The PreSonus Channel Strip Collection for Studio One Artist and Professional offers an intuitive and effective way to enhance your tracks and mixes with rich character and warmth without the need for external hardware. This collection includes two distinct channel strip plug-ins: the RC500 and the VT1. The RC500 draws inspiration from a classic FET channel strip, delivering a solid-state sound with vintage flair, while the VT1 emulates a high-end tube channel strip, providing a warm and natural tube tone. Additionally, the collection features a standalone VU Meter plug-in, created from the same components used in the channel strips, allowing precise level monitoring within your digital workflow.

Both the RC500 and VT1 channel strips are designed to produce musically pleasing compression and equalization, even under extreme settings. Unlike many modern plug-ins that focus solely on technical precision, these channel strips prioritize a musical response that complements your mix. The VT1 stands out with some of the finest vacuum tube emulation available, adding lush warmth and character, whereas the RC500 captures the essence of a vintage solid-state channel strip with detailed sonic depth. Each plug-in includes independent bypass controls for compressor and EQ sections, analog-style VU meters that switch between level and gain reduction readings, and custom micro views optimized for Studio One's mix console.

The exceptional realism of the RC500 and VT1 is achieved through PreSonus's proprietary State Space Modeling technology, which meticulously replicates the full circuit topology down to individual components. This advanced physical modeling technique accounts for the subtle nonlinearities and dynamic behaviors, such as saturation and bias shifts, that give analog hardware its distinctive character. The resulting digital code is optimized for efficiency and leverages Studio One's high-quality audio engine, delivering authentic analog tone and response inside your DAW. This approach allows the Channel Strip Collection to faithfully reproduce complex hardware characteristics with remarkable accuracy and musicality.