Signal Processors

The Holy Grail of location recording is the ability to isolate the sound of a source from that of the space in which it was recorded. Have Zynaptiq found it?

An all-analogue signal path with digital control and side-chain processing make the Titan stand out from the crowd.

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Does anyone need eight channels of distortion when summing analogue signals together? Looptrotter might be able to persuade you that the idea’s not entirely crazy!

The secret of Radial's excellent reputation is simple: design excellent products, and build them well.

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The Urei 1176 is one of those classic compressor-limiters that many boutique manufacturers are now trying to put their own spin on. What do Wes Audio bring to the party?

When it comes to valve distortion, few want it more than guitarists— and few know more about it than Thermionic Culture...

Costing almost as much as a small car, you’d expect that nothing could cut like a Knif. Find out what made our reviewer invest in a Soma...

When I'm doing vocal pitch-correction, should I include breath sounds if I'm trying to get the sound to be realistic? I'm...

There are many VCA compressors available, at a range of prices, but very few employ a fully discrete gain-reduction element. So what exactly does this design feature bring to the table?

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What could be better than a Bettermaker? A Bettermaker made better, of course...

Nvelope 500 can be used either as a full-band or a two-band processor.

Does an all-analogue, 1989 design still have a place in the world of convolution and modelling-based guitar recording products? Get ready to be surprised by the reissued SansAmp Classic.

Aphex's Exciter has been around in one guise or another for years, and when first launched, back in 1975...

Celemony’s clever restoration tool invisibly fixes the speed variations that can plague material recorded on tape or vinyl.

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With so many virtual guitar amps already on the market, can newcomers Scuffham Amps bring something fresh to the party?

Bereich03 are small manufacturers of audio outboard gear, based in Munich, Germany. When I say small, in fact they currently...

Most processors in API’s 500‑series format are classic studio tools such as preamps, EQs and compressors — but now a heavyweight champion from the synth world has joined the party.