Portico II Master Buss Processor   < Rupert Neve Designs >
Reviewed by Adam Kagan on May 15, 2012
Category: Consoles/Summing Dynamics Signal Processors
< Issue: 89 >
Rupert Neve Designs recently debuted the Master Buss Processor, adding to their Portico II range of processors that share the all-new, discrete, high-voltage, Class A circuitry that was developed for...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Eli Crews on Mar 18, 2012
Category: Dynamics EQs
< Issue: 88 >
I jumped at the chance to audition the DocDerr EQ/compressor, a new 500-series module designed by ELI’s founder/designer Dave Derr. I, along with almost everyone else in the audio world, am...  < KEEP READING >
Vac Rac TSL-4V tube limiter   < Inward Connections >
Reviewed by Adam Kagan on Mar 18, 2012
Category: Dynamics
< Issue: 88 >
Inward Connections and its Vac Rac series of tube audio processors may be some of Pro Audio’s best kept secrets. The TSL-4 represents the latest incarnation of Vac Rac tube limiters that graced...  < KEEP READING >
While continuing to update SONAR X1 (Tape Op #82) for free, Cakewalk is adding functionality to their top-shelf version of SONAR X1 Producer with a paid upgrade - SONAR X1 Producer Expanded. Most of...  < KEEP READING >
SB4001 500-Series bus compressor   < Serpent Audio >
Reviewed by Garrett Haines, Dave Hidek on Jan 11, 2012
Category: Dynamics
< Issue: 87 >
This is the sentence where we make some stupid snake joke, or worse, a juvenile double entendre. Moving on, this is a cool new 500-Series bus compressor. Last year, Serpent Audio released the SB4000...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Alan Tubbs on Nov 17, 2011
Category: Dynamics EQs Plug-Ins
< Issue: 86 >
When Steinberg announced the plug-in versions of the Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5033 EQ (Tape Op #57) and 5043 Compressor (#59), I jumped at the chance to try them. These plug-ins are based on...  < KEEP READING >
Opticom XLA-3 limiter   < Acme >
Reviewed by Steve Silverstein on Nov 17, 2011
Category: Dynamics
< Issue: 86 >
The Opticom XLA-3 uses a photocell-based detection circuit coupled with tube make-up gain. The first famous compressor with this topology, of course, is the Teletronix LA-2A; its rich and dark tone...  < KEEP READING >
Comp.One tube compressor   < Rockruepel >
Reviewed by Allen Farmelo on Nov 17, 2011
Category: Dynamics
< Issue: 86 >
 RockruepelWith so much amazing boutique gear available these days, I have to confess that I don’t get all that excited when I hear about yet another expensive tube compressor being made in...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Garrett Haines on Sep 15, 2011
Category: Dynamics Mic Preamps
< Issue: 85 >
Back when I reviewed the Eisen Audio DIY500 mic preamp kit (Tape Op #80), I bragged about the beefy monsters we brewed. But shortly after publication, the manufacturer discontinued the kits, leaving...  < KEEP READING >
611-B Complimiter   < Spectra Sonics >
Reviewed by Pete Weiss on Sep 15, 2011
Category: Dynamics
< Issue: 85 >
These days, fans of the much-loved (and much-misunderstood) Spectra Sonics 610 compressor/limiter (dubbed “Complimiter” by the company) have much to be happy about. In addition to the...  < KEEP READING >