Signal Processors

If you've £250 to spare and a reverb-shaped hole in your studio, Lexicon would like you to fill it with their latest budget processor, which offers 20-bit converters, a digital output as standard, and the famous Lexicon Ambience effect.

ART have been championing the cause of musicians on a budget for years with their great value multi-effects units. We check out their latest effort, offering true 4-in, 4-out capabilities for under £300.

It's a Focusrite, Jim, but not as we know it! Is it possible to deliver Focusrite quality at such an aggressively low price?

Though this Charisma has only two channels instead of eight, it's lost none of the original charm.

While this outboard EQ provides little more than a decent desk EQ in the way of facilities, it does have that distinctive vintage JoeMeek sound at a price that won't break the bank.

Paul White takes two migraine tablets and has a nice sit down before tackling the 'eye-catching' Resinator filter unit...

Does the DPR422 have the right combination of price and performance to break BSS into the project studio market?

Delay, originally called echo, is one of the oldest artificial effects, yet it can still be one of the most impressive — if used with care. Paul White explains the potential problems and how to avoid them.

This good-looking unit hides more than just reverb beneath its shiny exterior. Derek Johnson appreciates the ambience...

Is the dbx 160S pure technology, a work of art, or a little of both?

The world of multi-effects might be generally interdisciplinary, but Derek Johnson finds that there'll always be room for a specialist.

Can new technology really emulate vintage equipment, or do you have to use vintage parts? Paul White test a modern compressor that claims chameleon-like abilities to emulate classic compression sounds.

SPL claim to have come up with a completely new type of compressor. Paul White puts their assertions to the test.

For serious sonic sculpting, you can't beat a parametric EQ, and this new contender from Seattle-based Symetrix is priced within reach of many project studio owners.

Paul White goes into overdrive with TLA's latest valve processor — the 02031.

Paul White goes beyond the final frontier with Roland's latest 3D sound processor.

There have been Leslie simulators before, but none to exploit the sympathetic warmth of valves.

Paul White tries to pigeonhole Digitech's new effects unit — but quickly discovers that it can mean different things to different users.

Digitech have trimmed back both price and features for the latest addition to the TSR effects family. But does the newcomer offer enough bang per buck?

There's more to gating than just getting rid of unwanted noise: the humble noise gate is capable of truly creative studio trickery. David Mellor reveals some of the unusual uses for your Drawmer DS201, but if you don't own a DS201, don't despair: these tips can be adapted for most good quality gates.

Paul White tries his hand at tonal transformation using Ashly Audio's latest parametric equaliser.