by quinto | Oct 13, 2016 | Hardware
A good example of the effects AVE (Analog Vocal Enhancer) offers on mono (to stereo) or stereo tracks. Processing of backing vocals. Dolby_A-style (*) processing to add air (left section of AVE), slight pitch-shifting and delay to add stereo width (right section)....
by quinto | Dec 18, 2015 | Hardware
Vastaso is a fantastic stereo compressor which includes twelve different compressor models (100% analog) and twelve saturation networks based on lots of components (silicon diodes, germanium diodes, LEDs, FETs, transformers and more). While its structure is quite...
by quinto | Nov 25, 2015 | Hardware, Mastering, Mixing, Software
The sound of any non linear effect, e.g. a saturating device, is affected by the shape of the spectrum of the incoming signal. A classic trick is to boost or cut a frequency range before the saturation happens and then applying the opposite equalization to the output....
by quinto | Nov 23, 2015 | Hardware, Mixing, Software
One way to classify audio effects is to divide them in “linear” and “non linear”. Linear effects can be chained in any order, the global result will be the same. Non linear effects care of insert order. Examples of linear effects are: delay,...
by quinto | Nov 19, 2015 | Hardware, Mastering, Mixing, Researching
Audio loudspeakers usually rely on resonance to get more strength, mainly in low-frequency range. We are so used to them that it is what sounds normal to us. But is the enclosure always needed? Actually not. If we get rid of the resonant box we loose its help but get...
by quinto | Nov 19, 2015 | Hardware, Researching, Software
I wanted to understand more about a real plate reverb. EMT140 is it, a transducer (from audio/electrical to mechanical) makes a metal sheet vibrate. Another one (from movement to electrical/audio) gets the vibration. Simple but effective, made and is still making a...
