Equalization is the heart of mixing besides where you place the faders. If you have a great EQ you can add all kinds of sweetness to the sound of your tracks and it will make for an intangible that means all the difference in the world between bland and high quality. That being said very few analog equalizers are as famous as the original Pultec EQP-1A, for the very reason that it does the job by adding a very special sound to anything you pass through it

When it comes to vocals, this is the best compressor out there. It sounds great on anything, but if you want your vocals to pack a punch and cut through the mix, this thing will do the job! Simple and easy, you get two knobs, Input and Gain Reduction. Great quality, the studio I work at has two thats been sitting there working for almost 20 years!

1176LN set the lead among limiters many years ago, and it still is One of the most widely used - and highly respected - limiters in pro audio! This is a revamped, updated version of the original 1176LN that retains all the unique qualities that made it a must have! Features include pushbutton selection of compression ratios, 4:1 8:1, 12:1, 20:1; ultra-fast attack time - 20 microseconds to 800 microseconds; adjustable release time - 50 milliseconds to 1.1 second; and a Class A

To the layman it may only be a four-digit number, but mutter ‘ten-seventy-three’ to a sound engineer and you’ll get a knowing response. The Neve 1073 preamp has achieved such legendary status that even now, 43 years after its launch in 1970, it remains in production and is the first-choice preamp for many recording engineers. The transformer-balanced inputs and outputs, discrete Class-A circuitry, high-pass filter and musical three-band EQ work together to create a rich, larger-than-life sound.

The 2-channel SSL XLogic G Series Compressor is considered "The Magic Box". According to Kevin Shirley, leading producer and mixer for recording artists including Aerosmith, Black Crowes, Iron Maiden, Journey, Led Zepplin says, "The SSL 2-channel mix compressor sounds great; they are clean and variable and dynamic". The XLogic G Series Compressor unit is a 1U rack mounting stereo compressor. It utilizes the classic SSL G Series center compressor design elements within a SuperAnalogue design topo

Integrity II Microphone Amplifier by Lev Solutions. 19” 12 ch. Mic Preamp. Gain structure 12 pole gold plated Min gain + 10 db Max gain + 65 db Each step + 5 db gain + 48v phantom Electronically bal input with rf filter (xlr) Electronically bal output (xlr) Individual channel +/- 18v regulator Polystyrene blocking capacitors External psu for min hum and noise Specifications Frequency response 40 db gain +/- 0.2 db 18 Hz – 40 Khz THD + N 20 db gain + 20 dbu out 1 Khz 0.0008% 40 d