Axis - Darker, Warmer EQThere's a reason the eq that inspired this plugin has endured 45 years of musical fashion & trends: it does all the right things to sound. But even a stunning classic isn't safe from my meddling tastes! For starters, this eq's curves are a bit tighter than the original. Next, I added a Saturation knob to overdrive a customized op amp. That knob generates a very creamy, lush distortion, I'll often use the Sat on its own, no EQ'ing. It's fat, and very

Model A vibes like a mic plugged straight into an API console from 1976

and will slowly become incorporated into all of Kush’s products

and Output transformers plus 3 discrete op-amp stages into one knob with one meter

and built-in parallel compression

The Clariphonic 500 module makes it affordable to sprinkle that magic on vocals

Stepped/fixed controls can be perfect

single-channel module

Its hybrid tube/solid state gain circuits

It really is like having every mic pre ever made

Kush painstakingly captured the sweet breakup of AR-1’s beefy tubes being driven into the dirt

so you can choose the one that works best for each track

This upgrade will work if your Clariphonic MkII license came from a previous upgrade or purchasing it in a bundle