Signal Processors

£300 is becoming a crowded price point for well-specified effects units, but Art nevertheless hope to stand out with their new Effects Network. Martin Walker decides whether it has what it takes to muscle in on the competition.

Paul White checks out the first tube product in the JoeMeek range.

Does the world need another budget parametric equalizer? Paul White discovers that it never had that many in the first place.

Paul White finds that Zoom's entry-level, sub-£100 effects box has hidden depths.

Paul White checks over the Alesis Wedge and finds that, despite its simplicity, its not the thin end of the reverb.

Four inputs, four outputs, up to four simultaneous effects... Digitech have kept to the magic number for this upgrade of their user-friendly multi-effects processor, but is it a superior being? Hugh Robjohns finds out.

Paul White checks out JoeMeek's first standalone enhancer.

Voice channels are gaining in popularity with the rise of digital, providing an easy way of recording high-quality signals without having to go through a mixer. Paul White rates the latest in the breed.

Paul White finds out about compression by numbers.

Paul White raises the tone of his studio by plugging in TL Audio's latest Crimson series parametric EQ.

It's small, sleek and extremely covetable. David Mellor opens the box.

Paul White tests one of the few-low cost tube enhancers on the market, from a new name in excitement.

Focusrite's new Green processors are enough to make anyone envious, as Paul White discovered when he had to give them back!

Paul White revs up his valves and zooms off to see the big Squeeze.

The first in Drawmer's new budget range of processors aims to give you high-quality gain reduction at a compressed price. Paul White comes to the conclusion that they've got the balance right.

All the warmth of valve circuitry, and it's shiny on every surface too. Paul White tries out a hot piece of kit with tubes that groove.

Richard Waghorn takes ART's new electro-optical compressor into the studio and is genuinely surprised at the result.

The VCS1 goes for the best of both worlds, featuring a valve for warmth and character, and solid-state technology for level control. Hugh Robjohns finds out what the combination has to offer.

Paul White studio tests the new JoeMeek VC1 and finds that nostalgia is everything it used to be.

Analogue filter banks are not exactly a new concept, but this one combines an unusually flexible specification with MIDI control and an affordable price. Chris Carter passes some filter tips...

Paul White tests the latest incarnation of the mysterious Vitalizer, and is non the wiser about how it actually works.