Best Effect Plugins (2026)

FabFilter Pro-Q 4

FabFilter Pro-Q 4 is an equalizer plug-in with up to 24 bands, dynamic EQ, spectral dynamics, and linear/natural/zero-latency phase modes.

$199

FabFilter Pro-L 2

FabFilter Pro-L 2 is a true peak limiter plug-in with multiple limiting algorithms and extensive loudness metering.

$199.00

Valhalla FutureVerb

Valhalla DSP's dual-engine reverb and granular delay in one $50 plugin — eight years in the making, and fast becoming an essential space designer.

$50

Valhalla VintageVerb

Valhalla VintageVerb is an algorithmic reverb plugin offering 22 reverb modes and three vintage color modes emulating different eras of digital reverb.

$50

Soundtoys EchoBoy

Soundtoys EchoBoy is a delay/echo plugin that emulates 30 vintage echo and tape units in one effect.

$199

Melodyne 5

Melodyne 5 is note-based audio editing software that detects individual notes in a recording so you can edit pitch, timing, vibrato, and formants.

$99

FabFilter Pro-MB

FabFilter Pro-MB is a multiband dynamics plug-in offering up to six bands of compression, expansion, limiting and gating.

$199.00

FabFilter Pro-R 2

FabFilter Pro-R 2 is a reverb plug-in for simulating natural acoustic spaces and classic reverb units with Decay Rate and Post EQ control.

$199.00

LiquidSonics Seventh Heaven Professional

LiquidSonics Seventh Heaven Professional is the definitive Bricasti M7 reverb plugin via Fusion-IR—full M7 presets, early/late/LF control, deep EQ, and surround options.

$299

Softube Weiss DS1-MK3

Softube Weiss DS1-MK3 is a line-by-line code port of Weiss’s mastering compressor, limiter, and de-esser—with M/S, band-selective dynamics, and companion plugins.

$549

Relab LX480 Dual-Engine Reverb

Relab LX480 is a dual-engine Lexicon 480L reverb recreation—sample-accurate algorithms, Hardware/Advanced modes, four dual-engine routings, and Complete vs Essentials tiers.

$349

iZotope Ozone 12 Advanced

Ozone 12 Advanced is iZotope's AI-assisted mastering suite with 20 modules, including Stem EQ, Bass Control, Unlimiter, and IRC 5 Maximizer.

€549

soothe3

soothe3 is oeksound's dynamic resonance suppressor, adding a single Detail knob, an adaptive Soft mode, and low-latency processing over soothe2.

Softube Tube-Tech CL 1B Mk II

Softube Tube-Tech CL 1B Mk II is the definitive optical vocal compressor plugin—Mk I + Mk II in one UI with Generation Switch, sidechain HPF, and parallel mix.

$199

Tone Projects Unisum

Tone Projects Unisum is a mastering compressor with multi-band detection, Hygge warmth, Memory Effect envelopes, Mid/Side mode, and clean wideband gain reduction.

$199

Valhalla Delay

Valhalla Delay (Valhalla DSP) — multi-mode delay at $50. Score 9.0/10, price $50, formats and comparisons.

$50

Tone Projects Michelangelo

Tone Projects Michelangelo is an official Hendyamps tube EQ plugin—broad interactive bands, Aggression drive, dynamic EQ, Mid/Side, and transient/body separation for mastering color.

$249

Neural DSP Archetype: Nolly X

Neural DSP Archetype: Nolly X is Adam 'Nolly' Getgood's multi-amp guitar suite for high-gain, modern metal, and versatile rock tones with full cab and FX chain.

€159

iZotope RX 11

iZotope's industry-standard audio restoration software for repairing, de-noising, and editing audio; the official page now sells RX 12 (RX 11 is superseded).

$99

UAD 1176 Classic Limiter Collection

UAD 1176 Classic Limiter Collection is Universal Audio's authentic FET compressor suite with Rev A, Rev E, and 1176AE models for native and Apollo use.

$49+

Valhalla Supermassive

Valhalla Supermassive is a free reverb and delay plugin from Valhalla DSP with 22 feedback-delay-network modes for massive ambient spaces.

Free

Softube Weiss MM-1

Softube Weiss MM-1 is a mastering maximizer built from DS1-MK3 algorithms—five styles (Transparent, Loud, Punch, Wide, Deess) driven by Amount and Mix.

