The FX section is rather complete. Thus, there’s a lot of EQing possibilities: two shelving EQ (Low, High), two resonating filters (Hi and LowPass) and two parametric with Q, the settings of each EQ being automatable. You can independently activate any EQ simply by clicking on its name. There’s also a good compressor, with all the usual parameters, a ratio ranging from 1:1 to 100:1 and an ensemble of presets. To stay in the dynamic processors side, you’ll find a Gate with threshold and release that can work either in ducking mode (-20dB) or in Mute mode (-120dB).

Time-based effects are represented by the reverb (see below) and a delay, mono or stereo, with separate or linked channel settings, Feedback, bi-mode filer, synchro to host and Mix parameters. Reverb IRs allow you to tailor every possible space, from wood case to forest, from a real plate to its version by Lexicon, from the inside of a train wagon to a little car, to reproduce sounds coming from another room, door closed, or open, etc. Some come from Altiverb, others were specially made for the plug-in. Audio Ease has such know-how in the IR domain that there’s no need to detail the qualities of those included in Speakerphone.

Mod completes the FX section, with the usual tremolo, chorus, flanger, phaser and vibrato. It has minimal settings (Depth, Speed), hence no Regen, Width or other refinements, but Mod is tempo sync capable. Most of these effects are good, but are not able to compete with dedicated plug-ins. Only the vibrato could be a bit difficult to use in a musical context but can do wonders in sound design applications.