Analog Modeling

When we describe a product feature as being ‘analog modeled’, it’s not just a marketing claim. We take the term very seriously and only ever use it when we’ve done the hard work to justify it.

But what exactly does it mean?

We use the term ‘analog modeled’ when a DSP algorithm has been written to incorporate behaviors from the analog domain that would not naturally occur in a digital processing scenario. These behaviors can include an altered frequency curve response, altered noise levels, natural saturation, playback instabilities, and other sonic colorations — often in combination.

In our work - and through our obsession with analog gear - we’ve analyzed these qualities and built a library of ‘desirable analog behaviors’ that we like and that we want to bring into the digital domain.

We rarely aim to model a specific piece of gear, however. That type of product (emulations) is not our thing. Instead, we take the liberty to mix and match the analog qualities we like with the DSP algorithms we write — in the hope that we can create something new and unique that combines the best of both worlds.