Descripción
PURE TUBE POWER. UNLEASHED.
It’s the complete package, as well as Heritage Audio’s most ambitious piece of outboard gear to
date.
The TUBESTRIP combines 4 essential top-notch processors into one convenient 3-unit high,
7,6 kg / 16.8 pounds, ultimate all-tube recording channel. Packed with the best selection of
tubes available, custom-made transformers and inductors you can certainly expect a very
exciting and evocative sound that will bring your recordings to life. Drawing extensively from
HERITAGE AUDIO’s deep engineering knowledge and from some of their most popular designs,
the TUBESTRIP is not so much a collection of processors and features, but more of a coherent
instrument, designed to work as one.
— THE PREAMP: MORPH —
The TUBESTRIP begins with a transformer-coupled tube-based amplifier offering up to 60dB of
voltage gain and unrivalled flexibility when it comes to initially shaping your signal. The clever
MORPH section lets you choose and blend between different modes to essentially provide tons
of distinct preamp personalities. Help emphasise the warmth and smoothness while in Triode
mode or give the signal a bit more bite and attitude using the Pentode. While in UL, UltraLinear,
you’ll have everything in between the two options. And with dBs to spare you’ll be able to easily
handle any signal you throw at it, being Microphone, LINE level or DI for instruments. And not to
be overlooked there is an output attenuator directly after the preamp section permitting any
desired adjustments before continuing on to the following processors or recording devices.
— THE EQ: TYPE 69 —
The juicy inductor-based EQ section, inspired by an innovative and legendary English design of
the late 60s and Peter’s all time favourite (Olympic Studios type 69 EQ), allows you to sweeten,
soften, enlarge or focus any sound to the exact needs at hand. The clever layout gives you the
tools to quickly sculpt the signal for any creative or technical requirement.
Next we have two tube compressors for total level and energy control and shaping.
— VARI-MU COMPRESSOR —
The first one is the Vari-Mu compressor and it steps up to handle any and all dynamic control
that may be needed. This is based off of our very popular LANG P.Lane (with the clever Seawell
Mod) design that has the whole recording community in awe. This is great for thickening signals
and giving them that extra excitement, incredibly maintaining transients and letting the signal
breathe, even under heavy compression. Conveniently, there is also a button to switch the order
between the EQ section and the Vari-Mu compressor.
— OPTICAL COMPRESSOR —
Then we have the optical compressor and that block alone gives you the sound of a $4k 1B in
fixed mode, meaning that will help smooth out any take and avoid any unwanted peaks as well
as provide that classic, lush density that suits vocals so very well. But, it can also helpfully be
turned into a very organic and natural sounding de-esser with exact frequency adjustment for
transparent and musical sibilance control to cover all singers.
Finally, the OUTPUT section handily provides an attenuator covering the range of -14 to +6dB to
perfectly adjust the levels flowing into the next piece of gear or your sound card, to avoid hitting
them too hard or overloading them, even after intensive on-board processing…
THE NEW GOLD STANDARD FOR TRACKING AND SCULPTING ANY SOURCE
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. 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. One unit. One signal path.
Four processors working as one coherent instrument, each one drawn from some of the most
respected designs in recording history.
The game just changed. The TUBESTRIP is here and the ceiling just became the new floor to
build from. Now the real sculpting begins. Are you in?
BULLET POINTS
– All tube signal path from Input to Output.
– Unique tube-based Preamp with special morphing capabilities.
– 4 x Carefully Selected Tubes: NOS for the Preamp and the Vari-Mu and JJ for the Output
stage.
– 4 x Custom-Made Transformers – MAIN INPUT & OUTPUT, Vari-Mu In/Vari-Mu Out.
– Intuitive and effective inductor-based EQ.
– Vibey VARI-Mu compression.
– Smooth Optical Tube compression.
– De-essing option for transparent sibilance control.
– Convenient OUTPUT control.
– Attractive and sturdy build.
– Universal power supply built in.
