McDSP - Channel G HD

McDSP Channel G is a console-style channel strip with full dynamics, a five-band EQ and multi-mode filters, modelled on the kind of large-format desk you'd find in a big studio. It's for engineers who want a fast, familiar channel strip on every track.

Three plug-ins

• Channel G Dynamics: expander/gate, compressor/limiter and two sets of filters
• Channel G Equalizer: five-band console EQ with two more sets of filters
• Channel G Console: dynamics and EQ together in one strip

How it works

The five-band EQ has shelving and parametric sections, and the multi-mode filters cover high pass, low pass and notch with slopes from 6 to 24 dB/oct. The compressor/limiter can sit before or after the EQ, as on a real console channel.

The sound

Clean and punchy, in the classic big-console style. It's a workhorse rather than a colour box: tight gating on drums, firm compression on vocals and an EQ that's broad enough to be quick but precise enough for surgery. If you want the same idea in a lighter strip, Channel G Compact is the smaller version.

HD or Native?

HD adds AAX DSP, so it runs on Pro Tools HDX cards and Avid VENUE S6L live consoles as well as natively on your computer. If you don't have HDX hardware, Channel G Native does the same job for less.

Features

• Expander/gate and compressor/limiter
• Five-band EQ with shelving and parametric sections
• Multi-mode filters with 6 to 24 dB/oct slopes
• Compressor pre or post EQ
• Analogue saturation modelling
• Double precision processing, ultra low latency
• Mono and stereo versions

System requirements

• Version: 7.3
• Mac: macOS 10.13 High Sierra to macOS 26 Tahoe. AAX DSP, AAX Native, AU and VST3. Native on Apple Silicon and Intel
• Windows: Windows 10 and 11. AAX DSP, AAX Native and VST3
• RAM: not specified by McDSP
• Licence: iLok, on an iLok2 or iLok3 USB key, your computer or iLok Cloud (a free iLok account is needed). Two activations per licence

SOUND7 is an authorised McDSP reseller. Digital delivery: licence activation code sent by email.

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