Here is the second review of 2011 that hadn’t made it to our blog yet. ReleaseTime.de decided to put our two-channel tube processor to the test last August. Editor Holger Obst calls the Charisma 2 a “real analog sound refiner,” based on a very comprehensive review of the unit with multiple sound samples. Among his statements are the following:
“The SPL Charisma 2 Model 9733 is very flexible and delivers a very convincing tube and tape saturation effect. It opens up the stereo panorama and makes everything sound warmer, full of harmonics and powerful.”
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We would like to bring your attention to a couple of reviews from 2011 that hadn’t made it to our blog yet. First we have a review from our Channel One MKII 2950 published at ReleaseTime.de. Editor Holger Obst decided to carry out a thorough inspection of our hardware channel strip and write a comprehensive review, including many sound examples:
“The Channel One does a very elegant and respectful job regarding the sound of the original unit. The FET Distortion confers more power to dull vocals without distorting or coloring them, and if you really want to get down to business you have to try it on guitars.”
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Last December Holger Obst from German music production website ReleaseTime.de put our DynaMaxx to the test. We decided to post here a couple of abstracts from the very comprehensive review of our two-channel hardware compressor, which — as it is always the case by ReleaseTime.de — includes plenty of sound samples.
“The SPL DynaMaxx Model 9735 is exceptionally built, rugged enough even for live applications and its audio quality is outstanding. [...] Thanks to the Double VCA Drive, not even when pushed to the limits does it distort. Thus, it sounds very clean and with a superb definition — top analog quality, which is still quite far from what digital compressors can provide.”
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The first review of an SPL product published this year was made by Holger Obst from German music production website ReleaseTime.de, who decided to test our GainStation 1. He not only writes about the basics like control elements and audio quality, but also dwells on the external characteristics, finish and connections of the unit. Do you want to know how our one-channel microphone and instrument preaamp performed?
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Holger Obst from ReleaseTime.de has tested quite some SPL products in the past and is well-known for always delivering very detailed reviews. This time he decided to dig into the depths of our Track One… Here are some of his thoughts:
“The Track One —the smallest of SPL’s three channel strips— makes a good impression and also benefits from the same technology as its more expensive counterparts. It provides an exceptional sound quality, sounds strikingly musical and is remarkably well-built, which makes it perfectly apt for many years of hard work live.”
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Professional Audio Magazin, one of the leading audio magazines in Germany, published a very comprehensive test on our Neos summing and monitoring console in its November issue.
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Holger Obst reviewed the SPL Kultube for German music production website ReleaseTime.de. He took the time to put to the test all its functions and included a good number of sound samples in the review. The results of this exhaustive test couldn’t be clearer:
“Considering its solid construction and ease of use, the Kultube offers an outstanding audio quality. [...] When it comes to sound fidelity and resolution the Kultube easily outmatches any plug-in; and if you add the adjustable tube saturation, it is unbeatable. You simply cannot get an emulation that sounds this good.”
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20 years of Vitalizing sound!
The SPL Vitalizer Analog Code® plug-in was reviewed by the German “Beat” magazine in their 10/2010 issue. They paid special attention to performance and, it turns out, it was marked with the best score possible: 10 out of 10 points, which earned it the “Editor’s Choice” award. View Full Article »
Love at first sight!
We just brought out our Passeq plug-in and it has already been tested. There was a lot of expectation surrounding its launch, as German online magazine Apfelwahn Music’s Heiko confirmed: View Full Article »
“Professional Audio Musik & Equipment,” one of the leading recording magazines in Germany, published an in-depth, five-page review of our new M/S Master in their August 2010 issue. View Full Article »
