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Softube has announced the release of the Trident A-Range, a channel equalizer effect plug-in for Windows and Mac.

The Trident A-Range is a legendary piece of equipment. As only thirteen A-Range consoles were ever made, it remains a holy grail for sound engineers and producers around the world that hope to create works of art equal to those that were originally recorded on the A-Range — David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust, Queen, Elton John, the list goes on…

The A-Range plug-in from Softube is the first and only native and TDM plug-in that has been fully endorsed by original designer Malcolm Toft and Trident Audio.

The plug-in is a model of a channel on one of the original 13 Trident A-Range consoles. We chose to model channel 15 from the console at Sweet Silence Studio ‘B’ in Denmark, producer Flemming Rasmussen’s favorite channel for recording lead vocals. Flemming also used it for the solo and rhythm guitars on Metallica’s “Ride The Lightning” and “Master of Puppets”, and Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar on the Rainbow albums “Difficult to Cure” and “Bent out of Shape”.

The A-Range channel features four bands of equalization and high and low pass filters. The sound of the bands is often referred to as “colorful” and “musical”. When running a hot enough signal through the original unit and boosting the bands, it is possible to get it to distort, the result is a hairy and effective saturation that is just right in some situations, and just wrong in others!

Trident A-Range features

• Created together with original designer Malcolm Toft.
• Each and every component carefully modeled.
• Same sweet sounding EQ filters that made the original legendary.
• Interaction between the different bands, making this equalizer one of its kind.
• Saturation control.
• Very CPU friendly.

The Trident A-Range EQ is available at the introductory price of $229 USD (VST/AU/RTAS) or $329 USD (TDM/RTAS/VST/AU/VENUE) through February 2010.

More information: Softube / Trident A-Range

Softube has announced updates for most its products, and extended the time limit of its demo licenses to 20 days.

All installers except Vintage Amp Room have been updated. This covers all Native, TDM, and Venue plug-ins for both Windows and Mac. Issues fixed range from minor inconveniences to (rare) crashes. There are also other improvements, like further optimization of most Mac plug-ins.

Vintage Amp Room will be updated as soon as possible.

Changes in the updates

• Acoustic Feedback v1.0.7 / Acoustic Feedback – White Amp v1.0.5 / Spring Reverb v1.0.4 / Tube Delay v1.0.4
  • Optimization (Mac only).
  • Moved manual to /Library/Documentation/Softube (Mac only).
  • Fixed crash with non-latin languages (Mac only).
  • Fixed GUI bugs on Pro Tools 8 (Windows only).
  • Updated GUI framework to provide better stability and performance (Windows only).
  • Updated DSP framework to provide better stability and performance (Windows only).
  • New iLok version.
• Bass Amp Room v1.0.2:
  • Fixed crash on GUI open in Mac OS X 10.6 (Mac only).
  • Optimization (Mac only).
  • Moved manual to /Library/Documentation/Softube (Mac only).
  • Fixed crash with non-latin languages (Mac only).
  • New iLok version.
• FET Compressor v1.0.3:
  • Fixed plug-in initialization that caused glitches when playback started.
  • Fixed VST sidechain bugs (Sonar 7 and possibly others).
  • Optimization (Mac only).
  • Moved manual to /Library/Documentation/Softube (Mac only).
  • Fixed crash with non-latin languages (Mac only).
  • New iLok version.
• Metal Amp Room v1.1.5:
  • Optimization (Mac only).
  • Moved manual to /Library/Documentation/Softube (Mac only).
  • Fixed crash with non-latin languages (Mac only).
  • Fixed GUI bugs on Pro Tools 8 (Windows only).
  • Updated GUI framework to provide better stability and performance (Windows only).
  • New iLok version.
• Passive-Active Pack v1.0.2:
  • Optimization (Mac only).
  • Moved manual to /Library/Documentation/Softube (Mac only).
  • Fixed crash with non-latin languages (Mac only).
  • New iLok version.
• Tube-Tech CL 1B v1.0.2:
  • Enable latency reporting (1 sample at 44.1/48 kHz, 0 samples otherwise).
  • Fixed VST sidechain bugs (Sonar 7 and possibly others).
  • Fixed crash with non-latin languages (Mac only).
  • New iLok version.

More information: Softube

Softube has announced the release of Tube-Tech CL 1B Native, a compressor effect plug-in for PC and Mac.

Tube-Tech CL 1B is a true studio classic, heard on tons and tons of records for the past 20 years. Like its hardware counterpart, the Tube-Tech CL 1B native plug-in sounds soft, smooth, groovy and can compress an insane amount of dB’s without sounding bad.

The CL 1B plug-ins by Softube are the only Tube-Tech plug-ins that are fully endorsed by Tube-Tech.

This version requires no DSP hardware but uses the same outstanding modeling technology and algorithms as the famous Tube-Tech CL 1B plug-in for TDM and PowerCore (distributed by TC Electronic). The sound is of course just as fantastic as its predecessor. With this unprecedented accuracy, down to details such as the precise VU meter behaviour, the Tube-Tech CL 1B plug-in is definitely in a league of its own.

