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1. Hardware Specifications Connectors USB connector B Power Supply USB bus powered Power 500 mA or less Dimensions 428 x 42x 189 mm WxHxD Weight 1 95 kg Included items USB cable Quick Start Guide with license code END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This End User License Agreement Agreement is a contract between you either individual or single entity and Softube AB Licensor a Swedish corporation regarding use of the accompanying software Software Please read through this Agreement carefully before installation and use of the Software BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR by installation and or use of the Software THE EARLIEST OF SUCH ACTS CONSTITUTING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT you agree to be bound by the terms and condi tions of this Agreement Should you not accept the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement do not install the Software and delete the Software from your computer and any copies thereof 1 The Software may not be used without a software license key You may pur chase a software license key from Licensor at the terms and conditions from time to time applied by the Licensor which entitles you to use the Software on a perpetual basis Perpetual License You may also receive a temporary software license key which is intended to give you an opportunity to test and evaluate the Software Evaluation License Such Evaluation License is provided at the terms and cond
2. Organizing your presets As previously mentioned presets are automatically saved in folders corresponding to the type Channel Strip Compressor EQ etc and model SL 4000 E Tube Tech CL 1B etc But you can create new preset folders and organize your presets in any way that suits you and your workflow Perhaps you d like to create a new folder where you save all presets used in a particular project Or you could sort presets by genre so you d have all your rock presets in one folder and jazz presets in another There are only two restrictions when it comes to organizing presets User presets must be placed within the User Presets root folder Default presets must be placed in the location the systems suggests Read more in Default Presets on page 43 User Presets Root Folders Here are the paths to where the user presets are stored Mac OS X Users USERNAME Library Appli cation Support Softube Console 1 Presets Windows C Users USERNAME AppData RoamingNSoftubeNConsole 1 Presets By selecting the Shape EQ and Compressor sections when saving a preset you ll get a preset without the Input and Output sections This is handy if you want to have a channel preset without changing the volumes or pan Default Presets Default presets are preset settings that are auto matically loaded when you load an entire Strip or a plug in into the Shape EQ or Compressor sections of Console 1 Ihe user can
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4. and you would get no sound at all It may also be a good idea to SOLO SAFE a Con sole 1 instance on an effects send channel where you for example have a reverb or delay active This way setting a single track to sor o will not silence the reverb If the track you have soloed has an active asend to the reverb set up in your DAW and you have set the reverb s effects send channel to soLo SAFE you will hear both the dry signal and the reverbs response to that signal If you have not set the reverbs effects send channel to SOLO SAFE you will only hear the dry signal from the soloed track and no reverb Solo Safe can of course also be used for single tracks that you want to be heard at all times for example a metronome track 59 8 4 en emm _ Pro Suite Audio Fellbach Germany Useful Functions We have now gone through the essential functions of Console 1 But there are even more useful functions to make your every day music mixing life even easier Select All Tracks ree By holding All you select all tracks at once Any adjustment you perform while holding this affects N T ND all tracks simultaneously When holding a di alog window will appear in the On Screen Display press All to select all tracks at once informing you that all adjustments you perform or Group to create temporary currently affect all tracks groups When using All or Group only the parameters you ch
5. for Console 1 features a fully controllable gate unit where the Punch and Sustain knobs control Range and Hold levels This makes it more individually adjustable compared to the SL 4000 model where a fast workflow was prioritized Ihe compres sor comes in two flavors one with the PEAK circuit Peak button on on the original console and the other with the RMs circuit which allows for a softer knee and sometimes a more musical compression Select different compressor modes You select between these two modes when you insert the compressor on a channel using LoAD COMPRESSOR Shift Track Selector 4 on the hardware If the XL 9000 K strip is installed you will see the two compressors 551 XL 9000 K SERIES PEAK COMPRESSOR and SSL XL 9ooo K SERIES RMS COMPRESSOR Just select which one youd like to use The control section of the XL 9000 K in Peter Gabriel s studio Real World UK gt Ng da T og TC Fe t 9 Eu XL 9000 compressor section XL 9000 K equalizer section integrity and low distortion Ihe XL 9000 was Backg round the last and most developed version of the 9000 When the first 9000 series console came out in in series released in 2002 It is this version that forms the mid 1990s it represented a breakthrough in the backbone of Peter Gabriel s Real World Studios analog circuitry design Ihe sound path is entirely Wyclef Jean and Jerry Wondas Platinum So
6. the Shape EQ or Compressor settings 1 Select the track you would like to copy from us ing the corresponding Track Selector button 2 Press and hold both All and Group buttons A dialog window in the On Screen Display will inform you that you are about to copy the channel strip settings of the selected track and prompts you to select the track to which you would like to copy these settings Track 1 s EQ and Compressor will be copied to track 2 gt and Release Group All to confirm De select tracks to abort message window in the On Screen Display displays the current action 3 Select the track or tracks you want to copy to by pressing the corresponding track selector button or buttons and release the and Group buttons If you change your mind during this process simply deselect the tracks you were copying to by pressing the track selector buttons again When you now release the All and Group buttons nothing will be copied Duplicate Different Sections In order to not copy the entire channel strip setting but just the settings of single effects sections 1 Press and hold both the All and Group buttons 2 When the dialog window opens press the on off button next to the name of the section or sections you would like to copy for example the Equalizer Activate button The dialog window now informs you that you are about to duplicate the equalizer settings of the selected track You c
7. Mute Cancel CONSOLE 1 USER SGUIDE 41 SELECT RRESET SELECT PRESET User Presets FACTORY CHANNEL STRIP 9 FACTORY SHAPE CHANNEL STRIP FACTORY EQUALIZER COMPRESSOR FACTORY COMPRESSOR EQUALIZER USER PRESETS EQ COMPRESSOR SHAPE Scroll with OUTPUT VOLUME confirm with OK Solo Scroll with OUTPUT VOLUME confirm with OK Solo cancel with CANCEL Mute cancel with CANCEL Mute Initial Preset dialog box Selecting USER PRESETS will let you choose which type of preset you want to load You can add any type of folders here SELECT PRESET Factory Channel Strip lt SSL SL 4000 E SERIES CONSOLE SSL XL 4000 K SERIES CONSOLE SELECIPRESET Compressor SSL SL 4000 E SERIES COMPRESSOR SSL XL 9000 K SERIES PEAK COMPRESSOR Scroll with OUTPUT VOLUME confirm with OK Solo SSL XL 9000 K SERIES RMS COMPRESSOR cancel with CANCEL Mute SUMMIT AUDIO TLA 100A Great drum bus compression Selecting FACTORY CHANNEL STRIP will let you Scroll with OUTPUT VOLUME confirm with OK Solo choose which channel strip you would like to load cancel with CANCEL Mute This is a list of Compressor presets some sorted in folders other placed by the user directly in the Compressor folder SELECT PRESET SLA4OOOE lt Default Master Bus Boost SELECT PRESET GL4000E Mix Loudness M Bus Slam 4k Default Good for bass Scroll with OUTPUT VOLUME confirm with OK Solo cance
8. a gate that does not completely turn off the sound below the threshold but instead turns it down somewhat in level This may yield a more natural sound in some cases com pared to a hard gate When the Hard Gate setting is activated the LED next to the Hard Gate button lights up as well as the Hard Gate indicator in the On Screen Display Sustain The Sustain and Punch settings control the sient Shaper part of the Shape section When the Sustain knob is turned clockwise from its center position the sound s sustain is increased for ex ample making single drums sound larger and more extended Turned counterclockwise the opposite happens the sustain decreases making sounds shorter and smaller Punch Punch strengthens or softens the sound s transient the onset of a sound When the Punch button is turned clockwise from the center position the tran sient will get stronger resulting in a more spiky and attention grabbing sound Turned counterclockwise the transient will get softer making the sound s onset more rounded and unobtrusive 30 WORKING WITH CONSOLE 1 Equalizer An equalizer alters the frequency content of the sound giving you detailed control of the sound s tone Ihe Console 1 equalizer has four parametric bands Toggle on or off the entire section with the button in the top left corner of the section The LED next to the button will light up when the section is active and the entire section will l
