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Since much of recording has moved from the analog studio, with all outboard analog equipment, into the world of digital audio workstations (DAWs), companies have been working on moving the outboard analog equipment into these DAWs. Emulated effects are not new to digital technology; for example, Tech 21 has been making the SansAmp, which contains all analog circuitry to emulate guitar amplifiers, for years. However, today there are many pieces of software that are designed to emulate their analog counterparts. These include equalizers, compressors, guitar rigs, keyboards, and reverb units. Sometimes these software plug-ins are general emulations, ...

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