Sam, I don't know, man, sorry, I never had/heard Alex in action. Here links for you to check out: <BR><A HREF="
http://www.harmony-central.com/Effects/ ... ex-01.html" TARGET="_top">Lexicon Alex (user feedback)</A> <BR>and you can try to d-load use-guide from lex-site to see if you may find some info there: <A HREF="
http://www.lexicon.com/downloads/alex_downloads.asp" TARGET="_top">Alex User Guides</A> <BR> <BR>**** <BR>The cheapest multi-processor I have and actually use is old DigiTech TSR-6. It's ok box for i've paid, actually it is very useful in dub-production, because it's just soooooo easy to use, set parameters, it has parametric EQ one push-button and tweek (very useful for delays, you actually can tweek it in real time while mixin/dubbin, giving to delays different characteristics on the fly, you can create very cool and unique effects this way), also easy to store programs, just push 'store' <IMG SRC="
http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... /happy.gif" ALT=":)">, but again, it's not a top-Q. Also I don't know if digitech makes this units anylonger, I don't this so. Digitech StudioTwin is actually the newer version of TSR-6 as I see it. Here's link to check it out and user feed-back: <A HREF="
http://www.harmony-central.com/Effects/ ... in-01.html" TARGET="_top">DigitechStudioTwin</A>, <BR>try to search e-bay for something, you may be lucky to find good deal. <BR>Also, just keep one thing in mind, and, man , this just what I think from my minimal experience, I have nothing to back it up, but I'd say this: if you are buying MULTI-effect processor some under $300, expect getting some good effects, and also a bunch of effects which 'reletively suck', some of the you'll never use. ESPECIALLY!!!!, if the box chain effects, and telling you something like: You can chain up to 4-8 effects ...he he he, well, the thing is, yeah you can chain them, but the result you get is REALLY UGLY, it works something like this: more effects you chain, more DSP power it takes, less sound/processing quality the result. So you may be better off with the box which does not look like very complex, has less effects, but may sound better and be more useful after all. As example, I have digitech studio-Quad (4x4), and it can do very complex effects combination, but I never use it this way, because sound quality really sucks, but it sounds OK, if you just use one effect, or maximum two in combination... <BR> <BR>oh, well, man, good luck shoppin'... <BR> <BR>later, <BR> <BR>/Mike Zee <BR><A HREF="
http://www.audiogalaxy.com/bands/mikezee/dub_lab.htm" TARGET="_top">zee dub lab</A>