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10. a well known pitfall when mixing Therefore Console 1 works just as well with Softube HIGH CUT OFF LOW CUT 155 Hz FILTERS TO COMPRESSOR PHASE INVERT the On Screen Display turned off You still select a channel and adjust the settings the same way On the hardware the LED rings around each knob show the current setting so in a way working like this resembles working on a classic analog console You can also choose to work with different types of views on the On Screen Display which you toggle through by pressing Shift On on the hardware The available view modes are Input Dynamic Shape 20 6 20 dB 20 6 0 GATE RELEASE 0 6 s LOW TYPE BERE LOW MID Q 1 9 GATE 55 dB SUSTAIN 9 0 dB LOW FREQ 200 Hz LOW MID FREQ 0 41 kHz GATE HARD PUNCH 12 3 dB LOW GAIN 15 8 dB LOW MID GAIN 14 dB INPUT GAIN 14 0 dB 2 3 7 Drums OH Clave Claps 3 10 4 5 6 BD Tamb Claps 1 Claps 2 1 2 3 4 5 For Frequency Analyzer default No Frequency Analyzer Knobs View no graphs Large Meter Bridge Small Meter Bridge more information on these modes please see on page 49 Vocals 16 HIGH MID Q 1 8 HIGH MID FREQ 3 6 kHz HIGH MID GAIN 14 6 dB 11 12 Piano Piano Solo CONSOLE 1 Solid State Logic SL 4000 E Equalizer Compressor Output 1 O dB 0 6 5 DYN SHAPE gt EQUALIZER gt COMPRESSOR HIGH
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12. i es Display On Toggles Console 1 s On Screen Display on and off Hold Shift and push Display On to select different view modes Display Auto Sets the On Screen Display behavior 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 Page Up Page Down Select which bank of tracks the 20 channel selector buttons control You can have a virtually unlimited number of banks and tracks Ihe Page Up LED will light up if there are tracks on a page above the current and vice versa with the Page Down LED Track selector buttons 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 but tons for tracks 1 5 and 20 have alternate functions accessible by holding Shift Load Strip Selector button for track 1 or 21 41 61 etc depending on what page you are on Hold the Shift Fine Adjust button to select a new channel strip to load into the selected track if you have more than one Console 1 compatible channel strip Load Shape Selector button for track 2 or 22 42 62 etc depending on what page you are Hold the Shift Fine Adjust button to select a new Shape plug in to load into the se lected track if you have more than one Console 1 compatible plug in that is suitable for the Shape section Load EQ Selector button for trac
13. s settings using the computer mouse In your DAW open the Console 1 plug in on the track you would like to adjust Click Show Knobs and an interface that resembles the Console 1 hardware will appear This is fully clickable with the mouse and you can adjust Console 1 s settings from here Automation All Console 1 s parameters can be automated into your DAW Automation can either be programmed just like any plug in in your DAW or by using the Console 1 hardware to write the automation in real time Please refer to your DAW s manual for further information on how this is done Automation in Pro Tools Since the Console 1 controls aren t touch sensitive automation is preferably made in Latch or Write instead of Touch mode Gareth Jones s Studio UK Customizing the Channel 5trip Even though the basic functions of Console 1 as well as the included model of a Solid State Logic SL4000E should be more than adequate for any mixing tasks there are ways of customizing the channel further We go through these here Loading Other Channel Strips and Effects The included Solid State Logic SL4000E is an excellent channel strip but sometimes one might like to have the option of other sound characters Either just another com pressor or equalizer or a whole other channel strip sound Softube will continuously release new models of analog hardware in the form of channel strips that will perfectly integrate with the Console 1
14. set to TO SHAPE the external signal gets routed to the Console 1 gate s sidechain When set to TO comp the external signal gets routed to the Console 1 compressor s sidechain View Options If you would like you also have a few options when it comes to the appearance of the On Screen Dis play Hold Shift and press Display On View This will toggle through the different views available Frequency Analyzer default Ihe default mode shows the frequency analyzer To change settings of the frequency analyzer please enter the SETTINGS menu hold Shift and press 20 Settings and select FFT All these options are global and applies to all tracks Processing Input Output Selects if the analyzer should analyze the input or the out put signal Block Size Sets the block size of the FFT calculations 1024 2048 and 4096 samples With a larger block size you will get a more detailed analyzer but it will update less often A short block size gives you a fast but less detailed analyzer Decay Set the decay of the analyzer 10 or 30 dB s With a fast decay 30 dB s it is easier to see transients like snare hits but harder to see the general frequency response No Frequency Analyzer This mode is the same as the default view mode ex cept that the frequency analyzer has been turned off Knobs View Instead of showing equalizer and dynamics graphs this mode shows a visual representation of the knobs of the
15. system These will be separately available for purchase But you can also use all the other Softube plug in equalizers compressors and gates as part of a Console 1 channel Note that plug in effects you load into the Console 1 system may not perfectly cor respond to the screen printed parameters on the Console 1 hardware Some Console 1 knobs may change or lose their function and there may be plug ins that have more functions than can be controlled from within Console 1 This will however all be re flected in the On Screen Display If you find you would like to use a function that can not be reached through the Console 1 system we recommend that you simply launch the ordinary plug in version in your DAW and control its settings with your mouse just as you would have done before you got the Console 1 Load Plug Ins Loading Con sole 1 compatible channel strips and effects is done by holding Shift and pushing one of the first four channel selector buttons with the orange labels Load different strips and plug ins by pressing Shift and select either Strip Shape EQ or Comp Strip Shape EQ and Comp Holding Shift and selecting Strip track selector button 1 lets you load any Console 1 channel strip into the selected track replacing the Solid State Logic SLA000E Doing so opens a menu where you see all Console 1 compatible channel strips that you have available on your system Scroll down the list using Volume Se
16. together and creates that big analog console sound If applied subtly you ll get the harmonics warmth and character of the original console Turn it up more and you ll get a more aggressive sound with mid rangy harmonics and shaved off transients Turn it up fully and you ll get lots of fuzz The Drive section is entirely bypassed when the Drive knob is turned fully counterclockwise so this corresponds to running your channel with a lot of headroom and no meters reaching the red Gain Staging with the Drive Control The idea behind the Drive is to give you the pos sibility to control how the console emulation is dis torting or in other words to control the headroom of the console With Drive is set a OFF you will get no harmonics at all and this part of the console emu lation has been entirely bypassed If you start to turn it up and keep your levels below 0 dB with Output Volume at 0 dB you will get increased harmonics up until 5 Barents 12 oclock where levels DRIVE above 0 dB will start to 18 distort With Drive at 10 a levels above 24 will start to distort state Logic SL 4000 E Output ompressor DYN SHAPE gt If you set Drive at 5 you will get a behavior that corre sponds to the real console VOLUME 10 8 dB 9 20 piance Master Drive Character Ihe Drive Character set ting alters the character of the distortion When set to its center position the character is neu
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18. where this really is important is the master bus you should never exceed 0 dB on the master bus Understanding Solo Safe Setting aux channels and buses in soLo SAFE mode means that when you select a single track and press Solo the buses will still be open and let sound through If you had inserted the Console 1 plug in on for example the master bus to which all tracks are summed in your DAW and then soloed one of the single tracks this would silence all other Console 1 tracks including the master bus Since all tracks pass through the master bus and this gets silenced when you set a channel to soLo there would be no sound at all But setting the master bus in SOLO SAFE mode means it will be excluded from the tracks that are being silenced If you do this and solo a single track the master bus will keep open and you will hear the soloed track play Play it safe by setting all your buses auxes groups and the master track in Solo Safe The same logic applies to all buses subgroups So if you for example have routed all the drum tracks to a single stereo drum bus and you have a Console 1 plug in on that bus make sure to set this in soLo SAFE mode too If you then for example solo the snare drum channel it will play through the drum bus and then through the master bus and both of these will be left open if set to soLo SAFE If either of those are not set to SOLO SAFE they would be silenced when you soloed the snare track
19. workstation DAW application Console 1 runs with any host that supports VST2 VST3 and Audio Units plug in formats 3 Launch an empty session in your DAW 4 Insert the Console 1 plug in on as many tracks as you like We recommend inserting it on all single tracks aux channels and buses The 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 Track Name and Number Many 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 rear range the track order in your DAW this also gets reflected in the Console 1 mixer In order to verify this you can open the Console 1 plug in window on any channel in your DAW In the lower right part of this window you will see either Auto or Manual Auto indicates that the track name and number is automatically transferred from your DAW to Console 1 I
