PLUGIN # Strata Channel Strip Per-channel filters, gate, parametric EQ, compressor, and limiter running as native DSP inside the Q-SYS Core, with live curves, RTA, and a bundled Strip Selector companion. Q-SYS Designer name: Fresh AV Labs\~Strata Channel Strip  Status Shipping Version 1.5.1 Works with Fresh AV Labs *** Price $199 USD [Buy Strata Channel Strip](https://buy.stripe.com/9B600c6su9JmcekaKngMw01) Checkout is on Stripe. Enter your Q-SYS Core Locking ID there and we email the activation code after payment. Leave it blank and we email a link to enter it later. One license covers one Core. Sold by Stripe, the merchant of record, through its Link service. Tax is calculated at checkout. Tax-exempt organization? [Contact us](https://freshavlabs.com/contact/) before you buy. A license is not refundable once its code has been issued. See the [refund policy](https://freshavlabs.com/legal/refunds/). A 10-minute demo is built into the plugin. Strata gives every channel in a Q-SYS design a complete channel strip - high-pass and low-pass filters, a noise gate, parametric EQ, a compressor, and a peak limiter - compiled as native DSP inside the Core, with the visual feedback the stock blocks never had: a live EQ curve, an RTA spectrum overlay, and a dynamics transfer curve with the operating point riding it in real time. ## In Q-SYS * Up to 16 channel strips per instance; per-channel chain of HPF / LPF, gate, parametric EQ, compressor, and peak limiter, with EQ placeable pre- or post-dynamics * Live EQ curve with color-coded band points and an RTA overlay tappable pre-EQ, post-EQ, or from an external measurement input * Dynamics transfer curve with threshold markers, a live operating dot, and input / output / gain-reduction metering * Multi-channel inputs: a strip processes up to 8 parallel paths - stereo pairs, zone feeds, lav sets - through one set of settings with linked dynamics * Whole-channel and per-section copy / paste, hold-to-flatten, one-press channel bypass, and a follow-the-selection monitor bus * Every control is a pin: build operator UCIs around the live graphs, meters, and the focused-band strip * Strata Strip Selector included free - a channel-by-view button grid that re-points the strip from a wall panel or UCI, with automatic discovery ## Built around the graphs Tuning a channel across separate gate, EQ, compressor, and limiter blocks means bouncing between panels with no combined picture. Strata draws the whole channel on one block: the composite EQ response including filter roll-offs, the spectrum behind it, and the input-to-output dynamics curve with the compressor's operating point on it live. The plugin animates only the graph that is on screen (your UCI tabs or the Strip Selector tell it which), so the visual feedback does not tax the Core's script engine. ## One strip, many paths Set a channel's input count to anything up to 8 and it processes the paths in parallel through the same settings: one shared dynamics detector keeps a stereo pair centered, meters follow the loudest path, and raising a count later only adds pins - existing wiring survives untouched. ## Fail-safe licensing Licensed per Core, with a full-function 10-minute demo each time an unlicensed design starts. If a demo expires, the strip drops to a clean safety bypass: audio keeps passing, unprocessed. The system never goes silent. Specifications | Specification | Value | | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | Channels | Up to 16 strips per instance | | EQ | 3-8 band parametric, Bell / shelf types | | Filters | HPF + LPF, 12-96 dB/oct slopes | | Dynamics | Gate, compressor, peak limiter | | Multi-channel | Up to 8 parallel paths per strip | | Visuals | Live EQ curve, RTA overlay, dynamics transfer curve | | Operator UI | Every control pinned for UCIs | | Licensing | Per-Core activation, 10-minute demo | Compatibility * Tested with Q-SYS Designer 10.4 * Any Q-SYS Core processor (embedded DSP - no external device) * Ships with the free Strata Strip Selector companion plugin Downloads Strata Channel Strip plugin Same filename every release - the version lives inside the plugin. [Download](https://freshavlabs.com/downloads/strata-channel-strip/Strata_Channel_Strip.qplugx) Strata Strip Selector companion plugin Free companion plugin, included with Strata. [Download](https://freshavlabs.com/downloads/strata-channel-strip/Strata_Strip_Selector.qplugx) Documentation [Read the manual](https://freshavlabs.com/docs/strata-channel-strip/) Changelog v1.5.1 - Jul 17, 2026 * Strip Selector: custom row labels that clash with a reserved name, a processing-row name, another row, or contain a tilde now fall back to CUS n instead of producing duplicate or malformed pins * Strip Selector: hardened link handling so a selection error can't leave the grid stuck v1.5.0 - Jul 16, 2026 * Strip Selector: custom button rows (up to 4) that join the one-at-a-time grid but drive nothing on the strip - ready-made per-channel buttons for UCIs and schematic logic * Strip Selector: Close button clears the whole grid; the linked strip stays on its current channel and view v1.4.0 - Jul 10, 2026 * Multi-channel inputs: up to 8 parallel audio paths per strip through one set of settings * Unified audio pin naming (Channel N Input / Output J) - raising a path count only adds pins v1.3.0 - Jul 5, 2026 * Initial public release of the Strata pack (Channel Strip + Strip Selector)