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One might be forgiven for asking “Well, back then there wasn’t much choice for getting analogue-style colour in the box, and while it might have been great at the time, is it really still relevant 13 years on?” When you have mixers with effectively limitless budgets using it on current projects, the answer is an emphatic “yes”. The plug-in has been heard on countless hit records since, and a search through the archives of SOS’s Inside Track articles reveals a long and distinguished list of advocates. With Dave having designed the revered Aria electronics for ATR’s tape machines, and with the HEDD algorithm sounding so good, a lot was expected of Phoenix, and it did not disappoint.
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In 2001 Dave released Phoenix, a tape emulation plug-in for the Pro Tools TDM platform, derived from the code in the HEDD. In combination with superb conversion, this ability to add harmonic colour has made the units indispensable to those who have access to them. The HEDD two-channel converter, introduced in 1997, and the Spider eight-channel mixer and A-D converter feature digital ‘colour’ circuits, providing a form of tape emulation. Furthermore, these designs are not simply beautifully made clones, as much high-end outboard can tend to be, but genuinely innovative pieces that often combine the best of analogue and digital technology. Whether they are marketed under the long-standing Crane Song name or the more recent Dave Hill Designs brand, the highest possible sonic standards are assured. His units sit comfortably in the world’s top studios, alongside the most revered outboard processors available (or not so available).
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When the input trim and output trim controls are at 0dB, (no change in gain) and no tape process is being added to the sound, the plug-in is bit accurate, meaning the output exactly matches the input.When a top hardware expert turns his attention to plug-in design, the results are a bit special.ĭave Hill is one of the most highly respected designers of professional audio recording equipment. This can be useful on material that is hitting close to or at digital zero and on material that has a low recorded level. The input trim can also be used to prevent clipping in the rare cases where clipping may be a problem and bringing up the level of a track for an increased amount of color. A level control determines the amount of the Phoenix II process integrated into the audio signal, and an input trim determines “how hard you hit the tape.” Because the DSP process is level dependent, the input level trim control has been improved and an output trim control has been added. Gold is the position where the color is approximately flat in frequency response, with Sapphire being a brighter, and Opal being a warmer tonality.
Phoenix II has five different tape-analog characteristics, The type is selected with a switch for easy comparison between the types, and the brightness is also selected with a switch. Phoenix II is a ground-up application derived from HEDD technology, and specifically engineered and optimized for Avid’s PT 10 architecture. The Phoenix II process not only incorporates the nonlinear saturation characteristics created by magnetic tape itself, but also includes the interrelation of an analog tape recorder’s record/reproduce electronics and equalization curves. His intimate knowledge of analog electronics, as well as decades of experience as a recording engineer has spawned a very useful, musical suite of plug-ins.
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“Designer Dave Hill has crafted this software with the same attention to detail he used to create the electronics for ATR Service’s much heralded ‘Aria’ discrete tape recorders. For more information on the plug-in, read on for data straight from Crane Song:
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The plugin is available now for $450 MSRP with the Mac version available by November 1st. Now with the announcement of Pro Tools 10 and its new AAX format, the Phoenix II will be available for not only the new Pro Tools HDX DSP systems, but also the Pro Tools HD Native systems (Questions about the new Pro Tools? See our overview here).
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