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Chicken Strip

Public beta starts September 2026

A complete free channel strip for modern DAWs.

Gate, three EQs, dual compression, de-essing, clipping, character processing, phase alignment and metering live in one plug-in. After installation, Chicken Strip works without a manual key, recurring activation or network connection.

Type: Channel-strip plug-in
Formats: CLAP beta; VST3 and Audio Unit in development
Status: Public beta starts September 2026
Availability: REAPER beta on macOS, Windows and Linux

Optional companion

Head Chef is a separate companion that listens across the wider session, explains what it hears and proposes changes that wait for approval. Chicken Strip remains complete on its own.

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Head ChefYour session, explained

● 12 strips observed

“Your kick and bass are competing below 80 Hz. I can show you three reversible options.”

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Optional Chicken Strip companion

A second pair of ears, when you want one.

Head Chef listens through Chicken Strip, explains what it hears and helps with decisions across tracks. It never sits in the audio path, and nothing changes without approval.

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