Wish granted: VCV Rack’s Plateau is now a Eurorack module from 4ms

It was bound to happen. Now Eurorack hardware is emulating your computer. How the tables have turned! Or, um, mesas. But if you haven’t experienced Plateau yet, get ready to find out why it’s an instant favorite reverb — and one that a whole lot of people will want in their Eurorack skiff, too. Plateau, meet 4ms Mesa.

Tour Collage, a colorful playground for endless custom effects

Collage is a vast collection of effects based on some 43 processors you can quickly turn into your own custom effects, complete with a colorful interface maker. It’s creative and unique enough that you might just miss how much is there. Here’s a complete walkthrough of what’s inside.

Peter Kirn - February 16, 2024

Soundtoys shows off the Abbey Road reverb trick – and it’s not just for vocals

While we’re immersing ourselves in reverbs, Soundtoys did a great tutorial using their SuperPlate reverb showing a classic production tip associated with Abbey Road. It has some unique twists in SuperPlate, and I’ve used this for more than just vocals.

Peter Kirn - December 21, 2023

Free Soundtoys Little Plate reverb plug-in – and the plate that inspired it

Peter Kirn - November 6, 2023

Hands on: Soundtoys SuperPlate is five plate reverbs in one – and delivers on nuance

Peter Kirn - May 17, 2023

Soundtoys SuperPlate promises a full library of electromechanical plate reverbs in a plug-in

Peter Kirn - April 18, 2023

Piastrone is a perfect, playable reverb for Ableton Live – even when other reverbs fail

Peter Kirn - March 29, 2023