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OTO BAM Space Generator review

By Stuart Bruce

  • €460

The best features of classic digital reverbs in one box

Tech

Elektron Analog Heat Sound Processor review

By Si Truss

  • £679

Elektron's stereo effects box puts distortion up front and centre

Tech

Roland Boutique VP-03 Vocoder review

By Dan Goldman

  • £329

A modern-day successor to an old classic

Tech

Thermionic Culture The Swift review

By Stuart Bruce

  • £2750

A tip of the hat to two classic Eqs

Tech

Audient ASP800 Multi-Channel Preamp

By Stuart Bruce

  • £599
  • €899
  • $999

Putting a bit of colour into your recordings

Recording Hardware
The units share an EQ design (although the 5051 also includes a high-pass filter)

Rupert Neve Designs Shelford 5051 and 5052

By Jon Musgrave

  • £1919
  • €2528
  • $2495

Premium quality front-end mic pre and EQ

Recording Hardware
One mode handles line level signals, while the other takes the output from a guitar amp output

Rupert Neve RNDI review

By Trevor Curwen

  • £239
  • €315
  • $299

DI box with Neve-designed transformers

Tech
It's 100% metal construction, the knobs feel as if they would survive a nuclear blast and the switches give a satisfying clunk when operated

Drawmer 1973 FET Compressor

By Mo Volans

  • £943
  • €1279
  • $1825

Heavenly hardware multi-band compressor

FX Processors
The JZ Track provides mic (XLR) and instrument/line (1/4-inch jack inputs) feeding a de-esser, compressor/limiter and a three-band EQ

JZ Microphones JZ Track review

By Trevor Curwen

  • €1007
  • $1099

Mic firm turns preamp-maker

Tech
The Unit features two channels of mic/line/DI pre amplification with a simple but broad EQ section

Thermionic Culture The Rooster 2 review

By Stuart Bruce

  • £1840
  • €2599
  • $3399

Tone-tweaking analogue preamp

Tech
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