New Tube Lab Vintage Channel Strip Plugin

The Tube Lab plugin is a multi-tube preamp, a Baxandall-style EQ, and an optical leveler combination – delivering classic analog vibes.

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Tube Lab lets engineers and producers configure tube flavors and module order to shape their custom tone. The TUBE AMPLIFIER (preamp), BAXANDALL EQUALIZER, and OPTICAL LEVELER (opto compressor) sections can consequently be freely ordered — both visually and within the actual signal flow — to turn the channel strip itself into a flexible tone-shaping environment, effectively.

The TUBE AMPLIFIER section offers a carefully selected range of classic tube types — from 12AT7, 12AU7, and 12AX7 to 6DJ8 and 12DW7, each bringing its own balance of headroom, density, and grit to the production proceedings. Put another way, these options deliver distinct tonal behaviors, ranging from restrained coloration to fat, dirty, and aggressively driven sounds. The three-band BAXANDALL EQUALIZER shapes tone in broad, musical strokes, while the OPTICAL LEVELER provides CLASSIC and MODERN modes with optional AGC (Automatic Gain Control) for smooth, musical results.