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November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

Lexicon MX200. The genius of a master.

Anyone who has set up a home studio, or who wanted to gradually put together a live sound rig on "little" money, will at some point have used one "cheap" effects processor or…

November 1, 2013Pedals & Effects

Peavey Kosmos Pro Used on Bass

Super color for the bassist's harmonics. In live performances, details matter in producing a striking impression from your instrument toward those who are there to enjoy you and…

November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

LA Audio G400: A Classic Renewed

British company SCV, owner of LA Audio, has finally renewed its classic four-channel gate, giving it new features, improving its overall quality (just look at the spec sheet) and…

November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

Presonus BlueMax Smart Compressor. Small but Clever.

In early 1995 the American company PRESONUS appeared with the award-winning DPC-8, and since then it has kept to a philosophy of producing gear of proven quality at a reasonable…

November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

SM PR8 Mark 2: Beyond What the Price Suggests

Putting together a recording studio today means turning a computer into the complete system. This statement, unthinkable twenty years ago, has become the most compelling reality…

November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

Alesis CLX440. Digital Dynamics.

Less than ten years ago, an approach like the one we have before us today would have seemed impossible: an affordable dynamics processor based on a digital environment…

November 1, 2013Mixers

Behringer Eurorack UB1202: Small Mixers

Behringer's position in the consumer's mind (its positioning) is anchored in inexpensive, nicely styled and well-finished products, resulting in a wide range of features in each…

November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

Behringer: Psychoacoustic Excitement, Aural Magic

How is it possible? Hearing whispering voices clearly among all these instruments.Those crystal-clear cymbals, the hi-hat with such presence and finesse. That horn section…

November 1, 2013Power Amplifiers

Nova Audio MA 1200 AG. Daughter of Perestroika.

The amp I now have in my hands is a truly special case, since it doesn't come from a classic audio company like all the American ones. Those, having been founded in the '50s, have…

November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

SPL Cabulator, Warming Up the Tubes

SPL is a fairly well-known company in the audio world. Preamps, harmonizers, compressors… This company offers a thousand options, but today it takes a shot at a power soak and…

November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

BSS DPR-944: Parametric Compressor and Gate

As part of its Opal series, BSS presents a precise, simple tool offering 2 channels of audio gating and 2 channels of compression, parametric and independent, in a single rack…

November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

Rane C4 and G4: Quad Compressor and Quad Gate

Within its Rane Digital range, RANE offers us two units with four channels each, dedicated to handling two of the most important tasks both in the studio and live: "compressing"…

November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

ARX DDP 1: Compressor

The advantages of using an audio compressor in live or studio applications are enormous. Compressors give us better control over a signal's dynamics, and they can also produce…

November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

Peavey CEL-2A Compressor Review

Peavey is moving into the signal-processing market with some very new, feature-packed units at more-than-competitive prices. So we are going to look at three of these devices…

November 1, 2013Outboard Gear

Korg TP2. When Little Goes a Long Way.

Look at what I do, look at what I cost. How many times have we tried to put together a balanced setup and, even though we've taken care to install a magnificent program on a…

November 1, 2013Software

Guitar Pro: Write Scores Like a Pro

Alba Céspedes What guitarist doesn't know Guitar Pro by now? Since it was developed and released by French company Arobas Music in 1997, this software has been winning followers…

November 1, 2013Software

AmpliTube 2: A Collection of Amps and Effects

Román Vega Introduction With titles under its belt such as SampleTank, Philharmonik Miroslav, Sonic Reality Refills, etc., IK Multimedia launches version 2 of AmpliTube, software…

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