The first key to good analog reproduction is a transparent signal path. Bob Katz believes that a short, clean path between your analog tape and digital conversion makes the most transparent, dynamic master. To avoid additional connectors and cable in the path, we do not use analog patchbays and patch all equipment directly and on demand.
Outboard equipment is all-digital with few exceptions.
Bob has invented techniques which are able to get more out of a pre-mixed source than has previously been possible. His proprietary stereoization algorithm captures and restores lost depth and ambience in original material, and is entirely controllable. It also extracts the space between and around instruments and gives you a handle on the original reverb returns of the recording . His proprietary microdynamic enhancement algorithm works with music to enhance its impact in a unique way, enhancing punch, but also maintaining the transient impact. If a recording is not percussive enough, Bob's M.E. can literally remix the percussion level without the traditional sound of squashing and compression.