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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 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 Pultec EQ Shootout – with Sound Samples

Jan 3 2019, 8:00 AM

Pultec EQ Shootout – with Sound Samples

"Used to improve the quality of program material previously recorded on equipment of inferior quality or differing characteristics." — from the Pultec EQP-1A manual, ca. 1951 .not-mobile .post_content h4 {... Read more »

Permalink to Equalization — A Primer

Oct 15 2015, 7:21 PM

Equalization — A Primer

Equalizers. We use them all the time, but other than twisting knobs (or adjusting sliders), we don't generally think about what they are — or how they came about. An equalizer (EQ) allows for manipulation of the... Read more »

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