$199

Line 6 Helix Native

Line 6 Helix Native is the desktop plugin version of Helix amp and effects modeling, bringing HX block routing and model libraries into any major DAW.

$399

Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira X

Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira X is Joe Duplantier's guitar suite with multi-amp paths, pitch tools, and modern metal production features for clean-to-crush tones.

€154

Ozone 11 Advanced

Ozone 11 Advanced (iZotope) — effect from iZotope. Score 8.8/10, price $499, formats and comparisons.

$499

soothe2

soothe2 is oeksound's dynamic resonance suppressor that automatically detects and reduces problematic resonances and harshness in audio.

Cytomic The Glue

Cytomic The Glue is an SSL-style VCA bus compressor with Mix, Range, sidechain HPF, and oversampling—built for drum buses, mix glue, and transparent level control.

$99

UA Paradise Guitar Studio

A UAD Native plug-in that combines 11 modeled tube guitar amps with cabinets, mics, and studio effects for recording guitar.

$199

UAD Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder

UAD Ampex ATR-102 is an officially authenticated 2-track mastering tape machine plugin with multiple tape heads, formulas, speeds, and Auto-Gain calibration.

$49+

UAD Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection

UAD Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection includes Silver, Gray, and LA-2 optical compressor models for smooth leveling on vocals, bass, and more.

$49+

Valhalla Plate

Valhalla Plate (Valhalla DSP) — effect from Valhalla DSP. Score 8.8/10, price $50, formats and comparisons.

$50

Valhalla Room

Valhalla Room is a $50 true-stereo algorithmic reverb from Valhalla DSP with twelve original modes for natural rooms, halls, and dark spaces.

$50

Voxengo SPAN

Voxengo SPAN is a free real-time FFT spectrum analyzer plugin with multi-channel modes, correlation metering, and EBU R128 / K-system level tools.

Free

Auto-Tune Pro X

Auto-Tune Pro X is Antares' flagship vocal pitch-correction plugin with redesigned GUI, real-time Auto Mode and graphical Graph Mode editing.

Eventide Blackhole

Eventide Blackhole is a reverb plugin that creates expansive, otherworldly virtual spaces beyond the limits of physical reverb.

$99

Soundtoys Decapitator

Soundtoys Decapitator is an analog saturation plugin that models hardware consoles, preamps, and studio distortion units to add subtle to extreme warmth.

$199

Gullfoss

Gullfoss is an intelligent equalizer that uses a computational auditory perception model to improve a mix's clarity, detail, spatiality, and balance.

Neural DSP Fortin Nameless Suite X

Neural DSP Fortin Nameless Suite X models Fortin's legendary high-gain Nameless amplifier platform for precise, brutal modern metal rhythm and lead tones.

€119

FabFilter Pro-C 2

FabFilter Pro-C 2 is a professional stereo compressor plug-in with eight compression styles, side-chain EQ, and mid/side processing.

FabFilter Pro-DS

FabFilter Pro-DS is a de-esser plug-in with two detection modes and wide-band or split-band processing for taming sibilance in vocals and audio.

$199.00

Synchro Arts Revoice Pro 5

Synchro Arts Revoice Pro 5 by Synchro Arts. The pro studio toolbox for vocal alignment, pitch, doubling, and harmony—hours of manual editing automated cleanly.

$599

RX 11 Standard

RX 11 Standard (iZotope) — effect from iZotope. Score 8.7/10, price $399, formats and comparisons.

$399

FabFilter Saturn 2

FabFilter Saturn 2 is a multiband distortion and saturation plug-in with 28 distortion styles and extensive modulation options.

Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor

Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor by Plugin Alliance: effect from Plugin Alliance. Price $299, Dubspot Score 8.7, specs and alternatives for 2026.

$299

ShaperBox 3

ShaperBox 3 by Cableguys is a multi-effect plugin combining 11 effect processors, each driven by drawable LFO waveforms with optional 3-band processing.

sonible smart:limit

sonible smart:limit is an AI true-peak limiter with Instant Impact Prediction, publishing targets, Quality Check, and sound-shaping (Style, Saturation, Balance, Bass).

€129

SSL Native Bus Compressor 2

SSL Native Bus Compressor 2 by Solid State Logic: official SSL bus compressor plugin. Price $299, Dubspot Score 8.7, specs and alternatives for 2026.

$299

Steinberg SpectraLayers 13

Steinberg's AI-driven spectral audio editor, updated to version 13 with sound-effect unmixing, spectral reconstruction, and two-voice separation for modern post-production.

