30 Results for "solid state"

The History Of The 1176 Limiting Amplifier

We look at the history of the legendary 1176 Limiting Amplifier, one of the most widely used compressors used in the recording industry.

Why is the Neve 1073 such a sought-after mic preamp?

We briefly explore the history of the iconic Neve 1073 channel strip and check out some of the different formats and designs available.

Ampeg Venture Series bass amps with SGT

The new Ampeg Venture Series bass amp range consists of three new solid-state analogue heads and a range of matching cabinets

Sunn Amplification working with Mission Engineering

Sunn Amplification is back and it looks like we could see new amps this year. It has been confirmed they will be partnering with Mission Engineering

Bus Processing: The Best Stereo Compressors under $2000

Hardware processing on your master bus can transform your sound completely, we look at some of the best stereo compressors under $2000.

Soundtoys SuperPlate is a vintage plate simulator extraordinaire

With Soundtoys SuperPlate, you get 5 absolute classic reverb plates, three different types of analogue colouration, and much more.

QOTSA secret studio weapon in a pedal? Acorn Amps Solid State

Get that Josh Homme QOTSA tone without hunting down his secret weapon. Acorn Amps Solid State is a recreation of the elusive Peavey Decade

gbSoundlab SweetPressor: hybrid compressor combines the best of both worlds

gbSoundlab SweetPressor combines the best of both worlds: the precision of solid-state circuits and the character of Vari-Mu tube compression.

The Diezel VH Micro Amp Head gets an official worldwide release

The Diezel VH Micro Amp Head, leaked earlier this month, has been officially released. The 30-watt head is based on the third channel of the VH4 head.

Acustica Audio introduces White3 solid-state mastering suite

Acustica Audio has announced the White3 solid-state mastering suite with emulations of two ultra-rare Italian units: the WSM PEQ-2.0 and WSM Dual Line Preamp.

Bogner Mini Ecstasy: A mini head with 30 Watts of solid-state power

The new Bogner Mini Ecstasy is a compact solid-state head rated at 30-watts, and comes with that famous Red Channel gain tone.

Leak: Friedman BE-MINI 30-Watt Guitar Head solid-state travel amp

Is this a new Friedman high-gain, British-voiced amp? The BE-MINI 30-Watt head looks to be a whole new product line from the boutique amp builder.

Best Practice Amps 2021: 9 great-value amplifiers to improve your playing

Need a compact amp for home practice sessions or as a songwriting tool? Here are nine of the best-value guitar practice amps on the market.

Plugin Alliance The Oven: emulating Maor Appelbaum’s USD 6500 analog mojo box

Plugin Alliance is emulating The Oven, a USD 6500 (!) saturation processor built by Hendy Amps for mastering engineer Maor Appelbaum.

Fuse Audio Labs VPRE-31A: A souped-up Germanium transistor preamp plug-in

This rough-around-the-edges preamp oozes musicality - could this be your next go-to colouration plug-in to add analogue vibe to your mixes?

The new OverDrive 202 solid-state amp from Quilter Labs will fit in your gig bag!

The Quilter Labs OverDrive 202 is a lightweight, solid-state amp head with two footswitchable channels and a whopping 200 watts, that will fit in your gig bag!

Flight Rig: A hybrid 100-Watt rack amp blending tube tech with solid-state

Dynamo has a new proposition for guitarists who cover a lot of miles on the road (or in the air) and need a convenient rig with a tube preamp but lower weight: Flight Rig.

Waves Abbey Road Saturator: analogue console saturation for your DAW

Waves has released the Abbey Road Saturator plug-in, based on saturation chains from two of the studio's vintage EMI consoles. It also includes the EMI TG12321 Compander circuit for pre-saturation signal ...

Joyo Bantamp FireBrand: A lunchbox amp for modern high-gain metal tones

Joyo Audio has just launched their new Bantamp Firebrand and it has twin channels, a 12AX7 preamp, Bluetooth and 20-watts of Class D power

Amp modelling vs Tube Amps: Has ‘digital’ won the guitar tone war?

The "amp modelling vs tube amp" debate has been heating up of late: Have amp modellers finally won the war? Are tube amps out-dated? Don't write off tube amps just yet, we say...

IK Multimedia Dimebag Darrell Cowboys From Hell Collection on iPad & iPhone

IK Multimedia has made Dimebag Darrell's Cowboys From Hell guitar rig available for Apple iPad or iPhone, so you can now take all his legendary tones for a walk!

Valve vs. solid state guitar amps: Can you guess which is which?

One of these three (very different-sounding) amps is a transistor amp, the other two are valve amps. Can you guess which amp is the solid state one? And what does "valve tone" mean, anyway?

Sony C-100 dual-capsule condenser microphone hits markets

Sony says this model continues the legacy of the classic C-800/C-800G dual-capsule model and offers an extremely broad frequency range — from 20Hz all the way up to 50kHz.

Beatskillz intros Tone Empire high-end plug-in brand and Goliath Retro Channel

Beatskillz' new label/imprint Tone Empire has releases Goliath, a retro-styled saturation/colouration plug-in that lets you do the usual adding of mojo and tone without thinking too much about the details.