+10dB Channel Strip 2
by Boz Digital Labs · Channel Strip · Signature compressor/EQ strip
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Recreation of producer David Bendeth's analog compressor and EQ, delivered as a combined channel strip plus separate +10dB Compressor and +10dB EQ plugins. Aimed at punchy, aggressive rock mixes.
Best for: Drums, Guitars, Vocals, Mix Bus. Genres: Rock & Indie, Metal.
Keywords: electric guitar, aggressive, drums, punchy, vocals, bus processing, downward expansion, full mix, mix bus, mixing, parallel processing, sidechain input.
What it does
+10dB Channel Strip 2 models the analog compressor and EQ from producer David Bendeth's own rack (his credits include Paramore, Breaking Benjamin and Papa Roach). It runs as a combined channel strip or as separate compressor and EQ plugins.
- Three in one: use the compressor, the EQ, or both together as a channel strip.
- Hybrid EQ: four parallel bands, each with boost/cut, mode and frequency controls.
- Dynamics: compressor, expander and limiter modes, with switchable attack times of 0.25, 2.5 and 25 ms.
- EQ placement: before the compressor, after it, or in the sidechain.
Source: Boz Digital Labs product page
When to use it
Boz says it is built for punchy, aggressive rock mixes, and it is the choice if you want the Bendeth sound on drums, guitars or vocals in one strip. As a general-purpose compressor, it is less flexible than Pro-C 3 or the CLA-76; as an EQ alone, it is less surgical than Pro-Q 4.
- Best for: rock, metal and other guitar-driven music, tracked or mixed in a fast workflow.
Where to buy
- Boz Digital Labs: $99
Tutorials and reviews
- +10 db Version 2 Overview (BozDigitalLabs)
- BOZ Digital Labs - Plus 10db Vers. 2.0, im Test!
- BOZ DIGITAL LABS PLUS 10DB V 2 IN ACTION
- Gianni Bini Blog - Boz Audio +10DB plugin review
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