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If you are looking for 19" rackmount or 500-series Mic Preamps, or Preamplier plug-ins, Voice Channels and all manner of Channel Strips, you will find the Sound On Sound web articles collected here.

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    Universal Audio Apollo E Series Dante Unison preamp personal monitoring peripherals

    Universal Audio’s Apollo E Series now shipping

    Latest Dante-equipped Apollo units available worldwide

    The new arrivals to UA's Apollo range allow engineers to seamlessly integrate Unison preamp emulation, personal monitoring and UAD plug-in processing into live sound, broadcast and networked studio environments.

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    GC Audio Malcolm Toft Signature Cartridge

    GC Audio release Malcolm Toft Equate X

    New preamp module for modular Inherit System

    GC Audio have introduced the Malcolm Toft Equate X for their modular Inherit System, a new channel strip cartridge designed with the legendary recording engineer and console designer Malcolm Toft.

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    Soyuz Lakeside

    Microphone Preamplifier

    Soyuz’s first rackmount preamp evokes the sound of vintage designs.

    Reviews Jun 2025
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    Soyuz Lakeside Microphone Preamp | Audio Examples

    Hear For Yourself

    These audio examples accompany my review of the Soyuz Lakeside preamp from SOS June 2025 issue.

    Reviews Jun 2025
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    CB Electronics ER-MicPreamp Eurorack modular synth mic line level instrument input

    CB Electronics introduce the ER-MicAmp

    Adds a mic/line/instrument preamp to Eurorack rigs

    The latest addition to the ER-Range is a preamp module that offers a way to integrate mic, line-level and instrument signals into a Eurorack setup.

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    LANG Electronics P LANE Type 436 SILVERR 47 valve tube compressor preamp Altec Abbey Road Studios

    LANG Electronics announce the P.LANE Type 436 & SILVERR 47

    New valve compressor & preamp models revealed

    LANG Electronics have announced the launch of two new products that offer a modern take on some classic valve-based gear designs.

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    ART Tube MP valve mic preamp

    ART celebrate Tube MP’s 30th anniversary

    Valve preamp originally introduced in 1995

    ART are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Tube MP, a compact and affordable valve preamp that was introduced in 1995 and remains part of their current product range. 

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    SoundGas 636P2

    Stereo Preamplifier

    This modern take on a vintage germanium preamp offers bucketloads of character.

    Reviews Apr 2025
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    Universal Audio Apollo E Series Dante Unison preamp personal monitoring peripherals

    Universal Audio unveil the Apollo E Series

    Dante peripherals take Unison preamps to the stage

    Universal Audio's new Apollo E Series units make it possible to add Unison preamps, personal monitoring and additional line-level I/O to the Apollo x16D or any other Dante-based system.

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    HLabs CS169

    Analogue Channel Strip

    Having studied the sturdy Studer 169 console, French company HLabs decided its classy combination of mic pre and EQ deserved a place in modern studios.

    Reviews Mar 2025
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    Harrison 32 Classic MS

    Harrison release 32Classic MS channel strip

    Versatile vintage-inspired audio processor

    Harrison puts the the iconic sound of the Harrison 3232 and 32Classic recording consoles into a compact format.

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    Audio Sprockets ToneDexter II acoustic preamp pedal update built-in reverb

    Audio Sprockets update ToneDexter II

    Acoustic preamp pedal gains built-in reverb

    With the latest version of its software installed, the ToneDexter II now includes a built-in reverb processor and offers a greater selection of source configurations. 

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    2024 SOS Editor's Picks | Gear Of The Year logo

    2024 Gear Of The Year

    SOS Editor's Picks

    The SOS team pick their favourite hardware and software from the past 12 months.

    Reviews Dec 2024
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    GC Audio Inherit Bank modular analogue preamp compressor EQ studio outboard

    GC Audio finalise Inherit Bank design

    Final modular outboard system previewed at AES 2024

    GC Audio's clever modular system is now available in a four-channel version, along with with an extended range of processor cartridges.

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    ART Pro Audio Solo MPA & Solo VLA

    Microphone Preamplifier & Compressor

    Both of these devices are part of ART’s new ‘multivoice’ series, which aims to provide a wide range of tonal options.

    Reviews Nov 2024
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    SPL P8 high-quality eight-channel discrete mic preamp

    SPL announce P8 & Pre One preamps

    New eight- and two-channel units revealed

    SPL's latest high-quality preamps both employ a discrete design that utilises individual transistors with no ICs. 

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    Atomic Analog Special OP-6

    Valve Preamplifier

    Can an 80‑year‑old mic preamp design still cut it in the 21st Century studio?

    Reviews Oct 2024
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    Harrison Audio 500 Series

    Mic Preamp, EQ & Compressor Modules

    Hot on the heels of their wonderful 32Classic console, Harrison have delivered their first ever 500‑series modules...

    Reviews Oct 2024
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    TK Audio DP3 dual-channel Class-A mic preamp germanium saturation circuitry

    TK Audio introduce DP3 dual preamp

    Includes three switchable 'character' circuits

    TK Audio's new flagship mic preamp offers a wealth of tonal options thanks to switchable modern and vintage-inspired circuits.

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    Universal Audio LA‑6176

    Channel Strip Plug-in

    Universal Audio’s vast plug‑in range majors on licensed emulations of hardware products. Many of these represent...

    Reviews Sep 2024
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    Drawmer 1972

    Dual-channel Microphone Preamplifier

    This 1972 dual‑channel mic, line and instrument preamplifier puts two identical channels of what appear to be the same preamp design as in the 1977 into a 2U 19‑inch rackmount case.

    Reviews Sep 2024

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