€359 Pro / €89.99 Elements

SuperPlate

Soundtoys SuperPlate is a plate reverb plugin modeling five classic electromechanical plates with preamp options, infinite decay, and decay ducking.

$149

FabFilter Timeless 3

FabFilter Timeless 3 is a tape delay plug-in offering vintage-style echoes with extensive modulation and creative effects.

$149.00

UAD Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection

UAD Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection emulates the legendary Fairchild 660 mono and 670 stereo tube limiters for mix bus glue and mastering-style compression.

$49+

UAD Pultec Passive EQ Collection

UAD Pultec Passive EQ Collection includes EQP-1A, MEQ-5, and HLF-3C tube EQ emulations for musical low-end boosts, mid sculpting, and filters.

$39+

Valhalla Shimmer

Valhalla Shimmer (Valhalla DSP) — effect from Valhalla DSP. Score 8.7/10, price $50, formats and comparisons.

$50

Youlean Loudness Meter 2

Youlean Loudness Meter 2 is a free (with Pro upgrade) LUFS loudness meter for mix and master buses, with true peak, LRA, and streaming-oriented presets.

Free

Black Box HG-2

Black Box HG-2 (Plugin Alliance) — effect from Plugin Alliance. Score 8.6/10, price $199, formats and comparisons.

$199

Baby Audio Crystalline

Crystalline is an algorithmic studio reverb plugin by Baby Audio with modern controls for shaping reverb character and sound design.

DMG Audio EQuilibrium

DMG Audio EQuilibrium by DMG Audio. A massively flexible pro EQ with vintage models and a reconfigurable UI—built for engineers who outgrow simpler EQs.

$249

Newfangled Audio Elevate

Newfangled Audio Elevate is a multi-band mastering limiter that uses adaptive analysis across 26 frequency bands to raise loudness while preserving dynamics.

$199

Eventide H3000 Factory

Eventide H3000 Factory (Eventide) — effect from Eventide. Score 8.6/10, price $349, formats and comparisons.

$349

Mäag Audio EQ4

Mäag Audio EQ4 by Plugin Alliance / Mäag Audio. The AIR BAND EQ that opens vocals and mix tops without harshness—simple, musical, and still everywhere on pop sessions.

$199

Eventide MicroPitch

Eventide MicroPitch by Eventide. Classic Eventide dual pitch-shift thickening—the micro-detune width trick on vocals, guitars, and synths.

$99

PSP VintageWarmer2

PSP VintageWarmer2 by PSP Audioware. A legendary multi/single-band saturating compressor/limiter that still earns a place for analog-style warmth and glue.

$149

RC-20 Retro Color

RC-20 Retro Color is an XLN Audio effect plugin that adds vintage-style texture and character to recordings, emulating warm analogue and lo-fi recording equipment.

Satin

Satin (u-he) — tape machine emulation effect. Score 8.6/10, price €129, formats and comparisons.

€129

SSL Native Channel Strip 2

SSL Native Channel Strip 2 (Solid State Logic) — effect from Solid State Logic. Score 8.6/10, price $329, formats and comparisons.

$329

TDR Nova

TDR Nova is Tokyo Dawn Labs' free parallel dynamic equalizer for parametric EQ, dynamic EQ, multiband compression, and wideband dynamics.

Free

TDR VOS SlickEQ

TDR VOS SlickEQ is a free musical semi-parametric EQ from Tokyo Dawn Labs and Variety of Sound, with four EQ models and subtle output saturation stages.

Free

UAD Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ Collection

UAD Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ Collection is the licensed Neve channel amp/EQ emulation for Apollo Unison tracking and UAD-2 DSP mixing color.

$149+

UAD Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder

UAD Studer A800 is a licensed multitrack 2-inch tape machine emulation for track-by-track analog tape color, calibrated paths, and mix glue.

$49+

FabFilter Volcano 3

Volcano 3 is FabFilter's creative filter plug-in with four analog-style filters, flexible routing, and extensive modulation.

$149

Zynaptiq ADAPTIVERB

Zynaptiq ADAPTIVERB by Zynaptiq. Reflectionless harmonic reverb via ray-tracing and resynthesis—unique depth without classic echo patterns.

$249

bx_console SSL 4000 E

bx_console SSL 4000 E by Plugin Alliance / Brainworx: effect from Plugin Alliance / Brainworx. Price $299, Dubspot Score 8.5, specs and alternatives for 2026.

