Signal Processors

Have you ever wondered what lies behind the intriguing wobbles and lush swooshes of this classic effect?

Antelope Audio founder Igor Levin chats to Sam Inglis about their distinctive approach to audio interface design. We find out how Antelope’s innovative use of FPGA technology has enabled them to deliver impressive signal processing power.

In this episode, Eddie Bazil discusses using Transient Shapers in place of EQ and provides six practical examples.

Saturation effects can be used in different ways to make mixing easier. Find out how...

Audio files to accompany SOS May 2021's Saturation Stratgeies workshop.

Tony Agnello and Richard Factor chat about the 50 year history of Eventide, from their groundbreaking use of digital technology in the early ’70s to the modern challenges of adapting their algorithms for plug-ins and stompboxes.

Why let guitarists have all the fun? Stompboxes can be inspirational mixing tools.

Not all 500‑series racks are created equal. Here’s what you need to know to make your choice.

With so many modules on the market, how do you make the right choices?

EQ will make or break your master. It's the single most important factor in mastering, once you've decided the loudness...

Your DAW makes it easy to fake old-school doubling techniques, and gives you much more control than producers had in days gone by. We show you how...

Multiband compressors offer unique advantages over their broadband cousins — but they also present some perilous pitfalls for the unwary.

Creating your own shimmer reverb effects is easy, and gives you plenty of creative control.

Mike Senior explores the subject of Haas delays at mixdown, explaining how they work, how to get the best out of them, and how to avoid the most common traps associated with them.

I've got a Zoom MS-70CDR [multi-effects] pedal, and a few people are saying not to use it via an aux send and return, owing to a comb-filtering issue. Have you noticed this issue with digital pedals on aux returns?

I've always advised my students to set their high-pass filter slope at a steep setting of 48dB per octave to reduce boominess. Is this the best advice to give my students, who are very much at the beginner stage?

Plug‑in models of classic hardware can sound great if you feed them the right level. But what level is right?

Mark Crabtree of AMS Neve chats with Sam Inglis about how two of the biggest names in UK audio technology came together, and how they are using their unique expertise in analogue and digital audio to develop their next wave of studio products.

Compression can do radically different things to the sound of a snare drum, depending on how it's set up. In this episode, Mike Senior explores three ways in which a compressor can help bring your snare tracks to life.

Reverb plug-ins can present a bewildering variety of parameters. We explain what they're there for, and how to put them to good use!

Can I get good results on a Dobro that has a Shertler Basik on‑board mic, or will I need a piezo pickup?