about audio signal coloration
In this comprehensive article some deeper explorations and explanations on this topic are given and at the end a brief but handy definition about audio signal coloration is proposed. Some tips on...
View ArticleNastyVCS – virtual console strip
I’m really proud to announce the NastyVCS virtual console strip which finally brings the beloved “nasty” signal coloration series onto the next level. Build entirely new around an opto-electric style...
View ArticleNastyVCS – I can has dynamics
The upcoming NastyVCS virtual console strip VST plug-in will feature three pristine and complementary tools to shape the audio dynamics. This allows a vast variety of different dynamic treatments and...
View ArticleNastyVCS – released today
Inspired by the smooth dynamic and tone shaping capabilities of some high-end mixing consoles and channel strips, this plug-in implements the most distinctive and much appreciated sonic effects...
View Articlethe Ibanez AD202 analog delay
The so-called bucked-brigade device (BBD) delay line generator is a somehow quirky and really unique technical design. Such devices are built upon analog components entirely, but being discrete in...
View Articlethe Dynacord VRS-23 analog delay
(click images to enlarge) The VRS-23 was a quite successful BBD delay in the 80’s and some thousands of units were sold during that time. It’s a mono-in / stereo-out device and capable of delay times...
View Articletasty meal preparations with Density mkIII
Since precise routing and stuff like that is not taken down into the cookbook as of now, here are some exciting tips and tricks to experiment with and maybe to obtain a different approach to cook audio...
View Articleannouncing Thrillseeker VBL – Vintage Broadcast Limiter
Bringing mojo back – Thrillseeker VBL is an emulation of a “vintage broadcast limiter” following the classic Variable-Mu design principles from the early 1950’s. They were used to prevent audio...
View Articlecompressor aficionados (7) – Dave Gamble
Dave, can you tell us a little about how you got into music, and your professional career as an audio effects developer so far? Started writing trackers as a child, then wrote some code to allow me to...
View Articlecompressor aficionados (8) – Sascha Eversmeier
Sascha, are you a musician yourself or do you have some other sort of musical background? And how did you once got started developing your very own audio DSP effects? I started learning to play bass...
View ArticleWhat loudspeakers and audio transformers do have in common
Or: WTF is “group delay”? Imagine a group of people visiting an exhibition having a guided tour. One might expect that the group reaches the exhibitions exit as a whole but in reality there might be a...
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The TesslaSE Remake
There were so many requests to revive the old and rusty TesslaSE which I’ve once moved already into the legacy folder. In this article I’m going to talk a little bit about the history of the plugin and...
View Articlethe twisted world of guitar pedals I
Quite recently I had a closer look into the vast amount of (guitar) effect pedals out there. Most are already DSP based which surprised me a little bit since I still ecpected more discrete analog...
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the twisted world of guitar pedals II
Meanwhile I had the opportunity to put my hands on some Fairfield Circuitry effect pedal stuff mentioned earlier here and the “Meet Maude” analog BBD delay was right here on my desk for a deeper...
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TesslaPRO mkIII released
the magic is where the transient happens The Tessla audio plugin series once started as a reminiscence to classic transformer based circuit designs of the 50s and 60s but without just being a clone...
View Articlesidechain linking techniques
How an audio compressor responds to stereo content depends largely on how the channel linking is implemented in the sidechain. This has a major influence on how the spatial representation of a stereo...
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the beauty of opto-electrical compression – volume 2
When I was looking for a sophisticated stereo compressor for the outboard studio rack a year ago, I was surprised to see how many of the more interesting models now use opto-electric compression...
View Articlewhy the Thrillseeker compressors complement each other so well
Audio compressors use either a “feed forward” or “feedback” design to control the gain of an audio signal. In a feed forward compressor, the input signal is used directly to control the gain of the...
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