$299

Brainworx bx_digital V3

Brainworx bx_digital V3 by Plugin Alliance / Brainworx. A pioneering mid/side mastering EQ with deep bands and dynamics—still a serious stereo-bus and mastering tool.

$299

LiquidSonics Cinematic Rooms Professional

LiquidSonics Cinematic Rooms Professional by LiquidSonics. True-stereo cinematic room reverb—spaces designed for score, trailer, and immersive mix work.

$199

u-he Colour Copy

u-he Colour Copy by u-he. A BBD-style delay with flexible routing and color—u-he's take on bucket-brigade character delays.

€69

Softube Console 1 Mk III

Softube Console 1 Mk III is a hardware control surface system with matching console channel software for hands-on mixing.

From ~$899 (system)

elysia alpha compressor

elysia alpha compressor (Plugin Alliance) — effect from Plugin Alliance. Score 8.5/10, price $299, formats and comparisons.

$299

FilterFreak

FilterFreak (Soundtoys) — effect from Soundtoys. Score 8.5/10, price $149, formats and comparisons.

$149

Devious Machines Infiltrator 2

Devious Machines Infiltrator 2 by Devious Machines. A sequenced multi-effects rack with 50+ modules—rhythmic mangling that goes far beyond a single filter insert.

$99

Kiive Audio VX-Q

A British-style tone-shaping EQ plugin with transformer saturation modes for color and detail on any source.

$39.00

Sonnox Oxford EQ

Sonnox Oxford EQ (Sonnox) — effect from Sonnox. Score 8.5/10, price $300, formats and comparisons.

$300

Presswerk

Presswerk (u-he) — effect from u-he. Score 8.5/10, price €129, formats and comparisons.

€129

Kilohearts Snap Heap

Kilohearts Snap Heap (Kilohearts) — effect from Kilohearts. Score 8.5/10, price Free / paid, formats and comparisons.

$29

Softube Tape

Softube Tape (Softube) — effect from Softube. Score 8.5/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

Eventide SP2016 Reverb

Eventide SP2016 Reverb (Eventide) — effect from Eventide. Score 8.5/10, price $199, formats and comparisons.

$199

oeksound spiff

An adaptive transient processor that detects transients via spectral analysis and cuts or boosts them with time- and frequency-specific controls.

SSL G-Master Buss Compressor

SSL G-Master Buss Compressor (Waves) — effect from Waves. Score 8.5/10, price $35–$149, formats and comparisons.

$35–$149

TDR Kotelnikov

TDR Kotelnikov is Tokyo Dawn Labs' free wideband dynamics processor for transparent mix-bus and mastering compression with separate peak and RMS release.

Free

TDR Molotok

TDR Molotok is a free character compressor from Tokyo Dawn Labs—a simplified Molot GE with eleven compression flavors for drums, vocals, guitars, and more.

Free

oeksound bloom

Bloom is an adaptive tone shaper that analyzes a signal's character and corrects its perceived tonal balance for a more even sound.

bx_masterdesk

bx_masterdesk by Plugin Alliance / Brainworx: effect from Plugin Alliance / Brainworx. Price $299, Dubspot Score 8.4, specs and alternatives for 2026.

$299

Chow Tape Model

Chow Tape Model is a free open-source physical model of reel-to-reel analog tape, originally based on the Sony TC-260 and expanded for deep tape saturation control.

Free

CLA-2A

CLA-2A (Waves) — effect from Waves. Score 8.4/10, price $35–$149, formats and comparisons.

$35–$149

Kilohearts Disperser

Disperser is an all-pass filter that rotates the phase of frequencies around a cutoff point, useful for transient shaping without changing the signal's gain.

$59

Sugar Bytes Effectrix 2

Effectrix 2 is a 32-step multi-effects sequencer plugin from Sugar Bytes with 14 step-sequenced effects for real-time audio manipulation.

Cableguys HalfTime

HalfTime is a half-speed audio effect plugin that drops incoming audio to half (or other) speeds for slowed-down beats and breakdowns.

€12

Insight 2

iZotope Insight 2 is a metering and analysis suite for loudness, spectrum, stereo field, and mix diagnostics in music and post.

$199

Tone Projects Kelvin Tone Shaper

Tone Projects Kelvin Tone Shaper by Tone Projects. Dual-stage saturation with push/pull EQ tone shaping—creative color that stays mix-usable.

