Softube has released Console 1, a new mixing hardware/software integrated solution that can be used with any major DAW and will offer advantages and new features from digital and analog mixing environments for all music producers.

The Software

Inserting the software on any or all mixer channels of your DAW gives you a full-featured channel strip per channel. Included in the purchase is UK 4k, a new model by Softube of an analog console. UK 4k perfectly mimics the sound of a well-known British large format console, used on countless records from its introduction in the late 1970s and onwards.

The Hardware

With Console 1, it’s entirely possible to mix a song from beginning to end and not even look at the computer screen. Intuitively laid out, the sturdy Console 1 hardware puts you in direct control of every aspect of the Console 1 software. True to the analog workflow, most knobs and buttons are dedicated to a single function and very few functions require combining several controls. The LED meters give you immediate visual feedback of your gain structure and the processing performed by the dynamic effects. And the LED circles around each knob let you see that knob’s current position.

Update: Softube Console 1 MKII – Integrated Hardware/Software System

The Softube Console 1 MKII allows you to quickly switch between your tracks and control EQ, compressor, gate, and more. Mix with the sound of the included Solid State Logic SL 4000 E. Or customize your channels to fit your needs—there are over 60 Console 1 ready plug-ins available from Softube and Universal Audio.

Softube Console 1 Mk 2 is available for around 494 euros.