PART TWO: Basic Effects

PART 2: Carrying on from last month's explanation of the basic principles of digital signal processing, Jim Grant explains how to put these into practice and create some useful and familiar effects.

Multi-Effects Unit

Rack Mounting Versatility from Cutec

Studio Test

The portastudio that would be Nassau

This Japanese audio company seem hell-bent on making a name for themselves as producers of high quality products and this rack-mount electronic keyboard mixer incorporating a four channel MIDI Thru box certainly fulfils that aim. Ian Gilby reports.

MTR have designed their own pro noise gate and it turns in a very convincing performance.

Studio Test

The long-awaited successor to the 250 is welcomed by Jim Betteridge

A rack-mounted cassette multitracker for the home recordist.

Could it be the perfect match?

Ever since Fostex released the B16 multitrack, mixer manufacturers have been claiming their models to be the ideal match for it. Dave Simpson reckons ACES' latest attempt comes damn close to being the perfect match at only £1300.

Part 3 of the Electric Drummer — also works with your microcomputer

The Video Studio

With musical promotions employing the video medium increasingly, Andy Emmerson explains how to do-it-yourself

Can't afford your own MIDI Thru box? Steve Hartwell's simple circuit does the same job, and costs under a tenner.

Signal Processors - the saga continues

Phil 'Distortion' Walsh and the continuing saga of signal processors