€99

LFO Tool

Xfer Records LFO Tool is a volume, filter, and pan modulation plugin with drawable LFO curves for sidechain pumping, gating, and rhythmic motion.

$49.95

Soundtoys Little AlterBoy

A monophonic voice processor for pitch shifting, formant adjustment, hard-tune, and MIDI-controlled vocal effects.

$99

Soundtoys MicroShift

MicroShift creates stereo width using a combination of pitch shifting and time-varying delay.

$99

Kilohearts Multipass

Multipass is a band-splitting multi-effect plugin that divides incoming audio into up to five frequency ranges, each with its own modular Snapin effect chain.

$99

Sonnox Oxford Dynamics

Sonnox Oxford Dynamics (Sonnox) — effect from Sonnox. Score 8.4/10, price $300, formats and comparisons.

$300

iZotope Ozone 11

iZotope Ozone 11 is a mastering plugin suite, offered in Elements, Standard, and Advanced editions, with AI-assisted Master Assistant workflows.

Portal

Portal is a granular synthesis FX plugin from Output that transforms any audio input into playable, musical granular effects.

$149

FabFilter Pro-G

FabFilter Pro-G (FabFilter) — effect from FabFilter. Score 8.4/10, price $169, formats and comparisons.

$169

Raum

Raum is a creative reverb plugin from Native Instruments with three algorithm modes for everything from realistic rooms to abstract ambient soundscapes.

Free

Replika XT

Replika XT is a creative multi-mode delay plugin with five modeled delay modes and advanced options for echoes, width, and sound design.

$69.00

Baby Audio Smooth Operator

A spectral balancing plugin that dynamically removes harshness, mud, and masking from a track only when and where those frequencies occur.

Softube Harmonics

Softube Harmonics (Softube) — effect from Softube. Score 8.4/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

SPL Transient Designer Plus

SPL Transient Designer Plus by Plugin Alliance / SPL. Attack/sustain shaping without threshold hunting—still a go-to for drums, percussion, and transient control.

$199

Baby Audio Super VHS

Super VHS is an 80s-inspired multi-effects plugin that adds lo-fi degradation: tape saturation, sample-rate reduction, pitch drift, and reverb.

Trash 2

Trash 2 (iZotope) — effect from iZotope. Score 8.4/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

Sugar Bytes Turnado

Sugar Bytes Turnado by Sugar Bytes. A multi-effect performance mangler with Dictator control—live remix energy for studio and stage.

€99

Eventide UltraReverb

Eventide UltraReverb by Eventide. A full Eventide reverb with dual delays and compression—more than a space, a creative reverb workstation.

$199

Eventide UltraTap

Eventide UltraTap (Eventide) — effect from Eventide. Score 8.4/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

Zynaptiq UNFILTER

Zynaptiq UNFILTER by Zynaptiq. Adaptive inverse EQ that removes comb filtering and resonances—rescue tool for dialogue, music, and location audio.

$399

Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack

Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack by Slate Digital: effect from Slate Digital. Price $15/mo or perpetual, Dubspot Score 8.4, specs and alternatives for 2026.

$15/mo or perpetual

Synchro Arts VocALign Ultra

Synchro Arts VocALign Ultra by Synchro Arts. Automatic audio alignment for doubles and ADR—faster stack tightening without full Revoice Pro depth.

$399

Cableguys VolumeShaper 6

VolumeShaper is a Cableguys effect plugin that shapes audio with a drawable volume LFO triggered by beats, MIDI or transients across three frequency bands.

Analog Obsession FETish

Analog Obsession FETish is a free 1176-style FET compressor plugin for drums, vocals, and parallel smash, part of Analog Obsession's free analog suite.

Free

Baby Audio TAPE

TAIP is an AI-modeled tape saturation plugin from Baby Audio that emulates a 1970s tape machine to add analog warmth and color.

CLA-76

CLA-76 (Waves) — effect from Waves. Score 8.3/10, price $35–$149, formats and comparisons.

$35–$149

Dangerous Music BAX EQ

Dangerous Music BAX EQ by Plugin Alliance / Dangerous Music. Broad Baxandall shelving for mastering-style tone shifts—simple, musical, and built for big-picture EQ moves.

$249

D16 Group Decimort 2

D16 Group Decimort 2 by D16 Group. High-end bitcrushing and sample-rate reduction with dual ADC paths—lo-fi color that still sounds designed.

