FMR Audio

FMR Audio

Also known as: FMR

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FMR Audio is an Austin, Texas-based pro audio manufacturer founded in 1997 by Mark McQuilken. The company built its reputation on affordable studio processors that pair analog signal paths with microprocessor-controlled sidechains, delivering professional performance at a fraction of the price of boutique outboard gear.

The company's best-known product is the RNC1773 Really Nice Compressor, a ...

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FMR Audio is an Austin, Texas-based pro audio manufacturer founded in 1997 by Mark McQuilken. The company built its reputation on affordable studio processors that pair analog signal paths with microprocessor-controlled sidechains, delivering professional performance at a fraction of the price of boutique outboard gear.

The company's best-known product is the RNC1773 Really Nice Compressor, a compact stereo unit that became a mix-room staple thanks to its clean, low-artifact compression and distinctive SuperNice multi-stage mode. FMR expanded the line with the RNLA7239 Really Nice Leveling Amplifier, which offers a warmer, more colored FET-style character, and the RNP8380 Really Nice Preamp, a two-channel mic pre in a 1/3-rack form factor with switched gain and high-impedance DI inputs. The company also produces 500-series versions of its core compressors (RNC500, RNLA500) and the PBC-6A, a parallel bus compressor.

FMR Audio's designs are frequently cited in home studio and project studio circles on forums such as Gearspace and in reviews from Sound on Sound and Tape Op, where the RNC in particular is often recommended as a transparent utility compressor for tracking vocals, drum buses, and mix bus duty.

FMR Audio has 10 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Effects Processors, Preamps, and Overdrive Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 16 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Rock, and Pop. Notable users include Joel Nielsen, Bryce Barsten, and Steve Albini.

Artists Who Use FMR Audio

Joel Nielsen uses 2 FMR Audio products

Joel Nielsen

Guitarist, Bassist

Bryce Barsten uses 2 FMR Audio products

Bryce Barsten

Guitarist, Composer · Chinese American Bear

Steve Albini uses 1 FMR Audio product

Steve Albini

Singer, Guitarist · Big Black

Alain Johannes uses 1 FMR Audio product

Alain Johannes

Singer, Guitarist · Queens of the Stone Age

Weval uses 1 FMR Audio product

Weval

HOMESHAKE uses 1 FMR Audio product

HOMESHAKE

Homeshake

Mat Zo uses 1 FMR Audio product

Mat Zo

Music Producer

Bohte "BOH" Saisuke uses 1 FMR Audio product

Bohte "BOH" Saisuke

Bassist · BABYMETAL

Fjaak uses 1 FMR Audio product

Fjaak

Music Producer, DJ

Jan Blomqvist uses 1 FMR Audio product

Jan Blomqvist

Singer, Guitarist

Ross From Friends uses 1 FMR Audio product

Ross From Friends

Music Producer, DJ

Paul Robb uses 1 FMR Audio product

Paul Robb

Keyboardist, Composer · Information Society

Ruede Hagelstein uses 1 FMR Audio product

Ruede Hagelstein

Music Producer

ACM live uses 1 FMR Audio product

ACM live

tothead uses 1 FMR Audio product

tothead

YMIR uses 1 FMR Audio product

YMIR

Singer, Composer

Community setups featuring FMR Audio

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msh3005_records

Gear IQ 396

vitali_harmash

vitali_harmash

Gear IQ 111

unknownforce

unknownforce

Gear IQ 123

wanya7

wanya7

Gear IQ 1822

jamescassidy

jamescassidy

Gear IQ 897

bubbajones

bubbajones

Gear IQ 1312

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