Digital Audio Processing
Onkyo Professional PR-SC885 HDMI 1.3a Surround Sound Processor by Russ Long, 09.15.2008
The Onkyo PR-SC885 should be a serious consideration for surround-equipped studios with a need for switching between a wide range of formats..
More... CEDAR DNS3000 Dialogue Noise Suppressor03.15.2008
Features include onboard scenes with simple, intuitive recall, automation to timecode, flying faders, sample rates to 96kHz, and all the I/O you have grown to know and love..
More... SSL Duende DSP Accelerated Plug-ins by Dan Wothke, 10.15.2007
Audio engineers all over the globe, and of all stripes, took notice when SSL introduced Duende about a year ago, because now anyone could buy 32 mono channels of SSL EQ and compression for around $1,500 street..
More... Benchmark DAC1 USB Converter by John Gatski, 07.15.2007
The master reference sound quality, excellent utility with plenty of I/O options and exemplary measured performance, made this DAC a favorite among discriminating engineers..
More... Universal Audio UAD-1 Ultra PAK Plug-Ins and Card by Rob Tavaglione, 03.15.2007
Universal Audio (UA) has created — and recreated — some of the finest audio processing hardware around, so I was intrigued to check out the UAD-1 Ultra PAK ($1,495)..
More... dbx DriveRack 4800 by David Rittenhouse, 07.01.2006
As most manufacturers tend to update their products from year to year, has dbx actually improved on their product or just put it in a prettier box? Can the 4800 turn heads and budgets like its predecessor? Let's find out what the..
More... Klark Teknik Square One Dynamics Processor by Will James, 05.01.2006
If ever there were a name synonymous with quality in the pro audio world, it could be Klark Teknik. They have been the purveyors of fine, world-class level audio processors for over 30 years..
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Wheatstone Vorsis AP3 Multiprocessor by Russ Long, 04.01.2006
The Vorsis AP3 from Wheatstone is a multiprocessor box that can potentially replace an entire rack of dedicated processors. It can be operated as a stereo unit or two independent mono units and it provides a filter, de-esser,..
More... TC Electronic Reverb 4000 by Tim Bomba, 03.01.2005
Take it out of the box, plug it in, and the first thing you'll see is a screen that's large enough to read from across the room..
More... Prism Sound ADA-8 Converter by Russ Long, 12.01.2004
The Prism Sound ADA-8 is a modular A/D-D/A converter and processor that is configurable for eight channels of simultaneous A/D and D/A conversion or for 16 channels in either direction. It supports sample rates up to 96 kHz and..
More... Inter-M GEQ-2231 Digital Graphic Equalizer by Will James, 12.01.2004
I was not very familiar with Inter-M, when this package arrived. Upon further investigation, I discovered it is a South Korean company that has been in the audio business for more than 25 years. It has kept a low profile as an..
More... Ursa Major Space Station by Dr. Frederick Bashour, 06.01.2004
Ursa Major, a small company in Belmont, MA, began selling its Space Station digital reverb and effects unit in May 1978, the third entrant in the fledgling digital reverb market (after the ground-breaking $7,000 EMT 250 and the..
More... Lavry Engineering LavryBlue Converter System by Alan Silverman, 04.01.2004
Lavry Engineering, the company formerly known as dB Technologies, made their reputation providing "gold" converters for best-of-class studios and scoring stages. Not every facility can afford the gold series at $4,000 per channel,..
More... Yamaha SPX2000 Digital Multieffects Processor by Russ Long, 03.01.2004
One of the most exciting new boxes at the fall 2003 AES show was the Yamaha SPX2000 ($1,249) professional multieffects processor. The fantastic sounding 96 kHz box features the new "REV-X" reverb algorithm as well as the classic..
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