Preamps / Channel Strips

Retro Instruments have supercharged the gain stage of their Sta‑Level compressor to build a 500-series preamp.

Once in a while, a new preamp brings something genuinely worthwhile to the table...

I use a Focusrite ISA Two preamp with a Clarett 4 Thunderbolt interface, but I'm having trouble getting the two meters to match...

We all love vintage mixer EQs and preamps, but it takes a lot of work to rack them up for use in today's studios. Is it worth your time and expense?

500-series modules aren't usually this expensive — but they aren't usually designed by Swiss legend Daniel Weiss...

Described as a four-band preamp, overdrive and distortion module, the M G D–2 puts guitar pedal power at the heart of your Eurorack.

Thermionic's latest valve preamp offers bags of gain and plenty of analogue warmth. Is this the perfect partner for your ribbon mics?

Black Lion's designers set out to bring versatility and lower noise to a classic preamp without sacrificing character — have they succeeded?

With its ability to deliver anything from super-subtle saturation to downright despicable distortion, could this be the only valve preamp you'll ever need?

This ADAT-equipped preamp offers one-knob compression on every channel.

There are plenty of very heavily distorted examples already out there to be heard, but I’ve gone for some tones that I think challenge the technology a little more.

Offering everything from pristine cleanliness to tube-driven colour, this preamp can hold its head high in the company of more expensive designs.

Can I get good results on a Dobro that has a Shertler Basik on‑board mic, or will I need a piezo pickup?

Little Mikey is a classic preamp in a sturdy 8HP module, designed to get your instrument and live microphone signals into the modular as cleanly as possible.

The idea of an in-line gain booster placed between a moving-coil or ribbon mic and a mic preamp isn't new — so what makes this one special?

'Good enough' is rarely good enough for SPL, as this thoroughly over-engineered preamp testifies!

Overstayer's versatile stereo processor offers endless ways to manipulate — or obliterate — any input signal!

Find out how just how well this vintage recreation compares with the original that inspired it.

Though a great recording front‑end, this versatile and characterful processor could just as easily find a home on your stereo mix bus...