Tierra Audio Gravity Mix & Master

In 2017, Co-Founders Esther Gutiérrez & Javier Pascual took their first steps on the path of 'pro audio hybridization', with the goal of efficiently merging the analogue and digital worlds.

More than 5 years later, Tierra Audio are proud to say they've reached their goal of providing music producers and recording engineers with the first of many hybrid tools, designed to act as an inseparable ally for high-end studio production.

Whilst Tierra Audio was founded on a love for the irreplaceable sound of discrete electronics - having previously stuck to a philosophy of '100% analogue' - the opportunities offered by modern digital algorithms and communications for professional recording studio workflows was simply too exciting to ignore.

Now with the Gravity Mix & Master, Tierra Audio combines the strengths of both worlds for the first time in its history - squeezing each of them to the extreme! - and guided by two basic pillars: quality and flexibility.

After dozens of prototypes, the A+D (analogue+Digital) electronics were designed and tested more than 100 times(!) using the best components on the market, until Tierra were certain they had incorporated the most suitable technology and creative solutions, even where others had tried different solutions before.

The result is a fully analogue audio path that meets the exquisite quality standards of the most premium segment of the market - together with a powerful and efficient digital architecture, which opens a new window for collaboration between manufacturer and end users, allowing both parties to incorporate new ideas and solutions thanks to Tierra's open source TA Community API and private feedback channels.

From day one, Tierra Audio tried to place themselves in the shoes of the music producer, mix engineer or mastering engineer with the Gravity Mix & Master.

Consulting with professionals from Madrid's recording studios (and beyond), the team sought to understand exactly what producers and engineers require for a modern hybrid workflow, with a sense that there was still plenty of room for improvement.

As TIERRA Audio's Co-Founder Javier Pascual says, "It's only once you've mastered the technology that you truly understand how to apply it, in a way that is genuinely useful to the end user and - most importantly - encourages and facilitates their goals!"

Tierra Audio's Presets and Stage Templates introduce an innovative approach to automation, designed to significantly enhance your daily workflow, and promising substantial time and effort savings for users of the TA Gravity M&M.

Following the principles of open configuration formats and communication standards, Tierra Audio's open-source TA Community API is designed to help demistify a range of historically complex functions used in the Pro Audio sector, allowing users to customise control of the Gravity to their own needs, and encouraging users to share their presets and modifications with others online.

At the same time, Tierra Audio have developed and implemented a number of their own technologies into the Gravity Mix & Master, ensuring the impeccable demands and precision of Mastering Engineers are met right out of the box:

✓ TA Multi-Resolution allows you to choose in real time, and with a single touch, the step size for the most important parameters, from as little as 0.2 dB for Threshold/MakeUp, and from 1% for Blend when mixing and mastering (to much larger steps perfect for live performances).

✓ TA Smart Ambience for automatically calibrating the device, so that the elementary electronic components (resistors, capacitors, transistors, diodes and VCAs) always work under stable and homogeneous physical conditions between different sessions, always synchronized with your DAW.

✓ TA Pulse continuously and transparently monitors that the device's sonic, electronics and electrical performance remains as optimal as if it had just left the factory and, in the event of any deviation, automatically initiates a pro-active warranty claim process that anticipates a potential future incident, reducing studio downtime to zero due to technical problems.

All TIERRA Audio creations must comply with two basic rules:

✓ They must do what they promise.

✓ They must do so as respectfully as possible to the environment and to the people who make them.

The Gravity Mix & Master is fully designed and manufactured in Madrid, promoting the use of 100% sustainable materials of the highest quality such as stainless steel or aluminum, and wood from sustainable forests.

The use of polluting chemicals is minimized by laser engraving all units, and with recyclable packaging that is 100% free from plastic.

In addition, more than 85% of TA's electronics suppliers and collaborating craftsmen are located in Spain, all of whom are chosen due to upholding the same values of quality and sustainability, helping to keep the ecological footprint of each TIERRA Audio product as small as possible.

Of course, the Gravity Mix & Master is still designed to be incredibly robust to accompany you through many years of music production.

That's why the Gravity Mix & Master comes with a 7-years extended warranty¹.

And, as always, TIERRA Audio plants trees thanks to you, with one tree planted for every Gravity Mix & Master sold! For more information, see the TIERRA Green project.

¹Manufacturer's Warranty does not cover accidental damage.

For full Warranty Terms and Conditions, see the Safety, Warranty and Technical Support Instructions.

Want to know more about the Tierra Audio Gravity Mix & Master?

Give us a call on 01727 821 870 to discuss a demo in your studio, or contact us here.