Marek Pompetzki

"These days I do a lot of my mixing straight in Protools (okay, sometimes summed through a Neve Melbourn). Plug-ins can sound really good with the right technique but there are a couple of hardware pieces I just couldn't live without, especially the Phoenix Mastering and the Culture Vulture MV! The Phoenix is simply amazing, it pulls off anything from transparent to bouncy compression. It's probably the best compressor for tracking vocals, bass and acoustic guitars and when it's time to mix, it sounds really huge on the 2-bus. And the Culture Vulture is fantastic to turn boring sounds into something exciting. HipHop Drums too clean? Distort them with the Vulture and mix it in in parallel. Wanna track bass but are too lazy to get out an amp? Just track it directly through the Vulture. Guitars don't stand out in the mix? Soft Synths too clean and boring? Well, you get the point... I absolutely love the Thermionic Culture gear and can't wait to get my hands on the Anniversary Edition!"