Sabol Hill Lacuna: the plugin I use for the last 5% of depth

I don’t get excited about plugins very often anymore.

Most of them promise “more analog”, “more width” or “more depth”, and they usually end up doing the same thing we’ve already heard a hundred times.

Then I tried Lacuna by Sabol Hill. At first I was a bit skeptical, but after a few sessions I bought it immediately. This is not sponsored: I actually used my credit card.

What is it?

If you haven’t heard of it yet, it’s basically a unique combination of a 4-band EQ, a stereo movement processor and a saturator.

The magic comes from its proprietary CURRENT technology, which constantly introduces tiny left/right phase variations that create movement, width and depth without making your mix feel artificially widened.

The result? Your tracks feel more alive, more three-dimensional, more interesting. Without sounding overprocessed.

This is not one of those plugins that entirely changes your sound. Instead, it gives your audio that little bit of movement and personality that makes everything feel less static.

How I use it

• Main groups
• Synth buses
• Lead vocals that I want to feel wider and more exciting

It has become one of those “last 5%” plugins for me. When the mix already sounds great but I want a little more depth, color and dimension, Lacuna is often what I reach for.