2012: Tegeler Introduces the Creme
- 24.04.2012
- Michael Krusch
- Creme
News from April 2012 – the introduction of the Creme.
The Creme unites a passive EQ according to the Pultec principle with a proven bus compressor in a single unit.Many successful mixing engineers have one thing in common: They mix with a compressor and an EQ in the master channel. The EQ is usually set to light treble and bass boost, the buss compressor additionally implements a few dB of compression. This provides an idea during mixing of how the mix will sound after mastering. And it helps to find the right volume balance for the individual sounds (in particular the voices).
The Creme combines both at the highest level in a single unit. The passive EQ has been reduced to the most popular applications: Bass boost, in order provide the low notes with greater definition and treble boost, which gives the mix the requisite lustre. The boost has been made switchable, in order to guarantee Total Recall and to reduce the boost to meaningful values for use in the master channel.
The bus compressor is equipped with a few added functions such as a low-cut filter for the side chain and an additional ratio of 1.5:1 for particularly gentle compression. The sequence of EQ and compressor is switchable.
Equally, the Creme is also suitable for use in the master channel.
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What Became of the Creme
The idea of 2012 – Pultec-style EQ and bus compressor in one unit, every value on a switch – is still the core of the Creme today. What has accumulated since then are reviews and studios: Amazona.de (2015), Bonedo.de and tools4music (2017), MusicTech (2018), plus video reviews by Produce Like A Pro, MixbusTV and Streaky. In 2021 the Creme RC added the version with motorized pots and plug-in recall.
What the Creme Is – and Why It Sits on the Mix Bus
The Creme is our bus compressor and mastering equalizer: a passive Pultec-style EQ and an SSL-style VCA bus compressor in one 2U unit. The order is switchable – EQ before the compressor or compressor before the EQ. On the mix bus the compressor pulls the separate parts into one whole, almost inaudibly at a 1.5:1 ratio, with a rhythmic signature of its own at higher ratios and faster timing; a side-chain filter keeps frequencies below 60 or 120 Hz out of the control circuit. The EQ offers a bass boost between 20 and 200 Hz and a high boost between 10 and 24 kHz, each 0–5 dB, every value on a rotary switch – which is why every setting is exactly reproducible. If you want plug-in recall, the Creme RC with motorized pots has it: Amazona.de reviews our Creme RC.
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Related: 10 Years of Creme · Amazona.de: "Beef Up the Master" – Creme Review · Mixing and Mastering with a Little Creme
