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 unrivaled 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 emphasize 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 favorite (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?