Spec review– category –

iZotope's Trash suits people who want to play with and shape vocals and drums, from faint distortion to bold changes in the sound. We rate it on three criteria against 12 saturation plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Kazrog's True Iron suits people who want to add the thickness and natural distortion typical of transformers to mixes and tracks. We rate it on three criteria against 12 saturation plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Sonarworks' SoundID Reference Virtual Monitoring suits people who work on headphones and want to check how a mix sounds in everyday settings such as a car or a phone. We rate it on three criteria against 8 monitor correction programs, using official manufacturer information.

iZotope's Stutter Edit 2 suits people who want to quickly add stutter and glitch effects to beats and transitions. We rate it on three criteria against 9 creative effect plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Synchro Arts' Revoice Pro 5 suits people who make songs with many layered vocals, matching the timing and pitch of the lead and backing vocals. We rate it on four criteria against 15 pitch-correction plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Tokyo Dawn Records' SlickEQ suits people who want a quick, free EQ that also adds some analog-style color. We rate it on three criteria against 15 EQ plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Pulsar Audio's Pulsar Vocal Studio suits people who want to build the processing a vocal mix needs by working directly in a single plug-in. We rate it on four criteria against 10 vocal processing plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Arturia's Rev PLATE-140 suits people who want to add the standard plate sound to vocals. We rate it on three criteria (vocal-friendly sounds, easy to blend, speed) against 12 reverb plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Sonnox's Oxford EQ suits people who want a natural, refined-sounding EQ for vocals and the whole mix. We rate it on three criteria against 15 EQ plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Soundtoys' PrimalTap suits people who want to try a rough 1980s-style digital delay and effects that change a lot with the knobs. We rate it on three criteria against 10 delay plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.