20. 1 tracks 1 Hold Shift and press Track Selector 20 Set tings 2 Use the Volume Select knob to scroll down to REARRANGE TRACKS Press Solo OK to select that option 3 Select the track you want to move using the track selector buttons 4 Select where you want to put it by using the track selectors Example Say you have 7 tracks to You add an eighth track which by default is placed on the lowest available position If you move it to the 4th position the other tracks will be moved upwards Auto Solo Track Rename Rearrange Set this to if you want to solo the track that s currently being renamed or moved This is very useful if you insert Console 1 on all tracks on an existing session and quickly want to name all tracks Just hit play start with track 1 and listen what s on it and proceed through all tracks the same way Easy peasy Set Auto Display Delay This option sets the time it takes for the On Screen Display to turn off if you are in Auto mode Auto button lit Default is 4 seconds Using Console 1 Without the Hardware Many of today s musicians and mix engineers work with portable lap top computers and use them in many different locations While the Console 1 hardware is not too big or heavy to bring with you you may not have it available at all times For this reason we made it possible to adjust Console 1
21. Console 1 User Manual Input Dynamic Shape Equalizer ES 20 6 o 6 2008 20 50 100 200 300 AK Sk 10k o lt 71 d RJ ELE LOW TYPE LOW MID Q_ HIGH MID Q HIGH TYPE OFF BELL 19 1 8 CUT LOW CUT 35 dB 135 Hz SUSTAIN LOW FREQ LOW MID FREQ HIGH MID FREQ HIGH FREQUENCY 7 9 0 200 Hz 0 41 kHz 3 6 kHz 16 0 kHz GATE HARD COMPRESSOR PUNCH LOWGAIN LOW MID GAIN HIGH MID GAIN HIGH GAIN 12 5 dB 15 8 dB 14 dB 14 6 dB 0 0 dB PHASE INVERT INPUT GAIN mL 3 a In IN 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 15 15 BD Dumon Cae Ciaps2 Bass Piano PlanoSoW Guitar Rhythm CONSOLE 1 w Softube Supporting VST VST3 AU AAX Native Rev Aug 25 2015 Softube User Manual 2007 2015 Amp Room Console 1 is trademarks of Softube AB Sweden Softube is a registered trademark of Softube AB Sweden All visual and aural references to the Valley People Dyna mite Trident A Range Tonelux and Tilt are trademarks being made with written permission from PMI Audio Ihe Tonelux and Tilt logo the Valley People Dyna mite and associated logos and the Trident A Range and Triangle logo are trademarks of PMI Audio Group used under license Tube Tech is a registered trademark of Lydkraft ApS Denmark EMI and Ab
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23. In 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 in Chapter 4 Softube s model of the Solid State Logic SL 4000 E channel is only available as part of the Console 1 system and not as a single plug in Softube will continuously release more channel strip models r Vu eo se on at black knob E242 uuuunut oth ent gt T 2 D er f Te Uo rem E fi B A zs x oe 5 2 BE u J lt gus 2 y Sur 4 s bains E 55 x 4 E 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 to be used with Console 1 that can be purchased separately Console 1 Compared to Traditional Mixers To 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 First of all Console 1 is strictly made for mixing it s not a recording mixer with microphone preamplifi ers With Console 1 you have access to one channel at the time the one you have selected with the cor responding channel selector button on the hardware unit his gives the hardware uni
24. TYPE cut ATTACK 0 02 ms RATIO 4 0 DRIVE 7 8 CHARACTER 5 0 HIGH FREQUENCY 16 0 kHz RELEASE 558 ms PARALLEL 12 96 HIGH GAIN 0 0 dB THRESHOLD 28 dB VOLUME 10 8 dB 14 Guitar 15 Rhythm guitar 16 Vocals 17 18 19 20 Vox Reverb Ambiance Master Backing The On Screen Display shows all settings for the current track as well as output meters for the tracks on the current page Track Meters The track meters show the metering output vol ume for all tracks on the current page as well as the combined gain reduction from both the Shape and Compressor sections It also show if a track has been soloed muted or indirectly muted by another soloed track If Solo Safe is enabled for that track a Solo Safe text will appear as soon as at least one track is being soled The currently selected track is highlighted 16 17 18 19 20 Vocals Vox Reverb Ambiance Mast Backing Rhythm guitar The On Screen Display shows alvl settings for the current track as well as output meters for the tracks on the current page The Input Section In the Input Section of Console 1 you ll find the Input Gain knob This adjusts the gain volume level of the incoming sound Its setting is displayed numerically in the On Screen Display The input gain meter displays the signal level post the Input Gain knob meaning adjustments to the Input Gain setting will be reflected
25. an interface that resembles the Console 1 hardware Here you can adjust the settings using a computer mouse Solo 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 Auto or Manual Indicates if your DAW sup ports automatic transfer of track number and name or if you need to set this manually Show Knobs hae Solo Safe Auto or Manual Track Name Number Indicator 14 GETTING STARTED Load Compressor Load EQ Load Shape Load 5trip History Settings _ Display Auto Page Up Group External Sidechain Display On Page Down Track Selector Buttons All Order ERN 38 39 40 Boao TO shepe All Group 5 9 S EQ C Off Display Page 21 22 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 50 31 32 34 35 36 37 1 x 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 i On Auto Down External I pes za LOAD a EQ a HISTORY 10 6 3 6 6 SHAPE EQUALIZER e COMPRESSOR 0 vw e a d e e e Frequency Frequency character High Cut Gate Shelf Release Release Low Cut Sustain Frequency Frequency Filters to here Gete Compressor Parallel Dry Wet Phase Inv Threshold Volume Select Fine Adjust Preset i Shift Save Preset
26. an select and duplicate any combination of Shape Equalizer and Compressor to other tracks Only by duplicating the entire channel strip can you dupli cate the High Low Cut settings and the Drive settings Load Presets You can call up factory presets as well as save your own ones preset can contain the entire chan nel strip or one or several sections so that you for instance can create an equalizer compressor preset Filters to 1 Compressor Phase Inv Preset Fine Adjust e Access presets with the Preset button or save your current settings by pressing Shift Preset Press the Preset Save Preset button to call up a list of entire channel strip presets A dialog window will open in the On Screen Display to show you a list of available presets for the channel strip you have loaded into the selected channel Select the category by using the Output Vol ume Select knob FACTORY CHANNEL STRIP the entire strip FACTORY SHAPE just the Shape section FACTORY EQUALIZER just the EQ section FACTORY COMPRESSOR just the compressor PRESETS presets saved by the user For example loading an Equalizer preset will only over write the current equalizer s setting and will not affect the rest of the channel Select the preset or folder by using the Output Volume Select knob and navigate until you find the desired preset Confirm your selection by pressing Solo OK or cancel the preset selection by pressing
27. ange will affect the grouped tracks The rest will remain unchanged Create a Group You can also create temporary groups of tracks that you want to adjust simultaneously for example all background vocal tracks In order to do this first select one track that GROUP TRACKS you would like to be part of the group Select which tracks to group with track 1 with the corresponding Track Selector button Hold Group on the hardware and then press the Track Selector buttons of the other tracks that you would like to group with the first one A message A message window in the On Screen Display window in the On Screen Display will displays the current action inform you of what channels you are To exit just release group grouping Release the buttons and perform the adjustments you would like Press Group again or select another track to dissolve the group Please note that selecting all or creating a group works similarly to a VCA group on a traditional mixer This means that a Console 1 track group is not a bus to which all the tracks are routed and summed together into a single stereo channel It is merely a function to simultaneously adjust parameters of several individual tracks at once When selecting All or creating a Group changes made to Input Gain Output Volume Drive Drive Character High Cut Low Cut and Pan Balance will be performed relative to each channel s setting So if you for example select all and turn down th
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30. create default presets which then override the factory default presets 1 Hold Shift and press Preset Save Preset 2 Ifyou want to create a default preset for the entire channel strip press Solo OK If you want to create a default preset for a single plug in or section select that section with its On Off but ton and then press Solo OK 3 When prompted to save the file name it De fault cipreset and save it in the suggested folder Do not save it in at another location than the suggested folder as it will then not be found by the system Example The default preset for the entire XL9000K channel strip should be called Default cipreset and be saved in the Presets Channel Strip SSL XL 9000 K Series Console folder Example A default preset for the Tube Iech CL 1B should be saved here Presets Compressor Tube Tech CL 1B Default cipreset You can for example create a default preset for the SL4000E but with say the Tube Tech CL 1B compressor instead of the SL 4000 E History Settings Most of todays DAWs have an unlimited undo To access the Settings menu hold Shift and press function so whatever mistakes you may have made the track selector for track 20 with the orange text can be undone But this does most often not apply Settings to plug in settings If you have gotten lost while adjusting a plug in setting you can usually not go back to a previous setting unless you revert to a previously saved version of
31. d of a Rewire sound source such as Propellerheads Reason this can however be viewed as an instrument track We consequently recom mend you do not set this to Solo Safe See Understanding Solo Safe on page 35 if youre interested in why this setting is needed for Console 1 s Solo function to behave as expected Otherwise simply follow these steps Open the Console 1 plug in on all aux channels except Rewire aux channels that handle incom ing sound signals effects channels subgroup buses and the master bus in your DAW Activate Solo Safe setting by clicking this but ton in the plug in window Any time you press Solo on the Console 1 hard ware the text SOLO SAFE will appear in the On Screen Display above any channel that has been set to SOLO SAFE Track Number This is automatically set to correspond to the DAW track DAWS that support this function If your DAW does not support automatic transfer of the track number click the number set this manually You can also press Shift 20 Settings to to rename ro renumber tracks from the On Screen Display That is the preferred method and is a lot easier to use Track Name This is automatically set to correspond to the DAW track DAWS that support this function If your DAW does not support automatic transfer of the track name click the name to set this manually Track Number J Drums Track Name Show Knobs Click to open
