Distorters / Saturators

Inspired by a little-known valve device from the 1960s, the Fairfax is said to take an altogether different approach to overdrive, and marks the introduction of a new Series a line-up that contrasts the company’s DSP-based offerings.

Colour Saturator promises to open up new possibilities for producers, mixers and sound designers, and deliver everything from “silky harmonics and subtle warmth to aggressive distortion and extreme fuzz”.

Erica Synths’ latest collaboration with renowned DSP effects developer 112dB is said to be capable of everything from “nuanced harmonic enhancement to total sonic destruction”.

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.

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.

The Distortion Filter D312A is a hard-clipping distortion pedal that draws its inspiration from classic circuits like the MXR Distortion+ and DOD Overdrive Preamp 250, and interestingly, features a band-pass filter that can be used to shape its sound.

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. 

Universal Audio have built up quite the selection of guitar pedals since their UAFX line-up was launched in 2021, and thanks to a free update, the whole family has just gained a range of new features.

This year’s Black Friday sees Soundtheory offer the biggest discounts to date on their popular Gullfoss intelligent equaliser and Kraftur loudness enhancer plug-ins.

SPL’s latest release brings the circuitry employed in their BiG 500-series module to a 1U 19” rackmount unit, and takes advantage of the extra space by adding a new Tube Harmonics section. 

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. 

The latest additions to Warm Audio's pedal range offer the company’s take on another two classics, and each offer a choice of circuits that emulate different revisions of the original designs. 

Berlin-based software developers UJAM have announced that Retro Finisher, their vintage-inspired effects plug-in, is being offered as a free download until 7 December 2025.

Ozone 12 includes a trio of new additions: Stem EQ, Bass Control and Unlimiter, a configurable Master Assistant feature and a new transparent limiting algorithm for its much-loved Maximizer module. 

The result of almost a year of development, Daybreak Audio's first plug-in uses “aggressive multiband compression to sculpt uniquely harsh and distorted tones, perfect for rage, electronic and industrial music”.

Antares have just launched a limited-time Flash Sale promotion that sees significant savings applied across their range of vocal-processing tools and creative effects plug-ins. 

Following on from their recent news of a new partnership with Norman Petty Studios, KIT Plugins have revealed the first plug-in to sport the iconic facilities name.

The latest addition to Acustica's plug-in range has just arrived, and draws its inspiration from Rupert Neve Designs’ MBT, or Master Bus Transformer.