use Cubase’s built in Channel Strip ?
- Yes
- No
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How many of you use (at least 10% on entire project) Cubase’s built in Channel Strip (not including eq and LoCut/HiCut) ?
Use it all the time. The gate, transient-shaper and Tape Saturation are great, but the Vintage compressor is my go-to. Fast, easy, and sounds like a great FET compressor/limiter. Can run a million of them too.
Nope. I own better offerings 
All the time, eq included. I use 3rd plugins just to diversify where I need (vocals, special tracks or when I need something different). The strip changed my workflow definitely, becoming more “analog”, conceptually.
If someone thinks the channel strip is a toy, give it a try. It works well and fast. The console-like is a good way to approach the mix without distraction (too many plugins, today!) and the sound quality is enough good to encourage the using.
Hi
Your vote should include
- rarely
- occasionally
as I do, if the chosen preset fits my needs.
If I’m not satisfied with the preset selection (including EQ and chanel strip), I delete all settings and start from scratch with third party effects. 
Cheers
Almost never. Making the Channel Strip menu GLOBALLY take the place of the EQ menu on the channel settings window (where I the majority of my mixing) is a dealbreaker. Not a very intuitive way to implement it, to put it lightly.
You’re aware it’s just a tab (and so is EQ) and won’t show up again unless you select it, right?
Aloha guys,
and except for voxes, yes.
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I don’t generally use it, but I likely would use it a fair amount if the GUI controls weren’t so very very tiny. I find it too difficult to use because of that.
same here! I disable it and don’t miss it most of the time.
same reason i dont use it. it makes gui way to cluttered and messy
I agree to the “cluttered and messy”.
My workflow that has developed over the years is based on UAD plugins mostly. Also use Slate’s VCC as first insert in 80 % of my projects.
Nevertheless the channel strip is great addition: Gate, Envelope Shaper and Magneto get an amount of usage here, ocassionally also the compressors and the dudes from the limiting section.
Agreed. These fit my needs too.
Regards 
+1
Vintage Compressor is easy, fast and sounds good. I very seldom find any need to use any other compressors. I also use the Cubase EQ almost exclusively.
Having a gate there all the time, like on a proper board, is a great idea. Saves time. Works a charm.
Been experimenting with the saturator but I think I prefer my 3pd saturators
Having a proper channel strip, like on a real console is great imo. Really good for quick and dirty edits. Can only get better. Be nice to be able to assign 3pd to the strip with devs producing a “strip-compatible” control layout, perhaps…Or a section where we could incorporate small smart controls for said 3pd eq/gate/etc
peace
jake
Just to clarify. I use the plug-ins that are in the channel strip, but as inserts not as part of the strip. I think the channel strip plug-ins are fine but the interface ain’t.
Interesting question… However, out of 100K+ users 17 is a pretty small sample. Nevertheless, I don’t use it either, have other tools I am currently married to.
I rarely use the Steinberg plug-ins. I pretty much only use the studio EQ from time to time for something quick, Magneto, and the Maximizer. Sometimes, I’ll used a strip preset, but not that often. Everything else is third party, mainly FX from NI’s Komplete 10 Ultimate or the built in FX of an VSTi. If I could integrate third party plug-ins with the channel strip, perhaps I would use it, perhaps not. I prefer to use a full interface. I got over the “feels like a hardware console” thing a long time ago and I like a full view of the various options a plug-in offers. A channel strip doesn’t offer so many options and it feels limited.
Cubase plugins are ok to do some quick stuff.
But that’s it.
I need plugins I can also use for mastering.
Mastering plugins for the mix are the best.
Fabfilter, Brainworx, Sonnox
If Cubase plugins reach the quality of these I’ll only use Cubase plugins.