What Makes Metric Halo MELD More Than A Channel Strip?

// Originally on Production Expert 20 August 2026

At a glance, Metric Halo's MELD can seem like just another channel strip: EQ, compression, limiting, saturation, and loudness maximisation in one plugin. But engineer and producer Steve DeMott, who's been using MELD in his own sessions, argues that where it stops being “just a channel strip” is when it gets interesting…

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