STC-8 Discrete Class A Stereo Compressor Limiter

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Andy Stewart - Senior Assistant Editor of Technology Magazine Audio Media (UK edition) Sept. 2003 [review]
"Andy Stewart finds good reason to examine a classic in the making"
"...STC-8 is good enough and timeless enough to resist the tidal changes. It's a formidable compressor of the highest quality."


Dave Kob, FOH Engineer [story] Audio Media May 1999
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"The great thing is you can make it (STC-8) sound like any compressor in the world, so now it's my standard bass compressor."

George Shilling of Studio Sound reviews the STC-8 [review 1 2] August 1999
Mixing new ideas and old values, this class-A compressor-peak limiter combines quality and operation. George Shilling enjoys. This is a sophisticated U.S. built stereo compressor, designed with attention to detail in both function and form. The unit's designer David Hill has taken a scientific approach.

Mix editor Barry Cleveland reviews the STC-8 [review] March 1997
If you are looking for a nasty-sounding monster-masher that will make electric guitars shred walls at 50 paces, then this is probably not the unit for you. But if you are looking for an extremely quiet and transparent dynamics processor that is versatile enough to squash most signals cleanly and musically, and also provide master- quality leveling and overload protection, you should give the Crane Song STC-8 a serious listen.

Eq Magazine's Eddie Ciletti reviews the STC-8 [review] June 1997
The Crane Song chassis is both physically and sonically robust. A major contender, it is versatile without compromise. And, unlike products that have lots of questionable features crammed into no space, STC-8 users won't go blind or suffer repetitive stress syndrome. The STC-8 makes it easy to get in to the ballpark. You'll work very hard to throw it a curve.

Ty Ford [review] 1997"...it's a fine box that does have a sound, but is remarkably transparent. I can see it becoming part of any audio facility's 'sound signature.'"

TRAKKER Class A Discrete Single Channel Compressor

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Mix Magazine's Barry Rudolph reviews Trakker [review 1 2] November 1999
The Trakker provides the engineer with a whole palette of artistic sound choices in a single, versatile unit.


EQ Magazine's Eddie Celitti reviews Trakker [review] September 1999
As a single-channel compressor/limiter with a wide range of "character settings," the Crane Song TRAKKER is in its own league. What sets TRAKKER apart from most of the competition is designer David Hill's commitment to build all of his products from the ground up, transistor by transistor. His is not the easy way.

Audio Media reviews the TRAKKER [review] Oct '99 [review] Mar '00 Europe
The Crane Song Trakker truly is versatile -- its tone shaping possibilities are virtually unlimited, and its linking abilities are unmatched. I guess the world could use another compressor, as long as it's a compressor like the Trakker.

HEDD 192 Harmonically Enhanced Digital Device

Bob Katz of Digital Domain reviews the HEDD 192 [review(336KB .PDF)or link to PAR site ] for Pro Audio Review

An essential processor for the high-end mastering studio and for any digital recording and mixing studio.

Eddie Ciletti of Tangible Technology on the HEDD 192 [review 1, review 2]

Larry DeVivo, Silvertone Mastering reviews the HEDD 192 [review] for TapeOp Magazine
To hear it is to believe.

PAR's Frederick J. Bashour test drives Flamingo [pdf] March 1999

I know, I know, it's a solid-state unit, and I'm a tube kind of guy. The bottom line, however, is not only did it save my ass on that session, but it also proved to be the best-sounding preamp I had in my arsenal for my Manley C24 stereo microphone.

Eddie Ciletti at the Boston Pre Party [story] July 24 & 25 1999

The discoveries made attending an eight-preamp evaluation event. As a reviewer, I rarely have the opportunity to compare more than two similar products at a time. Even at the AES convention œ with so much gear under one roof and so little time...

Studio Sound checks out Flamingo November 1999

A microphone preamp in the hand is worth two in the hide. Dave Foister prepares to go birding.

SPIDER 8 CHANNEL Discrete Class A Microphone Preamplifier, MIXER, A/D convertor

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SPIDER REVIEW!!
SEE "PRO AUDIO REVIEW' AUGUST 2002 - PAGE 35
Read the pdf version NOW!!

studio magazin
26.JAHRGAND 2004
page 66
this pdf review is in German

RESOLUTION April 2004 by George Shilling

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