Master Grade Transformer-Based
Analog Saturation
The new pinnacle in bus saturation: AfterLife
Born from the rich tradition of classic American consoles, this groundbreaking tool features dual transformers, discrete circuitry, and an impressively low noise floor.
It promises an unmatched saturation experience, delighting even the most meticulous engineers navigating the digital domain.
MSRP: $499.95
Easy and Affordable
AfterLife isn't just another costly clone. It delivers the magic of low-noise, frequency-flat, transformer-based analog saturation without the sky-high price tags of modern outboard gear.
By simply cutting-out all the unnecessary, expensive features, AfterLife offers pure, unadulterated audio bliss right at your fingertips—affordable and effective for even the most discerning engineers.
Master-grade saturation has a new face!
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Lush Vintage Character
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Smooth Response
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Polished Finish
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Simple Workflow
Summing and Bus Processor Makers Won’t Tell You...
One of the most costly and often misunderstood trends of the past decade has been the marketing of Summing and Bus Processing.
“Analog summing and Bus Processors are aimed at the same target: Analog Saturation”
Contemporary Summers and Bus Processors are laden with expensive and unnecessary features like amps, gain & trim control, EQ, and metering. Yet most of these tools already come free with your DAW!
Now, discerning engineers seeking genuine saturation have a simple and affordable alternative…
A New Approach to a Vintage Design
Modern outboard frequently trades quality for affordability, utilizing integrated circuits and mass-produced parts, which lowers cost but ultimately compromises sound quality.
With AfterLife, we've resurrected the golden age of audio engineering and took a more simplified approach. Each unit is painstakingly assembled with discrete components and custom-wound transformers modeled after vintage American consoles. No compromises here, only pure, vintage sound!
Simple, Flexible Workflow
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Tracking - Recording or Retracking
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Group Busses - Drums, Vocals, Guitars
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Mix Bus - During Mix-Down
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Mastering - During Mastering
AfterLife enriches your audio with a complex weave of colorful even and odd harmonics, effortlessly delivering a polished sound to any source.
This unique saturation response enhances sonic density and texture, making your recordings sound larger than life!
The more you push AfterLife, the more it expands the stereo spread of frequencies through its additional harmonic series produced by the saturation response.
It's in the Harmonics!
Inspired by the vintage American preamps known to add punch and life to percussion, AfterLife adeptly:
"tames transients and can greatly increase headroom meanwhile increasing the sonic footprint and complexity of your source"
With its fast, non-linear harmonic response, AfterLife not only employs true analog clipping to reduce peaks, it stabilizes the signal, ensuring a smoother, more refined response.
Saturation = Lower Peaks & Louder Tracks
It’s because they feature a wide Q and gentle curves, enabling you to boost or cut frequencies in a musically rich and sonically pleasing way.
Harmoniously intertwined, the shelves can also enhance or dampen midrange frequencies!
Sculpt the mids with the iconic smiley face curve, or carve out a space for mid-centric ensembles like guitars or vocals. Together, they offer a masterful touch to your sound landscape.
The inspiration for AfterLife’s shelves was developed in the 50s for radio and broadcasting, and continues today in many popular EQs.
But with all the advancements in technology, how could this approach to EQ still be relevant?
A Smiley Face for Good Reason...
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Hammond Case: Width 8”, Height 3”, Depth 8”
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Black Powder Coated Finish
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Engraved Panels
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Custom-Wound, Nickel American Transformers
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Vishay Resistors
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Long-Life Ceramic Capacitors
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Alpine Potentiometers (500k cycles)
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Vintage RCA-style Amphenol Black Dials
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Amphenol Audio 1/4” Jacks
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Discrete, hand-wired components
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Made in the USA
Components
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Zero Insertion Loss
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Flat Frequency Response Curve
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Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz
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Input/Output:
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Line-Level Audio
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1/4” TRS Balance Jacks
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Input Impedance: 75 ohms
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Output Impedance: 600 ohms
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Signal to Noise Ratio: 94dB (+4db/-90dB)
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100% Passive: No external power required
Link: User Manual
Link: Pricing & Warranty