Classic Recording Studio Gear
Vintage Digital
Effects Timeline
Our Vintage Digital and Analogue Effects timeline now includes Audio Recorders and Classic Music Tracks to help place these effects and devices within the history of recorded music. Any errors, please notify us using our contact form.
2008
Korg MR-2000S 1-Bit Studio Recorder
The Korg MR-2000S is an ultra-high-quality recorder capable of recording and playing back in DVD audio format (24bit/192 kHz), SACD (Super Audio CD) quality (1-bit/2.8 MHz), and an even higher-quality 1-bit/5.6 MHz format. Additionally, it can also play back MP3 files, which are commonly used in computers and many portable digital audio devices.
2008
TC Electronic G-Force Guitar Processor
The iconic TC Electronic G-Force offers a wide range of exceptional sound effects in a single rack unit that’s both easy to program and enjoyable to use. With cutting-edge DSP technology and 24-bit resolution, it provides immense memory, fast processing, and top-tier sound quality.
2008
TL Audio A3 Channel Strip
The TL Audio A3 Channel Strip is a single channel unit, accepting mic, line and instrument inputs. Processing includes gain and phase control, compression and equalisation. A tube stage may be switched into the signal path, with variable drive control.
2008
TL Audio A4 Ebony Summer
The TL Audio A4 Ebony Summer was a discrete Class A 16x2 summing mixer featuring a Class A circuitry throughout its signal path, with fully balanced inputs and outputs.
2008
Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor
Shadow Hills Industries (to use their full name) is a company that produces and sells one of the finest compressors ever made, a true modern classic by any standard. The fact anyone knows about the Shadow Hills brand at all is amazing, given that their website is so out of date and inaccessible to most people, but despite that, this compressor has become legendary.
2008
Tegeler Magnetismus 2 Transient Shaper
The Tegeler Magnetismus 2 is designed for processing drums and other transient-rich signals such as acoustic guitars.
2009
Crane Song Ibis Equaliser
Crane Song Ibis is an analogue equaliser that boldly takes equalisation to a new level of musicality.
2009
SPL Frontliner Channel Strip
The SPL Frontliner has everything to record voices and instruments in perfect quality: Positioned even above the already legendary Channel One, the Frontliner combines preamp, de-esser, EQ and compressor, tube saturation, which can be used individually or in combination.
2009
Klark Teknik DN9696 High Resolution Audio Recorder
The Klark Teknik DN9696 High Resolution Audio Recorder offers 96 Tracks of high-resolution recording at 24-bit/96kHz for up to 9 hours and can be integrated with a Midas digital console making it the ideal recorder for live recording rigs the world over.
2009
Anamod ATS-1 Analog Tape Simulator
The Anamod ATS-1 Analog Tape Simulator uses the revolutionary AnaMod Process™ for modeling complex analog circuitry entirely in the analog domain. Specially developed analog building blocks are coded to replicate the behavior of analog tape.
2009
Lexicon PCM92 Digital Reverb
The Lexicon PCM 92 is quite likely the last high-end reverb/effects processor we are ever likely to see come out of Lexicon sadly...Whether you require perfection on stage or the gold standard in the recording studio, the Lexicon PCM92 delivers the versatility and smooth, rich sound that is unmistakably Lexicon.
2009
TC Electronic G-Major 2 Guitar Processor
The TC Electronic G-Major 2 is a rack unit for guitarists, featuring high-quality TC Electronic effects, easy integration, and new additions like Tri-chorus and Univibe. It offers simple control and can be edited on the fly or via a PC/Mac editor.
2009
Neve 2254/R Limiter Compressor
Designed in 1969, the original Neve® 2254 mono Limiter/Compressor unit quickly became a legend. Forty years on, the 2254’s successor, the Neve 2254/R mono limiter/compressor represents another milestone.
2010
Tascam HS-2000 Broadcast Recorder
The Tascam HS-2000 Broadcast Recorder is a 2-channel recorder/player purpose-built for broadcasting operations.
2010
Tascam HS-4000 4-Track Broadcast Recorder
The Tascam HS-4000 4-Track Broadcast Recorder is a 4-channel recorder/player purpose built for broadcasting operations.
2010
Tascam HS-2 Solid-State Recorder
The Tascam HS-2 Solid-State Recorder is the perfect replacement for timecode DAT and MD recorders. It provides up to 192kHz/24-bit Broadcast WAV file stereo recording. Its feature-rich flexibility and reliability is perfect for broadcast, postproduction and professional audio applications.
2010
Tascam HS-8 Solid-State Recorder
The Tascam HS-8 is an 8-channel audio recorder that employs CF cards as its recording media. It exhibits high performance capabilities in surround sound recording, as well as when used as a master recorder for surround sounds and as a backup recorder for computer recording.
