Dangerous Music grew out of a New York recording studio and has made analog and digital studio equipment since its commercial launch in 2001. Founded by drummer and producer Bob Muller with designer Chris Muth, the company applies mastering-room experience to hybrid-studio tools such as its 2-BUS summing amplifier, monitor controllers, and converters. Its designs aim to preserve the headroom, transparency, and hands-on workflow of analog studios while working with modern DAWs.
Eisen Audio, LLCSince 2005, Jens Jungkurth has operated Eisen Audio in New York City, designing and building analog audio hardware while maintaining vintage recording equipment for studios. The company’s audio-engineer-led approach puts critical listening and the musical character of recorded sound ahead of measurement alone, with custom development, console retrofits and specialty devices built for long service. Eisen Audio also supports a select group of New York-area recording professionals with maintenance and repair of discontinued analog equipment.BROOKLYN, NY
Purple AudioFounded by Andrew Roberts in 1997 after his work repairing high-end studio equipment in Manhattan, Purple Audio designs and manufactures recording equipment for professional, touring, and home studios. Now based in a restored historic fire company building beside Jim Thorpe’s Mauch Chunk Opera House, the Pennsylvania shop is known for the MC77 FET limiter and a broader line of analog studio gear. Live performances next door are also recorded through Purple Audio equipment for release as live albums.JIM THORPE, PA
Benchmark Media Systems, IncFrom a Syracuse, New York facility, Benchmark Media Systems designs and manufactures transparent audio equipment for recording studios and home listening systems. Founded in 1983 as a garage operation serving television broadcasters, the company still designs, assembles, and tests its products in Syracuse more than 40 years later. Its audio-enthusiast staff build equipment around a clear aim: keeping noise and distortion below the threshold of hearing so the electronics stay out of the music.SYRACUSE, NY
Solid State LogicSolid State Logic makes audio production equipment and software, from analogue studio consoles rooted in the 4K legacy to digital plug-ins, controllers and systems for live sound and broadcast. Its range carries the character of classic SSL console workflows into modern hybrid studios, DAW sessions and IP-based broadcast production, including the ORIGIN and ORIGIN EVO consoles and native ST 2110 solutions. The company also develops tools for personal studios, such as its SSL CONNEX USB microphone and SSL 360° software ecosystem.New York, NY