Softube Console 1 Channel Fader MK3

About: Softube Console 1 Channel Fader MK3

Say goodbye to mixing with a mouse. Let your ears guide your sound. Twist a knob and submerge yourself in the feeling of a world-class studio. Put timeless, high-end consoles at your fingertips with the workflow of the future. Discover your dream console. Discover Console 1 Channel Mk III.

• Better, faster mixing with knob-per-function workflow design.
• Touch-sensitive Analog Feel potentiometers for an expensive outboard gear touch.
• Authentic, high-end console sounds from the company known for precision modeling of high-end gear.

Mixing. The way it should be.

Console 1 Channel lets you use your hands to mix and your ears to sculpt your sound. Each knob corresponds to a specific parameter and no mapping is necessary. Gain is always gain. Ratio is always ratio. The dual high-resolution smart screens keep you focused on the sound of your mix. Intuitive and efficient, Channel lets you go deeper into your creative process. And enjoy it!

World-class console sound

Console 1 Channel gives you world-renowned console sounds because that’s what we do: give you exacting models of professional-grade, standard-setting gear — from Solid State Logic and Tube-Tech to Chandler Limited. You can load Summit Audio Grand Channel, Weiss Gambit Series, or our extremely punchy Empirical Labs strip. Channel comes with our take on the perfect channel strip: our new Core Mixing Suite software.

World-class console feel

Console 1 Channel will be the sexiest gear your desk has seen in a while. The premium materials, stunning Nordic Night Sky finish, and robust build mean that it outshines all others in its class. But Channel is more than just studio bling. Every rotation of Channel’s touch-sensitive Analog Feel potentiometers – and an increase of more than ten times the resolution over our previous generation – gives you the sensation of the priciest outboard gear. They feel analog because they are.

A perfect fit for your DAW

Just plug it in and Console 1 Channel works with all major DAWs. Without mapping. Click below to learn more about Console 1 compatibility with Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One, LUNA, Reaper, FL Studio, Nuendo, and Cakewalk.

A perfect fit for your studio

A studio is as individual as the music makers who call it home. Console 1 Channel is built to fit your studio – no matter the setup.

The perfect channel strip

Console 1 Channel comes with our new Core Mixing Suite software. It gives you the award-winning sounds of Tape, FET Compressor Mk II, and Bus Processor in the versatile preamp, shape, equalization, and compression sections. Also included is an innovative drive section befitting our reputation for saturation. Core Mixing Suite combines our deep DSP knowledge with processors that will take you through your entire process, from the broad strokes to the surgical corrections.

Expand your system

Make your Console 1 Channel setup even dreamier with Console 1 Fader Mk III and our wide selection of high-quality channel strips and plug-ins.

• Console 1 Fader Mk III - The companion to the new Console 1 Channel Mk III is coming. Stay tuned.
• Channel Strips - Get the renowned sounds of British Class A, Summit Audio Grand Channel, Chandler Limited Zener-Bender, and more.
• Console 1-ready Plug-ins - Create a custom console with your favorite Softube & UAD plug-ins.

Mount Your Console

• VESA mount - Put Console 1 Channel right where you want it with VESA mounting.
• Rack mount - Seamlessly incorporate Channel in your desk or rack.

Specifications

• Connectivity -  Dual USB-C ports
• Daisy Chain Units -  Yes
• Power -  Console 1 bus powered (USB-C), or powered by included power supply
• Sections
  • Tape/Preamp
  • Filters
  • Shape (Dual)
  • EQ (Dual)
  • Compressor (Dual)
  • Drive/Character
• DAW Control
  • Volume
  • Pan
  • Solo/Mute
  • 6 Sends
  • Track Select
• High Resolution Screens -  2 high resolution screens showing EQ and compressor curves, VU meter, and track information
• LED color -  51 RGB LEDs for track selection. White LEDs for knob read-out
• Knobs -  27 touch sensitive high-resolution Analog Feel potentiometers 
• Mounting options -  100 mm M4 VESA on the bottom. M4 threads on the sides
• Construction -  Anodized aluminum top, injection moulded smooth sides and back with integrated connectivity points
• Included Software
  • Console 1 Core Mixing Suite, including:
  • Tape/Preamp: tape drive model
  • Filters: 6, 12, 18, 24, 48 dB included (default is 18 in bass and 12 on top
  • Shape: Dynamic Shaper, Panner, Dual Dynamics
  • 2 EQs: Modern precise and vintage passive parallel
  • 3 Compressors: FET Mk II, Opto and Bus Compressor
• System requirements
  • macOS Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13
  • Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11
  • Softube account
  • iLok account
  • Computer with AU, VST, VST3 and/or AAX compatible DAW host software
  • Internet access (for downloading installers and managing licenses)
• Dimensions (LxWxD) -  17.13 x 8.56 x 2 inch (435 x 317.5 x 51 mm)
• Weight -  3.97 lbs (1.8 kg)