{"product_id":"softube-console-1-mkii","title":"Softube Console 1 MKII","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe SSL SL 4000 E Channel\u003c\/h1\u003e\r\nIncluded in your purchase is Softube’s model of a Solid State Logic SL 4000 E, one of the most famous and coveted mixing consoles in the world. SL 4000 E consoles have been installed in hundreds of the world’s leading studios, and it is said that Solid State Logic’s 4000 series have been used on more platinum selling records than all other console models combined! This is for good reason. The SL 4000 E has a signature sound that is transparent enough to work for all music styles, but still adds its touch of luxury. Things simply sound like a record when they’ve been run through the SL 4000 E.\r\n\r\nWith Console 1, you get the famous black knob E242 equalizer, the classic channel compressor, the very musical gate\/expander and the sweet high\/low cut filters from the SL 4000 E channel. We also modeled the unique harmonics, distortion and non-linearities you get from running the SL 4000 E into overdrive. Controlled by Console 1’s Drive knob, you can use it subtly on all channels to glue the mix together like a slightly overdriven SL 4000 E does, or not so subtly to add edge and presence to selected sounds.\r\n\r\nIn addition, you get Softube’s unique Transient Shaper, which is not modeled off the Solid State Logic SL 4000 E or any other unit for that matter. Read more about Transient Shaper in Shape.\r\n\r\nOn Softube’s web site there are many other channel strips to purchase for Console 1, for example the Weiss Gambit Channel, Chandler Limited Zener Bender, Empirical Labs Trak Pak, American Class A and British Class A.\r\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg title=\"Softube Console 1 MKII\" src=\"https:\/\/suhavimart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Softube-Console-1-MKII-rgvpwitjypyxw5mn3ieon2r643afv8949xc4szcd1c.jpg\" alt=\"Solid State Logic SL 4000 E was introduced in 1980 and is to this day used in a large number of high end studios all over the world. Softube’s model includes the most sought after equalizer version, the black knob E242.\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eSolid State Logic SL 4000 E was introduced in 1980 and is to this day used in a large number of high end studios all over the world. Softube’s model includes the most sought after equalizer version, the black knob E242.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\r\n\u003ch1\u003eConsole 1 Compared to Traditional Mixers\u003c\/h1\u003e\r\nTo understand what Console 1 is, it may be helpful to compare it to existing mixer types. There are quite a few differences between Console 1 and most traditional mixers—both digital and analog ones.\r\n\r\nFirst of all, Console 1 is strictly made for mixing, it’s not a recording mixer with microphone preamplifiers. With Console 1, you have access to one channel at the time, the one you have selected with the corresponding channel selector button on the hardware unit. This gives the hardware unit a small footprint, but still offers direct access to more functions and effects per channel compared to most physical mixing consoles—as mentioned in the previous section, equalizer, compressor, distortion, gate, high and low cut filters and our Transient Shaper. All Console 1 settings are saved with your DAW session for total recall, and each parameter can be automated using the hardware knobs. You can open a DAW session mixed using Console 1 without having the Console 1 hardware connected, and you can even adjust settings using the mouse if you happen to be away from your Console 1 hardware.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, the Console 1 hardware has no on-board DSP power, all the audio processing takes place within your computer. This has several advantages compared to a physical mixer, most obvious is portability—you can open your sessions without the Console 1 connected, but also no need for an external power supply—the Console 1 hardware is USB powered.\r\n\r\nThe Console 1 software is also very CPU efficient, but please refer to General System Requirements (Mac and Windows) to see if your computer is powerful enough to use with Console 1.\r\n\r\nAnd obviously, most mixers are contained in one single hardware unit. The Console 1 system consists of three different components that work in tight integration: the Console 1 hardware, the On-Screen Display application and the DAW plug-in.\r\n\r\nOne might say there is also a fourth component, namely the channel strip or single effect you have loaded into the separate Console 1 tracks. If you’re new to Console 1, the channel strip will be the SSL SL 4000 E that is included in the purchase. There are many more plug-in channel strips for Console 1 such as that one, that can be purchased separately. And you can also load other Softube plug-ins into the system. See Loading Other Channel Strips and Effects.\r\n\u003ch1\u003eGetting started\u003c\/h1\u003e\r\nIn order to install the required software and activate your license, first make sure your computer has internet access. Use any browser to visit the page: www.softube.com\/console1-install. Here, you will be guided through all the necessary steps. You will be asked to enter the unique license code included in the Console 1 shipping box.\r\n\u003ch3\u003eSetting Up Your First Console 1 Session\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\nWhen you have gone through the registration process on Softube’s web site, you are ready to set up your basic Console 1 session. You may want to save this as a template session in your DAW, so you will not have to do this for every new piece of music you start working on. Please refer to your DAW’s manual on how to save a template session, as well as any other steps mentioned below that refer to actions in your DAW.\r\n\u003col\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eConnect the Console 1 hardware to an unoccupied USB port on your computer. The Softube logo in your computer’s control panel will turn from grey to green.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eLaunch your preferred digital audio workstation (DAW) application. Console 1 runs with any host that supports VST2, VST3, AAX and Audio Units plug-in formats.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eLaunch an empty session in your DAW.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eInsert the Console 1 plug-in on as many tracks as you like. We recommend inserting it on all single tracks, even aux channels, buses and the main out channel.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\r\nThe audio on any track where you have inserted the Console 1 plug-in will now be routed into the Console 1 system and back to the same DAW channel. See next section for setting the correct track name and number.