€49

Slate Digital FG-X 2

Slate Digital FG-X 2 (Slate Digital) — effect from Slate Digital. Score 8.3/10, price $149, formats and comparisons.

$149

Filterscape

Filterscape (u-he) — effect from u-he. Score 8.3/10, price €129, formats and comparisons.

€129

Baby Audio IHNY-2

Baby Audio IHNY-2 by Baby Audio. Parallel compression purpose-built for modern punch—New York-style slam with surgical mid/side control.

$99

PSP InfiniStrip

PSP InfiniStrip by PSP Audioware. A modular channel strip with swappable preamps, EQ, dynamics, and filters—build your console path in one insert.

$199

Mastering The Mix LEVELS

Mastering The Mix LEVELS by Mastering The Mix. All-in-one metering for LUFS, true peak, stereo, bass space, and phase—actionable checks without a full Insight suite.

$79

Eventide Physion

Eventide Physion (Eventide) — effect from Eventide. Score 8.3/10, price $179, formats and comparisons.

$179

Zynaptiq PITCHMAP

Zynaptiq PITCHMAP by Zynaptiq. Real-time polyphonic pitch mapping on mixed material—creative and corrective pitch processing beyond monophonic tuners.

$399

Radiator

Radiator (Soundtoys) — effect from Soundtoys. Score 8.3/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

Mastering The Mix REFERENCE

REFERENCE 3 is a plugin that lets you A/B your mix against professional reference tracks and shows what adjustments are needed to match them.

sonible smart:reverb 2

sonible smart:reverb 2 by sonible. Content-aware reverb that analyzes the source—faster space setting than starting from generic halls every time.

€129

Softube Drawmer S73

Softube Drawmer S73 (Softube) — effect from Softube. Score 8.3/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

Cytomic The Drop

Cytomic The Drop by Cytomic. Analog-modeled multi-mode filters with drive—ladder and friends for synth-style filtering on any track.

$99

Thermal

Thermal is an interactive distortion plugin (effect) from Output for multi-stage distortion, filtering, and effects processing.

Tonal Balance Control 2

Tonal Balance Control 2 (iZotope) — effect from iZotope. Score 8.3/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

Vocal Rider

Vocal Rider (Waves) — effect from Waves. Score 8.3/10, price $35–$149, formats and comparisons.

$35–$149

Goodhertz Vulf Compressor

Goodhertz Vulf Compressor (Goodhertz) — effect from Goodhertz. Score 8.3/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain

Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain (Waves) — effect from Waves. Score 8.2/10, price $35–$149, formats and comparisons.

$35–$149

Acustica Audio Navy 2

Acustica Audio Navy 2 by Acustica Audio. Hyper-realistic console-style EQ from Acustica's dynamic convolution world—pro color for engineers who chase hardware tone in the box.

€149

AmpliTube 5

AmpliTube 5 is IK Multimedia's guitar and bass amp/effects modeling software for recording and live use, available as plugin and standalone.

$99.99

Analog Obsession LALA

Analog Obsession LALA is a free LA-2A-style optical compressor/limiter with sidechain filters and mix control for vocals, bass, and buses.

Free

Antares Auto-Tune Artist

Antares Auto-Tune Artist (Antares) — effect from Antares. Score 8.2/10, price $229, formats and comparisons.

$229

Baby Audio Comeback Kid

Baby Audio Comeback Kid by Baby Audio. A character delay with many wet-path shaping effects—tape, cheap digital, and creative color in one insert.

$69

Soundtoys Crystallizer

A granular echo plugin that combines pitch shifting and reversed echo processing, based on the Eventide H3000's reverse shift algorithm.

Devil-Loc Deluxe

Devil-Loc Deluxe (Soundtoys) — effect from Soundtoys. Score 8.2/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

Devious Machines Duck

Devious Machines Duck by Devious Machines. Sidechain-style pumping without routing headaches—volume shaping for modern electronic mixes.

$49

Cableguys FilterShaper 3

Cableguys FilterShaper 3 by Cableguys. LFO-drawn filter modulation from Cableguys—rhythmic filtering with the same drawing workflow as ShaperBox fans know.

€79

Sugar Bytes Graindad

Sugar Bytes Graindad by Sugar Bytes. A granular sandbox for freeze, stutter, and texture mangling—creative grain FX with Sugar Bytes flair.

