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Did you try countless DAW plugins to get the “true sound” and “analogue warmth” of the vintage studio preamps or consoles? Have you noted that all plugins sound similar, and if you add more plugins, the result is only less satisfying?
It is not much you can do about it… The DAW plugins are the only emulation of the analogue circuits, and your computer is not capable of calculating the mathematics involved in complex physical processes which happen every nanosecond in the analogue hardware.
Have you tried to patch the signal through the clone of the “vintage” mic preamp or compressor, only to battle with noise, hum, and ground loops for hours?
You won’t win with the laws of physics. Every time you add the gain, the noise floor will rise, and every cable conducts the electric current, which may create the ground loop…
The ST596 is a solution for all the above and many other problems which almost every music producer or studio engineer has encountered.
Learn more about how the ST596 can help you to enjoy your work.
Bart Hrk designed the Custom Analog Modeling Circuitry, which produces complex harmonic content without the usual problems associated with digital or common hardware saturation.
The typical way of producing the harmonics is to overdrive the signal with analogue hardware. Usually, the gain has to be increased to achieve the desired results, which also raises the noise and hum levels, normally residing below the audible threshold.
Hardware components such as the thermionic valves, transformers, and discrete circuits produce harmonic distortions, and this process can be described by the mathematical equations.
Simplified equations are used by the computer programs, the audio plugins to simulate the properties of the analogue hardware. More advanced plugins use expensive DSP cards to offload the main CPU and deliver more realistic results.
Bart Hrk Analog Modeling Circuitry used in the ST596 does the math of generating harmonics in the real-time analogue domain. No digital approximation, no latency, no CPU bottleneck!
The ST596 does not increase the gain of the processed signal keeping the noise as low as possible. It just adds the harmonics to the source signal.
Although the processed signal can be perceived as louder due to the higher harmonics content, the peak level of the signal remains almost the same.
The ST596 Analog Tape Emulator mimics the frequency responce and produce the harmonics similar to the tape recorder.
Tape Emulator is an addition to the main harmonics block of the ST596 and can be used to add the final touch to the processed signal.
The level of the tape saturation level can be controlled by the level of the signals sent from the WET and DRY knobs. Tape harmonics can be blended with the Tape Mix knob.
The LF Resonant circuit can be engaged with the onboard jumper, which is helpful for vocals and the lead instruments.
The ST596 is easy to use. The number of knobs and switches is limited to a minimum to provide a hassle-free operation.
The Drive knob controls the amount of harmonics produced by the Analog Modeling circuit. Only the harmonics are added to the source signal.
The Wet knob sets the level of harmonics added to the source signal.
The Dry knob controls the level of the source signal and the total output level when the ST596 is engaged.
The Tape Mix knob allows the blending between the signal processed by the Tape Analog Emulator and the signal from the previous stages.
The HFC switch cuts off the high frequencies to remove the air harmonics content. This feature helps with vocals and other HF-rich signals. It can also be used in a creative way.
The LFS switch blocks the LF content passed to the Analog Modeling circuit, preventing the lows from being overdriven. This feature helps with LF-rich signals such as drums, bass guitar, bass synths, and bass tracks.
The Tape-In switch engages the Tape Emulator circuit. The Process switch works as the bypass switch.
Please read the User Manual before the use of the ST596.
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