Tube-Tech CL 1B Native features

• Classic Tube-Tech sound in your computer.
• Created together with the designers at Lydkraft/Tube-Tech.
• Each and every component carefully modeled.
• Fix./man. mode for breaking traditional compression boundaries.
• External sidechain control.
• A seriously great looking GUI.
• Very CPU friendly.

Tube-Tech CL 1B Native is available for PC and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS) for the 25% off introductory price of $329 USD (excl. VAT).

More information: Softube / Tube-Tech CL 1B Native

Softube has announced the releases of the Passive-Active Pack, an EQ plug-in collection for Windows and Mac.

The Passive-Active Pack is a collection of three very different equalizers, each with its own character and quirks. The equalizers contain emulations of real workhorse equalizers, used on thousands of recordings from past to present.

The Passive Equalizer is a three-band EQ with an unprecedented clear and open sound, a warm low end and sparkling top, while the Active Equalizer is Passive’s counterpart with three fully parametric bands and a tight and focused sound. The Focusing Equalizer is an untraditional take on the EQ concept where the low, mid and high bands move automatically and musically in relation to the high and low cut filters. It also features filters from the Passive and Active EQ’s as well as an outstanding one-knob Saturation control.

The Passive-Active Pack will assist you in getting that familiar sound heard in your favorite recordings, as well as move you into new and uncharted sonic territories.

Passive-Active Pack features

• General features
  • Authentic component modeling.
  • Fully automatable parameters.
  • Output gain and output metering.
  • 3-D rendered photo-realistic user interface.
• Passive Equalizer
  • Three bands with an extremely wide and open sound.
  • Excellent treble control without any “digital harshness”.
  • Warm low end and a sparkling top.
• Active Equalizer
  • Tight and focused sounding filters.
  • Low- and High cut.
  • Three parametric bands with:
    • Selectable gain in 2dB steps (-/+ 16 dB)
    • Selectable frequency with overlapping, but non-interfering, bands (50-500 Hz, 380Hz-3.8kHz, 1.8-18kHz)
    • Select between a sharp or blunt peak (Q) for each band
• Focusing Equalizer
  • Built-in one knob saturation with metering.
  • Selectable saturation type.
  • Choose between Passive or Active EQ character.
  • Three-band EQ that automatically and musically changes with Low and High Cut.

The Passive-Active Pack is available for Windows and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS) for $199 USD, excl. VAT. A demo version can be found here.

Visit Softube for more information.

Softube has released Bass Amp Room, a virtual bass amplifier plug-in for Windows and Mac.

Bass Amp Room was designed to handle all your bass amp needs, from dirty rock to modern clean, keeping two equally important goals in mind. The first was to give the user the best possible sound quality. The latter was to create an intuitive plug-in which allows for a really fast work flow. Time is money, but cutting down on time shouldn’t mean you have to accept poor results.

Bass Amp Room features

• Authentic amp and cabinet modeling.
• Three versatile and good-sounding cabinets.
• Designed for excellent results and fast work flow.
• Built-in one-knob limiter in D.I. panel.
• Easy to use mix and D.I. panel.
• Flexible & continuous click-and-drag mic positioning.
• Fully automatable parameters.
• 3-D rendered photo-realistic user interface.
• Compatible with all effects that work with real amps.
• Amp/Cab Bypass possiblities let you use cabinets from other Amp Room products.

Bass Amp Room is available for Windows and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS) for $199 USD ex VAT.

Softube has also announced the Amp Room Bundle, containing native versions of Bass Amp Room, Metal Amp Room, and Vintage Amp Room at a reduced price of $549 USD ex. VAT, a saving of $178 USD (24%) compared to buying each title individually. Bundle upgrades from previously purchased Amp Rooms are also available.

Visit Softube for more information and audio demos.

Softube has released version 1.1.4 of Metal Amp Room, a virtual amplifier effect plug-in for Windows and Mac.

The new Metal Amp Room release features presets containing Tue Madsen’s favorite settings from his time with Metal Amp Room and his work with Engel, Heaven Shall Burn, Dagoba, Hatesphere, Ektomorf, and Sirenia among others. The names of all the new presets start with TM to distinguish them from the previous ones. Tue also likes to use Metal Amp Room on bass in parallel with the direct signal and to get that sound, just load up one of the bass presets and mix in some unprocessed sound in your DAW.

Changes in Metal Amp Room v1.1.4

• Added presets from Tue Madsen.
• Framework updates that should not affect this product.
• Fixed GUI bugs on Pro Tools 8 (Windows only).
• Updated DSP framework to provide better stability and performance (Mac Native and Windows only).

Metal Amp Room is available for Windows PC and Mac in Native VST/AU/RTAS formats and costs $179 USD (ex. VAT). The update is free for all current users.

Visit Softube for more information and some sound demos.