Preamps / Channel Strips

The SOS team pick their favourite hardware and software from the past 12 months.

Both of these devices are part of ART’s new ‘multivoice’ series, which aims to provide a wide range of tonal options.

Can an 80‑year‑old mic preamp design still cut it in the 21st Century studio?

Hot on the heels of their wonderful 32Classic console, Harrison have delivered their first ever 500‑series modules...

Universal Audio’s vast plug‑in range majors on licensed emulations of hardware products. Many of these represent...

With bold looks, original designs and affordable pricing, Teknosign’s preamp, EQ and compressor offer an intriguing alternative to better‑known names.

This 1972 dual‑channel mic, line and instrument preamplifier puts two identical channels of what appear to be the same preamp design as in the 1977 into a 2U 19‑inch rackmount case.

These classy preamps combine exemplary technical performance with some unusual stompbox‑friendly features.

SSL’s PureDrive preamps bring the sound of their Origin console to a new audience.

Drawmer have been offering no‑nonsense professional audio gear since the early ’80s, but their current range of processors offers more possibilities than ever.

Neve’s latest 1073 variant bridges the gap between microphone and computer.

With a Transient Designer, a de‑esser and an unusually versatile input section, there’s more to SPL’s recording channel than most.