October 2026– date –

Soundtoys' EchoBoy suits people who want a delay with the coloration of vintage gear on vocals and guitars. We rate it on three criteria against 10 delay plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

MeldaProduction's MDelay suits people who want to try both tape-style and clear delays, for free. We rate it on three criteria against 10 delay plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

FabFilter's Timeless 3 suits people who want everything from an everyday delay to unusual effects using wobble and filters in one plug-in. We rate it on three criteria against 10 delay plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Klanghelm's IVGI suits people who want to add a little analog character to the master or instruments, for free. We rate it on three criteria against 12 saturation plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Output's Thermal suits people who want to quickly add distortion with variation to synths and drums. We rate it on three criteria against 12 saturation plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Softube's Saturation Knob suits people who want to try the effect of saturation for free first. We rate it on three criteria against 12 saturation plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Klanghelm's SDRR suits people who want to try everything from tube-style to fuzz in one plug-in at a reasonable price. We rate it on three criteria against 12 saturation plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

MeldaProduction's MSaturator suits people who want to try light saturation on a bus or a whole mix, for free. We rate it on three criteria against 12 saturation plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Soundtoys' Radiator suits people who want to quickly add warm tube distortion with few knobs. We rate it on three criteria against 12 saturation plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

FabFilter's Saturn 2 suits people who want to shape saturation in detail, such as changing the distortion by band. We rate it on three criteria against 12 saturation plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.