.

TONEX Boutique Overdrives features a total of 50 Tone Models based on a JHS Morning Glory V4, a Catalinbread Tribute, a Westminster Effects 1689 V2 and an EarthQuaker Devices Life.

Kush Audio's latest release revisits their popular UBK-1 plug-in, kitting it out with a range of updated features that include two new saturation engines.

JMG Sound and United Plugins have announced the release of what they say is the ultimate distortion plug-in.

Dystorpia is Noise Engineering's first foray into guitar pedals and is said to offer an entirely unique approach to digital distortion and drive.

Kiive Audio’s latest plug-in promises to bring mixes to life with its combination of musical-sounding EQ and three distinct types of saturation.

UA's new ANTI 1992 High Gain Amp pedal captures the sound of a 120W high-gain amplifier used by the likes of Slipknot, In Flames, Machinehead and more.

Universal Audio have announced that they are offering their vintage-inspired Century Tube Channel Strip as a free download for a limited time.

A new version of the Live Pack II bundle has arrived, offering support for Waves and Fourier Audio's VST3 host systems as well as all major DAWs.

The latest version of Nomad Factory's AMT suite promises to set a new standard in mixing and mastering software. 

Soundtoys have announced that their Soundtoys 5 Academic Bundle is being offered at a reduced price until 20 August 2024.

Safari Pedals' latest software effect packs a versatile range of sounds into a simple and intuitive GUI.

AIR Music Tech say that their all-in-one Creative FX Collection 2 bundle has been designed to meet the rigorous demands of today’s music producers. 

Warm Audio have released a limited-edition version of their Centavo pedal that sports a new look inspired by Klon's earliest Centaur models.