PSP InfiniStrip
by PSP Audioware · Channel Strip · Modular channel strip
vst3s Score 8.4/10 · rated #8 of 10 channel strips & consoles
A configurable channel strip: you fill nine slots with your choice of 30+ modules (preamps, filters, gates, compressors, EQs, limiters, de-esser and more) in any order.
It runs with zero added latency, so it suits tracking, live streaming and broadcast as well as mixing.
Best for: Vocals, Drums, Guitars, Acoustic Instruments, Mix Bus. Genres: all genres.
Keywords: low latency, mixing, broadcast, opto, sidechain input, tracking, VCA, zero-latency, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, bus processing, downward expansion, drums, enhancement, external sidechain, FET, full mix, mix bus, preset-driven, simple, vocals.
What it does
PSP InfiniStrip is an "infinitely configurable" channel strip built from PSP's own processors, with zero-latency processing and over 250 presets.
- Preamps and filters: Gain, Pre 60s, Pre 70s, Pre 80s and ADC 90s preamps; basic, pro and side-chain filters.
- Dynamics: expander, gate and ducker; Opto, FET, VCA and Old Timer compressors; VCA, Opto, brickwall and saturating limiters.
- EQ and specials: ChannelQ, PreQursor and RetroQ EQs, plus de-esser, de-hummer, ReactivEQ and, in the Earth edition (1.4), Levelizer, SnapForger, TiltEQ, Enhancer and BigBass.
- Routing: modules can be reordered freely, with external side-chain support across modules.
Source: PSP Audioware product page
When to use it
InfiniStrip is closer to Slate's Virtual Mix Rack than to a console model: you build the strip you want from general-purpose modules with an analogue flavour. The zero-latency design makes it a good fit for tracking and live work, and it's a single plugin that covers most channel duties on voices and acoustic instruments.
What producers say
- Sound On Sound (2020) praised PSP's analogue-style sound and the intuitive rack format, calling it "quite a bargain"; its one wish was a brickwall limiter, since added.
- MusicTech (2020) said it "may be the only channel strip you ever need" for live and acoustic sources, though it takes a lot of screen space.
- Production Expert (2021) singled out its automatic gain-staging feature.
Where to buy
- Best Service: $175
- PSP Audioware: $199
- PluginFox: $199
Tutorials and reviews
- PSP InfiniStrip Overview (PSPaudioware)
- PSP InfiniStrip Practical Guide (PSPaudioware)
- PSP Infinistrip Might Be the Best Channel Strip Nobody Talks About (Star-T Musick)
- The NEW PSP InfiniStrip!
- PSP audioware InfiniStrip: First Look
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