\r\n\u003ch3\u003eTrack Name and Number\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\nMost DAW hosts support automatic transfer of track name and number from the DAW host tracks to the corresponding Console 1 tracks. This means that any name you have given a track in the DAW host automatically appears on the corresponding track in the Console 1 mixer. Similarly, if the DAW host supports automatic transfer of track number, the number of the DAW track will be the same as the corresponding track in Console 1, so the track layout will be the same in Console 1 as in your DAW. This in turn means that if you decide to rearrange the track order in your DAW, this also gets reflected in the Console 1 mixer.\r\n\r\nIf the DAW does not support automatic track numbers or names, the message area in the plug-in GUI will notify you about this. If track number is supported, you will now be able to open Console 1’s On-Screen Display (by pushing the Display On button in the top left corner of the hardware) and see all the tracks laid out and named just as they are in your DAW session.\r\n\r\nHowever, some DAW hosts do not support automatic transfer of track name and number from the host to Console 1. Pro Tools support automatic transfer of track name, but not number. This will be indicated by a message saying “Manual track numbers, automatic track name from DAW.” In this case, you will need to manually select to which Console 1 track the Console 1 plug-in routs the DAW channel’s audio, and possibly also manually enter the track name for it to display in the Console 1 system.\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eIf your preferred DAW does not support automatic transfer of track number: When a Console 1 plug-in is instantiated on a DAW track, it will by default be placed on the lowest available track number. This means that it can be a good idea to launch the Console 1 plug-ins by starting on DAW track 1, which will then be placed on Console 1 track 1, then move on to DAW track 2, which will be placed on Console 1 track 2 (because this is now the lowest available track), etc. This should save you from most of the manual work of placing the Console 1 tracks in a way that corresponds to how they are laid out in the DAW.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cimg title=\"Softube Console 1 MKII (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/suhavimart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Softube-Console-1-MKII-2-1-rgvrb1n9b56vudksv33t0e4fsubh0zv0nmh1jog1kw.jpg\" alt=\"Softube Console 1 MKII (2)\"\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eIf you want to turn off automatic track name\/number or the Integrated DAW Control, please click SETUP in the plug-in (not the On-Screen Display). For more information, please see Disabling DAW Integration.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\nFollow these steps to place a Console 1 track on a specific track number:\r\n\u003col\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eOpen the Console 1 On-Screen Display.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eOpen Settings by pressing Shift and Track Selector 20 (Settings). Scroll down to “Rearrange Tracks” and click Solo\/OK.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eSelect which track you want to move using the track selector buttons.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eSelect where you want to put it.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eSelect the next track you want to move, and repeat until you’re done!\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eYou can only put 1 instance of the Console 1 plug-in on each track.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eIntegrated DAW Control\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\nIn many DAWs, such as Presonus Studio One, Ableton Live, Reaper, FL Studio, Digital Performer and Cakewalk SONAR, vital DAW functions can be controlled right from the Console 1 hardware—allowing an even smoother workflow.\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eIntegrated DAW Control only works in VST3, not VST2.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\nConsole 1 allows the DAW track selection to be reflected in Console 1, and vice versa.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Color\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\nConsole 1 allows the DAW track colors to be reflected in Console 1.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume and Pan\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\nAs always, the Console 1 Output Volume and Pan knobs can be used to control the corresponding settings in the Console 1 software—but they can also be switched over to control the pan knob and volume fader on the selected DAW track.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolo and Mute\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\nThe Solo and Mute can also be switched to control the selected DAW track or to control these settings in the Console 1 software.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eDAW Send Levels\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\nHold SHIFT and control the selected DAW track’s send levels directly from the Console 1 hardware.\r\n\r\nFor more information regarding the Integrated DAW Control, please see Integrated DAW Control.\r\n\u003ch3\u003eSolo Safe on Aux Channels and Buses (without Integrated DAW Control)\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eIf your DAW supports Integrated DAW Control, Solo and Mute will work automatically.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\nAs mentioned above, we recommend that you insert the Console 1 plug-in on all your DAW channels, including single tracks, aux channels and buses. But in order for Console 1’s Solo function to work as expected, you should set aux channels, effects send channels, subgroup buses and the master bus—essentially, any channels in your DAW mixer that are not single audio or software instrument tracks—to Solo Safe. If you are using an aux channel for the incoming sound of a Rewire sound source, such as Propellerheads Reason, this can however be viewed as an instrument track. We consequently recommend you do not set this to Solo Safe.\r\n\r\nSee Understanding Solo Safe if you’re interested in why this setting is needed for Console 1’s Solo function to behave as expected. Otherwise, simply follow these steps:\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eOpen the Console 1 plug-in on all aux channels (except Rewire aux channels that handle incoming sound signals), effects channels, subgroup buses and the master bus in your DAW.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eActivate Solo Safe setting by clicking this button in the plug-in window.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\nAny time you press Solo on the Console 1 hardware, the text \"SOLO SAFE\" will appear in the On-Screen Display above any channel that has been set to SOLO SAFE.\r\n\u003ch3\u003eConsole 1 Plug-in Overview\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cimg title=\"Softube Console 1 MKII (3)\" src=\"https:\/\/suhavimart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Softube-Console-1-MKII-3-1-rgvrsepyrtpp9mz7ejz2msbwlg30d8wc9t5udad05c.jpg\" alt=\"Softube Console 1 MKII (3)\"\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is automatically set to correspond to the DAW track, in DAWs that support this function. If your DAW does not support automatic transfer of the track number, click the number set this manually.