Britstrip

About

Britstrip is an outboard or monitor controller by Heritage Audio. The BritStrip combines a 73-style mic preamplifier, an expanded 73-style equalizer, a discrete Class A DI and a diode bridge compressor in one rack unit. The preamp offers 80 dB of gain, a 20 dB pad, phase reversal and a 1200 Ω or 300 Ω impedance switch. The compressor section offers a blend control, five sidechain frequency options and an external sidechain input.

What it sounds like

Heritage Audio says the BritStrip is meant to reproduce the sound of earlier recordings.

Features

• Mic preamplifier with 80 dB of gain
• Expanded 73-style equalizer with inductor-based filters
• Discrete Class A DI with passive thru output
• Diode bridge compressor with blend control
• Five compressor sidechain frequency options
• Compressors of two units can be linked for stereo
• Compression and equalizer routing, pre or post

Good for

• Tracking