Amplified Instrument Processor

Name: Amplified Instrument Processor
Price: 169.99 USD
Author: Korneff Audio

by Korneff Audio · Channel Strip · Guitar channel strip

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Amplified Instrument Processor by Korneff Audio

Amplified Instrument Processor is a channel strip tuned for electric guitar, with tape saturation, a harsh-midrange notch filter, dynamic bass reduction, 4-band EQ and a VCA compressor.

It adds stereo widening and an analyzer, for $169.99.

Best for: Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Mix Bus. Genres: Rock & Indie, Metal, Pop.

Keywords: electric guitar, bass, bus processing, mix bus, vocals, harsh, surgical, wide, built-in analyzer, keys, mixing, VCA, enhancement, hardware emulation, tube, clean, corrective, full mix, loose, mono-compatible, perpetual licence, tape, vintage.

What it does

The Amplified Instrument Processor (AIP) is a full channel strip that Dan Korneff built around his own way of mixing electric guitars. It targets the usual problems of amplified sources, such as harsh upper mids and loose lows, but the developer pitches it for vocals, keys and the mix bus too.

Proprietary Signal Processing (PSP): a choice of tone shapes based on analog console emulation, plus transient response control.
Insufferable Midrange Filter (IMF): a notch filter aimed at the harsh 2–8 kHz range of distorted guitars.
Frequency Dependent Reduction (FDR): dynamic compression of the bottom end, to keep palm mutes and low notes from booming.
Parametric EQ: four fully parametric bands, modelled on vintage German Klangfilter tube EQs.
VCA compressor: attack, release and ratio controls, with saturation and transient enhancement.
Stereo widening: phase-preserving width enhancement that stays mono-compatible.
Real Time Analyzer (RTA): shows the frequency response, the EQ curve and the compression as you work.

The current version is 1.4.0, with lifetime updates.

Source: Korneff Audio product page

When to use it

The AIP is the better pick when the source is an amplified guitar: its midrange notch and low-end dynamic control go straight at the problems that make distorted guitars hard to place. Compared with Neutron 5 or Scheps Omni Channel it is less general-purpose and has no assistant or multiband tools, but it gets guitars sitting faster with fewer moves. Against SSL Native Channel Strip 2 it trades a console-style workflow for guitar-specific sections and tube-style EQ colour. It costs more than most single-purpose guitar tools, so it pays off mainly for people who mix a lot of guitars.

Best for: distorted and clean electric guitars, bass, and other amplified sources that need taming; also usable on vocals, keys and the mix bus.
Genres: rock, metal, punk and pop.
Look elsewhere if: you want one strip for every source in a session; Neutron 5 or SSL Native Channel Strip 2 cover more ground.

Where to buy

Korneff Audio: $169.99

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