Good all around effects.
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Posted on Feb 27, 2004 11:51 am
kivi
Member Since: Feb 25, 2004
I am looking for an all in one unit for multiple effects. I am setting up a home studio ( hobby ), and am on a limited budget.
Is there any one unit that I should be looking at. I am talking something I can use for guitars, vocals, drums ( not setup but machine ), bass... the works. Would I be best suited to a peice of equipment, or some software??
I will be doing all my recording on a PC by the way.
Thanks much in advance.
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el musicoFreeleance Producer/Engineer/GtrMember
Since: Aug 11, 2002
Feb 27, 2004 12:14 pm if you're on a budget and will consider software, then go to google and type in "free vst" and you'll find almost every type of effect out there for free. and as long as you are using a multitracking suite that can use VST format plugins then you're in business.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Mar 01, 2004 04:22 pm The DigiTech S100 is around $179.00 at Musicians Friend and is a good all around processor. the next step up is the S200 which is around $279.00 and has a few more bells and whistles but is a bit better all around.
The best of what they offer is the Studio Quad 4. It has four independant ins and outs. Which means it can be used as either 4 independant mono proseccors or 2 true stereo processors. It rings in at around $399.00 which is a pretty good deal considering what it can do. Their reverb effects and such are very up to par with some of the finer processors out there. And any of these three will give you a great start and are very capable of being used for an all around processor.
Just click through the link on the left to Musicians Friend and have a look at what they have.
Mar 01, 2004 05:19 pm I can't help you with "plug-ins"... but if you want to "plug-out: Lexicon's MPX serious are very sweet. I have an MPX-500 and it's a really nice unit. Super sounding Lexicon reverbs without spending $2,000 for a PCM-81 or 91. I see them used for reasonable prices... but they're not that salty new. T.C. Electronics M-One looks pretty interesting. I haven't used one personally but I wouldn't be afraid to buy anything they make.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Mar 03, 2004 10:26 pm Oh good call Karetaker, I almost forgot about Lexican. They are also a very good value for the money, and their reverb algorythems are superb indeed.
