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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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    Audient ASP800

    Eight-channel Microphone Preamplifier

    Less than a year after refreshing their eight-channel preamp design, Audient have released another. What makes this one different?

    Reviews Nov 2015
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    Grace Design Felix

    Acoustic Instrument Preamp & Blender

    Grace have long been associated with sublime studio preamps — and now you can take that superlative sound with you on stage.

    Reviews Oct 2015
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    Rupert Neve: The SOS Interview (Video)

    Video Feature

    In this month's video interview  we meet a living legend of the audio industry, Mr Rupert Neve himself. Over 25 minutes, we talk transformers, software modelling, and get the story of how he created the world's first high-Q equaliser.

    People Oct 2015
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    Retro Instruments OP-6

    Valve Microphone Preamplifier

    Vintage RCA OP-6s go for silly money — if you can find them. Can this Retro recreation justify a similar price tag?

    Reviews Sep 2015
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    Dbx 676

    Mic Pre Valve Channel Strip

    If you’re seeking a warm’ sonic character and effortless compression, this channel strip could be just the thing.

    Reviews Aug 2015
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    Rupert Neve Designs Shelford 5051 & 5052

    Compressor and Mic Preamp

    These classy modules bring the best of Mr Neve’s classic designs into the 21st century.

    Reviews Aug 2015
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    Boz Digital Labs +10dB Channel Strip

    Formats: Mac & PC VST, AAX & RTAS; Mac AU

    The ADR F760X-R Compex compressor/expander was a favourite dynamics processor during the 70s and 80s.

    Reviews Jul 2015
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    Millennia HV-32P & HV-35P

    Portable Microphone Preamplifiers

    One of the world’s most highly regarded mic-preamp designs is now available to go.

    Reviews Jun 2015
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    MC AudioLab MP1 & OC1

    Microphone Preamplifier & Compressor

    There’s more to MC AudioLab’s new 500-series modules than their funky fuchsia facades...

    Reviews Apr 2015
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    Radial Engineering PreMax

    500-series Preamp & EQ

    With two thirds of a Radial channel strip available at this price, is there anything not to like?

    Reviews Apr 2015
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    Crane Song Syren

    Valve Microphone Preamplifier

    Can you resist the sound of this Syren’s song?

    Reviews Mar 2015
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    Fredenstein Preamplifier & Compressor

    Artistic Series

    These neat little modules offer far better performance than you’d expect at this price. Is there anything not to like?

    Reviews Mar 2015
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    Neve 1073 DPX

    Dual Microphone Preamplifier

    Just when you thought you’d seen every possible permutation of the 1073 preamp, Neve offer up something a little different.

    Reviews Mar 2015
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    JZ Microphones JZ Track

    Solid-state Channel Strip

    For this classy device, mic makers JZ enlisted the design work of outboard aficionados SPL. Is this a match made in heaven?

    Reviews Feb 2015
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    Radial Engineering PreComp

    500-series Preamp & Compressor

    This innocent-looking combination of preamp and compressor holds a useful surprise up it’s sleeve...

    Reviews Feb 2015
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    SM Pro Q-Pre

    Four-channel Mic Preamp

    There can’t be many preamps that offer this many channels for such a low price! But is it any good?

    Reviews Feb 2015
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    Chandler Limited TG2–500

    Solid–state Microphone Preamplifier

    Can Chandler pack all of the EMI/Abbey Road sound for which they’re so famous into a single-module 500–series preamp?

    Reviews Jan 2015
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    Thermionic Culture Nightingale 2

    Channel Strip

    With its parallel inputs, Thermionic Culture’s valve-based channel strip enables all sorts of creative recording options. And it sounds great, too!

    Reviews Jan 2015
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    Manley Core

    Reference Channel Strip

    Billed as their ‘greatest hits’ package, Manley’s Core packs a lot into a package that’s less expensive than their previous offerings.

    Reviews Dec 2014
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    Tech 21 SansAmp VT Bass DI

    Bass Preamp/DI

    More than a mere DI, this latest Sansamp if a fully featured bass preamp

    Reviews Nov 2014
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    Phoenix Audio 500 Series

    Preamplifier, EQ & Dynamics Processor

    For the first time, fans of Phoenix gear can assemble a full recording channel.

    Reviews Nov 2014

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