Signal Processors

The latest technological advances in reverb design have yielded expensive hardware units that can 'sample' the sound of real rooms. Now Audio Ease's Altiverb brings the same convolving technology to the Mac — at a fraction of the cost.

Antares have packed their acclaimed Auto-Tune and mic modelling processes, along with dynamics and EQ, into this 1U rack unit.

A stereo compressor offering the classic dynamic characteristics that only an optical design can provide.

The Genesis 1 is a simplified version of the Genesis 3 modelling guitar preamp/effects unit, offering a reduced feature set at a lower price.

A plug-in card for the Yamaha AW-series workstations that combines Waves-quality DSP effects with eight channels of ADAT optical I/O.

We test this two-channel analogue dynamic noise filter, expander and HF enhancer.

Many home and project studio owners are interested in mastering as a way to add that professional sheen to their recordings. The newest way to do this is with iZotope's DirectX mastering tool for PC.

TC upgrade both the hardware and the software of their cost-effective M•One multi-effects unit.

Korg's AX1500G floor-standing guitar multi-effects processor offers tons of tone for very few pounds.

TC's DSP-powered effects board has been upgraded, and now includes a much more impressive plug-in bundle.

Aphex update their famous Aural Exciter and Big Bottom processes for the 21st century.

Flying in the face of the 'digital all-in-one' trend, the Freque II unashamedly provides specialist analogue processing for the audiophile.

SPL's new surround-ready stereo compressor offers clever programme-adaptive compression, as well as decompression and tube-saturation functions.

Line 6's acclaimed Delay Modeler pedal gets a rackmount makeover.

Since 1999, Bob Moog's Big Briar company has been making analogue filters and effects pedals based on his original Moog module designs. Now there's a central control unit, so that you can use them all together as a complete processing system.

Samson's latest dynamics processors deliver quality sound and features that belie their affordable price tag.

The effects engine of the feted G Force at half the price! What more could you want? TC Electronic's new G Major guitar multi-effects processor sets out to redefine the price/performance ratio.

Joemeek's new dual recording channel provides an innovative current-sensing preamp, optical compression and three-band equalisation, as well as the option to fit an onboard stereo A-D converter.

TC-Helicon claim that their flagship vocal processor can make you sound like a totally different person. But how well does it work?

Used correctly, reverb is of the most powerful tools of modern music production. This month, we explore the most effective treatments for some of the individual components of a mix.

Hugh Robjohns looks at a pedigree mix compressor with a number of rather unusual extra functions up its sleeve...