Preamps / Channel Strips

Some people love the sound of SSL's modern consoles, while others prefer the 'dirt' of their older models. The VHD Pre aims to offer you the best of both worlds...

Unique Recording Software have modelled a vast array of vintage compressors and EQs and presented the results in a single plug-in.

The manufacturers proudly claim that this is "the most flexible four-channel preamp in history." And it's no idle marketing boast...

This unusual new preamp from UA is designed to make life easier, both for the recordist and 'the talent'.

This unassuming device has a price that makes it look like a bargain alongside competitors of similar quality.

Eight top-class preamps priced within reach of the serious project studio...

We take our first look at the excellent new Portico range by Rupert Neve Designs - and they don't disappoint.

With 16 mic preamps and a built-in mixer, the M16 certainly delivers on quantity. Can it deliver on quality too?

A useful studio workhorse offering eight channels of mic pres plus ADAT I/O, that does just what it says on the tin.

Well, it looks and feels as solid as a brick, hence the name. But there's more to this tube-based preamp than the gimmick. Let's find out...

In the last few years, Solid State Logic have been concentrating a lot of effort on the project studio market, and this new Alpha Channel makes their high-end console technology available in an affordable rackmounting channel strip.

TL Audio's latest additions to their popular Fat Man range are more versatile than their names suggest.

If you are looking for an authentic tube-amp guitar sound from a DI recording system, then maybe the Dark Blue's all-tube preamp and speaker simulation is just what you need.

Can this mic preamp really deliver 'expensive' sound quality at a mid-market price?

Chandler revive a vintage technology in their unique new preamp. We put it to the test...

Following on from last month's sneak preview, here's the full SOS hands-on test: If you're looking for characterful compression and EQ to warm up your computer-based mixes, Focusrite's Liquid Mix might just be the answer.

The Solo 110 and Solo 610 are a pair of high-quality, no-frills preamps — one solid-state, the other valve.

This Rupert Neve-designed three-band EQ and preamp is intended for Taylor acoustic guitars equipped with the Expression System magnetic pickup array.

A modern take on the vintage Neve preamp sound.

Guitar preamps that use digital modelling technology have found their way into vast numbers of studios. But do they have a useful place on stage, and what do you need to know if you want to use one live?

I've been looking up information on some external preamps, and I found that most of them have two controls — Gain and Level. Most console preamps have just a Gain control, so what is the Level control for?