Take one noise gate, add a drum machine plus a dash of imagination, then see what happens.

not overboard on the most useful effects

'Guitar-style' effects pedals are frowned upon by conscientious recordists but, surprisingly, some can yield very good results as we discovered.

A survey of electronic treatments

The ins and outs of phasing explained.

Using the Compressor and Noise Gate

Part 11: Using the compressor and noise gate. The compressor and the noise gate are the most powerful of all the effects in a studio rack. David Mellor passes on some techniques and tricks.

Part 12: Equalisation, there are equalisers, and there are equalisers. David Mellor wonders whether some are more equal than others.

Effects

Part 14: Effects, in the latest installment of his studio cookbook. David Mellor looks at ways to-make your recordings more tasty.

How digital reverberation devices work and how to use them.

Reverberation - the key to professional recordings - is fully explained. How it's created, and how to use it.

Hooow doooes reeeeeeverb wooooork?

One of the most important sound treatments is discussed in this month’s Advanced Music Synthesis.

Ben Duncan, the sultan of solder, subjects the concept of room equalisation to further scrutiny.

Wishbone Ash, Shriekback, Friends Again, Nazareth, Level 42, The Cars... guitarists tell of FX set-ups the cars to shriekback, level 42 to wishbone ash - seven guitarists identify their effects: what's plugged where and why they like them

Signal processor control is one of MIDI's less well-known applications yet it offers enormous scope for the imaginative user. Craig Anderton is your guide...

Production Tips & Techniques

Production Tips & Techniques

The Final Frontier?

Is what digital reverb is all about recreating. But how do the mechanics of reverberation work, and what relation do today's digital techniques bear to the real thing? Paul White reports.

Stereo imaging has come on a long way from simply panning instruments between two speakers to create the illusion of a band on stage. Ernie Tello looks into state-of-the-art sound processing and what it can do for music.

A Producer's Guide

The Paul Wiffen production guide

Your chance to send in patches for your favourite effects units.

A look at some of the spring reverb units currently in circulation.

Masterly tricks for simulating stereo from mono or for stretching stereo beyond the boundaries of your loudspeakers!