SOUND, TECH, IMPULSES & AUDIO
The MXR 136 Dual Limiter hit the market sometime around late 1980 (if my detective work is correct). Even some 25 years later it is still drifting along the under currents of forum banter and the second-hand market with a small degree of notoriety. Comments often include words of praise and sometimes even prophesy about future greatness…
The Manley Vari Mu stereo compressor is one of those instantly recognisable pieces of pro audio equipment. It made it in at number 8 in Attack Magazine’s list of the 20 Best Compressors Of All Time, and has been a long time favourite of mastering, mix and recording engineers all over the world since its…
The Smart Research C1 stereo compressor has become a staple in many studios around the world, offering that Solid State Logic 4K console center quad bus compression glue and snap in an outboard 1 unit rack format. While at present there is no lack of SSL style bus compressors on the market in both hardware and…
Neve 34128 modules are a pretty straight forward job to rack if you are handy with some tools and a soldering iron. Doing so will allow you to use the microphone preamplifier and three band EQ as a channel strip while tracking and mixing. This modification can also be applied internally within the Neve 542…