Complete Channels

[Pughbert]

Could somone please explain about complete channel strips.

Am i right in thinking there basically a pre amp that gives you more control over the sound?

If not, could somone point me in the right direction - cheers!

 

[Pughbert]

I just realise i posted this in mic's - i meant to put it in the rack, if anyone here can help thou!...?

 

[tmix]

Basically a channel strip is a combination of preamp and a other items you might want in your recording chain, such as a compressor and EQ.
It resembles one "Channel" of a high end recording console. (In theory anyway).
It helps those who would normally use all the features (rather than simply a preamp to get the signal loud enough) in as much as you do away wih all the potentially problematic cables and connections. Everything in hard wired together, but usually can be bypassed if not needed.

The down side is they are usually mono, so if you do a lot of stereo input you would need 2 which can be costly if you really dont need all the features.

Hope that helps some.

Tom

 

[Richard Monroe]

Actually, there are plenty of dual channel strips, the Toft ATC-2 and Joemeek twinQ come to mind. For those with bigger bucks in mind, the Langevin Dual vocal combo, Manley Slam, and Drawmer 1969 will suck all of the bucks you want out of your account. A channel strip is as good or bad as the component selection. I used the twinQcs for quite a while, and the new twinQ now. The new one has a button that links the compressors, so you can control both from the left channel controls. That's ideal for stereo recording. As far as why- the up side is that the designer hopefully uses components that complement each other well, and it saves rack space and patching complications. The down side is that using one component of the channel strip, say the EQ, on another source, is a little difficult. I've got plain preamps and a channel strip, and I use them both quite happily.-Richie