Behringer Virtualizer PRO DSP2024P

Although
software plug-ins have made huge inroads into studio recording,
hardware effects and processors shown no sign of becoming extinct.
Indeed, some of the lower-cost units can cost significantly less than an
equivalent set of effects plug-ins, which makes them attractive in a
number of areas, including hardware-based studios, live sound rigs and
software studios with sufficient I/O to accommodate them. The name
Virtualizer may not be new, but this Pro model, which can run both its
channels independently, claims 71 new effect types, including improved
reverberation capability.

To
simplify editing, each algorithm has no more than seven editable
parameters (not counting high- and low-pass filters) and there are 100
user memories for patch storage as well as 100 factory presets. It's
also good to see that the user patches come filled with effects that are
not simply copies of the factory patches. All the familiar effects
types are available, from reverb and delay to pitch-shifting, modulation
and rotary-speaker simulation, but, as you might expect, there are lots
of other treatments in there including enhancers, stereo width
manipulators, bass enhancers, equalisers, distortion effects, speaker
simulators, vinyl emulators and so on.

The
1U unit uses 24-bit converters running at a 46.875kHz sample rate,
providing a 20Hz to 20kHz bandwidth (±3dB) and a signal-to-noise ratio
of 91dB unweighted. As there's no digital I/O, it doesn't matter that
this is non-standard. Analogue I/O (stereo, both in and out) is provided
on both balanced jacks and XLRs, with buttons for selecting -10dBv or
+4dBu operating levels (independently for each channel). MIDI In, Out
and Thru connectors are fitted to allow remote patch selection,
real-time parameter control and, according to the manual, even patch
editing via PC software (not included, nor indeed mentioned again
elsewhere in the manual). Patches may be saved and restored via MIDI
SysEx using any external MIDI recording device that can handle SysEx.

Surfacemount
technology is used both to expedite manufacturing and to improve
reliability, and, unlike some devices that use regular potentiometers as
input devices, the Virtualizer Pro features five small rotary encoders
and one large encoder as the main data entry wheel. Power is provided
through an IEC mains socket, so there are no wall warts or carpet
carbuncles to worry about.

Using The Virtualizer Pro
The
only sign that this is a budget product is that it uses four
alpha/numeric LED read-outs rather than an LCD, so patches can only be
numbered, not named, though abbreviated parameter names are visible when
editing. Several status LEDs to the left of the numeric read-out depict
the effects type (there are eight algorithm groups) and also the units
of the values being adjusted (percent, decibels, hertz or seconds).
Every patch has at least four editable parameters, which are adjusted
via the four rotary edit controls. Up to two pages of effect parameters
can be accessed, with a further level addressing mix, MIDI and I/O
settings. Three LEDs show which page the controls are currently
addressing, and the edit modes are clearly marked. The master wet/dry
mix is set using the fifth small encoder, which also doubles as a bypass
control courtesy of an integral push switch, though when an EQ
algorithm is loaded, where mix would have no meaning, the control
functions instead as a gain adjustment.

Behringer Virtualizer Pro

Good-quality effects.
Easy to use.
Affordable.
Can be used in dual-channel mode.

The
Virtualizer Pro handles all the usual effects well and also provides a
number of less obvious treatments, such as guitar amp simulation,
vocoding and phrase sampling. The restricted editability may put some
users off, but it's my guess that most users will welcome it.

Behringer Virtualizer PRO DSP2024P

Behringer's
Virtualizer Pro har återskapat en klassiker, en fantastisk effektenhet
blir mycket bättre. Först av allt, den har 71 splitternytt, imponerande
effekt algoritmer, vilket ger dig kraftfull modulering, förstärkare
simulering, dist och specialeffekter samt effektiv dynamisk och
psychoacoustics bearbetning och utjämning på toppen av våra
välrenommerade våg-adaptiv virtuella rum reverb algoritmer. Lägg till
till 7 justerbara parametrar, hög och låg EQ, 11 seriellt eller
parallellt effekt kombinationer, sant stereo bearbetning med de flesta
algoritmer och ett förbättrat användarinterface och du har fått den
bästa VIRTUALIZER PRO som någonsin drabbade marknaden.

71 nya algoritmer:

Nya
virtuella rum reverb algoritmer samt flera modulering och
specialeffekter tidigare endast finns i vår MODULIZER PRO, såsom ring
modulator, lo-fi, vinylizer och röst canceller. Plus många ytterligare
dynamik och psychoacoustics bearbetning algoritmer, distar, förstärkare
och tube simuleringar, sampler, vocoder och mycket mer.

11 effekt kombinationer:

Favorit modulering effekter som kören, flanger, tonhöjd eller tremolo kombinerat med reverb eller delay algoritmer.

Förbättrade användaren redigerbarhet:

DSP2024P
gör att du kan redigera upp till 7 parametrar per förinställning,
vilket ger dig extra kraft att anpassa dina effektinställningar för.
Varje förhandsinställning erbjuder dessutom en extra höga och låga EQ
sektion. 100 Fabriken förinställningarna arm du med ett bra val och
tjäna som underlag för dina egna skapelser, lagringsbara på 100
användare minnesadresser.

Förbättrat användarinterface:

Logisk
gruppering av parametrar, tillsammans med en kombination av kodare,
knappar, Lysdioder och en lättläst LED-skärm, göra driver DSP2024P en
bris.

Behringer Virtualizer PRO DSP2024P