About
Focusrite was born in 1985 when famed producer for The Beatles, Sir George Martin, approached Rupert Neve to make some custom modules for his studio, AIR Montserrat, a home away from home for the likes of Paul McCartney, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton and so many more. Their goal was to create a top-of-the-line microphone preamp and EQ with low noise, extra wide bandwidth, and an incredibly musical sound. Out of this vision came the ISA-110 channel strip, a truly beautiful transformer-coupled mic preamp with a 4-band EQ, complete with highpass and lowpass filters.
Word traveled fast about the success of the ISA-110 design, and standalone versions of it quickly started making their way into pro studios across the planet. It was soon joined by the ISA-130 compressor/limiter/de-esser, and before long Martin and Neve collaborated on the build of an entire flagship mixing console based on these immensely popular boutique designs.
Features
- Endorsed and Approved by FOCUSRITE
- Faithful emulations of the legendary ISA110 Equalizer Module and the ISA130 Dynamic Module include Comp/Limiter, De-Esser and Expander/Gate from the original Focusrite Studio Console designed by Rupert Neve
- TMT — Brainworx patent-registered “Tolerance Modeling Technology” (US Patent No. 10,725,727) simulates channel-to-channel variances in electronic components for the most realistic analog sound
- Randomize function for picking emulated channel number
- Adds several "mods" to the already fantastic original design in the EQ and Dynamics sections
- Continuously variable THD control adds colorful saturation independently per channel
- Continuously variable Virtual Gain control adds simulated analog noise independently per channel for extra analog vibe
- Loaded with plenty of useful presets to give you a great starting point for creating your sound
Technical Specs
- Platforms
- macOS
- Formats
- AU
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