Over the past few years the Altec mixers have been picked up by recording studios as an inexpensive way to bring analog color and character to computer based digital recording.
SOUNDTOYS RADIATOR PLUS
Plus Soundtoys let you decide if the original noise is on or off. Radiator brings the classic Altec tube sound to desktop recording rigs, capturing the distinctive warmth and punch of the original hardware.įeaturing the modeled bass and treble tone controls from the original unit, a mix control for easy parallel processing, and the saturation and harmonic effects of the original hardware’s input and output amplifiers.Īll of these different circuit elements interact, allowing a wide range of tones to be created with just a few simple knobs. Motown Records Chief Enginner, Russ Terrana (shown here), used the 1567A extensively and it became part of the distinctive Motown sound. After Motown, and after much gear came and went, analog diehards began seeking out the 1566A and 1567A as inexpensive sources for real tube sound. The EQ is as simple as it gets, with one knob for bass, and another for treble. These mic preamps and mixers have a very colored warm sound and are very loud. Songs by greats like The Four Tops, The Marvelettes and The Supremes went through a 1567A mixer to the massive three track recorder. The unmistakable green-faced Altec gear, and in particular the 1566A and 1567A, played a big part in shaping the early “sound” of Motown between 1961 to 1964. In its day, it was used on many early Motown hits, and found its way into PAs. The sound, by today’s standards, is colored and gritty, with a heaping help of good old hardware noise. The original Altec 1567A hardware was a rack-mounted five-input tube mixer with removable transformers, a simple two-knob EQ, a green faceplate, and a whopping 97 dB of gain.
Introducing Radiator, a dual drive tube mixer and EQ, based on the classic Altec 1567A from the 1960s.
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