Our friends at Nugen Audio have released SigMod, a modular, customisable signal modification plug-in which allows users to freely combine simple processes into complex combinations, allowing the user to quickly correct, tweak or convert an audio signal for a wide variety of purposes. We have an exclusive review.

SigMod is suitable for many quick-fix tasks, enhancing or overcoming DAW limitations. Multiple modules may be combined to create complex experimental signal-flows and routings.

Custom Signal Architecture Made Easy

SigMod is made up of 11 single process modules and is designed to enhance the functionality of plug-ins and DAWs with many useful, creative functions. These include master & channel strip features, signal monitoring & routing options, mid-side conversion, crossovers and output level protection. Each signal modification unit can be combined in any order to design the precise routing required. Auto-resizing keeps the signal flow and functionality clear at all times.

How It Works

In the settings panel multiple instances of the 11 available processing modules can be arranged in any order allowing useful channel operations to be quickly set up and recalled. The available modules are:

• Mid-Side - Converts L/R stereo signal to Mid/Side or Mid/Side back to L/R stereo 
• Mute/Solo - Mutes the signal
• Tap - Duplicates the signal to an instance of the complementary Nugen Recieve Plug-in
• Phase - Inverts the polarity of the signal
• Mono - Sums to mono
• Switch - Swaps the left/right or mid/side channel order
• Delay - Delay in ms or samples up to 100ms
• Crossover - 2 way first order crossover, tap the HF or LF and pass the other band
• Trim - +20dB to -70dB
• DC Offset - DC Offset
• Protect - Cuts the signal if it exceeds a specified TP measurement

What You Can Do With It

The ability to freely combine these modules makes it suitable for anything from basic channel operations, for example providing the missing mono check and phase buttons in the Pro Tools mixer, through to enabling complex multi-band processing using other plug-ins in combination with SigMod.

Pricing

Introductory pricing for SigMod is on offer from 24 May to 25 June 2018:

• US - Retail Price $49, Introductory Price - $29
• Europe - Retail Price €40, Introductory Price - €23
• UK - Retail Price £35, Introductory Price - £19

Exclusive Free Video Review

Tutorial Videos To Follow

The review video doesn't attempt to cover all the possibilities presented by this plug-in so be sure to check back for a short series of tutorial videos which explore some of the uses SigMod can be put to.