Based on Eliosound's AMLT (Analog Matched Linear Transform) technology, the Eliosound AirEQ v. 1.2 (Mac/Win; $269) is a new EQ plug-in that features analog-like curves, no processing delay, and low CPU usage, according to the manufacturer....
In the ever-expanding universe of way-out boutique pedals, Zachary Vex is a tireless innovator. One of his latest offerings is the Ringtone ($499), a...
As an experimental guitarist, I've always wished for an effects pedal that could inject random, uncontrollable noises into my sound at the touch of a...
Mercury Recording Equipment began operations in the year 2000 and quickly became known as a boutique pro-audio manufacturer locked in a love affair with...
After turning the world on its damaged ears with a pair of volatile distortion boxes, the Agonizer and the Butt Probe (see www.emusician.com for the reviews),...
Studio-gear manufacturer Joemeek, named after the innovative record producer and audio pioneer from the '50s and '60s, makes a next-generation line of...
First Act claims its V-Stack pedals are not simply distortion pedals but complete amplifier simulators in pedal form. This review will focus on two of...
The Boss RT-20 Rotary Sound Processor ($299) simulates the sound of the Leslie rotating-speaker cabinet. The Leslie's rich, whirling tremolo is associated...
FMR's Really Nice Compressor RNC 1773 has a reputation for giving high fidelity and transparent compression for a low price ($199). FMR's latest dynamics-shaping...
Capitalizing on the cost-effectiveness of Chinese manufacturing, the first product that Chameleon Labs has brought to market is the 7602, a solid-state...
The unusually named Flanger Hoax ($298), or Flanging Phaser Modulator, from Electro-Harmonix is a completely new modulation effect that uses two separate...
The speaker in a guitar amp doesn't just reproduce that amplifier's tone. Its tonal characteristics and limited frequency range make it an integral part...
The DigiTech DF-7 Distortion Factory ($149.95) is a stompbox that models seven popular guitar distortion pedals: the Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer, the DOD...
If you have read any audio newsgroups on the Internet, you may have noticed that certain topics spark endless and heated debate: Mac vs. PC, analog vs....
Although the Black Box is a brand-new product, it has an established pedigree. M-Audio teamed up with Roger Linn of Roger Linn Design famous for designing...
DSound's GT Player began as a standalone host for a built-in set of guitar-oriented plug-ins that had been modeled on classic stompbox effects. The most...
As a maker of high-end hardware that traditionally spares no expense, Millennia Media has never been a household name in personal-studio circles. But...
When I first heard about DigiTech's GNX4 Guitar Workstation a modeling and multi-effects processor that's also a pedalboard, a standalone 8-track digital...
Apogee's Rosetta 200 is a 2-channel A/D/A converter that is capable of resolutions as high as 24 bits and 192 kHz. It can be used as a standalone converter...
PreSonus recently replaced the popular BlueTube stereo mic and instrument preamp with the BlueTube DP (DP stands for dual path). The unit has separate...
Ironman composer Ramin Djawadi talks film-and-TV scoring. Go
What's New: Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 XE and Guitar Rig Session, Rob Papen's Predator synth, and Haunted House Records's Electronic Critters, a sampling CD of circuit-bent toys.Go
Z.VEX EFFECTS Ringtone
METASONIX
CHAMELEON LABS 7602
ELECTRO-HARMONIX Flanger Hoax
SEQUIS Motherload
DIGITECH DF-7 Distortion Factory
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