32. d releasing the Fine Adjust button By adjusting a knob slowly it will automatically be ad justed with smaller increments just like the Fine Adjust mode If you need even better resolution just move the knob slowly while holding Fine Adjust Holding Fine Adjust Shift also gives you access to all functions screen printed in orange on the hardware 28 WORKING WITH CONSOLE 1 Shape The Shape section is a unique combination of two different types of effect an expander gate and Softube s own Transient Shaper Toggle on and off the section with the button in the top left corner of the section Turning the section on will light up the LED next to the Shape button and light up the Shape section in the On Screen Display The sections meter both on the hardware and in the On Screen Display will show the gain increase or reduction caused by the section s processing of the sound and you will also see a graphical curve in the On Screen Display that represents the effect taking place An expander gate is most commonly used to automatically remove unwanted portions of the recording common example is to use it on single drum tracks where the gate opens and lets the sound through every time the drum is hit but closes and makes the channel go silent between the drum hits removing leakage from the rest of the drum kit But a gate can also be used to for example Gate Release Hard Gate Shape section on the Console 1
33. d to the SL 4000 E channel that is included with Console 1 And since the XL 9000 K thanks to the amazing Super Analogue technology has virtually no distortion of its own the Softube channel also includes a model of SSLs famous VHD Variable Harmonic Distortion circuit While Solid State Logic s SL 4000 E is widely considered a great pop and rock n roll console with its slightly gritty and forward sound the circuit design of XL 9000 K of fers an extreme bandwidth minimal phase shift and super low distortion This makes it one of the world s most popular analog consoles for hip hop and R n B where the solid deep low end and extended highs work great for getting that hyper modern large and wide sound For the same reasons it is also loved for classical and acoustic audiophile recordings 52 SOLID STATE LOGIC XL 9000 VHD model included XL 9000 K is a very clean console In order to still have the option of using distortion creatively we added a model of Solid State Logic s VHD Vari able Harmonic Distortion circuit which is part of the Duality series consoles and Alpha channel preamps Ihe Drive knob on Console 1 determines the amount of distortion and the Character knob moves the added distortion from 2nd order more tube like to 3rd order more transistor like or any in between blend just like on its analog counter part Extended gate and compressor options Furthermore the Shape section of the XL 9000 K
34. e Output Volume the relative level balance between the tracks will be intact they will all just be turned down in volume Conversely when making changes to any other pa rameter this will result in all the tracks getting the same setting as the currently selected one 20 10 6 3 O dB Duplicate tracks by pressing both and Group at the same time Only knobs in the Input and Output sections changes relatively to eachother in Group All mode A note on relative knob changes Lets say you have grouped three tracks where all tracks have different Output Volumes 10 0 and 10 dB 1048 Volume with 10 dB all tracks should get 10 dB louder Except for Irack 3 which will max out at 18 dB after an 8 dB increase Keep on increasing the Output Volume until all tracks hit 18 dB Track 3 Volume 10 dB Track 3 18 dB Volume Track 3 Volume 18 dB get back to my original setting Nope Just decrease the volume again Console 1 remembers the relative changes Let s just decrease the Output Volume on that group again and we will get back to where we started 17 dB decrease another 17 dB The relative knob changes only work while you are in Group All mode Track 3 Volume 18 dB Track 3 10 dB Volume Duplicate Track Settings You can duplicate track settings and copy them from one track to another or several others This can be either the entire channel strip setting or just
35. e will be decreased when a sound is louder than the threshold level For example a 4 1 ratio means the sound will be reduced to a fourth of the level that exceeded the threshold So if a sound exceeds the level by 4 dB the compressor will turn it down to 1 dB above the threshold level If the sound exceeds the threshold by 8 dB the compres sor will turn it down to 2 dB above the threshold level 1 means that no sound that exceeds the threshold level will ever get any louder than that level This is often referred to as limiting Gain Reduction Meter Ihe gain reduction meter on the hardware and in the On Screen Display displays the amount of gain reduction taking place Attack The Attack setting determines how quickly the compressor will respond to a sound s level exceeding the threshold A fast attack means the compressor will respond rapidly and quickly turn down the sound when it has exceeded the threshold level A slow attack means that the compressor will respond slowly Such a setting leaves a part of the sound that exceeded the threshold at its original level before the compressor reacts and turns down the output Release The Release setting de termines how quickly the compressor will return to its normal gain after having reduced it fast release may give a more obviously compressed RATIO 4 0 sound while a slow RELEASE release may sound more natural and not be as clearly perceived as being comp
36. ed clockwise from its center position boosts the gain of the equalizer s low mid band Turned counterclockwise from its center position cuts EQ activation EQUALIZER Bell Shelf Frequency Frequency Gain Low Band Low Mid Band CONSOLE 1USER SGUIDE 19 the gain of the equalizer s low mid band High Mid Band Q Sets the width of the equal izers high mid band Frequency Sets the operating frequency of the equalizer s high mid lt Q Width band Cut Bell lt ut Bell Shelf High Mid Gain Turned clockwise from its Shelf center position boosts the gain of the equalizer s high mid band Turned counterclockwise e from its center position cuts lt Frequency the gain of the equalizer s high mid band High Band Frequency Frequency Cut Bell Shelf Sets the operating mode of the equalizer s high band Gain Frequency Sets the operating frequency of the equalizer s high band High Mid High High Gain Turned clockwise from its center position boosts the gain of the equalizer s high band TE Turned counterclockwise from High Mid Band High Band its center position cuts the gain of the equalizer s high band 20 GETTING STARTED Compressor Section Compressor activation Activates or bypasses the com pressor section Gain Reduction meter Displays the gain reduction caused by the co
37. el Output level meter Character Cancel Pan Balance Volume Select 21 Hammersnail Sonic Research London UK Working with Console 1 Console 1 has been designed to not only give you world class sound but also extreme ease of use Once you have everything set up the basic workflow of Console 1 is as fol lows Display Page Page 21 22 23 24 25 50 51 32 55 54 35 36 S 38 59 40 Auto Down Up 1 2 5 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 e L VIEW LOAD SUIT EQ COMP HISTORY SETTINGS 0 20 Select a track by pressing the corresponding Track Selector button Use the knobs to adjust the settings Select another track Adjust the settings Repeat until your mix is great With that said there are of course a few more details to look into We will start by looking into track selection and handling and then move on to a walkthrough of Con sole 1 s effects sections Track Selection he DAW tracks where you have initiated the Console 1 plug in will be routed to the correspond ing Console 1 track as set in the Console 1 plug in See Irack Name and Number on page 10 Pressing a Track Selector button on the hardware selects the corresponding track and all knobs and buttons now control that track Ihe LEDs above the track selector buttons will light up if a DAW channel is routed to that track and the LED of the cu
38. etween a SHELF BELL or CUT shape of those filters A shelf means that all frequencies below in the case of Low filter and above in the case of the High filter the cutoff frequency will be cut or boosted equally A high shelving filter A BELL curve means the EQ boosts or cuts the set center frequency and a range of frequencies above and below that diminishing in strength the further from the center frequency it gets A broad high boost bell curve cuT means that the High and Low filters can dou ble as high and low cut filters just as the ones in the Input section So these will be taking away anything below in the case of Low filter and above in the case of the High filter the cutoff frequency The high band set to cut This is useful if you have chosen to use the High and Low Cut filters of Console 1 s input section for the compressor s side chain but still want high and low cutting on the signal itself Please note that the graphical curve displays the actual equalizer response calculated off the modeled analog circuitry This curve may differ from the markings on the equalizer parameter functions which is quite common for real world analog equalizers The markings may not tell you the truth about what you really do when you twist the knobs but Console 1 s equalizer curve does Compressor compressor is essentially a device that acts like an automatic volume control When the level o
