“For decades, achieving apex results meant owning the right gear – this changes the equation completely”: Heritage Audio unveils new all-tube channel strip, TUBESTRIPMadrid-based audio component manufacturer Heritage Audio has just upped the ante on channel strip technology. Its newest product, the TUBESTRIP, is designed to be the only channel strip a studio could ever need. With its four processors – a preamp, EQ, and two compressors – it can refine any audio source to the desired quality.
An audio signal hits the preamp first, with a huge amount of headroom maxing out at 60dB, and a simple MORPH knob which tweaks your sound. All the way to the left is Pentode mode, which is ideal for a harsher sound. All the way to the right is Triode mode for warmth. Bisecting the two is UltraLinear, which balances both.

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Then the signal encounters the Type 69 EQ. There are four bands to the equalizer, two of which are a bass boost and cut. Then the mid can toggle between boost and cut. Treble gets a single knob. The two other knobs, making six total, can dictate the specific frequency for the bass and mid.

The first compressor is the Vari-Mu for controlling attack and recovery when more significant compression is needed to manage the signal. A button can also switch the routing for the signal to hit the EQ after the compressor to add more colour once the volume is properly managed.
Last up is the optical compressor. This one adjusts the threshold to put the final touches on what the Vari-Mu sends out. It can also be swapped for a de-esser with a dedicated frequency knob for when that one pesky sound keeps jutting through the mix.
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“For decades, achieving apex results meant owning a room full of the right gear, knowing which unit to reach for on which source, and spending years learning how to make them work together. The TUBESTRIP changes that equation completely,” says Heritage Audio.
“Vocals, drums, guitars, bass, keys, room mics, acoustic instruments… whatever you place in front of it, the TUBESTRIP has the tools, the character, and the intelligence to take it exactly where it needs to go.”
The TUBESTRIP is available for $3,499. For more information, head to Heritage Audio.
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