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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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    API TranZformers

    Guitar & Bass Channel Strip Pedals

    API put the sound of their classic consoles right at your feet!

    Reviews Dec 2017
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    Sonic Farm Tantra

    Valve Bass Preamp/Amplifier

    Sonic Farm’s latest creation is a processor and amplifier designed to cater for every possible bass guitar recording scenario.

    Reviews Oct 2017
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    Golden Age Project 500 Series

    Mic/Line Preamplifier, EQ & Compressor

    These modules can be mixed and matched to create a versatile, high-quality, Neve-esque channel strip for an impressive price.

    Reviews Sep 2017
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    Sphere launch 500-series preamp

    Fab 500 ‘lunchbox format’ preamp announced

    Operating from the early ’70s until the early ’80s, Sphere manufactured large studio consoles that graced facilities...

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    Phaedrus Audio Phusion

    Stereo Channel Strip

    Boasting an array of unusual and impressive features, this British high-quality channel strip really stands out from the crowd.

    Reviews Aug 2017
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    Sonic Dune 1Q73

    Mic Preamp & EQ

    Serbian company Sonic Dune have augmented the classic Neve 1073 design to offer the user both practical and tonal options.

    Reviews Aug 2017
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    DI and feature-laden preamp launched by Useful Arts

    New brand announces a duo of products

    Pro audio newcomers Useful Arts have made their debut with two products for the studio and stage. The first is a two...

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    Revived Sphere brand repurposes preamp designs

    19-inch & 500-series preamps releases by '70s/'80s console band

    The Sphere brand emerged in the 1970s in the recording console market and at that time it filled an...

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    Universal Audio OX Amp Top Box - Summer NAMM

    Ultimate 'studio-recorded' tube amp tone at any volume

    OX Amp Top Box is being touted by Universal Audio as the world’s best-sounding guitar amp reactive load box...

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    AEA RPQ2

    Dual-channel Microphone Preamplifier

    With the RPQ2, AEA have improved on what was already an excellent ribbon-mic preamp.

    Reviews Jun 2017
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    Focusrite Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic

    Eight-channel Mic Preamp, Compressor & A-D/D-A Converter

    What’s new in Focusrite’s updated multi-channel mic preamp?

    Reviews May 2017
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    Tech 21 Q\Strip

    Preamp, EQ & DI Box

    Tech 21 have turned their focus to recreating, in pedal format, that part of a vintage console’s signal path that was often pressed into service for the direct recording of both guitars and basses back in the day.

    Reviews May 2017
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    Dizengoff Audio recreate RCA tube mic pre

    Chicago company make BA-2C inspired mic pre for under €1000

    Dizengoff Audio is the brain-child of Matt Newport, a Chicago native who also founded and ran Black Lion...

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    IGS Audio 572 'Red Stripe'

    500-series Valve Mic Preamp/DI

    Could this transformer- and valve-laden preamp bring some analogue magic to your recordings?

    Reviews Apr 2017
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    Integer Audio RMP2

    Ribbon Microphone Preamplifier

    Designed to get the best from passive ribbon and moving-coil mics, this preamp offers 80dB of gain and switchable input impedance.

    Reviews Mar 2017
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    Focusrite Clarett OctoPre front panel.

    Focusrite Clarett OctoPre

    Eight-channel Mic Preamp & A-D/D-A Converter

    With eight new Air preamps and two-way ADAT connectivity, could this be the best way to expand your audio interface?

    Reviews Feb 2017
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    Hacienda Labs Mic Preamp & Compressor/Gate

    HL169 & HL4000 500-Series Modules

    These classy new French-made modules are inspired by vintage designs, but they also add a few unexpected and useful features.

    Reviews Feb 2017
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    Acustica Audio Sand

    Channel Strip Plug-in

    Acustica’s latest plug-in promises new heights of realism in SSL-style EQ and compression.

    Reviews Feb 2017
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    Cloud reveal Vari-Z instrument DI and Mic activator

    Cloudlifter Zi is an unusual tone control from ribbon mic makers

    Cloud Microphones bring their popular Cloudlifter Mic Activator technology to guitar players, bass...

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    Focusrite launch Scarlett OctoPre preamp/converters

    Scarlett OctoPre and OctoPre Dynamic add 8 channels via ADAT

    We’ve seen several generations of Focusrite OctoPre units, from the old Platinum series to the black-...

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    FullScale International launch global distribution

    Global distributor announce first manufacturer, Dizengoff

    Up-and-coming brand Dizengoff Audio, a Chicago based company producing a range of quality mic pre’s and...

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