Warm Audio - Behind The Brand

Bryce Young, founder and president of Warm Audio, joins Sam Inglis to discuss how the company began and how it quickly built a reputation for producing affordable studio gear inspired by classic vintage designs. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:24 - Warm Audio Origins and Growth 02:33 - Product Development 03:09 - Capturing The Vintage Sound 07:01 - Modernising And Adapting Designs 09:43 - Designing For Working Professionals 12:50 - Analogue Gear Used In A Live Setting 14:49 - Choosing Which Gear To Develop 16:25 - Popular And Unusual Products 19:22 - The Toughest Engineering Challenges 26:00 - Maintenance And Discontinued Parts 30:48 - Diversifying From Vintage Analogue 36:15 - Favourite Vintage Gear Warm Audio Warm Audio is a Texas-based manufacturer of professional recording equipment founded in 2011 by Bryce Young. The company specialises in high-quality microphones, preamps, compressors and other studio hardware inspired by classic vintage designs. Known for combining premium components with accessible pricing, Warm Audio has built a reputation among musicians, producers and engineers for delivering analogue studio gear that brings iconic sounds within reach of modern creators. Bryce Young Biog Bryce Young is the founder and president of Warm Audio. A musician, recording enthusiast and vinyl collector, Young launched the company in 2011 from his garage with the goal of making high-quality vintage-style microphones, preamps, compressors and other studio tools accessible to musicians at affordable prices. Sam Inglis Biog Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006). Catch more shows on our other podcast channels:

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Warm Audio - Behind The Brand is an episode from People & Music Industry by Sound On Sound Ltd.

This episode is 42:01 long.

This episode was published on Mar 24, 2026.

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