Favourite all-in-one channel strip?

[wayford]

Hi, everyone! I've been trying to find a decent channel strip plugin for a long time. I have the Soundtoys Effect Rack, but it's more of a creative CS than a mixing CS. Looking for a budget option mostly.

What I've tried:

MixBox - decent experience, decent sound, but their modulation options are really not my cup of tea. Quite a mixed bag. 29$ on sale - great price.

NoiseAsh Prestige Racks - still not sure about this one. It seems decent, but I just don't like the delay and the reverb and they take space on screen, the UI can't be made smaller. It is also quite limited, the dev said they're not really interested in adding new modules to it now. 26$ on sale right now - a really good price.

PSP InfiniStrip -
Edit: tried it. It sounds decent, but I didn't like the workflow and the UI.

didn't try it, because the UI puts me off (it's a bad excuse, I know). Also quite expensive and not sure when I can get it for 40$ instead of its' regular price (it was on jrr in the past). The demos do sound great, but I'm also worried about PSP's support for future system and updates.

Not considering:

Slate - subscription, hard pass. Great sound, great everything - but yeah...subscription.

McDSP Channel Strips - Expensive, iLok Cloud or dongle, fees for upgrades.

[cryophonik]

My go-to channel strip for as long as I can remember is Waves Ren Channel. Also a big fan of their SSL E-channel.

[El°HYM]

VoostEQ - Model N Channel is the best one.



https://www.voosteq.com/model-n-channel

[ralfrobert]

My goto, a real monster :

https://www.tbproaudio.de/products/cs-5501

[motomotomoto]

Waves Omni channel 2 is the goat

Fuse one is decent too

[careyletendre]

VoostEQ - Model N Channel is the best one.

[harddaysnight]

Doesn't everyone get all hot and flustered by Scheps Omni Channel?

idk, I tried it once and thought it was okay - I see it recommended all the time though.

[martiu]

why do you need chanel strip, just chain some stuff

[careyletendre]

My Picks:

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[Uncle E]

It sounds like you're looking for more than just basic EQ and dynamics. If so, MixBox, UltraChannel, and Prestige Racks are pretty much your only options.

[careyletendre]

It sounds like you're looking for more than just basic EQ and dynamics. If so, MixBox, UltraChannel, and Prestige Racks are pretty much your only options.

If that's the case then the plugins OP has tried already are pretty much as good as it gets.

[wayford]

It sounds like you're looking for more than just basic EQ and dynamics. If so, MixBox, UltraChannel, and Prestige Racks are pretty much your only options.

If that's the case then the plugins OP has tried already are pretty much as good as it gets.

Actually, I forgot about UltraChannel's existence. If I could find it for around 30-32, I'll get it asap. It is simple, nice, and has useful additions (the o-pressor, micropitch is what I care about).

Edit: people trying to sell it for 50-90? Was a freebie at one point. Oh well, now I don't know where to find it for a decent price...

Probably just going to get MixBox for 30 on sale. Much broader range too.

[lotus2035]

It's the iLok fees that kick up the price of 2nd hand Eventide products. I have the Ultrachannel myself and four others from Eventide. I would part with them for around $30 each if it wasn't for the transfer fee which is $50 unless I'm mistaken.

[wayford]

It's the iLok fees that kick up the price of 2nd hand Eventide products. I have the Ultrachannel myself and four others from Eventide. I would part with them for around $30 each if it wasn't for the transfer fee which is $50 unless I'm mistaken.

The transfer fee is 25$ per one plugin. For two or more it's 50.

[AGIGA]

If you want it all, Izotope Neutron includes:
Dynamic Equalizer, 2 Compressors, Limiter, Gate, Exciter, Transient Shaper, Sculptor (spectral shaper), Unmask (fix masking issues).
You can use it in single and multiband.