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Metric Halo MBSI Channel Strip

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Gear it stands in for

  • Close match

    MCI 500 Series console

    Models the channel strip of a custom MCI desk at Criteria Studios from the same years; it is the same maker's sound but not a JH-500.

    On 3 records here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    MCI 416

    Models the channel strip of a custom MCI desk built for Criteria Studios in the 1970s: the same maker and decade, but a different circuit, so it is not a model of this unit.

    On 1 record here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    MCI 56-channel custom console (model not stated)

    Models the channel strip of a custom MCI desk built for Criteria Studios in the 1970s, so it is the same maker's sound. It is not a model of the desk on the record.

    On 1 record here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    MCI Console (model not stated)

    Models the channel strip of a custom MCI desk built for Criteria Studios in the 1970s, so it is the same maker's sound. It is not a model of the desk on the record.

    On 1 record here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    MCI Console preamps (500 Series, model not stated)

    Models the channel strip of a custom MCI desk built for Criteria Studios in the 1970s, so it is the same maker's sound. It is not a model of the desk on the record.

    On 1 record here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    MCI Custom console (one-of-a-kind)

    Models the channel strip of a custom MCI desk built for Criteria Studios in the 1970s, so it is the same maker's sound. It is not a model of the desk on the record.

    On 1 record here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    MCI Custom studio console (24-in, 16-out)

    Models the channel strip of a custom MCI desk built for Criteria Studios in the 1970s, so it is the same maker's sound. It is not a model of the desk on the record.

    On 1 record here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    MCI Custom-made console (model not stated)

    Models the channel strip of a custom MCI desk built for Criteria Studios in the 1970s, so it is the same maker's sound. It is not a model of the desk on the record.

    On 1 record here

  • Close match

    MCI JH542B

    Models the channel strip of a custom MCI desk at Criteria Studios from the same years; it is the same maker's sound but not a JH-500.

    On 1 record here

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