2010
Drawmer S3 Multi-Band Stereo Tube Compressor
The Drawmer S3 Stereo Three Band Tube Compressor incorporates the very latest in Ivor Drawmer designs and the aim from the very beginning was to create a ‘no technical compromise’ circuit using only the highest-grade components.
2010
Focusrite ISA Two Microphone Preamplifier
Focusrite ISA Two brings together a totally independent pair of classic ISA microphone preamps from the original ISA 110 module, combining the best of traditional solid-state electronics with the original input transformer specified by Rupert Neve – the Lundahl LL1538.
2010
Manley Voxbox
The Manley Voxbox combines the Manley Mono Mic Preamp, the ELOP reborn as a lower ratio compressor, the MID EQ blown out as a full range PEAK-DIP-PEAK EQ, and a DeEsser with a second ELOP limiter at the end.
2010
Al.So Hellax Mono Compressor/Limiter
The Al.So Hellax is a mono optical compressor/limiter offering a very low distortion rate with side-chain filters and blend feature, and is 100% made in France.
2010
Drawmer S2 Dual Channel Tube Compressor
The Drawmer S2 Signature Series Dual Channel Tube Compressor is the latest product to emerge from Ivor Drawmer’s high end designs and offers an ‘all tube - no technical compromise’ circuit using only the highest-grade components.
2011
Gyraf Audio G9 Mic Preamp
The Gyraf Audio G9 is a dual true tube microphone preamp – made like our mother did it. It’s a simple, yet powerful unit, based on a variable-gain input tube stage driving a tube SRPP output stage. No silicon or other crap in signal path.
2011
Roland R-1000 48-Track Recorder/Player
The Roland R-1000 is an intuitive stand alone, dedicated recorder/player designed to work with the V-Mixing System in any live event or production. You can also connect and use the R-1000 with any digital console that has MADI output capabilities by using the Roland S-MADI REAC MADI Bridge.
2011
Tascam X-48 MkII X-48 48-Track Hybrid Hard Disk Workstation
Tascam X-48 MkII is the new and improved version of the original X-48, world's first standalone 48-track Hybrid Hard Disk Workstation co-developed with SaneWave. The Tascam X-48 MkII continues to integrate the best of both worlds: the stability and ease-of-use of a purpose-built hard disk recorder, with the GUI, editing and mixing features of a computer-based digital audio workstation.
2011
dbx 160SL Compressor/Limiter
The dbx160SL is a 2U stereo Compressor/Limiter in the tradition of the industry standard dbx160. The signal path consists of a high precision input stage followed by the worlds widest dynamic range voltage-controlled amplifier - the dbx V8™ VCA - and then an output stage with phenomenal performance.
2011
Line 6 POD HD Pro Guitar Processor
The Line 6 POD HD Pro guitar processor offers unmatched flexibility and high-quality amp modelling, effects, and customisation options for both studio and live performance.
2011
AnaMod 670 Stereo Limiter
The AnaMod 670 Stereo Limiter offers Classic Variable-Mu compression profile and vintage tone with three modes of compression and limiting, with six original 670 time constants plus two new variations.
2012
Crane Song Titan Compressor Limiter
The Crane Song Titan is an analog compressor-limiter with a very large range of color and control choices that has reset-ability
2012
Aphex Channel Master Preamp & Input Processor
The Aphex Channel Master Preamp is a microphone preamplifier used for professional recording. It has a clean sound with low noise and distortion, and includes features such as a high-pass filter, impedance control, and optical compression.
2012
Kush Clariphonic Parallel Equaliser
Behold the Clariphonic Dual-Channel Parallel Equaliser from Kush Audio, a fiendishly clever new approach to equalisation that was designed from the ground up to give you the kind of air, clarity, and presence previously found only in very expensive analog equalisers, the kind that are often old and difficult to find.
2013
Chandler Limited Zener Limiter
The Chandler Limited Zener Limiter was conceived by Chandler Limited designer Wade Goeke and is based on the vintage EMI circuits used to record The Beatles and Pink Floyd.
2013
Cartec Audio THC Mastering Compressor
The Cartec Audio THC (Tone Harmonic Compressor) is a two-channel hybrid compressor that employs eight tubes and four discrete amplifiers to achieve a unique level of control over dynamic range, harmonic distortion content, and tonal balance.
2013
Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
There’s no denying the monumental success of Daft Punk’s album, Random Access Memories. When it graced the world with its presence in 2013, it not only shook the music industry but also became a commercial and critical phenomenon. This masterpiece debuted at number one on the charts in several countries, including the US, UK, France, […]
Engineered by: Mick Guzauski & Peter Franco
Mixed by: Mick Guzauski
2013
dbx 2231 Graphic Equaliser/Limiter with Type III
The dbx 2231 is a dual-function unit, blending a 31-band graphic equaliser with a limiter. Perfect for audio pros, it offers precise EQ for shaping and a built-in limiter for peak control. Ideal for studio, live sound, or installations, it's a compact solution for comprehensive audio processing.
