Dave Hill Designs

Dave Hill Designs

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Dave Hill Designs is a pro audio company based in Superior, Wisconsin, founded in 2010 by audio designer Dave Hill as a sister brand to his earlier company, Crane Song. While Crane Song built its reputation on discrete-component analog hardware, Dave Hill Designs was established specifically to develop digitally controlled analog equipment using surface-mount technology, blending traditional an...

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Dave Hill Designs is a pro audio company based in Superior, Wisconsin, founded in 2010 by audio designer Dave Hill as a sister brand to his earlier company, Crane Song. While Crane Song built its reputation on discrete-component analog hardware, Dave Hill Designs was established specifically to develop digitally controlled analog equipment using surface-mount technology, blending traditional analog signal paths with modern digital control.

The company's hardware lineup centers on studio outboard gear for tracking and mixing. The Titan is a single-channel compressor-limiter with a Dynamic Color function that adds variable harmonic content alongside transparent dynamics control. The Europa 1 is a single-channel Class-A microphone and line preamp with selectable input impedance settings (2.2k, 300, and 1.2M ohms) for shaping the response of different microphones and instruments. The brand has also released software plug-ins, including Phoenix II, RA, and Peacock.

Dave Hill Designs products carry the same sonic signature associated with Hill's Crane Song work and are sold through pro audio dealers such as Vintage King, Sweetwater, and Sonic Circus, aimed primarily at recording, mixing, and mastering engineers.

Dave Hill Designs has 3 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Effects Processors and Preamps. Their gear is featured by 1 artist, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Pop, and Funk / Soul. Notable users include Ferdous.

Artists Who Use Dave Hill Designs

Ferdous uses 1 Dave Hill Designs product

Ferdous

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