39. f the incoming signal rises above a certain level the compressor s threshold level the compressor will start decreasing the output level 5o the difference between the loudest and the softest parts of the sound will be made smaller the sound will be compressed Toggle on or off Console 1 compres sor section with the button in the top left corner of the section Ihe LED next to the button will light up when the section is active and the entire section will light up in the On Screen Display The compressor current behavior is displayed in the graphical curve Threshold The Threshold setting determines the threshold level above which the compressor will react and start decreasing the output level low threshold means the compressor affects most portions of the sound the sound does not have to be very loud to 20 10 6 3 COMPRESSOR Attack Release Parallel Dry Wet Threshold Compressor section on the Console 1 hardware exceed the threshold a high threshold means the compressor only affects the loudest parts of the signal Console 1 s Compressor section incorporates an auto matic make up gain which compensates for the gain reduction the compressor causes by turning up the sound level This applies to any compressor you load into the Compressor section even though that function may not be part of the original standalone plug in Ratio The Ratio setting determines by how much the output volum
40. hardware shorten room reverbera tion in a recording making the room appear smaller and improv ing separation between instruments Dynamic Shape 6 20 dB Gate The gate part of the Shape section has three parameters Ihe Gate setting determines the threshold level Ihe gate will open and let through any portion of the sound that exceeds this level and close not letting sounds through when the signal is below it GATE RELEASE Q 6 s SUSTAIN 9 0 dB Pay attention when you Shape section on the On Screen Display set this level If it s set too high the gate will not open every time you wish it would meaning you will accidentally remove sounds you intended to keep If it s set too low the gate may instead open to sounds you intended to remove Gate Release The Gate Release setting determines the time it takes for the gate to close after it has opened For percussive material where you want just the hits and not much in between you may want a shorter re lease time But for a live recorded vocal a too short release time may result in the gate abruptly shut ting off the vocal sound and remove low level vocal sounds you may would have liked to keep Hard Gate The Hard Gate button toggles between two differ ent gate behaviors With Hard Gate engaged the gate strictly shuts off any sound below the threshold level With it disengaged the gate will act as an expander This is essentially
41. hardware Large and Small Meter Bridge If you want to use the Console 1 without the OSD it might be useful to have a small scribble strip me ter bridge showing at the bottom of your computer screen Ihe two meter bridge modes are made for that purpose Softube Vocals 16 2 5 4 BD Drums OH Clave Tamb Claps 1 Claps 2 Claps 5 The large meter bridge view The large meter bridge shows 20 tracks with output and dynamics meters as well as solo mute and track name and number 7 3 Drums Clave Tamb Claps 1 Claps 2 Claps 3 Small meter bridge view Ihe small meter bridge has the same information but the meters are very small This mode is mainly intended to use as a virtual scribble strip Both the large and the small meter bridge views can also be accessed by simply resizing the On Screen Display so that it becomes short and wide a 57 lt i Nee X AS A DEM i we 2 as a Solid State Logic XL 9000 In order to expand the sonic options of Console 1 Softube offers other console emula tions to be purchased separately in addition to the included SL 4000 E model Ihe first such additional console model is Solid State Logic XL 9000 K This can be purchased in Softube s web store www softube com buy or at any authorized Softube dealer Solid State Logic XL 9000 K represents a completely different approach to analog circuits compare
42. ight up in the On Screen Display All the equalizer settings mentioned below are displayed numerically in the On Screen Display as well as in the equalizer s graphical curve four bands have a Gain setting When the buttons are turned clockwise from their center position these will boost the gain of the respective frequency bands Turned counterclockwise they will do the opposite and cut the gain of the respective frequency bands The four bands also each have a Frequency setting These determine the center or cutoff frequencies of the respective frequency bands EQUALIZER Cut Oe Cut Bell Bell Shelf Shelf Frequency 0 00 0 Low Low Mid i Mid High Gain Gain Gain Gain Frequency Frequency Frequency Equalizer section on the Console 1 hardware Equalizer LOW TYPE LOW MID Q HIGH MID Q BELL 159 1 8 HIGH CUT LOW FREQ 200 Hz LOW MID FREQ 0 41 kHz HIGH MID FREQ 3 6 kHz HIGH FREQUENCY 16 0 kHz LOW GAIN 15 8 dB LOW MID GAIN 14 dB HIGH MID GAIN 14 6 dB HIGH GAIN 0 0 dB Equalizer section on the On Screen Display Low Mid and High Mid Bands The Low Mid and High Mid bands have a set ting each These set the Q value of the equalizer curve determining how wide or narrow range of frequencies the equalizer band will affect Low and High Bands The Low and High bands instead have a button that lets the user toggle b
43. in what level the meter displays In most cases it is a good idea to adjust the level so the signal s peaks reach between 12 and 6 dBFS High Cut Low Cut Filters to Compressor Input Gain Fine Adjust Input section on the Console 1 hardware High and Low Cut The sweepable High Cut and Low Cut filters can be used to narrow down the frequency span of the signal filters cutoff frequencies will be reflected numerically in the input section of the On Screen Display and will affect the graphical equalizer curve Phase Inv Preset Many mix engineers have taken the habit of using Low Cut on most sound sources except for bass instruments and kick drums to remove unwanted low frequency rumble from the signal High Cut is useful for removing unwanted hiss from signals that do not have very much high frequency content anyways It is of course entirely possible to use the High and Low Cut filters in a more creative man ner to not just clean up unwanted rumble and hiss but to actually affect the sound source to better fit in the mix The slope and character of the High Cut and Low Cut filters are determined by what channel strip has been loaded into the track So in the case of the included SSL SL4000E the High and Low Cut filters are modeled off that console We have however extended their working range quite radically With the Low Cut knob turned fully countercl
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45. k 3 or 23 43 63 etc depending on what page you are on Hold the Shift Fine Adjust button to select a new equalizer to load into the selected track if you have more than one Console 1 compatible equalizer Load Compressor Selector button for track 4 or 24 44 64 etc depending on what page you are on Hold the Shift Fine Adjust button to select a new compressor to load into the se lected track if you have more than one Console 1 compatible compressor History Selector button for track 5 or 25 45 65 etc depending on what page you are on Hold the Shift Fine Adjust button to activate the History function and undo your actions Settings Selector button for track 20 or 40 60 80 etc depending on what page you are on Hold the Shift Fine Adjust button to enter the Settings menu All Press and hold to select all tracks at once Any adjustments made while you hold this will affect all tracks Press and hold together with Group button to duplicate settings from one track to another or several others Group 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 Order Changes the order of the three main effects sections Default state is Shape into equalizer into compressor 5 c Press repeatedly to toggle between this state or shape compressor and equalizer s c EQ or equalizer shape and compressor EQ
46. ke of simplicity the different order of the sections EQ before Shape before Compressor etc are not included Neither are stereo mono opera tion on dynamics sidechains Shape GAIN CHANGE METER INPUT METER H RER De FH SUSTAIN External 33 S C Sidechain to Gate 33 0 gt 5 Equalizer Yan GATE 7 ES High Cut INPUT on u TRANSIENT SHAPER EQUALIZER on AED ompressor Sustain Gate Gate Release Phase Invert Punch Gate Hard Compressor GAIN REDUCTION External Filters To METER Sidechain Compressor ED Sen to Compressor neca vr EXTS C E COMPRESSOR S C COMPRESSOR VCA Threshold Attack Release Ratio High Cut Low Cut Parallel Drive Output Dry Wet Drive Character Volume OUTPUT METER PAN SOLO MUTE Pan Balance Solo Mute Solo Safe e000000000052500 090000000005575000 Em De OUTPUT Troubleshooting Hardware Does Not Turn On If youre using a passive non powered USB hub the Console 1 may fail to power on because it is not getting enough power Please connect the Con sole 1 to a powerered USB hub or directly to your computer Since Console 1 may require the full 500 mA it may interfere with other USB appliances on the same hub Software Errors Even if software errors should be few you may sometimes experience an Unknown E
47. l with CANCEL Mute Finally the presets for the SLA000E channel strip Scroll with OUTPUT VOLUME confirm with OK Solo are shown cancel with CANCEL Mute and now we have the User Presets for the Com pressor SLAOOOE Save Preset Presets are by default saved into folders correspond ing to the type of preset you want to save For example if you want to save the current settings on the SL 4000 E compressor as a preset this will be by default be placed in the folder Compressor SSL SL 4000 E Series Compressor But you can organize presets in any way that suits you see the next section for more save your current setting as a preset 1 Hold Shift and press Preset Save Preset 2 f you want to save the entire channel strip as a preset just press Solo OK 3 Ifyou want to save just one or several sections select those with the corresponding on off but tons Press Solo OK when done It s easy to create a say EQ Compressor preset just select the EQ and Compressor after pressing Save Preset Loading such preset will only overwrite the current EQ and Compressor nothing else 4 You will be prompted to name your new preset and save it It will now appear in the list of available USER PRESETS if you call one up as outlined above When saving a preset Console 1 will open a separate file browser window and close the On Screen Display Click on Display On to see the On Screen Display again
