The Gear That Gives Records Their Character
Behind every great console sits a wall of outboard processors — the compressors, equalisers, and effects that give recordings their unique sonic fingerprint. In Retro Recordings XR, these legendary units are modelled in meticulous detail and physically racked in the virtual control room.
Featured Units
- 76-Fighter Rev. D: The fastest FET compressor ever made. From subtle vocal control to full-on drum crushing with all buttons in. A studio essential since 1967.
- Galaxy Sound SF2A: Optical compression at its finest. The smooth, musical levelling that made it the go-to for vocals and bass across six decades of recording history.
- Pushtone EQP-1A: The passive equaliser that can do no wrong. Its famous low-frequency “boost and cut” trick adds weight and clarity to anything you run through it.
- Grandchild 760: The holy grail of tube compressors. Fewer than a thousand of the originals were ever made, and a working unit today can cost upwards of $50,000. In VR, it is yours to use on every session.
- Insert the favicon digital reverb from the remote or use the EMR 140 Plate Reverb: A 2.5-metre steel plate suspended in a wooden case, driven by a speaker transducer. The lush, dimensional reverb heard on countless classic records from the 1960s through today.
Patch, Route, Process
Every unit in the rack is connected to the studio patch bay. Reach up, grab a cable, and insert your favourite compressor across a vocal channel — just like engineers have done for decades. Signal flow is visible, physical, and intentional. No menus, no plugin windows, no scrolling through preset lists.