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AudioScape MK-609: bench notes and listening notes
A teardown and listening review of the AudioScape MK-609, with AP measurements and impressions of its compressor and limiter on drums and the mix bus.
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Inside professional audio hardware: original teardown photographs, circuit analysis, bench measurements, and listening notes.
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AudioScape MK-609: bench notes and listening notes
A teardown and listening review of the AudioScape MK-609, with AP measurements and impressions of its compressor and limiter on drums and the mix bus.
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Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor: a bench-side teardown of its gain-control and transformer architecture
A bench-side teardown review of the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, focused on its transformer-coupled signal path, optical gain reduction, discrete VCA section, control switching, external PSU, serviceability, and measurement context.