Channel Strips user reviews

The Helios Electronics Ltd One Console Module is a channel strip taken directly from a Helios console and used as a piece of outboard gear. This gives you the sound of a Helios console in a few chan…

This review is for a Quad Eight module from a full console, normally not available as it’s own channel strip. We’ve got a bunch of these at the studio where I work, although I’m not sure the exact m…

This is a vacuum tube based pre-amp. Unlike some other preamps, this one is only one pre-amp per rack unit. There are also compressors and equalizers on this pre-amp too, which makes it a really vers…

The Drawmer 1960 is a stereo vacuum tube based preamplifier and compressor. It is made up of analog components and aims to blend the sound of old and new. Each of the two channels has both XLR mic …

The Art Voice Channel is an all-in-one channel strip and interface, with a built in microphone preamp, equalizer, and preamplifier. In terms of connections, it has an XLR/1/4" input on the front, as…

The Universal Audio LA-610 MK II is a sequel to the original LA-610 and is quite similar in make up, offering up a few new features and a slightly improved sound quality, although it would be hard to…

The Thermionic Culture The Rooster is a stereo channel strip, which each consisting of a mic pre and built in EQ.  The unit is all analog, and fits into a two space rackable unit.  I'm not sure about…

Manley Langevin’s Voxbox is an all in one channel strip designed for use with vocals, as the name states.<span> </span>However, the mic preamp, compressor, EQ, and de-esser here I think it can be use…

The Summit ECS-410 Everest is a very modern looking channel strip consisting of mic preamplifier, an equalizer, and a compressor.  The unit has both a solid state and tube make up, and you have the o…

The Wunder Audio PEQ1 is a high quality channel strip consisting of a microphone preamp and a three band EQ.  The unit has both XLR and 1/4 inch connections and is an all analog piece of equipment.  …

The Millennia STT-1 Origin is an in depth channel strip that is billed as a "recording system."  The unit contains a four band EQ, compressor, and de-esser.  This is an analog piece of gear that has …

The Focusrite Liquid Channel is an extremely unique piece of gear.  It is a channel strip that is hardware and software integrated, and which claims to give you access to any mic pre or compressor 'e…

The Universal Audio 6176 is an analog channel strip consisting of a pre amp, built in EQ, and a compressor.  It has XLR connections in the back and a 1/4 inch input in front if you want to plug your …

The Neve 1066 channel strip is analog microphone preamp with built in EQ.  It has the same basic make up that can be found on most Neve models, but of course does have its own quirks and characterist…

The Summit MPC-100A is a tube based channel strip that contains both a microphone preamplifier and a compressor/limiter.  The unit has XLR connections in the back as well as a 1/4 inch input in the f…

The Joe Meek ThreeQ is an analog based, solid state channel strip that contains a preamplifier, an optical compressor and a four band equalizer. It has 1/4 inch connections as well as an XLR input fo…

The SSL Xlogic Alpha Channel is an analog channel strip that is designed by and after the classic SSL consoles. It has 1/4 inch connections in the back as well as an XLR input in the front of the uni…

(Originally written by ynosang/translated from Audiofanzine FR) UTILIZATION - Is it easy to make settings? When you open the box, you think: Wow, that's a lot of buttons! But after onl…

The Neve 8108 Strip is an analog based channel strip with a preamplifier and parametric EQ. It normally lies in a Neve 8108 console, but has been known to be racked up and used as outboard gear as we…

The Avalon VT-737SP is a vacuum tube based microphone preamplifier. It also has an on board compressor and EQ and is really a full channel strip. It has XLR inputs and outputs in the back and also ha…

(Originally written by Lonewolf/translated from Audiofanzine FR) Channel strip with preamp, compressor, 3-band EQ (fully parametric mid). Each section can be switched on/off. Front panel: …

This is an analog tube mic preamp with built in EQ and compression. You have the usual balanced ins (XLR and Jack) and outs (XLR and Jack) plus an Insert for external FX or compression. There is an o…

(Originally written by Olivier_lg/translated from Audiofanzine FR) Analog, "warmer" than a lot of tube preamps Conceived by Ted Fletcher who worked on the famous Trident mixing consoles + "Meequaliz…

It is an exteremely affordable *stereo unit. All of the features are user friendly. After a week of owning the unit, the left side meter light broke. Aside from that it sounds great for the price Pr…

This is a Fantastic analog tube preamp/channel strip. In addition to a great sounding preamp, there's also a compressor with variable threshold, attack, release, and ratio, and an EQ section. The E…