Heritage Audio Acquires Rights to Historic Audio Equipment Brand Lang Electronics

Heritage Audio, based in Madrid, Spain has acquired the rights to Lang Electronics, Inc. — the audio equipment brand originally from New York, known primarily for the various upgrades and support equipment that they manufactured for Ampex tape machines in the fifties, and the sixties. Among the many studio products in its catalog, Lang offered audio mixers and equalizers, including a solid-state equalizer similar in function to the popular Pultec units of the era, and is still admired today.

TransAudio Group is now taking orders for the Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer, the latest tool from the Polish pure high-end analog signal specialists, which are able to offer complete digital control, including digital plug-in recall and automation. The Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer is configured for stereo, dual mono, or M/S operation and features four parametric bands, low- and high-cutoff filters, and a passive Pultec-style section with “air bands” at 23kHz and 28kHz.

Universal Audio announced UAD-2 Live Rack, a robust 16-channel MADI effects processor that allows live sound engineers to craft studio-quality mixes using Realtime UAD Processing and UAD plug-ins — including Antares Auto-Tune Realtime, genuine Teletronix LA‑2A and 1176 compressors, Pultec EQs, and more — right out of the box. Built to withstand the rigors of live sound, users can chain up to four UAD-2 Live Rack units for up to 64 channels of MADI signal processing.

Berlin-based Tegeler Audio Manufaktur, maker of high-quality, hand-made professional audio gear, is now shipping their products in the US market. The company is highly respected by pro audio insiders, and their recording, mixing, and mastering products, which are sought-after by elite studios all over Europe, have a reputation as some of the best-sounding on the market. One of Tegeler Audio Manufaktur's best sellers is the Crème, a passive EQ based on the Pultec principle and a high-end bus compressor in a single device.