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Service · Reamping

Reamping & Analog Processing in Berlin

Send your stems and get them back through real hardware: Leslie cabinet, vintage amps, tube compressors, Neve-style EQs and analog filters. Robert runs each pass at Hot Milk Studio in Berlin – remotely, or with you in the room. You receive every processed stem dry plus wet, sample-aligned and ready to drop into your session.

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Why hardware

When Analog Processing Helps

Digital recordings can sound clean but flat. A pass through the right hardware adds what plugins approximate: transformer saturation, tube compression, real speaker movement and the grain of vintage effects. Typical reasons: a vocal that won't sit in the mix, a snare that's all peak and no body, synths that feel static, guitars recorded DI-only, or a bass that needs weight without mud.

Signal chains

Chains We Use

  • Vocal and bass chain: Warm Audio WA-73-EQ for Neve-style tone and light saturation, into the Summit Audio MPC-100A tube compressor, finished on the WA-2A opto compressor.
  • Transformer punch: WA-273-EQ, WA-412 or A-Designs Pacifica preamps add saturation and punch to sterile signals.
  • Drum bus and bass: Tegeler Audio Manufaktur Magnetismus 2 for tape saturation and transient shaping; Tegeler VTC vari-mu for tube bus compression and bass processing.
  • Peaky snares and percussion: SPL Charisma tube enhancement rounds off signals with a high peak-to-RMS ratio.
  • Filters and rhythmic modulation: Sherman Filterbank for drums and bass; Electrix Mo-FX, Filter Factory and Warp Factory for keys and synth textures. The Sherman and the Warp Factory can let a drum part rhythmically modulate a pad.
  • Rotary speakers: Fender/Leslie Model 16 for keys, pads, guitars and psychedelic-style vocals; Yamaha RA-50 rotary amp; Dynacord CLS 222.
  • Real amps: Fender Vibrolux, Marshall Plexi and Fender Studio Bass combo for DI guitars and basses.
  • Vintage space and echo: Dynacord VRS23 for grainy analog delay and low-density reverb that stays transparent in a mix; Vermona Retroverb, Roland SRV-2000 and SDE-1000, Korg tape echo.
  • Synth overdubs: Studio Electronics SE-1 (Minimoog Model D-style), Korg 770, Roland JV-1010.

Process

How It Works

  • 1. Send your stems and a short brief: which parts, what you're after, one or two reference tracks.
  • 2. Robert suggests a chain or follows yours. A short call is optional.
  • 3. Each stem runs through the hardware in real time, set by ear for the song – remotely, or attended: sitting in is often the better choice, because you hear the result immediately and decide on the spot.
  • 4. You receive the processed stems dry plus wet, sample-aligned, with alternate passes on request. One revision with adjusted settings is included.

Files

What to Send and What You Get Back

  • Send: WAV stems consolidated from bar 1, original sample rate up to 96 kHz, peaks around −6 dBFS, no master-bus processing on the stems; brief and references.
  • Get back: processed stems as WAV at the original sample rate, dry and wet versions, alternate passes on request. Typical turnaround: usually within 3–5 working days.

Pricing

Pricing

€59.50 net per hour, minimum two hours (€119 net), plus 19% VAT. The same rate applies to remote and attended sessions. One revision with adjusted settings is included. Bulk processing: discounts on request.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is reamping?

Reamping means sending a recorded signal back out of the computer into a real amplifier, speaker or effect and recording the result. At Hot Milk Studio this includes guitar and bass amps, a Fender/Leslie rotary cabinet and a full rack of analog outboard.

Do I need to be at the studio?

No. Robert runs every pass at the studio in Berlin; you send stems and get the processed files back. Attending is welcome and often preferable: you hear the result immediately and nothing is left to guesswork.

What do I get back?

Every processed stem as a WAV file at your original sample rate, dry and wet, aligned to your session. Alternate passes, for example a subtler and a stronger version, on request.

Can you make my digital recordings sound analog?

Hardware adds transformer and tube saturation, real compression behaviour and speaker movement that plugins only approximate. It works best on a few key parts – vocal, bass, drum bus, keys – rather than on everything.

Can you reamp my synths or keys through a Leslie?

Yes. The Fender/Leslie Model 16 suits Rhodes, organ, pads, guitars and even psychedelic-style vocals; the Yamaha RA-50 and Dynacord CLS 222 give other rotary flavours.

What is a Sherman Filterbank good for?

It's an analog filter and distortion unit that works well on drums and bass. It can also let one signal shape another, for example a drum loop rhythmically opening a pad.

How long does it take?

Usually within 3–5 working days, depending on the number of stems and passes. Attended sessions are scheduled together.

What does it cost?

€59.50 net per hour with a two-hour minimum (€119 net), plus VAT; same rate attended or remote. Discounts for bulk processing on request.

Can this be part of a mix at Hot Milk Studio?

Yes. When Robert mixes your song, analog processing is part of the mix. This service is for producers and mixers who want to keep mixing themselves.

Let's plan a session together.

Tell us about the music, the players and the sound you'd like to hear back. We'll come back with a plan.

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