Channel strip style plugins are powerful mixing tools. TBProAudio also seem to be on top form at the moment, making the CS-3301 an exciting release.
The one-knob plug-in still rules for quick and easy no-nonsense sound tweaking and these three knobs from Abletunes are completely free.
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A very versatile compact bass preamp with flexibility in the overdrive section. If you need a high quality portable bass rig have Darkglass come up with the goods?
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When you've had enough of warmth or vintage tone add some Cruelle digitally distorted violence to your mix.
Get your funky computerised vocals on overdrive with four engines of synthetic vocal processing effects in iZotope's new VocalSynth.
Wrap your mix in the double duvet of T-Racks' Saturator X processor until it's dripping with vintage cosiness.
A bit fat dance music rompler with synth pretensions that could have all the sounds you'll ever need.
Add a bit of textual motion with this nicely designed modulating multi-effects plugin.
Announced at the beginning of the year, this latest update for McDSP plugins finally brings their 'Ultimate' Channel Strip plugin to life. But what's the cost?
As their first ever in-house plugin, hype around this new release has been building for a while now. Now that the demo is available to try, there's certainly mixed feedback as the story continues to unfold.
Why settle for a crappy preset kick drum when you can create your own crappy preset in this dedicated, bottom building plugin.
Roswell are a new and interesting microphone manufacturer, built on plenty of R&D. Here's their latest offering, which seems to be a well-built all-rounder.
New for 2016 and winning awards already, this new high gain box is all about control.
The return of an old favourite. Jeorge Tripps shares an image of the new Camel Toe Mark II triple overdrive.
Designed to solve distortions and other modern audio 'flaws', Sonic Studio releases I.C.E. (In Case of Emergency)
Earthquaker Devices are launching eight new pedals at NAMM 2016. Not all of them will be available straight away, and one of them may not even be ready for the NAMM Show next week!