Plug-ins

What can the dynamic convolution experts bring to the world of headphone monitoring?

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

QuickBass offers a user‑friendly way to tailor bass guitar sounds to fit your mix.

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.

When cleaning up dialogue, speed, quality and ease of use are all important — and Accusonus aim to tick all those boxes with their flagship bundle.

Could this plug‑in be both the quickest and the best way to achieve a range of familiar vocal effects?

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.

Can Leapwing’s latest plug‑in really sprinkle some Al Schmitt magic on your recordings?

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

Some of Studio One’s hidden gems are now available to users of other DAWs.

Does Roland’s software Juno 60 capture the magic of the original?

Embody offer a unique way to tailor their room‑simulation system to the individual user.

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

Will Waves' plug-in emulation of the Abbey Road RS124, which was based on a much modified Altec 436B valve compressor, find favour with today's engineers and producers?

Ever wished you could pick individual sounds out of a stereo signal in real time? Now you can...

McDSP’s unique analogue plug‑in platform continues to grow, with three impressive new processors joining the collection.

If you thought IRs were the closest software could come to the sound of a real speaker, think again!

The concept behind the Soundevice Digital DIFIX is, as the name implies, to ‘fix’ your DI recordings.

This “punchy hybrid compressor” draws its inspiration from both the classic API and SSL hardware designs.