Selling a near matching-serial pair of Standard Audio Stretch 500-series dynamic processors. Extremely clean, fully tested, and from a smoke-free home studio.

If you know what these are, you know how hard they are to emulate in software. The Stretch is designed to replicate the famous 1970s/80s trick of misusing vintage tape Noise Reduction (Dolby A / CAT 22) units to add unmatchable "air," frequency detail, and explosive punch to tracks.

Having a stereo pair with consecutive/near-consecutive serials lets you run them across your mix bus, drum buss, backing vocals, or parallel acoustic buses effortlessly. Also available individually. Price is for one.

What top producers, engineers & reviewers say about the Stretch:

Carlos de la Garza (Grammy-winning Producer/Mixer — Paramore, The Linda Lindas):

"The Standard Audio Stretch is a key go-to unit in the studio for shaping character and presence during production and mixdown."

Rich Costey (Grammy-winning Producer/Mixer — Muse, Of Monsters and Men, Foster the People):

"The Stretch mimics the breathy, steamy high end that you could get from old modified Dolby units..."

Geoff Stanfield (Tape Op Magazine):

"Since putting a pair of these modules in the rack it has been a struggle to choose whether or not they go on the vocal or the mix... They add either air or girth or a little of both in a way that EQs cannot and are highly addictive."

Billy Bush (Producer/Engineer — Garbage, Paul McCartney, Jake Bugg):

"Producer/Engineer Billy Bush turned me onto these things and I am forever grateful." — via Tape Op Eli Crews (Engineer — Tuneyards, Deerhoof): "I love the sound of this module. As a creative dynamics processor, it's way more versatile than the noise-reduction devices on which it is based."

Moses Schneider (Producer — Beatsteaks, Pixies):

Featured prominently in his signature drum recording setup for adding non-linear punch and analog grit to drum tracks.

- Location: Local pickup/drop off near Kitchener/Guelph, drop off in the Greater Toronto Area also available; and willing to ship insured at buyer’s expense anywhere in the world if required.

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