48. le 1 plug in ona DAW track the default state of the Console 1 channel strip is to have all effects sections bypassed In this state the CPU usage is barely measurable But of course you still have access to functions like Solo Mute Volume Phase Invert etc Therefore it is a good idea to create a DAW template with Console 1 active on all tracks and buses even if you don t plan to use any of the systems effects You get control over all tracks at virtually no expense On Screen Display You can toggle on and off Console 1 On Screen Display with the Display On button on the Con sole 1 hardware Turning the On Screen Display off will reveal whatever is behind it on your com puter screen in most cases this will be your DAW windows There is also an automatic mode that you activate by pressing the Auto button next to Display On With this active the On Screen Display appears automatically every time you adjust a setting on the Console 1 hardware and then disappears auto matically after a few seconds revealing whatever is behind the On Screen Display If you have an extra computer screen you can drag the On Screen Display window there just as any window Ihe On Screen Display window can also be resized to your liking by grabbing a corner of the window and dragging it as you wish Many people find that modern DAWs and plug ins provide them with too much graphical information Indeed trusting your eyes over your ears is
49. lect and press either Solo OK to confirm or Mute Cancel to cancel The channel strip name and logo in the On Screen Display will change to reflect your choice In a similar manner you can choose to load single effects into the Shape Equalizer and Compres sor sections separately Again hold Shift and press track selector button 2 to load a Shape effect track selector button 3 to load an equalizer or track selec tor button 4 to load a compressor Again a menu will appear listing the compatible and suitable effects Use Volume Select to scroll down to the effect you would like to use and press either Solo OK to confirm or Mute Cancel to cancel If you load a Shape Equalizer and or Compres sor effect the High Cut and Low Cut filters and the Drive section will not change from what was included in the channel strip you are customizing These sections only change with the channel strips You can also create default presets for different strips or plug ins by saving a preset called default 1 in the corresponding folder See Preset on page 42 Changing the Order of the Sections The default order of the Console 1 effects is as they are laid out on the hardware and in the On Screen Display first shape then equalizer and finally compressor Sometimes a different order of the effects may be desir able For example if you add a lot of low frequencies with the equalizer it may be better to do this after
50. lp you as fast as we can Web www softube E mail info softube com Phone 46 13 21 1623 9 am 5 pm CET Contents Introduction and overview 5 The SSL SL 4000 E Channel 5 Console 1 Compared to Traditional Mixers 6 Getting started 9 Setting Up Your First Console 1 Session 9 Input Section ee ee ee 16 Shape Section 17 Equalizer Section 2 ee ee 18 20 5 2 Working with Console 1 23 Track Selection ls 24 On Screen Display 22 2 2222 24 ThelnputSection 00 26 4 6 aoa eG ae ao ah he 28 Equalizer 30 5 32 TheQutputsection 34 Understanding Solo Safe 35 Useful Functions 37 Select 37 37 Duplicate Track Settings ls 39 Load Presets oo on 40 Save Preset 4 Organizing Default Presets HISTORY 6 ode 2 0 0 0 0 E Ro oo Do ee oo Renaming Rearranging Tracks Set Auto Display Delay Using Console 1 Without the Hardware Customizing the Channel Strip Loading Other Channel Strips and Effects Changing the Orde
51. mpressor Ratio Sets the compressor s ratio Attack Sets the compressor s attack time Parallel Dry Wet Sets the relative level of the compressed and uncompressed signal Release Sets the compressor release time Threshold Sets the compressor s thresh old Compressor activation Gain Reduction meter e COMPRESSOR Attack Release Parallel Dry Wet Threshold Output Section Drive Sets the level of the Drive distortion function Turn fully counterclockwise to bypass Drive Character Sets the Drive distortion character Pan Balance Sets the left right placement of mono to stereo tracks or the balance between left and right channels for stereo tracks Pan is disabled for mono tracks Solo OK Sets the selected tracks in Solo mode all other channels are silenced with the exception of tracks that have been set to Solo Safe in the Console 1 plug in In menus and dialog windows the Solo button works as an OK button and confirms your choice in a cur rently opened menu Mute Cancel Silences the selected track In menus and dialog windows the Mute button works as a Cancel button and cancels your choice in a currently opened menu Volume Select Sets the output volume of the selected track When Shift is pressed and held use this knob to scroll in menus CONSOLE 1 USER S GUIDE Output level meter Displays the output level of the signal that will be routed back to the DAW chann
52. n this case 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 ses sion However some DAW hosts do not support au tomatic transfer of track name and number from the host to Console 1 In the case of Pro Tools and Logic Pro these support automatic transfer of track name but not number This is the Manual case which will be indicated in the lower right part of the Console 1 plug in window In this case you will need to manually select to which Console 1 track the Console 1 plug in routs the DAW channel s au dio and possibly also manually enter the track name for it to display in the Console 1 system If your preferred DAW does not support automatic transfer of track number When a Console 1 plug in is instantiated 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 cor responds to how they are laid out in the DAW Follow these steps to set the track name 1 2 Open the C
53. nd lets you con trol everything from the hardware unit using physical knobs and buttons So what Console 1 gives you is the great sound that has made Softube world famous in addition to a tactile and intuitive workflow that speeds up your mix work substan tially compared to mouse mixing on the computer The SSL SL 4000 E Channel Included 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 plati num selling records than all other console models combined This is for good reason Ihe 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 With 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
54. ock wise the filter is entirely bypassed In a similar man ner the same applies to the High Cut filter when its knob is turned fully clockwise w Softube Input HIGH CUT OFF LOW 155 Hz FILTERS TO COMPRESSOR PHASE INVERT INPUT GAIN 140dB Input section on the On Screen Display Filters to Compressor Dy pressing the Filters to Compressor button the High and Low Cut filters will no longer affect the sound source directly but instead the sidechain signal of the compressor Read more about this in Filtering the Compressor Sidechain on page 33 Phase Invert Phase Invert inverts the phase polarity of the signal so that all negative parts of the signal s wave form become positive and vice versa This is useful to correct issues where for example a microphone cable has been miswired and the polarity inverted It may or may not also improve the result when combining two microphones that are picking up the same sound source such as top and bottom micro phones on a drum or several microphones on the same guitar cabinet When Phase Invert is active the LED next to the button lights up and it is also indicated in the On Screen Display Fine Adjust Shift Holding the Fine Adjust Shift button will make any settings you can adjust with a knob move in smaller increments You can see the difference by following the numeric setting of a parameter in the On Screen Display while holding an
55. onsole 1 5 Display Open Settings by pressing Shift and track selector 20 Settings Scroll down to Rename Tracks and click Solo OK Select the first track with the track selector but tons and enter the name in the dialog window Hit OK Select the next track and do the same thing Follow these steps to place a certain Console 1 track ona certain track number 1 Open the Console 1 On Screen Display 2 Open Settings by pressing Shift and Track Se lector 20 Settings Scroll down to Rearrange Tracks and click Solo OK 3 Select which track you want to move using the track selector buttons 4 Select where you want to put it 5 Select the next track you want to move and repeat until youre done See details in Renumber rearrange Tracks and Rename Tracks on page 45 You can only put 1 instance of the Console 1 plug in on each track if the DAW supports automatic track numbers Solo Safe on Aux Channels and Buses As 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 es sentially 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 soun
56. onsole 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 will be 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 in Chapter 6 of this manual Nobilis Audio Germany Getting started In 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 console1l install Here you will be guided through all the necessary steps You will be asked to enter the unique license code printed on the Quick Start guide that is enclosed in the Console 1 shipping box Setting Up Your First Console 1 Session When 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 ses sion 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 1 Connect the Console 1 hardware to an unoccupied USB port on your computer Ihe Softube logo in your computer s control panel will turn from grey to black 2 Launch your preferred digital audio
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58. r ofthe Sections Using External Sidechain Signals View 00 Solid State Logic XL 9000 VHD model included Extended gate and compressor options Background Specifications Requirements and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Hardware Specifications END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 47 47 48 48 50 51 52 52 53 55 56 57 58 lix Vocals 1 Input Dynamic Shape In 20 Equalizer SCHL CHAN suse q Compressor uU JE gt N MN o GATE RELEASE LOW LOW MID Q 065 BELL 19 Jue Qr SUSTAIN LOW FREQUENCY LOW MID FREQ HIGH MID FREQ UENCY 9 0 dB 200 Hz 041 36kHz 1600 PUNCH LOW GAIN 12 3 dB 15 8 dB LOW MID GAIN HIGH MID GAIN HIGH GAIN 14 dB 14 6 dB 0 0 d8 108 zx Ce Tamb Capsi Cams i E n Wu Ga 1j 12 T m 1 7 1 10 1 kafen Mabira 6 7 8 S p Gite 3 5 wee 2 Yan Introduction and overview Softube Console 1 is a new type of audio mixer It is used together with your favorite digital audio workstation DAW and just like a traditional mixing console you can route any or all DAW tracks to Console 1 and mix them from within that system This gives you access to Console 1 s world class sounding effects sections a
