Yeah the EQ's definitely behave differently at similar settings.

I have all the channels except the 9000. Mostly I use the 4000 and the BCA. However, I just bought the Grand Channel on the latest sale last month and WOW I really love the compressor! I'm still trying to find the sweet spot with the Drive control. But man, just like the BCA, I've been reaching for it on vocals... very sweet. I really like how I can use the compressor as a stand-alone plugin because I often use serial compression, so being able to drop that thing in wherever I need it is awesome.

I'm not really bonding with the ACA, but that just may be because I don't really do that "mid-forward rock" thing very often.

I feel that way about the Grand Channel, haha.

I set out to learn how to make due with whatever I had, but then progress to "what will serve the recording best".

I didn't love the ACA when I demoed it last year, but upon trying it again a few weeks ago I used it on a song I am working on with my re-united band mates and it just lit the song up on every instrument.

See that's the thing to me about the concept of a console- most things you do should sound passable or maybe almost good in terms of EQ moves- but then you find a sweetspot and you know when you found it.

That's why I don't think I can ever go back to point and click plugins- because I am seeing what not looking at the screen can do for my musical choice making and it really is the difference maker.

The consoles themselves are more icing on the cake now for me.

I will say, I get why EDM and urban music likes the 9000k-

You can get some beef out of the ACA with the stock EQ curves like on a kick drum.

They modeled distortion characteristics on the individual modules in addition to the drive, so it's not the case that the EQ is just the curves and all the harmonic content is in the drive. The 4000 EQ breaks up pretty easy I find, I think it gets a little farty though, the 9000 not at all. My own hardware 9000 EQs have no distortion until it starts to break up, and then it's unusable, I think they made theirs as if it were the hardware with more headroom. The Neve EQ certainly does the thick and luscious Neve thing even without the drive, that's all thd. The 2254 and Summit compressors both have some extra glow to the sound even without much GR. Then you add the drive and get even more if you want it. Softube analog modeling is damned good.

Harmonics Analog Saturation Processor is $48 for 48h with voucher HARMONI4U.
https://www.softube.com/harmonics

Softube Volume 4 has been released
https://www.softube.com/volume-4

"Now featuring six additional products; the American Class A channel strip, the Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959 guitar amplifier, Monoment Bass, the Passive-Active Pack, Spring Reverb, and Acoustic Feedback"

The usual 30% voucher works.

Sure about that? Can't find anything about it in the Live 10.1.9 release notes. Really interrested to know, holding of getting a Console 1 until full integration without workarounds are verified to work.

It is under the VST3 section in the release notes:

"VST3 plugins can now use the PreSonus VST extensions to observe the name and index of the track they are on and to control Live’s track volume, pan, mute, solo and sends. This support has been developed and tested against Softube’s Console One plugin but will also work with other plugins that implement the extensions."

Ah. Well hidden. You would think Console 1 integration is a pretty significant improvement, bt, guess not.

Anyway, great news! Thank's for the heads up.

Thank you man! I've buy it,for that price (i'm also a console 1 possessor) is a must buy,THANKS!

On a Universal Audio Model 1176LN Solid-State Limiting Amplifier, I see the Universal Audio manual says:

"Note that, unlike many other devices, the 1176LN attack and release times are faster when their associated knobs are turned clockwise, and slower when they are turned counterclockwise."

This would mean that when directly (Not with the Console 1) using one of the UA 1176 plugins number "1" is slower (counter-clockwise) and number "7" is faster (clockwise) with regards to attack and release times.

I have noticed when using the Console 1 with a UA 1176 plugin that the number "7" is on the left (counter-clockwise) and the number "1" is on the right (clockwise.) Does this mean that when using the Console 1 with a UA 1176 that the faster attack and release times are now on the left side? (counter-clockwise)

Thanks.

Edit: looking at the bar display above the Console 1 Compressor it definitely looks like the faster speeds are now on the left side. (Counter-clockwise). So the opposite of when using the UA 1176 plugins when outside of the Console 1.

Don't have UAD at home to check, but honestly, with an 1176 it should be very easy to hear in two seconds where fast or slow is. Which, in this case means fast or super fast.

Anyone bite on the Chandler channel yet? Intro pricing til May 7. To buy it with the standalone versions is considerably more than just C1 version.

Anybody got it working on cobsole 1 (the full strip) ', it s not even present on the list on chanelstrips

Hi mate, I heard it just appears as EQ and Comp individually, not as a full strip, which seems to be a bug as the softube site suggests it should be available as a full strip....I’ll see if I get time to have a look later

Same here no channel strip just EQ & Comp.....

Waiting for a fix

Strange, worked for me.
Logged in to Softube and went here:
https://www.softube.com/products/zener-bender#/
Choosed "Try Now" and it showed up in Softube Central instantly.

How often do Softube have sales?

Something is always on sale. They just rotate them around. If you are not on their mailing list, get on it because they send out "exclusive" offers all the time too.

Will do, thank you!

I recently bought a Console 1 and Console 1 Fader and would love the SSL 9000 K channel strip but the price is a bit weighty at the moment.

A couple of times a year, they discount all of the strips at the same time, other than that they rotate them around. Right now, it's the Chandler's turn to be on sale. Patience will pay off.

Do they discount more at a particular time or is it usually the same amount each time?

They have good deals at the end of the year, but things like strips regularly appear on sale, always at the same price.

They have two major annual sales, a June summer sale that they have always "surprise" extended through July and a year-end sale in December that they usually "surprise" extend through January. The year-end sale is slightly better in that there's usually a 10% off coupon around Black Friday and a lot of daily deals.

Console 1 strips are usually discounted by 33% or more. I bought my 9k for $200 during one of the winter sales, my ACA for $167 during a Black Friday two-day flash sale. Summit goes on sale for $130 or so (I recall there was a Memorial Day sale last year that brought it down to $100), BCA for $150sh.

I'd buy this one now - it's not going to be any cheaper in the next year, guaranteed. The other strips you can probably pick up in June/July or December. Sign up for the newsletter in the meantime, they do 48-hour flash sales and occasionally one of the strips will come up. Maybe with the COVID economy they'll need to start dropping prices and having more frequent sales.

We re talking it doesn t appears in console gui list of channel strip ...

Indeed it does, very peculiar

After reinstal with the softube central Chandler Console 1 work

Weiss Compressor/Limiter is $133/133€ until Monday with code IFOUNDTHEEGG

Dan me and some friends don't have it , windows here

when i experienced that i updated C1 , same , insatlled individual components ..same

Witch components have you installed ? i literrally installed evrything chandler at this point !!! Chanel C1 component included !

Dan let me ask you some if you don't mind :

Prior updating C1 to last version (witch i do only if needed) , i was able to switch display mode and it reminded size , now if mode 1 i put it full screen (QHD) if i toggle between modes and get back to it , it's back on default size ...while it was working great before , could you double check that ?