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Tony Maserati’s renowned chops as a mixing engineer have helped a huge and diverse array of musicians achieve household name status. Maserati’s best known credits include the likes of Lady Gaga, Sting, Mariah Carey, The Notorious B.I.G., Alicia Keys, The Black Eyed Peas, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, and many other illustrious stars.

Billed as "a true peak limiter with all the transitor circuitry and superior performance on all types of program material," the 1176's major selling point was its ultra-fast attack time. Learn more about the history and unique design behind this legendary compressor.

You may be working hard on all the big-picture stuff, but tuning is one of the little things that can end up making a huge difference in the final quality of your recordings. Here are some final things to listen for before you start that first take.

If you own one our tube-based preamps, compressors, or channel strips, at some point the tubes will need to be replaced. How is this done? What tubes do I need? Read on, and the answers to your questions will be revealed!