Blox Rack from Pine DSP

Combines six processors with LFOs, envelope follower & macros

Pine DSP's latest offering brings together a set of six virtual processors, houses them in a 500-series-style layout and complements them with a detailed horizontal editing panel.

Blox Rack includes six effects modules: an EQ, compressor, chorus, reverb, delay and exciter. Each of the modules can be loaded as an independent DAW plug-in, or combined into a powerful all-in-one channel strip. They can all be loaded into Blox Rack as vertical modules, although the EQ benefit from a dedicated horizontal pane that allows users to carry out their tone shaping using a familiar-looking graphical curve editor - the panel also offers detailed control over the plug-in's onboard ducking and envelope functions.

The modules can be freely re-ordered, and it's possible to create custom parallel routing combinations as well as running modules in series. In addition to its collection of effects, the plug-in is also equipped with some built-in modulation tools. A set of four LFOs and an envelope follower are joined by an X-Y pad and a set of six macro controls that can all be assigned to just about any parameter.

Six Modules Here's a look at what each of Blox Rack's modules have to offer:

Blox Exciter: Three modes of distortion: Reel, Glass and Ember. Air control for high-frequency emphasis built to play nicely with transients. Hysteresis and Bias controls available in Reel mode for tape character emulation.

Blox EQ: Built to meet professional needs within a small space, Blox EQ can be controlled directly from the horizontal upper panel in Blox Rack. Cmd/Ctrl and Opt/Alt modifiers deal with Q settings and band solo. Each band can be set to Mid or Side mode alongside the default stereo. Blox EQ features high-pass, low-pass, shelving, notch, band-pass and bell filter options.

Blox Reverb: Size, Decay, Damp, Tone, Pre-Delay and Modulation controls to customise your reverb sound, and a Freeze function for holding the reverb in stasis. Duck setting dips the wet signal when a new dry signal plays, with precise control over ducking offered by Depth, Threshold, Attack and Release parameters, along with a spectrogram in the advanced window (top panel).

Blox Delay: Normal, Ping Pong and Diffuse modes give three types of delay behaviour, and a Wash mode designed to animate diffuse repeats. Choose from a range of delay times and sync to the host tempo. Duck setting dips the reverb signal when new input audio reaches the defined threshold.

Blox Chorus: a three-stage chorus effect with Spread, Tone and Character, Rate and Depth controls.

Blox Compressor: a classic compressor with three modes: Smooth for transparent compression, Punch for more characterful, analogue-style compression and Clamp for a tighter response . Blox Compressor has side-chain input, side-chain high-pass, and a Knee control that smooths the curve around the Threshold point.

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Compatibility Blox Rack is supported on PCs running Windows 10 or above, and Macs running macOS 13 and later. VST3, AU and AAX plug-in versions are available.

Pricing & Availability Blox Rack is available now, as is currently (2 November 2026) being offered at an introductory price of $49, reduced from its full cost of $79.

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