€99

Baby Audio Humanoid

Baby Audio Humanoid is a vocal transformation effect for pitch, formant, and creative vocal character beyond basic tuning.

$129

Kickstart 2

Nicky Romero Kickstart 2 by Cableguys is a sidechain ducking plugin that ducks a track's volume on each kick to clear space for bass.

$16

Output Movement

Movement is an effects plugin that applies rhythm-based modulation to any input using synchronized engines, sequencers, and effects.

Mastering The Mix MIXROOM

Mastering The Mix MIXROOM by Mastering The Mix. An intelligent EQ guided by tonal targets—fast balance help for mix buses and groups.

$79

iZotope Neoverb

iZotope Neoverb by iZotope. AI-assisted reverb with Blend Pad and masking awareness—iZotope's modern reverb for mix-friendly spaces.

$199

Kiive Audio NFuse

Kiive Audio NFuse by Kiive Audio. A bus processor fusing console-style saturation, EQ, compression, and imaging modules—fast glue for modern mix buses.

$129

PhaseMistress

PhaseMistress (Soundtoys) — effect from Soundtoys. Score 8.2/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

R-Vox

R-Vox (Waves) — effect from Waves. Score 8.2/10, price $35–$99, formats and comparisons.

$35–$99

sonible smart:EQ 4

sonible smart:EQ 4 is an AI-powered equalizer that detects and corrects spectral imbalances and balances up to 10 tracks together.

€129.00

Softube Saturation Knob

Softube Saturation Knob (Softube) — effect from Softube. Score 8.2/10, price Free, formats and comparisons.

Free

Soundtoys SpaceBlender

Soundtoys SpaceBlender is an experimental reverb for imaginary spaces, with X/Y envelope shaping, spectral color evolution, and tails up to 60 seconds.

$99

Unfiltered Audio SpecOps

Unfiltered Audio SpecOps (Plugin Alliance) — effect from Plugin Alliance. Score 8.2/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

SSL Fusion Stereo Image

SSL Fusion Stereo Image (Solid State Logic) — effect from Solid State Logic. Score 8.2/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

D16 Group Syntorus 2

D16 Group Syntorus 2 by D16 Group. A triple-path analog-modeled chorus—lush modulation thickness for synths, guitars, and buses.

€59

Twangström

Twangström (u-he) — effect from u-he. Score 8.2/10, price €69, formats and comparisons.

€69

Steven Slate Audio VSX

Steven Slate Audio VSX by Steven Slate Audio. Headphone monitoring with room and speaker simulations—mix translation tool for headphone-first workflows.

$299

Waves F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ

Waves F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ by Waves. Six floating dynamic EQ bands for surgical vocal and bus control—often on deep sale and still highly useful.

$35+

Slate Digital Fresh Air

Slate Digital Fresh Air is a free (or bundle-included) air and presence enhancer for adding high-end clarity to mixes and masters.

Free

H-Delay

H-Delay (Waves) — effect from Waves. Score 8.1/10, price $35–$99, formats and comparisons.

$35–$99

Goodhertz Lossy

Goodhertz Lossy (Goodhertz) — effect from Goodhertz. Score 8.1/10, price $49, formats and comparisons.

$49

MFM2

MFM2 (u-he) — effect from u-he. Score 8.1/10, price €69, formats and comparisons.

€69

iZotope Neutron 5

iZotope Neutron 5 is an AI-assisted mixing suite of channel-strip and analysis modules for balancing and shaping individual tracks.

$299

PanMan

PanMan (Soundtoys) — effect from Soundtoys. Score 8.1/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

PrimalTap

PrimalTap (Soundtoys) — effect from Soundtoys. Score 8.1/10, price $149, formats and comparisons.

$149

sonible smart:comp 2

sonible smart:comp 2 is a spectro-dynamic compressor plugin that uses intelligent processing and automatic parametrization across audio bands.

Baby Audio Spaced Out

Baby Audio Spaced Out (Baby Audio) — effect from Baby Audio. Score 8.1/10, price $69, formats and comparisons.

$69

Native Instruments Supercharger GT

Native Instruments Supercharger GT by Native Instruments. A colorful tube-style compressor with parallel blend—fast punch for drums, bass, and vocals in the box.

€99

Universal Audio Topline Vocal Tune

UAD Topline Vocal Tune is a native real-time pitch-correction plugin with low-latency monitoring, hard-tune styles, formant shift, and MIDI repitching.

