a novice engineer's guide to what all the knobs and switches on a mixing-desk do

Tech 21 Sansamp

The ultimate DI sound is the Holy Grail for recording guitarists. Dave Lockwood test (over)drives a black box that moves a step closer to the goal.

headphone amp for rock, man

ART RXR Elite

Programmable reverb

AccessoryCheck

The ultimate compromise and the way forward for drummers reviewed by Bob Henrit

Paul White again, with details of a pitch-following sampling delay for only £200. His conclusion? Buy it!

LA Audio Classic Compressor

Paul White assesses LA's new compressor, which uses modern technology to emulate the sound of tube models.

Equipment

Allen and Heath/Brenell release one of their beautiful Mod II mixers into the grateful clutches of Mel Lambert, who lets you know warrisallabout.

A compact, well-specified amplifier suitable for studio monitoring and small PA applications.

Dual Reverberation Devices

If you undertook last month's project and converted your guitar to stereo, build a routing box to provide ultimate panning flexibility

Aces B1816

A cost effective in-line mixing console aimed at the budget 16-track user.

Pro-to-IHF/IHF-to-Pro Interface

EMR's new interface

There's a lot more to the humble digital delay than meets the eye. Paul White investigates.

economy mixing for 12

Voice Processor

More than just a vocoder, this voice processor incorporates pitch shifting and pitch-to-MIDI conversion. Bob O'Donnell listens to what it has to say for itself.

Sound sampling at an affordable price level has been a sought-after commodity in the music world for some time. Paul White takes a look at two American sampling devices that come cheaper than most.

Fostex XR-5 & XR-7

Stylish personal multitrackers

ADA2FX

The engineers' dream? A dual effects unit for the price of one - the 2FX.

Digital Reverb