George Massenburg Labs (GML)
George Massenburg Labs (GML)
Also known as: Massenburg, GML, George Massenburg Labs
UnclaimedGeorge Massenburg Labs (GML) is a professional audio electronics manufacturer founded in 1982 by engineer and producer George Massenburg, whose 1972 AES paper introduced the parametric equalizer concept. The company designs and builds high-end analog recording equipment based on Massenburg's original circuit designs, emphasizing all-discrete, bipolar transistor topologies without FETs, ICs, or ...
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George Massenburg Labs (GML) is a professional audio electronics manufacturer founded in 1982 by engineer and producer George Massenburg, whose 1972 AES paper introduced the parametric equalizer concept. The company designs and builds high-end analog recording equipment based on Massenburg's original circuit designs, emphasizing all-discrete, bipolar transistor topologies without FETs, ICs, or electrolytic capacitors in the signal path.
GML is best known for the 8200 Parametric Equalizer, which became a studio reference shortly after its release, alongside the 8900 Dynamic Range Controller and the 8300 Transformerless Microphone Preamplifier. The product line also includes the 2032 mic preamp/EQ channel strip, the 8302 and 8304 preamps, the 2555 and 8355 EQs, and the 9100 HRT (High Resolution Topology) mixing system developed for critical remote recording, post-production, and mastering applications.
The brand has a reputation in mastering rooms, tracking studios, and post-production facilities for surgical EQ and transparent gain staging, and its hardware is frequently cited as a benchmark against which other parametric EQs are measured.
George Massenburg Labs (GML) has 5 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Effects Processors and EQ Plugins. Their gear is featured by 37 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Electronic. Notable users include Mac DeMarco, Robert Smith, and Kurt Ballou.
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