Product Review - IK Multimedia Black 76 & White 2A

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Published in SOS February 2012

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IK Multimedia are the latest plug-in manufacturers to bring us their take on two iconic compressors.
Paul White
Available as individual plug-ins or as part of the new 64-bit T-Racks suite, there’s little doubt as to what IK Multimedia’s Black 76 and White 2A are based on: the classic Universal Audio 1176 and Teletronix LA2A hardware compressors. They function in stand-alone mode or as plug-ins supporting all the common DAW platforms in RTAS, AU and VST formats on both Mac OS and Windows. Sampling rates up to 192kHz are supported.
1176 & All That
The original ‘blackface’ 1176 was available both under the Universal Audio and UREI brand names, and was an early class-A FET and transistor design, developed by Bill Putnam in the mid-’60s. It has a sound that can be flattering on both voices and instruments, adding clarity and definition to vocals and guitars, and also works well for beefing up drums without killing the transient detail.
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Published in SOS February 2012

 

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