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Rabid · Post by **Rabid** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:01 am

Just wondering if anyone does it for consistency in eq tweaks and saturation? If so, what do you use?

Boy Wonder · Post by **Boy Wonder** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:27 am

I used Ozone, along with Tube and Smart:Limit, with my last album. As it turned out, it wasn't necessary because the record label said to send them the tracks unmastered anyway.

vitocorleone123 · Post by **vitocorleone123** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:16 pm

No. I can’t stand channel strips, as I want to be in control of each part and each effect.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:28 pm

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:24 pm

Nope.

dionenoid · Post by **dionenoid** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 4:13 pm

Jafo · Post by **Jafo** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 4:26 pm

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 4:35 pm

I like channel strips, but I tend to use them mostly for recorded material (e.g., vocals, bass, guitar, and occasionally h/w synths). There's no reason I couldn't also use them for soft synths, but I just don't... for no particular reason.

dumbledog · Post by **dumbledog** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:23 pm

I do, mostly because I obsess with cleaning out the low end for anything that isn't bass.

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:26 pm

mholloway · Post by **mholloway** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:27 pm

Funkybot's Evil Twin · Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:44 pm

Usually not. But sometimes. It depends.

Which ones? I really like the Lindell 50 (replaced the Softube American Class A) and on rare occasions the Brainworx SSL 9000J.

When do I use a channel strip plugin? I like the Lindell 50 on electric guitars when I need gating/expansion, EQ, a touch of drive, and maybe compression (if the amp is clean to dirty) just because it's all in one spot. I'd use the SSL 9000J on bass or other instruments with the compressor threshold cranked and ratio very, very low for that particular "sound" it imparts (it's a cool sound). Otherwise, that's about it for channel strips. Other channels are mix and match. Not trying to replicate a console workflow.

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:11 am

Yes. Sometimes. Depends on the synth, on the patch, on the track.

For example Rob Papen's synths can be a bit tame compared to other synths so a little of the Lindell 50's FET comes in handy. I also like and use the Amek 9099 channel strip.

The question could just as easily be "do you use EQ and Compression, etc on your software synths?"

sQeetz · Post by **sQeetz** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 6:48 am

I can't see why not? It's an FX like any thing else after all.
I have quite a few (AMEK 9099, American Class A, British Class A, bx_masterdeck, Focusrite SC, Magnum-K, Neold V76U73)
British Class A is one of my favorite things to put on drums. It dirties and fattens them up quite nicely

beely · Post by **beely** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:03 am

Sure. My main reason for using a channel strip is to have something that gives me a quick, easy to use EQ and compression (sometimes gating, but we don't really need to bother with that like we did in the old analog console days) for each channel, that's under consistently-mapped hardware control. So as I select different tracks, I've got immediate physical controls using muscle memory for general EQing and compression under my fingers, without having to do anything else.

This is really good for quickly carving out space for tracks, tonal shaping and helping them sit in in the mix, without all that faffing around with choosing and opening a plugin each time you want to do anything.

Of course, I can still add whatever individual plugins I want if I want something in particular - channel strips don't mean you can't also do that.

But it's mainly a workflow thing, with a little bit of a character thing separately. Trying to get back a little of the immediacy and simplicity that working on a console gives for the basics of shaping the mix.

Channelstrips I mainly use for this including the brainworx SSLs, Lindell 50/80, SSL ChannelStrip - I have some others (including most of the PA ones, and some others like Eventide, Waves, UAD etc), but those ones are the ones I tend to gravitate to in terms of sound, usability and features.

Do you use a channel strip on your software synths?