112dB is a music software company whose products are mainly aimed at electronic musicians.

History

112dB was founded in 2005 by Claude Climer (who left the company in 2008) and Jules Vleugels. Their first product was Morgana, an emulation of the Ensoniq Mirage

Ensoniq Mirage

The Ensoniq Corporation's Mirage was an 8-bit sampler introduced in 1984. Priced below $2000 with features previously only found on more expensive samplers like the Fairlight CMI, it became a best seller....

 hardware sampler

Sampler (musical instrument)

A sampler is an electronic musical instrument similar in some respects to a synthesizer but, instead of generating sounds, it uses recordings of sounds that are loaded or recorded into it by the user and then played back by means of a keyboard, sequencer or other triggering device to perform or...

. In 2009, Martijn Zwartjes (Apple, Native Instruments

Native Instruments

Native Instruments is a technology company that develops software and hardware for music production and DJing. The company has originally been identified mostly with software instruments, but has also expanded to various other music equipment segments in recent years.Current products of Native...

) and Leo Degen (Apple, Dolby Labs

Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. , often shortened to Dolby Labs, is an American company specializing in audio noise reduction and audio encoding/compression.-History:...

, Native Instruments

Native Instruments

Native Instruments is a technology company that develops software and hardware for music production and DJing. The company has originally been identified mostly with software instruments, but has also expanded to various other music equipment segments in recent years.Current products of Native...

) joined the company. Their base of operations is in Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

.

Vleugels died on January 23, 2011.

Product history

• 2007
  • Morgana, an authentic emulation of the Ensoniq Mirage
    Ensoniq Mirage
    The Ensoniq Corporation's Mirage was an 8-bit sampler introduced in 1984. Priced below $2000 with features previously only found on more expensive samplers like the Fairlight CMI, it became a best seller....
    
     hardware sampler
    Sampler (musical instrument)
    A sampler is an electronic musical instrument similar in some respects to a synthesizer but, instead of generating sounds, it uses recordings of sounds that are loaded or recorded into it by the user and then played back by means of a keyboard, sequencer or other triggering device to perform or...
    
     (awarded Innovation Award by Computer Music magazine).
  • SampLink, a routing utility that allows audio to be recorded into Morgana.

• 2009
  • Redline Monitor, a near-field monitor simulation for mixing
    Audio mixing (recorded music)
    In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
    
     and mastering on headphones.
  • Redline Reverb, an algorithmic true-stereo reverb.
  • Redline Equalizer, a variable-phase equalizer with adjustable harmonic distortion and a number of EQ boost/cut curves.

• 2010
  • Redline Preamp, a harmonic distortion plugin emulating an analogue preamp.