When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An update to Universal Audio’s UAD Software invariably means that new plugins are in the offing, ...

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Many SSL hardware compressors are already available in fantastic plugin emulations. But the company has also developed further compressor plugins from the ground up like X-Comp and X-valvecomp. That ...

Not a perfect hardware emulation by any means, but Disto sounds great in its own right and represents fantastic value. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and producers spends ...

PLUGIN WEEK 2025: When we think of desirable compression plugins our attention often turns to rare flavour-filled hardware emulations. Good examples would be valve designs based on the Fairchild 670 ...