TOM WEBER (JOHN WEBSTER)

HYBRID MIXING & REMIX ENGINEER / PRODUCER

“Sonimus has set a new benchmark for ITB console emulation. Having worked on legendary SSL 4000 and custom Siemens/Neve desks, I’ve always searched for that exact analog weight in the box. The console plugin always comes first in the chain to set the tonal foundation: S-Console nails that authentic ‘in-your-face’ punch, while N-Console delivers the legendary Neve warmth, ‘flesh’, and silky top-end that Top Producer Peter Wolf always swore by.

If a source track lacks impact, my secret weapon is running N-Console first for that massive analog body, then driving it into the S-Strip preamp, compression, and EQ section for maximum punch and transient control. It’s an absolute overkill combination that saves weak tracks every single time. Sonimus didn’t just build plugins; they captured the actual soul of iconic console summation.”

 

Credits:

  • Remixer: Unique 2 (Break My Stride – #1 Europe), Big Mountain, Enrique Iglesias (Rhythm Divine)
  • Producer & Mix Engineer: Malice, Roots Vibration, Cowgaroo, Angels Advocate, Alberto Aspe, Vixenova, Charly Mo & Tom Weber (Wir woin’s no amoi wiss’n)
  • Industry & Collaborations: Former Specialist & Senior Manager for AVID/Digidesign, WAVES, and TC Electronic; technical support & collaborations with Scorpions and top European producers.

With over four decades in the music industry, Tom Weber (John Webster) started as a drummer and songwriter before co-founding hit studios in Austria during the 90s dance boom. His career spans international mixing and remixing success in Los Angeles and Europe, alongside key technical roles at audio technology giants like AVID and WAVES. Today, he combines decades of hands-on analog console experience with high-end hybrid workflows, specializing in direct-to-artist full-album productions, radio-ready mixes, and high-impact custom remixes. www.johnwebster.at

DMITRI TARANOV (Ph.D)

S-Console – Dmitry said that, after spending real time with the plugin, he sees S-Console as a serious, top-tier option for console emulation:

“..I’m genuinely very happy with it, both as a mixing tool and as a teaching tool…”

What he always felt was missing in the previous one was a certain openness, sense of breathing and dynamic movement, and especially the width of the stereo image. S-Console gives him exactly what he had been looking for in those areas.

“…At SAE we have an SSL 9000J that previously belonged to Whitney Houston. It is a very neutral-sounding console, so I have often used it with students not necessarily as an example of typical console saturation, but to demonstrate what analog summing does to the stereo image and how naturally wide and dimensional a mix can feel compared to purely digital summing

What surprised me most about S-Console is that it gives me a very similar sense of width and openness in the box. For me, this is extremely valuable because one of the things I regularly try to teach students is how to approach an analog-style sound without necessarily having access to a large-format analog console…”

For teaching: – Has already used it on several mixes and during an online workshop on mixing EDM drums (29 August). His students responded very positively: “…N-Console and S-Console have become an essential part of his workflow; he has been actively showing them to his students and colleagues…”

“…Going forward, I expect S-Console to become my main example when I teach console saturation and analog-style summing at SAE. It gives me essentially everything I felt was missing from the other console emulations I had been using, while still remaining musical and very natural…”

N-Console – Has always considered himself an “SSL guy,” but N-Console is making him seriously rethink that.

“…What he is enjoying most so far is how smoothly the character of the saturation changes depending on how hard he drives the input…”

“…really likes what happens to the stereo image: there is something very musical about the way it changes as he pushes the console harder…”

Credits:

  • Professor of Audio Technology and Subject Matter Expert at SAE Institute in Nashville, where he teaches Music Production, Signal Processing, Recording, Mixing, and Advanced Studio Workflows.

  • Author of a published textbook on audio engineering.

  • His professional work includes collaborations with Grammy-nominated and award-winning artists such as Michale Graves (Misfits, Hydraulic Entertainment), Alina Gingertail (multi-instrumentalist and YouTube creator with over 1.8 million followers), and Austin Wintory (Journey, Men of War II), among many others.

