DUESSELDORF, GERMANY: authentic analog hardware emulation-specialising boutique audio plugin developer FuseAudio Labs is proud to launch Tube Labas a vintage channel strip plugin duly designed to add character by being overdriven — offering a multi-tube preamp, a Baxandall-style EQ, and an optical leveler combination to deliver classic analog vibes within an intuitive workflow featuring flexible routing — as of April 2…
Ultimately, users are not locked into a fixed signal path; instead, Tube Lablets engineers and producers configure tube flavors and module order to shape their custom tone. The TUBE AMPLIFIER (preamp), BAXANDALL EQUALIZER, and OPTICAL LEVELER (opto compressor) sections can consequently be freely ordered — both visually and within the actual signal flow — to turn the channel strip itself into a flexible tone-shaping environment, effectively.
The TUBE AMPLIFIER section offers a carefully selected range of classic tube types — from 12AT7, 12AU7, and 12AX7 to 6DJ8 and 12DW7, each bringing its own balance of headroom, density, and grit to the production proceedings. Put another way, these options deliver distinct tonal behaviors, ranging from restrained coloration to fat, dirty, and aggressively driven sounds. The three-band BAXANDALL EQUALIZER shapes tone in broad, musical strokes, while the OPTICAL LEVELER provides CLASSIC and MODERN modes with optional AGC (Automatic Gain Control) for smooth, musical results.
Whether working with vocals, bass, guitars, drums, keys, or even full stems, Tube Labexcels wherever harmonic weight and density are desired — subtle and controlled, or pushed hard for bold tonal impact. “It combines our passion for authentic analog behavior with the flexibility modern production demands.” So says Fuse Audio Labs CEO Reimund Dratwa, proudly concluding: “By allowing users to configure both tube character and signal flow, we’ve created a channel strip that feels vintage in tone yet contemporary in design.”
Tube Lab is available at a significantly discounted introductory promo price of only $29.00 USD until May 2, 2026 — rising thereafter to its regular price of $69.00 USD — directly from its dedicated webpage, which includes more in-depth information, here: https://fuseaudiolabs.com/tubelab.html
14-day trial versions of all Fuse Audio Labs plugins without any limitations are available to download from here: https://fuseaudiolabs.com/plugins.html
Become better acquainted with Tube Lab while watching Fuse Audio Labs’ informative introductory video here: https://youtu.be/yqzLxpDjibU