MOTM

Richard Brewster writes:
>>Can you mention some actual "multi-effect" devices and send links?  I'm
assuming these are stand-alone processors of the rack-mounted sort.<<

Yes, stand-alone rackmount effects.  I don't know what price range you'd be
looking at or what effects you might already have.  Not all multi-effects
units have EQ, and that's one of the more important things to have in this
application.  If you already have graphic and/or parametric EQs, then you
wouldn't need that in a multi-effects unit.

One that I like best is the T.C. Electronics M-ONE XL.  It can run two
effects at once and has a parametric EQ.  They also have a the M300.  It's
more limited and doesn't have EQ.

There's Lexicon.  Their MPX-1 has parametric EQ I believe, and does several
effects at once.  Their MPX-550 typically does one effect at once, and
doesn't have EQ.  Their new MX300 can do two effects at once, but there
isn't too much parameter control and no EQ I don't think.

The Behringer Virtualizer Pro has both parametric EQ and 8 band graphic EQ.

The Kurzweil Mangler also looks interesting, but I forget at the moment
everything it does.

If you're looking to spend thousands, then Eventide and Kurzweil have really
hi-end units that do every.

If you buy something used, older units do a lot more.  For instance
Roland/Boss VF-1, SE-70, SX-700 can do all kinds of things, do a bunch of
things at once, and all have parametric EQ.

So you'll have to google Lexicon, T.C. Electronics, Kurzweil, and Behringer
to find their sites.  Most have downloadable pdf manuals you can read and
see what they do in detail.

-Elhardt