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tion has evolved into a new category of gear — multi-instance analog plugins. The founders experienced the friction between analog tone and modern digital workflows. So, they’ve set out to fix that. “At the heart of it, we’re audio purists and software futurists building a new cat- egory: multi-instance analog plugins that blend pristine sound with total digital in- tegration,” said Aran Gallagher, Freqport’s director of R&D. “I’ve seen the recurring pain points producers face, especially when trying to blend analog warmth with digi- tal convenience. That experience shaped every decision at Freqport. From circuit design to UI/UX, we approached this not just as engineers, but as music makers. We didn’t want another ‘plugin.’ We wanted the real thing.” TRUE FUSION That radical rethink is what makes Freqport different. Most analog-in-the-box solutions start with software trying to emulate hard- ware or hardware trying to awkwardly bolt on digital control. Freqport threw out the rulebook and built both in tandem. “With FreqTube FT1 and FreqInOut FO1, the analog circuits are real — tubes, op-amps, discrete paths — but they’re na- tively controlled via plugins inside your DAW,” Gallagher said. “There’s no MIDI mapping, no external routing and no la- tency guesswork. Just one USB-C cable and everything shows up like a native plugin. It’s not just integration — it’s true fusion. The analog lives inside your digital workflow, with all the tone and none of the trade-offs.” It’s a dream come true for creators, no more re-patching cables and no more sac- rificing character for convenience. “Freqport shines wherever tone and time matter,” said Mikael Dahlgaard, director of marketing and sales. “Electronic and hip-hop producers love the Freqtube FT1 coloration for synths and drums. In terms of environ-
Freqport is redefining hybrid music production by merging real analog hardware with the flexibility of digital workflows — and eliminating the friction between the two in the process. — By Kimberly Kapela REWIRING THE FUTURE OF ANALOG SOUND Freqport’s Mikael Dahlgaard and Aran Gallagher.
T oday, the line between analog and digi- tal is blurrier than ever. But for the founders of Freqport, that gray area wasn’t
enough. What began as a shared passion to bring the magic of analog sound into the streamlined world of digital music produc-
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