$99

Kiive Audio Warmy EP1A

Kiive Audio Warmy EP1A by Kiive Audio. A Pultec-style tube EQ from Kiive—musical broadstroke curves at a friendlier price than flagship Pultec collections.

$49

Waves SSL E-Channel

Waves SSL E-Channel by Waves. The classic SSL 4000 E channel strip in Waves form—EQ plus dynamics for fast console-style mixing.

$35+

Waves Tune Real-Time

Waves Tune Real-Time (Waves) — effect from Waves. Score 8.1/10, price $35–$149, formats and comparisons.

$35–$149

Goodhertz Wow Control

Goodhertz Wow Control by Goodhertz. Tape-style wow, flutter, and pitch modulation as a dedicated effect—organic instability on demand.

$99

Positive Grid BIAS FX 2

Positive Grid BIAS FX 2 is a guitar amp and effects platform with large preset ecosystems, multi-path rigs, and Standard/Professional tiers for recording and practice.

$99+

EchoBoy Jr

EchoBoy Jr (Soundtoys) — effect from Soundtoys. Score 8.0/10, price $79, formats and comparisons.

$79

Superlunar GX-8600

GX-8600 is a glitch and corrupt effects plugin from Superlunar with a rhythmic glitch engine, a signal-degradation engine, four assignable LFOs, and a Chaos control.

$69

Vinyl

Vinyl (iZotope) — effect from iZotope. Score 8.0/10, price Free, formats and comparisons.

Free

Melodyne 5 Essential

Melodyne 5 Essential (Celemony) — effect from Celemony. Score 8.0/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

Cableguys Pancake 2

Cableguys Pancake 2 is a free auto-panner plugin for tempo-synced stereo motion and creative pan effects.

Free

Renaissance Equalizer

Renaissance Equalizer (Waves) — effect from Waves. Score 8.0/10, price $35–$99, formats and comparisons.

$35–$99

Sie-Q

Sie-Q (Soundtoys) — effect from Soundtoys. Score 8.0/10, price $99, formats and comparisons.

$99

Valhalla Freq Echo

Valhalla Freq Echo (Valhalla DSP) — effect from Valhalla DSP. Score 8.0/10, price Free, formats and comparisons.

Free

Waves PuigTec EQs

Waves PuigTec EQs by Waves. Jack Joseph Puig's Pultec EQP-1A and MEQ-5 pair—musical tube-style EQ curves at typical Waves sale prices.

$35+

Kiive Audio XTMax

Kiive Audio XTMax by Kiive Audio. A punchy Kiive maximizer/bus tool for competitive loudness and color—more vibe than invisible limiting.

$99

kHs Filter

kHs Filter (Kilohearts) — effect from Kilohearts. Score 7.9/10, price Free, formats and comparisons.

Free

L3 Ultramaximizer

L3 Ultramaximizer (Waves) — effect from Waves. Score 7.9/10, price $35–$99, formats and comparisons.

$35–$99

Little Radiator

Little Radiator (Soundtoys) — effect from Soundtoys. Score 7.9/10, price $49, formats and comparisons.

$49

FabFilter Simplon

FabFilter Simplon (FabFilter) — effect from FabFilter. Score 7.9/10, price $49, formats and comparisons.

$49

Valhalla Space Modulator

Valhalla Space Modulator (Valhalla DSP) — effect from Valhalla DSP. Score 7.9/10, price Free, formats and comparisons.

Free

Relay

Relay (iZotope) — effect from iZotope. Score 7.8/10, price Free / suite, formats and comparisons.

Free / suite

iZotope Nectar 4

iZotope Nectar 4 is a vocal processing plugin suite with AI-assisted tools for pitch correction, EQ, compression, reverb, and harmonies.

$55

Mastering The Mix BASSROOM

BASSROOM is a low-end mastering EQ plugin that helps shape bass frequencies so mixes translate clearly across playback systems.

Baby Audio Parallel Aggressor

Parallel Aggressor adds parallel saturation and compression in one plugin, splitting your audio into three signals you can balance for added punch.

iZotope VocalSynth 2

VocalSynth 2 is a creative vocal synthesizer plugin combining five modules to produce electronic vocal textures, robot voices, and computerized harmonies.

$199.00

Guitar Rig 7

Guitar Rig 7 Pro is a multi-effects rack and amp simulator with machine-learning circuit modeling and an intuitive interface.

€199.00