SONICALLY, THE IDEA BEHIND REM STUDIOS IS TO EMBRACE THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE DIGITAL REALM AND TRY TO KEEP THE "WARMTH" OF CLASSIC ANALOG RECORDING. SINCE THE DIGITAL MEDIUM IS "MIRROR-LIKE" AND TENDS TO BE HARSH, "WARMING" THE SOUND PRIOR TO IT'S STORAGE ON DIGITAL TAPE BECOMES NECESSARY. TUBE PRE-AMPS, COMPRESSORS AND EQUALIZERS CAN AID IN THAT QUEST AND PLAY A LARGE ROLE HERE AT REM. AS DOES, MIC SELECTION, ROOM ACOUSTICS AND CLASSIC SOUNDING EFFECTS.