About Access Analog
Access Analog gives musicians, producers, and recording engineers real-time access to professional analog outboard gear over a standard internet connection – right from inside a modern workflow. Audio streams from the Analog Matrix across the internet, through real hardware in our racks, and returns to you in real time.
This means you can reach for the tone, depth, and musicality of real analog processing without owning the hardware, wiring a patchbay, or booking studio time – and you can do it from anywhere.
If you’ve ever wished you could finish a mix with a legendary compressor, add silky top-end with a true analog EQ, or run a vocal through a real channel strip instead of an emulation, Access Analog was built for you.
Real Analog Gear in the Cloud
Let’s be clear: the Analog Matrix is not an emulation.
The Analog Matrix a portal that connects your DAW to actual physical gear. When you turn a knob in the plugin, you’re controlling the real device via robotics – hardware movements synced to your settings and automation.
You get the true nonlinear behavior of analog circuits (the stuff that software struggles to recreate convincingly at scale).
Your audio is processed by real transformers, tubes, discrete components, and analog gain stages, not modeled approximations.
You can work as you do in the box – while your sound comes from a rack of real analog gear found in high-end studios.
Rupert Neve Designs, Manley Labs, Solid State Logic, Universal Audio, Empirical Labs, Chandler LTD, AMS-Neve, Bettermaker, API, Louder Than Liftoff, Pultec, and so much more!
How it Works
Access Analog integrates into your workflow in a way that feels familiar.
Load the Analog Matrix in your DAW (or use the standalone app)
The Analog Matrix works as a plugin in major DAWs, and it’s also available as a standalone application for efficient file-based workflows (including batch processing).
Choose your hardware (build the chain you actually want)
You can build a signal chain by connecting up to eight pieces of hardware in virtually any order. Add, remove, and reorder gear while you listen. The system routes audio intelligently so you can focus on sound, not patching.
Control real hardware with total recall, presets, and automation
Because each control is robotically linked, you get workflow benefits that traditional hardware setups rarely provide. This includes full recall of settings, custom presets, automation from within your DAW, fast routing and easy experimentation, and simple parallel processing workflows.
Capture your processed audio (real-time or offline)
You can record the processed signal as it streams back, or use offline rendering options depending on your workflow.
Built for Modern Workflows
Access Analog isn’t just a novelty. It’s designed for real sessions and real deadlines.
Latency-conscious connectivity (including AWS routing)
We provide multiple options to help you minimize latency depending on your location and connection. For international users (and anyone who needs the fastest route), Access Analog offers a dedicated AWS path designed to improve performance- a “fast lane” between your connection and our facility in Colorado.
Pro-grade conversion and reliability
Sound quality is everything, so we pair the experience with pro-grade A/D and D/A conversion at 24-bit / 96 kHz for the main library, and we focus heavily on uptime and readiness. We also emphasize reliability: the platform targets 99% uptime per piece of gear, because great sound doesn’t help if the gear isn’t available when inspiration hits.
Maintained, calibrated, and ready
Access Analog’s analog processors are maintained with the goal of keeping them ready for optimum performance, and the platform messaging emphasizes consistent quality and daily attention to the rack.
Hardware stays original
Robotics are attached externally and designed to track controls precisely so the units remain in their original condition.
Who Access Analog is For
Access Analog serves a wide range of creators.
Mixing and Mastering Engineers
Recording Engineers, Music Producers and Audio Professionals
Musicians, Broadcasters, Podcasters, Hobbyists, Students and Emerging Engineers
Remote Collaborators
And more..
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Company Name: Access Analog, LLC
Product Name: Analog Matrix
Founder & CEO: Chris Barrett
Engineering and Customer Support: Dan Willis
Founded: 2017
Location: Longmont, CO
Patent: # 10,140,08