Make Believe Studios – MBSI for WiN

A Faithful Recreation of the MSI Console

MBSI is a loving and faithful recreation of one of the most successful custom consoles ever built in the United States.

Custom built by MCI technicians for Studio C at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, this console was used to create dozens of million-selling hit records.

Artists such as the Eagles, Eric Clapton, the Bee Gees and Grand Funk Railroad chose this room and this console to work with the world’s top producers, including Tom Dowd and the legendary Bill Szymczyk. We’ve teamed up with Make Believe and Bill Szymczyk to bring this legendary console to your DAW for the first time. Enjoy the sound of Miami 1976 now.

Peculiarities

• World-class signal processing and workflow.
  Accurately recreate the tones of the Line, Mic Pre, Overdriven Mic Pre, Dynamics and EQ modules.
• The EQ module is a 3-band design with Bell-Shelf Low and High Pass filters, a variable Mid Bell filter and Hi/Low Cut filters. All filters have interactive controls with filter shape, frequency and gain control.
• Step controls match the behavior of the console in Classic Mode.
• Continuous interpolated controls in the spirit of the original design in Modern Mode (with the ability to snap to classic step values).
• Operational modes in Modern Mode to support mid-band EQ cuts and engage the low and high cut filters.
• Incredible new Compressor module in Modern Mode with simple controls and stunning sound, capturing the dynamic vibes of the 1176 and dbx160.
• The sound and feel of one of the greatest consoles in the history of recording.
• Lots of presets included.
• Customizable UI size.
• MH Preset Manager – provides cross-platform presets.