iZotope Alloy brings the most common mixing processors together in one plug-in.

FOR: Anyone doing digital mixing of audio tracks on Mac or PC. No need to pull up EQ, dynamics, transient shaper, exciter, de-esser and limiter plug-ins—Alloy covers six powerful mixing tools in one integrated interface. A menu along the bottom of the Alloy interface illustrates which effects are active and which one is presently selected for editing. The main window displays a ton of audio information as the track rolls and some of the most straightforward controls you could ask for in a virtual channel strip.

NOT FOR: People who enjoy sorting through cumbersome, complicated plug-ins. We know you’re out there.