TUBE-TECH PRODUCTS OUR USERS
Gear for Life

•Ultimate vacuum tube processors for recording studios.

•Pure tube based audio path and simple, no nonsense circuit design.

•Only the highest quality components are used.

•Not complicated to use andnever sounds bad.

•Always easy to hear the action, solo and in your mix.

•TUBE-TECHclearly improves sound quality ofyour sourcematerial.

A CLASSIC BRAND

Electronics designer John G. Petersen shipped the first PE1A program EQs in 1985.

John was inspired by the principles behind fine classic tube-based processors, such as Pultec and Teletronic. Since then, and throughout the intervening years, John has created a wide range of TUBE-TECH units, now considered classics in their own right.

TUBE-TECH gear has played, and continues to play, a very important role in thousands of recordings worldwide. So many well-known global hits have been either been recorded with, and/or performed on, TUBE-TECH units that we have literally lost count.

Read the TUBE-TECH history

TUBE-TECH represents the pinnacle of audio production and musical sound shaping. The “Blue Gear” continues its decades-long leadership, impervious to trends, technology, and competition.

TUBE-TECH DESIGN

Simply put, tubes sound pleasant to the ear. They treat signals with respect. But perhaps more profoundly they place serious constraints on how much circuitry you can build into a unit.

With solid-state design, an engineer is free to ad circuitry with very little penalty, which can start you down the road of fixing perceived faults in the design with even more circuitry.

Unfortunately, the end result is usually something that sounds worse than if the original circuit had been improved from the start.

As a result, I have to design very simple circuits.
Theres no patch I can use to fix a circuits faults. It has to stand by itself.

John Petersen, Mix Magazine, 2012

USERS Kanye WestCL-1B Compressor Recording and Live

Our CL-1B was used exclusively for all of Kanye West vocals on the "Yeesus" album. The dynamics processor has been used for Kanye's vocals throughout the recording as well as for all his live performances.

Al SchmittSMC-2B Multiband Comp It Is Always On!

“I use the SMC 2B on everything. I use it on specific instruments and sometimes strapped across the two-track bus with just a tiny bit all the way across. I use it more for the sound, because it just sounds so good and adds warmth.”

MuseLCA 2B / SMC 2B Touring the World in Blue

Two LCA 2B compressors handle bass and guitars and an SMC 2B sits in the mix bus, making the high end more pleasing especially over the length of the show. The mid just tickles, a half dB here and there.

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Al Schmitt Prefers Blue

“I use a lot of the TUBE-TECH equipment, but I use the SMC 2B on everything. That’s my favorite, although I love all their gear.

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Mike Andersens Tube-Tech Home

This is the full story about the recording of Danish Soul/Blues Singer, Guitar player, Songwriter Mike Andersens 2014 album HOME.

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LCA 2B and SMC 2B on Tour with Muse

Two LCA2B compressors are handling bass and guitars and furthermore, a SMC2B has recently been added to the setup for Muses 2nd Law World Tour.

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