Best fx processors for home recording

[werewolf831]

Right now I use the Alesis Midiverb 4. They sound good to me, course i've never used anything else. They're also very user friendly and intuitive. But some of the fx are kinda noisy (flanges, choruses), which muddys up some mixes.

What are some of the units you guys use for recording? And what do you prefer, outboard fx processors or plug-in computer effects?
werewolf

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo Wolfman:

I also have an Alesis MIDIVERB 3 in my studio; however, since I got the Yam 2816, I use its onboard FX, which are very good.

I also have a Lexicon 100 in the studio; it's a nice box with a few good patches but I don't think it is better than the Alesis.

So, if you're looking for outboard Fx units, look at some of the Yamaha products -- they do have nice patches. Probably Roland has some nice stuff too.

You have a lot to choose from and deals are being made due to a slow economy so call all 800 numbers before you buy.

Green Hornet

 

[werewolf831]

thanks for the reply Hornet! I haven't heard of many people using outboard Yamaha gear but I'll look into it. I just wanted to hear what some other people were using and liked, especially since a lot of people don't seem to care for Alesis gear, and I have a lot of Alesis stuff. It's just what I was first introduced to.

 

[crosstudio]

i use to own a few quadraverbs, but once i went DirectX i sold them. i kept the quadGT for a while because i used it live on the guitar.

i use Waves.

i also have DSP-FX and Ultrafunk. Waves is clearly better than the other two, but DSP-FX's reverb is pretty darn nice, and Ultrafunk is a great low-cost alternative for dynamics processing.

 

[greggybud]

WAVES

Download the demos and see for yourself

 

[Teacher]

Sonic Timeworks has some good products too

 

[James Argo]

...man, you deal with pingers geeky. (...see ? We can now start use this word "pinger") . Plug ins work great for us. Wave, Timeworks, and TC Electronics rulez...


James

 

[XerXes]

LEXICON MPX 100 = $200

or for less money,

zoom rfx-1000 = $120

both very very very useable.