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Permalink to Analog Recording on Any Budget

Feb 8 2022, 8:00 AM

Analog Recording on Any Budget

Fat analog warmth — it's the Holy Grail that most of us have been chasing since tape-based recording started fading away in the late 1990s. It's the mythical sound epitomized by legendary albums like Sgt. Pepper's... Read more »

Permalink to How Do Equalizers Work?

Jan 28 2022, 4:00 PM

How Do Equalizers Work?

There's quite a bit of mystique (and possibly a bit of confusion) surrounding the tools and techniques related to equalization, so, in an effort to clear some of that up, here's a basic EQ primer — what EQ is, where... Read more »

Permalink to Stunning Studio Gear That Will Stop You in Your Tracks

Mar 10 2021, 8:00 AM

Stunning Studio Gear That Will Stop You in Your Tracks

These days, you can get great sounds out of not-so-deep pockets. It's astonishing what you can produce with a $300 microphone, a laptop, and a lot of creativity. But there are countless at-home musicians, engineers... Read more »

Permalink to Making Records in the Golden Age of Analog Part II

Aug 27 2020, 9:00 AM

Making Records in the Golden Age of Analog Part II

In this article, we'll examine consoles and signal processing used in the Golden Age of Analog — and the modern gear you might deploy to infuse your recordings with vintage sonics. In the first "Making Records in... Read more »

Permalink to 137th AES Convention: Pultec EQP-1A

Oct 10 2014, 11:58 AM

137th AES Convention: Pultec EQP-1A

The Pultec EQP-1A 2-band equalizer is a modern reproduction of Pulse Techniques' legendary tube EQ in its original 3U chassis. Made by meticulously recreating each component as true to the original as possible, the... Read more »

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