Category Archives: Outboard Gear

Dangerous Music BAX500: Legendary Baxandall Tone in a Single-Slot 500-Series EQ

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Dangerous Music BAX500: Legendary Baxandall Tone in a Single-Slot 500-Series EQ The Dangerous Music BAX500 distils the renowned sound of the full-size BAX EQ into a single-slot 500-series module with zero compromise. Designed for engineers who value musicality over surgery, the BAX500 delivers broad, elegant tone shaping that enhances depth, clarity, and dimension without ever […]

PlayAUDIO2U: One Interface to Run the Entire Show

PlayAUDIO2U_ One Interface to Run the Entire Show (Blog)

PlayAUDIO2U: One Interface to Run the Entire Show Live performance rigs have never been more powerful – or more complex. Backing tracks, virtual instruments, MIDI automation, and redundant computers are now standard, but managing all of it reliably is a challenge. The PlayAUDIO2U was built to solve that problem, combining audio, MIDI, control, and redundancy […]

Rupert Neve Designs OptoFET®: Dual-Stage Compression Without Compromise

Rupert Neve Designs OptoFET® – Dual-Stage Compression Without Compromise (Blog)

Rupert Neve Designs OptoFET®: Dual-Stage Compression Without Compromise The Rupert Neve Designs OptoFET® is not just another analog compressor – it’s a creative dynamics powerhouse designed for engineers who want total control over tone, punch, and harmonic character. By combining a newly designed FET compressor with an optimised optical compressor in a single 1U unit, […]

Flock Audio PATCH SE: The Pro PATCH Experience, Made Accessible

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Flock Audio PATCH SE: The Pro PATCH Experience, Made Accessible For years, Flock Audio’s PATCH systems have redefined how studios route analog gear. With PATCH SE, that same award-winning technology is now available to a wider range of engineers, creators, and studios – without compromising what made PATCH an industry standard in the first place. […]

Meet the Black Lion Audio MIDI EIGHT: The Ultimate MIDI Command Centre

Meet the Black Lion Audio MIDI EIGHT - The Ultimate MIDI Command Centre (Blog)

Meet the Black Lion Audio MIDI EIGHT: The Ultimate MIDI Command Centre If you’ve ever felt limited by your MIDI routing options or overwhelmed by a growing hardware setup, the Black Lion Audio MIDI EIGHT is the solution you’ve been waiting for. This 8-in, 8-out MIDI interface brings order, power, and flexibility to any studio or […]

Black Lion Audio PBR XLR 16F DSub: Clean Routing Without Compromise

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Black Lion Audio PBR XLR 16F DSub: Clean Routing Without Compromise Modern studios demand more than convenience – they demand signal integrity. The Black Lion Audio PBR XLR 16F DSub is designed to deliver pristine audio quality while eliminating the cable clutter that slows down creative workflow. 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 Designed for Serious Studio Connectivity Black Lion […]

How the Dangerous Music COMPRESSOR Brings Life Back to Less-Than-Perfect Recordings

How the Dangerous Music COMPRESSOR Brings Life Back to Less-Than-Perfect Recordings (Blog)

How the Dangerous Music COMPRESSOR Brings Life Back to Less-Than-Perfect Recordings When the Performance Is Right, but the Recording Isn’t We’ve all been there. The take of a lifetime is captured on a budget mic, a harsh condenser, or – worse – the Voice Memos app. The performance is magic, but the recording is fighting […]

Bainz’s Studio Workflow Upgrade: The Patchbay Change That Quietly Changed Everything

Bainz’s Studio Workflow Upgrade The Patchbay Change That Quietly Changed Everything (Blog)

Bainz’s Studio Workflow Upgrade: The Patchbay Change That Quietly Changed Everything A Workflow Upgrade That Became a Turning Point When we sat down with Bainz to talk through a recent studio update, neither of us expected the conversation to revolve around a patchbay. What began as a practical workflow upgrade quickly revealed itself as one […]

HERCHILD Next Gen Model 670N: The Fairchild Sound Reborn for Modern Studios

HERCHILD Next Gen Model 670N - The Fairchild Sound Reborn for Modern Studios

HERCHILD Next Gen Model 670N: The Fairchild Sound Reborn for Modern Studios For decades, the legendary Fairchild compressors have shaped the sound of the world’s biggest hit records. Now, Heritage Audio brings that iconic tone into the modern age with the HERCHILD Next Gen Model 670N – a powerful, accessible, and feature-rich evolution of Vari-Mu tube […]

The Gear He Never Expected to Love: How ProPatch Became a Studio Game-Changer

The Gear He Never Expected to Love How ProPatch Became a Studio Game-Changer (Blog)

The Gear He Never Expected to Love: How ProPatch Became a Studio Game-Changer When Grammy-winner Ben Glover says something is “my favourite piece of gear in the studio… by far,” and it isn’t a preamp, compressor or mic, you pay attention. That piece of gear? The ProPatch Series by Wolff Audio – a relay-based, software-controlled […]