Preamps / Channel Strips

Gainlab Audio's latest device couples a valve microphone preamp with an optical compressor that features an interesting "double slope" design. 

The English Channel combines CEntrance’s SoapBox, BlackCab, and Portcaster devices with a custom desktop enclosure, providing an all-in-one channel strip with a built-in SD Card recorder and audio interface.

Rather than providing a clean gain boost, the Launcher Deluxe from Soyuz has been designed to provide saturation for both microphone and line-level signals. 

Founder and chief designer of Thermionic Culture, Vic Keary, has sadly passed away. 

SSL's Guitarstrip is an all-in-one channel strip plug-in equipped with four carefully tailored processing modules and aimed at electric, acoustic and bass guitar parts.

Drawmer have released the 1972, a flexible dual-channel microphone, line and instrument preamp intended for both studio and live applications.

A set of 16 original Neve 1057 microphone preamp and EQ modules originally installed in the first Neve 80 Series console have been put up for auction. 

Caveman Audio have released the AP1 Compact, delivering the sound of their AP1 Acoustic Preamp in a smaller footprint. 

H2 Audio talk us through their new channel strip, the Helios Channel. 

AEA show us their new 500 series preamp optimised for ribbon microphones, the TRP500.

Popular multi-channel preamp is the latest member of the Clarett range to receive an upgrade.

Dual-channel pre is based around the classic 2520 op-amp.

Inherit system lets you hot-swap between five different preamp types.