tubes

Capitol Studios hand-built just four of these tube compressors – now UA has a plug-in

Universal Audio, which now make native plug-ins you can run anywhere (not on specialized hardware), has a couple of new...

From a Neapolitan hard techno master, a beautiful, nasty waveshaping distortion plug-in

If we can connect to artists through albums, especially as producers ourselves, why not through instruments and effects, too? A...

Little Radiator is free now – plus Soundtoys sale, and native Ableton UI wrapper by Elisabeth

Here's some Soundtoys goodness to end the year. You can grab the Little Radiator modeled preamp plug-in entirely for free,...

Niche no more – Dials by AudioThing, Hainbach proves test equipment models can be essential

Amidst a sea of plug-ins modeling the same gear, Dials not only breaks from the pack but proves Hainbach's beloved...

Arturia Dist COLDFIRE review: a red-hot coloration, overdrive, distortion multi-effect

Distortion? Already interested. But Dist COLDFIRE goes further, even compared to other recent tools with dual-distortion and modulation. Deep inside,...