Plugin Alliance Black Box Analog Design Bundle

While most things these days are made over seas in huge factories with the singular goal of maximizing profits by cutting corners and using the cheapest components, Black Box Analog Design does things differently.

In fact we take a different approach to most things. We are not interested in creating clones of old gear or building derivatives of popular gear. We are interested in creating gear that does something that hasn’t been done before, addresses a need we come across in the studio and takes a new approach to a problem or design.

We didn’t start out as gear designers. We come from the studio world and years ago, our quest to solve certain problems we came across lead us to begin tinkering with circuits of our own. Since we came from an audio engineering background and not a circuit design background, we weren’t influenced by standard designs or restricted by thoughts of what we “should” do. Instead we allowed our ears to lead us in the right direction.

Every part of our all analog circuits is assembled by hand and every component is painstakingly and precisely matched. We use a real, high voltage, linear power supply, custom wound transformers and the best quality components made.

This old school approach to creating something is MUCH more labor intensive and costly, but the end result is truly a work of art that looks, feels and sounds incredible!

Outside Black Box, Eric is a platinum mixer, engineer and producer working with some of the top artists in the world like Katy Perry, Pharrell, Lil Wayne and many more. Robert is an award winning film mixer and engineer with a background in satellite and microwave communications.

✓ Black Box Analog Design HG-2

HG-2 emulates four different vacuum tube stages combined in series and parallel circuits to color your mix and individual tracks with a wide range of rich and varied harmonics. Separate gain controls for emulated 6U8A pentode and triode tubes are placed in series between buttery virtual transformers warming the plugin’s input and output.

Features:

• Additional digital controls like Input Gain, Density, Calibration, Air and Mix
• Separate gain controls for virtual 6U8A pentode and triode tubes
• Parallel Saturation circuit selects one of two modeled 12AX7 tubes – one voiced more aggressively than the other
• Saturation Frequency selector to add generated 12AX7 harmonics
• Calibration menu to mimic internal trim adjustment
• Variable Density control to boost gain equally for virtual pentode and triode tubes
• Variable Air control to add silvery sparkle and sweetness above 10 kHz
• Added Mix control to adjust wet/dry balance

✓ Black Box Analog Design HG-2MS

The HG-2 MS is a Mid/Side version of the acclaimed HG-2. But it’s more than that. It also includes dedicated Mono mixing and Stereo buss versions, and now delivers More Saturation options and a wider variety of colors than ever before thanks to its new filter section. Select from highpass, lowpass, bandpass and bandstop filters to tailor your saturation separately for each channel.

Features:

• The MS version of the Black Box offers Mid-Side, Mono/Stereo and More Saturation options
• TMT – Brainworx patent-registered “Tolerance Modeling Technology” (US Patent No. 10,725,727)
• Additional digital-only controls like Input Gain, Density, Calibration, Air and Mix
• Separate gain controls for virtual 6U8A pentode and triode tubes
• Parallel Saturation circuit selects one of two modeled 12AX7 tubes – one voiced more aggressively than the other
• Saturation Frequency selector to add generated 12AX7 harmonics
• Calibration menu to mimic internal trim adjustment
• Variable Density control to boost gain equally for virtual pentode and triode tubes
• Variable Air control to add silvery sparkle and sweetness above 10 kHz
• Added Mix control to adjust wet/dry balance

✓ Black Box Analog Design HG-Q

The HG-Q EQ is designed to bridge the gap between analog and digital EQs, offering the warmth and depth of high-end analog hardware alongside the flexibility of modern software. Ideal for professionals who already love the HG-2, the HG-Q seamlessly integrates into any mixing or mastering workflow, whether enhancing subtle tonal nuances or adding bold saturation.

Features:

• Analog Modeled Sound – Faithfully developed by Brainworx, the HG-Q brings the analog character of Black Box hardware to your DAW, delivering the rich, warm tone that engineers love.
• Six-Band Structure – Features three bands each for boost and cut, offering exceptional precision and the ability to adjust the Q values for each band independently.
• Advanced Saturation Circuit – Adds harmonic content that enhances lower-level details without compromising clarity, resulting in a dense, vibrant sound.
• Tube Saturation in Boost Bands – Each boost band incorporates a tube saturation stage, adding warmth and harmonic richness to the signal.
• Solid-State Technology for Cut Filters – The cut filters utilize solid-state technology, ensuring precise and clean frequency removal.
• 2X Mode – Expands the EQ range to allow up to 16dB boosts and cuts, intensifying saturation for deeper harmonic nuances.
• Flexible Configurations – Choose between serial and parallel processing, as well as stereo, mid/side, and dual mono modes, for ultimate control over frequency interactions.
• Intuitive User Interface – Features high-resolution EQ curve visuals, Auto-Listen functionality, and scalable UI to ensure a streamlined workflow.

→ This Bundle Contains:

• Black Box Analog Design HG-2 1.9.1
• Black Box Analog Design HG-2MS 1.3.1
• Black Box Analog Design HG-Q 1.0.1

Supported Operation System:

• macOS 12.0 or later
• Apple Silicon or Intel Core processor