Retro Instruments Power Strip - Tube Recording Channel

Retro Instruments Power Strip - Tube Recording Channel

The Retro Instruments Power Strip is a Class A tube mic channel strip designed to emulate “vintage” sounding analogue desks and variable tube compressors in a single rack unit. Built to interface with all types of mic and instrument, yet still perform with a warm musical sound, the Power Strip is a versatile piece of outboard gear that will add new life to your recordings.

With passive Pultec style EQ and classic British variable tube compression/limiting, which can both be independently bypassed, the PowerStrip is a great sounding unit for all studios and users.

Retro Instruments Power Strip Features and Specifications

• Transformer coupled Class-A tube microphone preamplifier with phantom power.
• Industry-standard Passive EQ with authentic feel, controls and equalization curves.
• Classic British compression using a variable-mu tube.
• Front panel 1/4' instrument jack.
• Rear panel XLR mic and line inputs and line output are fully-floating transformer balanced to eliminate ground-induced hum and noise.
• Interstage-coupled Subsonic High-Pass Filter provides Peaking LF Boosts with alternate tonal characteristics.
• LF Boost Settings of 20, 30, 60 and 100 Hz Complementary LF Cut settings of 20, 30, 60 and 100 Hz.
• HF Boost Settings of 1.5 kHz, 3 kHz, 4 kHz, 5 kHz, 6 kHz, 8 kHz, 10 kHz, 12 kHz, 14 kHz and 16 kHz.
•  Complementary HF Cut Settings of 5 kHz, 10 kHz and 20 kHz.
• Six selectable compressor attack/release time-constants.
• 90 / 250 Hz compressor high-pass sidechain filter.
• Easily recallable 100-position knob scales.
• The compressor and equalizer can be independently bypassed.
• Phase reversal switch.
• Front panel meter zero adjustment.
• IEC power inlet with 120/240VAC 50/60Hz power mains standard.
•  Ability to use current production and new-old-stock tubes.
• Tube enthusiasts have many options and resulting tone variations.
• Tube changes require no alignment.
• The instrument input loops to a rear panel jack for stage amplifier.
• Rear panel line level XLR output and low-level balanced output for processed stage amplifier.
• Design minimizes tube heat generation.
• High stability components used throughout.
• Steel Chassis built to last.
• Manufactured in the USA.
• Full factory support.