59. racks are silenced with the exception of channels that have been set to Solo Safe in the Console 1 plug in For more information on this please refer to Solo Safe on page 13 and Understanding Solo Safe on page 35 Please note that the Solo button only affects the Console 1 system and not the solo function of your DAW In order for Console 1 s Solo to function as expected all tracks of the DAW mix must be routed to the Console 1 system Tracks that are not routed to the Console 1 system Will not be silenced when the Console 1 Solo mode is engaged You can easily see if a track has been soloed and by doing so muting other tracks since the Mute LED on the Console 1 hardware will flash on the muted tracks as well as a flashing gray indicator on the On Screen Display and flashing Track Selectors for the muted tracks Mute The Mute function silences the selected track When Shift is pressed and held the Mute button works as Cancel button and cancels your choice in a currently open menu Just as noted above re garding the Solo function the Mute function does not control your DAW s mute function it mutes the track internally within Console 1 Volume Select The Volume Select setting determines the output volume of the selected track The output volume is shown in the output section meter It is good practice to set this so peaks are below 6 dB and avoid peaks above 0 dB Although the only channel
60. ressed Parallel Dry Wet Parallel Dry Wet lets you blend the compressed and uncompressed signal with a single knob When this is turned fully coun terclockwise which is the default state you only hear the compressed signal By turning it clockwise you gradually mix in the uncompressed sound The percentage expressed in the On Screen Display indicates the portion of uncompressed sound One common use of the Parallel Dry Wet function is to compress the sound heavily with a fast attack and then blend in some of the original uncompressed signal When set carefully this may yield a nice balance between a sound that has a nice presence in the mix but still sounds alive and dynamic ATTACK 0 02 ms 358 ms PARALLEL 12 96 THRESHOLD 28 dB Compressor section on the On Screen Display Filtering the Compressor Sidechain As mentioned in Filters Compressor on page 27 you can route the High and Low Cut filters to the compressor sidechain instead of applying them directly on the signal by turning on Filters to Compressor This is useful in a number of cases It is for example a common trick to cut low end frequencies out of the compressor s sidechain signal Low frequencies often have a lot of energy and can cause the compressor to react stronger than one might find pleasing Bass Drum Compressor Filtering For example a bass drum can cause a compressor across the drum bus to make the cymbals d
61. rranties to the end user purchaser but Softube in so far as permitted by law provides their products as is Software distributed by Softube with or without the Softube brand name including but not limited to system software is not covered under this Limited Hardware Warranty Refer to the Softube End User License Agreement for details of rights with respect to Softube software use Softube does not warrant that the operation of the product will be uninter rupted or error free Softube is not responsible for damage arising from failure to follow instructions relating to the product s use 5 It is the responsibility of the Customer to keep a separate backup copy of the system software application software and data and disable any security passwords Customer is responsible for reinstalling all such software data and passwords Data recovery is not included in the warranty service and Softube is not responsible for data that may be lost or damaged during transit or during a repair 6 This Softube Limited Hardware Warranty applies only to hardware products manufactured by or for Softube that can be identified by the Softube trade mark trade name or logo affixed to them Softube Limited Hardware War ranty does not apply to any non Softube hardware products or any software even if packaged or sold with Softube hardware Non Softube manufacturers suppliers or publishers may provide their own warranties 7 This warranty does not
62. rrently selected track will light up brightly LEDs next to each button and around each knob show the respec tive parameter s current setting High Cut Parameter with LED showing the In the meter bridge of the On setting Screen Display you will see the track numbers and names When music is played back the respective track levels will be displayed here The selected track will be highlighted in the meter bridge and the settings of that track are reflected graphically and numerically in the On Screen Dis play s effect sections If you have more than 20 tracks in your mix use the Page Up and Page Down buttons to access higher numbered tracks in banks Page Page Down Up of 20 tracks each The total number of available tracks is only limited by Page Up and Page Down your computer s CPU resources Tone If there are tracks on another page than the one you are currently on the LEDs above the Page Up and Page Down buttons will show if these tracks are below and or above the current page If the currently selected track is on another page the LED guiding to that page will be bright About CPU handling Since Console 1 runs entirely on your computer s CPU a few things should be noted on the CPU usage Most importantly Console 1 s software part is unusually CPU efficient and you should be able to run most sessions on today s computers It should also be noted that when you initiate the Conso
63. rror This is not a problem and usually just means that while your computer did this it didn t do that fast enough for me Anyway if you do get an Unknown Error please make sure that you have the latest version of our software installed If you do please try the following steps 1 Unplug the Console 1 hardware 2 Plugit back in again If that didn t help do this 3 Exit Console 1 On Screen Display unplug the Console 1 hardware and quit your DAW 4 Start Console 1 On Screen Display 5 Plugin the Console 1 hardware 6 Start your DAW again That should definitely do it If not try a reboot Mac 05 10 8 Firewall The Console 1 application uses internal network ports to communicate between plug ins and the Console 1 application which will trigger a firewall alert the first time the application is started You need to click ALLow otherwise nothing will work A Deny Do you want the application Console 1 On Screen Display app to accept incoming network connections Clicking Deny may limit the application s behavior This setting can be changed in the Firewall pane of Security amp Privacy preferences fee heey You need to allow Console 1 to accept incoming network connec tions for it to communicate with the Console 1 plug ins Please note that Console 1 is not using any external network traffic like calling home or accessing Internet All traffic occurs within your computer
64. s c External Sidechain Determines whether an incoming external sidechain signal should have no effect 8 8 oFF be routed to the compressor sidechain ro or to the sidechain of the gate part in the Shape section TO GATE 16 GETTING STARTED Input Section Input Gain Adjusts the gain of the incom ing signal of the selected track Input Gain meter Displays the signal level after the Input Gain High Cut Sets the cutoff frequency of the High Cut filter Turn fully clockwise to bypass entirely leave the signal intact When Filters to Compressor is activated the filter is applied to the compressor s sidechain signal Low Cut Sets the cutoff frequency of the Low Cut filter Turn fully counterclockwise to bypass en tirely leave the signal intact When Filters to Compressor is activated the filter is applied to the compressor s sidechain signal Fine Adjust Shift Hold while you adjust a knob to make the parameter change in smaller increments or to ac cess the extra functions labeled in orange Filters to Compressor Shifts the High and Low Cut filters from their default state affecting the audio signal to affecting the side chain signal of the compressor Phase Invert Inverts the phase polarity of the selected channel Preset Save preset Calls up the Presets menu Press this while holding Shift to save the current settings as a preset Input Gain Meter High Cut Low Cu
65. t Filters to Compressor Phase Inv Preset Save Preset Fine Adjust Shift Shape Section Shape activation Activates or bypasses the Shape section Shape section meter Displays the level changes caused by the Shape section Gate Sets the threshold level of the gate Gate Release Sets the release time of the gate Hard Gate Toggles between HARD GATE and GATE settings Sustain Turned clockwise from its center position lengthens the sustain of the signal Turned counterclockwise from its center position shortens the sustain of the signal Punch Turned clockwise from its center position makes tran sients stronger Turned coun terclockwise makes transients softer CONSOLE 1 USER SGUIDE 17 Shape activation Shape section meter Q e SHAPE Gate Release e Sustain Hard Gate 18 GETTING STARTED Equalizer Section EQ activation Activates or bypasses the equalizer section Low Band Cut Bell Shelf Sets the operating mode of the equalizer s low band Frequency Sets the operating frequency of the equalizer s low band Low Gain Turned clockwise from its center position boosts the gain of the equalizer s low band Turned counterclockwise from its center position cuts the gain of the equalizer s low band Low Mid Band Sets the width of the equal izers low mid band Frequency Sets the operating frequency of the equalizer s low mid band Low Mid Gain Turn