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eYou can also press Shift + 20 (Settings) to rename or re-number tracks from the On-Screen Display. That is the preferred method, and is a lot easier to use.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is automatically set to correspond to the DAW track, in DAWs that support this function. If your DAW does not support automatic transfer of the track name, click the name to set this manually.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\nSolo Safe:* Clicking this excludes the track\/ channel from Solo. When another track is set to solo, Solo Safe* channels will not be silenced. This option is recommended for all aux channels, subgroups and the master bus.\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMessage Area:\u003c\/strong\u003e Error messages or information coming from the OSD or DAW is seen here, for example notifying whether track name or number is supported.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eConsole 1 Hardware Overview\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cimg title=\"Softube Console 1 MKII (4)\" src=\"https:\/\/suhavimart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Softube-Console-1-MKII-4-1-rgvs10wpf5hdxkukfr8eevxhzr67bncb67dne7teyo.jpg\" alt=\"Softube Console 1 MKII (4)\"\u003e\r\n\u003col\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eDisplay on\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eDisplay mode\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003ePage down\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003ePage up\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eLoad strip\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eLoad shape\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eLoad EQ\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eLoad compressor\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eLoad Drive\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eTrack selector buttons\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eSettings\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eGroup\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eCopy\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eOrder\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003eExternal sidechain. Track buttons 17, 18 and 19 are also used to enter Compact and Favorite Modes.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eDisplay On:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Toggles Console 1’s On-Screen Display on and off. Hold Shift and push Display On* to set the On-Screen Display to automatic mode. In this case, the display pops up every time you change a setting, and automatically goes away a few seconds after your latest adjustment.\r\n\r\nIn the tray icon\/menu bar icon of the On-Screen Display you can toggle the Display, as well as saving the current settings.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eDisplay Mode:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toggles through different display modes, such as the Track Overview mode, showing knobs instead of text, and different meter bridge views.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage Up, Page Down:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Select which bank of tracks the 20 channel selector buttons control. You can have a virtually unlimited number of banks and tracks. The Page Up LED will light up if there are tracks on a page above the current, and vice versa with the Page Down LED. Hold Shift and push Page Up or Page Down** to step between tracks instead of pages.\r\n\r\nIf you’re in a menu you can use Page Up and Page Down to step through the menu options, instead of using the Volume\/Select knob.*\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrack selector buttons:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Select the channel you want to adjust, of 1-20 (or 21-40, 41-60 etc, depending on what page you selected with the Page Up and Page Down buttons. The selector buttons for tracks 1-5 and 20 have alternate functions, accessible by holding Shift*.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eLoad Strip:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Selector for track number 1. Hold the Shift\/Fine Adjust* button to select a new channel strip to load into the selected track.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eLoad Shape:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Selector for track number 2. Hold the Shift\/Fine Adjust* button to select a new Shape plug-in to load into the selected track.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eLoad EQ:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Selector for track number 3. Hold the Shift\/Fine Adjust* button to select a new equalizer to load into the selected track.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eLoad Compressor:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Selector for track number 4. Hold the Shift\/Fine Adjust* button to select a new compressor to load into the selected track.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Selector for track number 5. Hold the Shift\/Fine Adjust button to activate the History* function and undo your actions.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eLoad Drive:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Selector for track number 6. Hold the Shift\/Fine Adjust* button to select a new output drive to load into the selected track.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact Mode:\u003c\/strong\u003e Selector for track number 17. Hold Shift\/Fine Adjust button to enter Compact Mode.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eFavorites Mode:\u003c\/strong\u003e Selector for track number 18. Hold Shift\/Fine Adjust button to enter Favorites Mode.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eMark as Favorite:\u003c\/strong\u003e Selector for track number 19. Hold Shift\/Fine Adjust button to mark the current track as favorite (for Favorites Mode).\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eSettings:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Selector for track number 20. Hold the Shift\/Fine Adjust* button to enter the Settings menu.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eCopy:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Duplicate settings from one track to other tracks. Hold Shift and push Copy* button to select all tracks at once. Any adjustments made while you hold this will affect all tracks.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eGroup:*\u003c\/strong\u003e Press and hold while you select two or more tracks to form a group. Hold together with All* button to duplicate settings from one track to another, or several others.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Changes the order of the three main effects sections. Default state is Shape into equalizer into compressor (S→EQ→C). 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