Signal Processors

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

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?

Vocoders aren't just about tiny robot voices from awful '70s records — some could generate lush choir sounds and opulent strings too.

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

Everyone is looking for that elusive extra dimension to their mix, and Roland's latest unit claims to deliver it right out of the box. Dave Lockwood assesses dimensional expansion for himself.

There's more to vocoders than 'Mister Blue Sky' — and with the vocoders available on some current multi-effects processors, creative vocoding is now available to almost anyone.