Signal Processors

Explore the ups and downs of Phoenix’s transformer-laden tone control...

The latest iteration of Peavey’s modelling software not only allows you to build your own virtual guitar amps, but to ‘profile’ real ones.

Roland’s EC-10M turns any cajon into an electronic percussion generator.

The CP-1X is no typical guitar compressor pedal. It employs Boss’s proprietary Multi-Dimensional Processing (MDP) technology, which analyses various aspects of the incoming signal in real time and then responds by optimising the digital processing for the source.

This stylish module brings the ‘blue stripe’ revision of the UREI 1176 to the 500 series.

Typically, reverb plug-ins are either simple or versatile. FabFilter claim that their Pro-R combines both virtues.

I thought I had a handle on this, but seem to have a hard time understanding the difference between a compressor’s ‘Hold’ and its ‘Release’. Can you help explain?

Is it really possible to carry out studio-quality pitch-correction in real time? Waves think so...

Haaze is a simple to use tool for manipulating stereo width in an audio signal — and it's cheap as chips.

Could this modern take on a classic compressor design be fab for your studio?

These classy new French-made modules are inspired by vintage designs, but they also add a few unexpected and useful features.

We explore some more advanced techniques and less-obvious applications for Synchro Arts’ powerful audio-alignment processor.

In Ableton Live, I used to use a plug-in to split a channel so that I could do multiband processing. I’m now using Cubase Pro 8.5 and it doesn’t seem to work...

We dive deeper into Synchro Arts’ powerful pitch-processing and audio-alignment software.

UA’s latest updates add new compressors, delays, voice channels and virtual bass amps, as well as refreshing a few familiar faces.