66. t a small footprint but still offers direct access to more functions and effects per channel compared to most physical mix ing 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 Con sole 1 hardware connected and you can even adjust settings using the mouse if you happen to be away from your Console 1 hardware Furthermore the Con ss D SESE sole 1 hardware has no sus on board DSP power all the audio processing takes place within your computer Ihis has several advantages compared to a physical mixer such as portability lower cost and no need for an external power supply the Con sole 1 hardware is USB powered The Console 1 software is also very CPU efficient but please refer to General requirements on page 55 to see if your computer is powerful enough to use with Console 1 And obviously most mixers are contained in one single hardware unit Ihe Console 1 system consists of three different components that work in tight integration the hardware the On Screen Display and the DAW plug in One might say there is also a fourth component namely the channel strip or single effect you have loaded into the separate C
67. t on the compressor compressor is inserted across the synth pad sig nal and the kick drum is routed to the compressor sidechain Now every time the kick drum hits the compressor will react and turn down the output sig nal of the pad So the pad will be its normal volume in between kick drum hits but lower every time the kick drum hits This is often called ducking the pad ducks every time the kick drum hits Doing it with Console 1 To get this set up in Console 1 you go to the DAW channel where you have the sound source you would like to be affected by the sidechain in the examples above that would be the DAW channel where the pad synth is Open the Console 1 plug in window and set it up to have its sidechain fed with the signal you would like to affect it in our example that would be the kick drum Refer to your DAW manual for the details of setting up an external sidechain EQ gt S gt C oP CREO To Shape To Comp 5 gt gt Off External Sidechain Select whether an external sidechain if applicable should be sent to the compressor or shape section Once this is in place you can go back to the Console 1 system With the External Sidechain button you can select if you would like the external sidechain signal to be routed to your gate or to your compressor or not have any effect at all When set to OFF the sidechain signal does not affect neither the gate nor the compressor When
68. the compressor 5 gt 5 gt gt 5 gt gt e Order Change the order of Console 1 sec tions using the Order button The current order is displayed above the Order button and in the On Screen Display Ihe default state is S EQ C shape equalizer compressor To change the order of the effects sections press the Order button The other options are Eo s c equalizer shape compressor and s c ro shape compressor equalizer Using External Sidechain Signals It is a common trick to feed an external signal into the sidechain of a compressor or a gate Doing so means that the compressor or gate will no longer act in response to the sound signal it affects but to the external signal which is being fed into the sidechain Keying Example An example of using the external sidechain for a gate let s assume the gate is inserted on a track with a synth pad Ihe synth pad plays continuously with no interruption But instead we would like it to follow the pattern of the kick drum and have the pad appear at every kick drum hit and disappear in between To do this you would insert the gate on the pad track You would then route the kick drum sound into the sidechain of that gate Now every time the kick drum hits the gate will open and let the pad sound through But in between kick drum hits the gate will close and silence the pad track A Ducking Example Used with the same signals bu
69. tic transfer of track name but not track number In these cases the user can manually set the correct name to the Console 1 tracks and place them on the preferred track position Activate Auto solo track on rename rearrange and start playback before you start renaming tracks This will speed up the process and help you avoid making mistakes Rename Tracks Turn on Auto solo track on rename rearrange and start playback before you start to rename tracks It will help you to avoid making mistakes 1 Hold Shift and press Track Selector 20 Set tings 2 Use the Volume Select knob to scroll down to RENAME TRACKS Press Solo OK to select this option 3 Select the track you want to rename using the corresponding Track Selector button 4 Enter the track name you would like in the box in the On Screen Display and press OK 5 Select another track to rename or press Cancel Mute if you are done Renumber rearrange Tracks In DAW hosts that do not support automatic trans fer of track number from the host to the Console 1 system the track layout in the DAW does not auto matically get reflected in Console 1 So if you work in such a DAW and for example would like to move track 25 so it s placed after track 12 in your DAW a corresponding move does not occur in Console 1 If you wish to have a consistent track layout between the DAW and Console 1 you can follow these steps to manually rearrange the Console
70. tral and perfectly mimics the overdrive response of the analog unit that was mod eled the included Solid State Logic SLA000E or another Console 1 channel strip you have purchased separately When turned clockwise the harmon ics in the high midrange are emphasized which can often be useful to bring a sound forward in the mix When turned counterclockwise the midrange instead cleans up leaving you with a sound that is saturated thickened and softened but not obvi Output section on the On Screen Display ously distorted This is often useful to add a bit of sonic glue to complex sources such as a bus with a whole instrument section or across the master bus Pan Balance The Pan Balance setting determines the relative level of the sound source in the left and right chan nels Please note that the Pan Balance setting does not affect your DAW s pan setting In order for the Console 1 Pan Balance setting to work as expected even mono tracks must be made stereo in your DAW or Mono to Stereo where applicable This is because panning in Console 1 only works within the framework of the DAW channel If you do not make mono tracks into stereo in your DAW the DAW s own pan knob must be used for panning Solo The easiest way to unsolo several tracks is to use the All feature Just press All Solo to toggle Solo on all tracks The Solo function sets the selected track in Solo mode This means that all other t
71. uck with every bass drum hit Applying Low Cut to the compressor sidechain would make the compressor deaf to the lower frequen cies of the kick drum and it would conse quently not respond as strongly to them 12 SIDECHAIN FILTERS THRESHOLD 28 dB GATE 35 dB LOW CUT 135 Hz GATE HARD FILTERS TO COMPRESSOR De essing Example You can also use both High and Low Cut filters across the com pressor sidechain to create a tight frequen cy window which will be all the compres sor responds to Most de essers work this way by narrowing down the frequency of the compressor s sidechain so it only detects and responds to the s sounds This could also work to reduce hi hat bleed in a snare drum microphone When this setting is active the LED next to the Filters to Compressor button will light up and it will also be indicated in the On Screen Display Activating Filters to Compressor lights up the Sidechain Filters indicator in the Compressor section top and the Filters to Compressor indicator in the Input section bottom 34 WORKING WITH CONSOLE 1 The Output section Character Mute Cancel Volume Balance Select Output section on the Console 1 hardware Drive The Drive function enables the harmonics from the original consoles in the default case the famous non linear characteristics of the SSL SL4000E console In many cases the harmonics are what glues a mix
72. und capacitor free in order to keep a perfect signal and Michael Brauer s room in Electric Lady Stu dios Solid State Logic XL 9000 K was introduced in 2002 Note that there s a Lexicon 960 remote sitting on top of the console and the SL 4000 E photo had a Lexicon 244 remote Time changes Photo from Pacifique Studios USA XL 2228 b TER ae gt M X nt u Dy C CM TR LE unda d i VUE re nt ata UE E ieee ANTRO FT 470971 ws 4 55 T G Jun FE MC L gt gt LACE f f bd a PET Le 2 z 4 2 gt rt auc 5pecifications Requirements and Troubleshooting Mac OS X specific requirements Mac OS X 10 7 or newer Windows specific requirements Windows 7 latest Service Pack 32 or 64 bit or newer Intel Core Duo AMD Athlon 64 X2 or newer processor General requirements Screen resolution 1280x800 or larger Any VST VST3 AU or AAX Pro Tools 10 3 7 11 0 2 or higher compatible host application 1 powered USB 2 0 compatible port iLok License Manager iLok USB key is NOT required Broadband internet access for downloading software The Console 1 plug in supports the following sample rates 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 and 192 kHz Console 1 is not available for AAX DSP Block Diagram The following schematic outlines the operation of Console 1 For the sa
73. your project But Console 1 has an unlimited undo function for its settings that we call History Access settings by pressing Shift 1 Hold Shift and press the track selector for track and track selector 20 Settings 5 with the orange text History The Settings dialog contains the following options 2 Use the Volume Select knob to scroll back AUTO SOLO TRACK ON RENAME REARRANGE counterclockwise and forward clockwise ON PAGE 45 in time and you will see the different param eters become highlighted and their parameters ME C E ES PAGE 45 change back to their state before the adjustment REARRANGE TRACKS PAGE 45 was made ABOUT 3 When you have reached the point from which i SET AUTO DISPLAY DELAY PAGE 46 you would like to start over stop scrolling and press Solo OK or Mute Cancel if you prefer For information about these options see the cor that responding chapters actions and adjustments you made later than this point the ones you just scrolled through will be undone and if you want to undo the recently undone just enter History again and go back just one step Access history by pressing Shift and track selector 5 History Renaming Rearranging Tracks As mentioned in Setting Up Your First Console 1 Session page 9 some DAW hosts do not support automatic transfer of track name and number Some hosts such as Pro Tools and Logic Pro only sup port automa

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