Signal Processors

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.

Modern multi-effects units provide all sorts of useful processors in addition to the more usual reverb and delay-based effects. Paul White discusses the extras you might find inside your effects box and how best to use them.

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

To start off this short series on multi-effects programming, Paul White explores the key building blocks found in today's versatile units.

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.

Paul White looks at the different ways in which the leading enhancers produce their results, and offer some practical advice on where the various types work best.

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.

If digital perfection leaves you cold, the Aardscape can lend an analogue quality to your recordings. Hugh Robjohns warms to the idea...

These days a compressor is pretty much an essential purchase if you're recording vocals or non-keyboard instruments. Paul White looks at how they operate, and how they can be used both to control levels and to fatten sounds.