The A Designs Hammer Tube EQ is put through its paces on a variety of Acoustic and Electric Guitars. While there is no perfect way to EQ, and EQ is always contextual, the Hammer nevertheless displays an impressive array of tonal and color shifts that dont over-impose its own color. The boxes broad, musical strokes aid these guitars whether in isolation, or placed in a dense mix. Sound Pure Sales and Recording experts remain available to help you make your recordings better, and help with your next gear purchase. Please dont hesitate to visit our website, send us an e-mail or give us a call toll free 888-528-9703.

The A Designs Hammer EQ is used to manipulate the tone of a professional New Orleans Style Blues/Jazz studio recording of a Steinway Piano, and then a contemporary Classical Ensemble consisting of Piano and Saxaphone. First exploring the various wide tonal changes that can be made, and later the fact that while not a parametric EQ, the fact that the Hammer is very capable of delivering results that clean and polish otherwise great sounding recordings. The philosophy of EQing such recordings is addressed, as is the impressive performance of this amazing EQ and its ability to make broad tonal changes that dramatically shift the tone of the recordings in a very musical and easy-to-use way. Contact a Sound Pure sales expert to help with your recordings, and help you acquire the absolute best piece of equipment for your needs. Visit their website, or call 888-528-9703.

A Designs Hammer Tube EQ is used on two piano recordings both made in homes, and is utilized to change the tone and improve certain frequencies. Home recordings are excellent candidates for the Hammer EQs ability to make the recordings sound more polished, professional, and musical. Its broad stroke capabilities are easy to use, easy to dial in, and very powerful and capable of delivering whatever tonal qualities or shifts the user might desire. Give the experts at Sound Pure a call to help you purchase your next EQ by calling them toll free at 888-528-9703, or visiting their website.

A Designs Hammer demonstrates how to EQ drums by mixing professional and Sound Pure Sales Team member, Doug Wessling. He succeeds in beefing up the low end, tightening the drum mix, handling the overheads, and eventually using the EQ across a stereo drum bus with impressive results. He proves that that A Designs Pacifica, while not a highly surgical parametric work can actually be used very powerfully as a corrective tool with impressive, musical, and very detailed sounding results. We love the sound and performance of this EQ, and are glad to help you choose the best EQ for your needs, or answer any of your questions regarding its use once you get your hands on it. Feel free to give us a ring toll free 888-582-9703, or try us by e-mail at sales(at)soundpure-dot-com.

The A Designs Hammer Analog Vacuum Tube EQ is demonstrated on a couple of full mixes. This modern state-of-the-art broad stroke program EQ works as a monstrous coloration tool when strapped across a full music mix or 2-bus. Whether you are looking for broad tonal shaping in the mixing or mastering process, or are looking for a tool to simply add a beautiful soft blanket of subtle tube coloration and warmth, this box works wonders. While not a highly surgical corrective EQ, there are few sources of musical content that can benefit from some small or major tonal shifts made musical by the Hammer. Sound Pure sales/recording experts walk you through the use of this EQ that they love, and are also available for your questions by phone toll free at 888-528-9703.

Doug Wessling of the Sound Pure Pro Audio Team talks about the more general differences between FET, or Field Effect Transistor, mics and tube microphones. For this comparison we chose two exceptional large diaphragm mics from Lauten Audio, the Atlantis FET mic and the Oceanus tube mic. While they each have their own unique tone and vibe, both mic examples do a fantastic job showcasing the broader tonal characteristics associated with each microphone topology. First you'll hear both mics completely dry and unprocessed on our guest vocalist Beau Buttons (twitter: @beaudeas), then we'll do one more pass through with some typical vocal compression using the Purple MC77, EQ using the A Designs Hammer, and reverb from our Bricasti M7 Reverb System. In general, FET condenser mics like the Atlantis are going to provide a very accurate, detailed depiction of the sound source. Tube mics generally showcase more roundness, body, and warmth imparted into the signal, resulting in some of the detail to be smoothed out. Additionally tube mics tend to add extra depth and dimensionality to the recorded source. If you're having difficulty hearing the differences, feel free to email us at mics[at]soundpure.com for the full length hi-res audio files to compare for yourself. Both the Lauten Atlantis and Oceanus mics are available for Sound Pure's free try-before-you-buy demo program. If you'd like to set up a trial period to hear one of these incredible mics for yourself, would like to talk more about FET vs Tube mics, or just microphones in general, feel free to shoot us an email or give us a call at anytime. Thanks for watching!

In this Peluso P67 shootout versus the U67, a classic, vintage mic from from Neumann that works great on vocals and guitars especially, but is truly a versatile mic, you can hear how close these microphones sound. For results of the mic shootout, email mics@soundpure.com and one of our pro audio experts will gladly send you hi res audio and will tell you which microphone is which. If you have any questions about how the shootout was performed or questions about the gear, give us a call 919.682.5552. or 888.528.9703l Thanks to Prypyat (Guitarist Duncan Webster and Cellist Leah Gibson) for performing their song "Jukai" at Sound Pure Studios (visit their bandcamp website!)   Gear used to Mix: A Designs Ventura EQ on male/female vocals, ADL 670 Compresor on male/female vocals. A Designs Hammer EQ on guitar/cello, Purple MC77 compressor on guitar/vocals. Bricasti Reverb.

This A Designs Nail HM2 Compressor and HM2EQ Hammer Tube EQ demo is a mastering demonstration showing the high-quality capabilities of these two A Designs products. The stereo link switch on the Nail makes both mastering and bus work simple yet effective. As compared to most other surgical parametric EQs, the Hammer allows the user to make wide tonal EQ adjustments making it a perfect contender for the mastering process. The Hammer and Nail are sonically clean and clear while possessing some subtle tube warmth which brings more clarity and life out of this track by Andrew Van Tassel. If you have any questions regarding either of these fantastic A Designs products or about mastering, compression, or equalization, please give the experts at Sound Pure a call anytime. 919.682.5552 or 888.528.9703.