How do you recreate a piece of classic music hardware as a software instrument or effect? There are many options: you could record gigabytes of samples, use one-size-fits-all convolution methods, or treat the unit like a ‘black box’ by simply recreating its outputs. At Martinic, we take a component modelling approach. This means that we model the behavior of every electrical component in a device, recreating its effect on the audio signal. Using a technique we call Advanced Circuitry Emulation (or ACE for short), we arrive at a perfect sonic emulation. Actually, Martinic’s ACE modelling process leads to a sound that’s a little too perfect. To create a truly faithful emulation, we then need to reintroduce the minor imperfections: the inaudible noise, the crosstalk and other audio realities that all add up to give each instrument or effect its unique personality. Over years of component modelling experience, recreating some of the most famous devices in recent musical history.