From the Front: "The JDK R22 was probably the first compressor I bought before trying it because I was so impressed with the reviews. I definitely don't regret it. It has such a simple interface, and the sound is perfect. I use the R22 mostly on vocals and drum overheads, but I've found it to be... Read more

From the Front: "The JDK R24 is my secret magic box on nearly all of my acoustic tracks, ambient music, and open-sounding pieces that come through the studio for mixing. It is a great tone shaper when it comes to molding the tone of acoustic guitars and vocals in a mixing session... Read more

From the Front: Kenny Balys produces electronic music from his studios in Iceland and Canada, while spending much of his time working on projects in Reykjavik. "I use the 8MX2's for the crisp tone colorations they give to whatever I pass through them. The hard limiters can be very musical, so I sometimes... Read more

From the Front: As a freelance audio engineer who is also working to build a studio of his own, Sam Turner uses JDK Audio gear through the Ebbw Vale Institute Studio in Wales. Alongside his work partner, Sam Jump, he produces and engineers bands primarily from Wales... Read more

From the Front: Clique Recording Studio is a space where David produces artists and bands ranging anywhere from rock, pop, hip-hop, ambient, orchestral, and electronic music. Artists he's worked with include Overhead, The Albatross, Kid Karate, She's a Beauty, The Blue Choir, New Secret Weapon, The Cider and Spiders... Read more

From the Front: "Mark Rubel, at Pogo Studio, here in Champaign, Illinois, first introduced me to API when I took a couple of recording classes at his studio. His studio is centered around an API console, which was custom built in the 1970's for Fantasy Records and Creedence Clearwater Revival... Read more

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... Read more

From the Front: "I was quite surprised and pleased as soon as I plugged in and turned my JDK gear on, and sent some tracks through them. Man, it was like magic happening before my eyes. The R22 and R24 on drums bus is amazing. "I can't be happier with them. And the price tag is so unbelievable... Read more

From the Front: "Using the JDK V10, mic pre has been a great experience. I have used it on acoustic/electric/dojo guitars, snare drum, kick drum, vocals, pretty much everything. The mic pre has proven to be very versatile for whatever genre I am recording. It has accented some of the highs... Read more

From the Front: "The JDK R22 was my first outboard compressor. I wanted to start my rack with a quality piece that would be a useful workhorse tool for both tracking and mixing. I'm a huge API fan so I was stoked when I first heard of JDK by a fellow engineer. He recommended the R22... Read more

From the Front: "I love all my API and JDK products, but, honestly, my favorite is the R22 Compressor. Man, when I need something fattened up and extra punch that is my go-to unit! I use it on bass, sax, drums, and guitar. I have also used it on my master bus with great success... Read more

From the Front: "I run stems out of Pro Tools into a mixing board and then take the stems and buss them to multiple buss compressors. Then it's out to the 2 Buss then back into Pro Tools to track mix. I added an R22 as one of the compressor options as I was mixing a song. (I was sending stems... Read more

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