Dave Pensado

Think of it as taking a console (let's say an SSL) and when you hit the console hard you're inducing a little bit compression and limiting. The way the distortion comes through is very pleasing and it rounds of some edges. It helps you push sound to a ceiling in a smooth way!!!

I’ve been waiting to see this for a long time; the few times I’ve used a Focusrite console I was blown away by the musicality, the sound, color and character of it. The ISA110 (designed by Rupert Neve) quickly became my favorite EQ. The bx_console Focusrite SC faithfully captures the essence of all the things I like about the Focusrite console. This channel strip is going to see a lot of use in my mixes from now on.

In the video "3 Pieces of Gear I Use On Every Mix - Into The Lair #138" from Pensado's Place, Dave Pensado discusses his use of the Black Box Analog Design HG-2. He highlights its ability to perform limiting and compression while allowing control over harmonic content, resulting in exceptionally rich harmonics.

@ 5min 10sec roughly

Studio Standard! Dave uses it in combination with the KRK E8t.

In the video "3 Pieces of Gear I Use On Every Mix - Into The Lair #138" on Pensado's Place, Dave Pensado can be seen using the Shadow Hills Equinox in his studio setup.

Renowned audio engineer Dave Pensado refers to the Amphion Two18 studio monitors as "one of my secret recipes for a perfect mix," highlighting their role in his setup during his special appearance at Amphion's booth at the AES convention.

Dave brings this up at 9min 43sec or close to it-

around 8:50ish give or take a second he mentions the iLoud Monitors and "I really do use them" then lifts them into the cameras view.

I use this on every mix.

It's like a little piece of art on the inside and destined to be a classic.

An emulation of the Fairchild, Collins & Gates type of compressors.

All the things you want a compressor to do, this thing does it amazingly well!!!

Pensado uses the new McDSP ML4000 limiter to control and expand his mixes. “I like to see things that don’t exist in the world. We’ve come close to exhausting the possibilities of what we can do with reverbs, EQ’s, etc., that sort of thing, and now we are doing combinations of those things…like with the ML4000.”

In the video "My Top 5 Favorite IK Multimedia Plugins - Into The Lair #162" on Pensado's Place, Dave Pensado can be seen with the EMT 250 Digital Reverb prominently displayed behind him at the beginning and throughout the video.

In the YouTube video "3 Pieces of Gear I Use On Every Mix - Into The Lair #138" by Pensado's Place, Dave Pensado features the Crane Song Avocet Stereo Monitor Controller, visible on his desk, highlighting its role in his mixing process.

In a YouTube video by KMRAUDIOLondon, Dave Pensado discusses the Maag Audio EQ4 500, highlighting it as a crucial component of his sound.

You can see in many of his videos, but here they're visible @ about the 30sec mark. Loads of other videos where you can see them as well.

@ 5min 45 sec he brings up the Waves plugin

In this video at 0:26 we can see Elysia Mpressor VST

In this video at 5:26 we can see Kush Audio UBK Clariphonic Parallel Equalizer

In this video at 2:38 we can see Waves SSL E-Channel

In the video "3 Pieces of Gear I Use On Every Mix - Into The Lair #138" on Pensado's Place, Dave Pensado can be seen using the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, prominently placed on his desk.

In the Pensado's Place episode titled "3 Pieces of Gear I Use On Every Mix - Into The Lair #138," Dave Pensado discusses his use of the KRK Systems E8T studio monitors, highlighting their role in his mixing process.

I use it a lot! I use it so much that I just print the sound to use is for another signal.

In a YouTube video by Maro titled "Dave Pensado about Bettermaker," Dave Pensado discusses using the Bettermaker 502p, highlighting its integration of Pultec-style EQ with software control.

He mentions using the 2016 @ around the 1min mark. "..using the Eventide 2016 & I use a lot too"

Brings up the Vocal Rider @ 7min 30sec

Pops up at 8min 30sec roughly.

Dave Pensado praises the FabFilter Pro-R, describing it as groundbreaking and a revolutionary advancement in audio plugins, as noted on FabFilter's official product page.

In this video at 4:17 we can see Softube Saturation Knob

Dave Pensado praises the TDR VOS SlickEQ in an article by Tokyo Dawn Records, stating, "This little guy is amazing."