Plug-ins

Based on impulse responses, Spaces incorporates profiles of some of Bob Clearmountain's favourite rooms and echo chambers, along with some of the processing used on many of his hit records.

Undulator combines multitap delay with feedback and detuning, alongside a multi-waveform tremolo whose depth and speed can themselves be modulated.

Best known for their high-end guitar reverb effects pedals, the company has recently ported their reverb algorithm into software.

SubBass Doctor 808 is designed to add sub-bass to sounds that already reside in the sub-50Hz low-frequency register.

From subtle warmth to full-on modulated mayhem, this plug‑in covers a lot of ground.

Scaler 2 is just the thing to get you out of a songwriting rut.

The Viennese maestros go intergalactic with their full-scale orchestra range.

Warmth is the name of the game for these three EQs, which boast modelled Marinair transformers and a range of different virtual vacuum tubes.

SampleX brings the sound of early digital samplers to your DAW.

There's rather more to FabFilter's redesigned multiband saturator than a slicker GUI.

SSL's famous listen-mic compressor just got more tweakable.

Continua is a three-oscillator, twin-filter analogue-style synthesizer plug‑in for Mac, Windows and iOS, and there's even an experimental Linux build too.

With algorithms ported from their H9 pedal system, MicroPitch is a dual pitch-shifter and a dual delay effect with modulation.

The AR1 is an algorithmic reverb supporting 64-bit VST and AU plug‑in formats on Mac and Windows.

MAAT's mastering equaliser models the characteristics of 12 analogue EQ designs, but leaves out their real-world drawbacks!

Realphones aims to put all the software tools you need for perfect headphone monitoring in one neat package.

Have IK managed to bottle the sound of the famous Hollywood studio?

Ever wondered how a Leslie cabinet with four different speakers would sound?

Melda's novel approach to cab emulation frees you from the confines of convolution.

Remnant comprises two delay lines, from which a granular engine takes segments and processes them.

How close do these modelling plug‑ins sound to the real thing?