studio electronics, teardown notes, signal path analysis
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.
Teardown files
Opened, photographed, mapped, and judged for real studio use.
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.