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DANELECTRO 

By Brian Knave

As a harp player who admits to being something of a spring-reverb fanatic I own not only a reissue '63 Fender Tube Reverb tank, but also a Demeter RV-1...

FMR AUDIO RNC1773 

By Barry Cleveland

If you're looking for a compressor with vintage styling and loads of sonic personality, look elsewhere. The FMR RNC1773 (RNC is short for Really Nice...

Aphex Model 207 

By Myles Boisen

Back before outboard preamps were all the rage, Aphex Systems made a splash with its model 107, a dual-channel mic preamp priced for the personal-studio...

SUMMIT AUDIO 

By Myles Boisen

For more than 15 years, Summit Audio has been a leading U.S.-based maker of high-end tube gear. The company's latest offering, the TLA-50 Tube Leveler...

VALVOTRONICS 

By Michael Cooper

The Valvotronics Tube Amplified Direct Box ($400) offers some interesting features that should appeal to electric-bass guitarists. A bass tilt switch...

TC-Helicon VoicePrismPlus 

By Mark Nelson

Not content to rest on its laurels after it debuted the stunning VoicePrism last year, TC-Helicon has unveiled the next generation of vocal processors....

Antares Vocal Producer AVP-1 Vocal Processor 

By Sean Carberry

Since the 1997 launch of its much-lauded Auto-Tune plug-in, Antares has become best friend to scores of pitch-challenged vocalists. Auto-Tune has saved...

Roger Linn Design Adrenalinn 

By Richard Alan Salz

Adding to a long list of groundbreaking products including the LinnDrum, the LM-1, the Linn 9000, and the Akai MPC-series workstations Roger Linn has...

SRS Labs Pro 220 

By Michael Cooper

The SRS Labs Pro 220 is a 2-channel processor that enhances the spatial aspects of stereo source material based on the way the human ear localizes natural...

Digitech Genesis3 GeNetX 

By Myles Boisen

The old art-school adage Less is more has had its day, but it's clearly out-of-date when the topic of guitar processors comes up. For today's guitar slinger...

Line 6 Echo Pro 

By Nick Peck

One of three units in Line 6's new Studio Modeler line, the Echo Pro incorporates technologies from the company's DL4 Delay Modeler stompbox and Echo...

Veroma Engineering PH-16 

By Alex Artaud

The PH-16 ($339) is a dual eight-stage phase shifter from Germany's Vermona Engineering. Although the device looks modest, you can use the phase shifters...

Aphex Model 204 Aural Exciter 

By Michael Cooper

The original Aphex Aural Exciter, first offered in 1975, came without the Big Bottom circuit, which was added in 1992. Later revisions of the Aphex Aural...

Peavey Kosmos 

By Michael Cooper

Various spectral enhancers, which are devices designed to impart hyper-realism to full mixes but also to individual tracks, have been available for more...

Raven Labs True Blue EQ Review 

By Karen Stackpole

During the past three years, relative newcomer Raven Labs has designed and produced a respectable selection of direct boxes, preamps, and mixers for musicians...

Drawmer DS501 Power Gate Review 

By Myles Boisen

A noise gate, though not the most glamorous of components, is an essential part of any well-equipped multitrack studio. By reducing noise, including leakage...

Akai S950 

By Julian Colbeck

Produced: 1988-93Made in: JapanDesigned by: Dave Cockerell, H. TakemuraNumber produced: 15,000System: 12-bit linear samplingPrice new: $2,500 Today's...

Learning the Lexicon 

By Michael Cooper

Although the MPX 500 and, to a much lesser extent, the MPX 100 let you edit parameters to dial in custom effects, trailblazing beyond presets can be difficult because of an almost complete lack of documentation about those parameters....

TC-HELICON VOICEPRISM 

By Mark Nelson

I haven't had so much fun with a piece of gear in ages. In recent years, movie stars have increasingly shared the limelight with computer-generated animation...

SHERMAN 

By Peter Freeman

The Filterbank 2 ($799) from Sherman Productions offers a number of electronic enhancements and cosmetic refinements to the original Filterbank (see the...