Christopher "Czar" Smith at The Kremlin

The Kremlin

From the Front:

"After becoming a huge fan of my R24, I was anxious to check out the V12. I'm extremely impressed with how well the V12 handles dynamics. When I first used it on a vocal, I had to make sure it was not bypassed because I was getting 9­10db of gain reduction but not hearing any compression. With a nice amount of gain reduction it can still stay in your face while holding things in place. My favorite feature is the soft and hard knee option. Two completely different characteristics so it's like having two compressors in one. The soft knee is great for compressing the whole signal, and hard knee is great for when I just want to catch the peaks.

"I bought this to use on vocals but have found myself using it on mono sources in a drum bus like kick and snare, and on bass guitar and bass synths as well. With the R24 and V12, I'm able to cut frequencies on channel 1 of the R24, compress with the V12, and boost frequencies on channel 2 of the R24. Combined they make a killer channel strip. Also the detented knobs were a pleasant surprise. Recalls have been painless."

About The Kremlin:

The Kremlin Studio began in 2001 and specializes in working with hip-hop, R&B, pop and dance artists. Czar earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in audio production from the Art Institute of Tennessee, Nashville, graduating with honors in 2011. When not recording or mixing, Czar researches gear, blogs about audio, writes gear reviews and posts tutorials on his website: www.audioczar.net

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