Expertise:

He has extensive hands-on experience with SSL consoles, having worked with them throughout much of his professional career. At SAE Institute Nashville he regularly uses a real SSL 9000J that previously belonged to Whitney Houston. He employs this console with students specifically to demonstrate the effects of analog summing on stereo image, width and dimensionality.

JACK MIELE

AWARD WINNING AUDIO ENGINEER: 11x PLATINUM. MUSICIAN, PRODUCER & COMPOSER

“I absolutely love the A Console by Sonimus. I’ve been using it on my mixes and it adds that secret sauce that’s just so difficult to obtain sometimes without a console. It makes mixes sound deeper and more three dimensional. I love the crosstalk feature as well. The buss module is amazing for controlling everything from one central hub and it makes my workflow so much easier. I know this is going to be a permanent fixture moving forward on my mix template.”

“About Burnley 73: It does something really great with the harmonic saturation it adds. I find it incomparable to any other 1073 emulation.“

Accomplished audio engineer/producer/composer with numerous accolades, including 11x Platinum, 6x Telly, and 5x Global Music Award wins. Worked with renowned artists such as Rod Stewart, Dr. John, Yungblud, Zac Brown Band, Jamie Foxx, and more. Contributed to Billboard top ten records and amassed nearly 2 billion streams on his projects. Also credited as an audio/mix engineer on 1 Grammy-winning and 5 nominated albums, as well as Emmy-winning television promos. Additionally, Jack showcases his talents as a guitarist/vocalist in the iconic 80’s act, The Molly Ringwalds.

MANON GRANDJEAN

AWARD WINNING MIXER & ENGINEER / MASTERING

“I usually organize my sessions by routing tracks to busses and then to a master bus. I use a Sonimus Britson* Channel and Britson Buss plug-in for warmth and openness in my mixes. I adjust the high- and low-pass filters depending on the source and use the Fat mode on both tracks and busses, and Master Loudness on the Britson buss.”

*Britson has evolved into N-Console, the latest Britson Console Emulation.

SOS Article by Manon: Analogue Warmth In The Box.

BEHROOZ PAYGAN

COMPOSER & PRODUCER

“I had the opportunity to use Sonimus plugins during the final stages of my latest album, “Lunar Rhapsodies”. The quality of the plugins was so impressive that I had to make some changes to my Fx chains and rethink some of my mixing decisions. The N-Console and A-EQ plugins played a significant role in my latest mixes. I used the N-console mostly on my buses, and I was amazed by the color it added to the signal. When I added this plugin on multiple lines and the overtones stacked up together, the whole song sounded completely different in a good way. The A-EQ has awesome features that let you shape and balance the signal in a very efficient and colorful way. Most of the time, I was able to get the final result on Eqing the lines using just the A-EQ. Great job, Sonimus team!”

 

Behrooz Paygan, Tehran-born composer and producer, began his musical journey at 7 with piano. Studied Music Composition, earning a Master’s. Since 2001, he’s woven symphonic rock/metal into film and TV scores. He immigrated to Canada in 2013, becoming a music director, band leader, and producer, leaving an indelible mark on the global music scene.

Check out Paygan’s new record mixed with Sonimus plugins: Lunar Rhapsodies.

KIERAN SCRAGG

AWARD WINNING COMPOSER & WRITER

“N-Console has become my go-to for adding warmth to my mixes. It’s impressive how natural and impactful it can be. The team at Sonimus really have found some magic in this one.”

Credits:

  • Kieran Scragg (Fort Nowhere) Trailers include : The Crown, Death on the Nile, The Witcher and The Many Saints of Newark.
  • Music & Sound Awards 2020/21 Winner ‘Best Original Composition in a TV Trailer / Promo’ : Fort Nowhere. THE CROWN S4 Teaser.
  • MHCM Clients include: ABC TV/Disney – BBC – CBS – Google – Lionsgate/Summit – NBC/Universal – Netflix – Sky TV