![]() So, if you want a completely faithful API EQ emulation, you get the Waves or the UAD version and you’re set-there are no surprises or twists. What they offer instead is a series of tasty refinements and thoughtful modifications to classic designs which change, often in fundamental ways, the things you can do and the ways you can do it. They make no claims of being groundbreaking. For one, it’s a digital-only company whose products are not original-they are very direct homages to my favorite gear. ![]() Sly-Fi was born from a totally different mindset. Kush plugins follow the same philosophy they and are either direct emulations of our analog stuff-like the Clariphonic and Electra-or are equally quirky and inventive stuff that still has a clear bias for analog thinking, like Pusher or UBK-1. In that space, I focus on creating processors that are either radical departures from past designs or, with something like the Clariphonic, are genuinely new, and unlike anything before it. Everything starts in world of circuits, and the trademark quality of Kush gear is “one-of-a-kind”. Now that Sly-Fi is out and its standing side-by-side with Kush, I can see clearly that it very much is supposed to be its own thing.įor starters, Kush is primarily an analog company. It’s only after a decision has had time to play out that I’m able to get a sense of why a choice worked-or didn’t. I have strong intuitions and weak rationales, so I’m rarely able to articulate ”why” I do the things I do. The truth is that I do almost everything in life by following my instincts. I love that you asked this, because before Sly-Fi launched I wouldn’t have been able to answer it. Why did you feel the need to re-brand these new twists on classic pieces of analog gear under the new name “Sly-Fi Digital”, instead of Kush? With the recent unveiling of his latest product line under the name Sly-Fi Digital, Gregory brings his own spin on classic analog staples into the digital realm, breathing new life into timeless pieces of gear we know so well. “UBK” is an acronym that stands for “Useless Bank of Knowledge.” It was intended as sardonic and self-deprecating nickname, and Gregory Scott, owner of Kush Audio and Sly-Fi Digital, uses it in place of his real name, almost like a signature, on all his cutting-edge hardware and software designs.īut if you peer even slightly into the inner workings of Gregory’s brain, whether through his wildly entertaining and thought-provoking podcast, The UBK Happy Funtime Hour, his unique and idiosyncratic audio products, or even this very interview, you will find that his internal bank of knowledge is anything but useless. Gregory Scott (aka “UBK”) is the founder of Kush Audio and Sly-Fi Digital.
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