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CONSOLE 1
FADER
USER MANUAL
Supporting VST/VST3/AU/AAX Native
Rev. Oct 02, 2019

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  • Page 1 CONSOLE 1 FADER USER MANUAL Supporting VST/VST3/AU/AAX Native Rev. Oct 02, 2019...
  • Page 2 Softube User Manual © 2007-2019. Softube Console 1 is a registered trademark of Softube AB, Sweden. Softube is a registered trademark of Softube AB, Sweden. All specifications subject to change without notice. All Rights Reserved. Other company and product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective companies. Men- tion of third-party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    The On-Screen Display (OSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 OSD with Console 1 Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 OSD with Console 1 Fader and Console 1 .
  • Page 4 Using Console 1 Fader with Console 1 Cool ways to use Console 1 Fader Troubleshooting The finer details: Every function carefully described 10 sliders, 53 buttons, and 1 knob . . . . . . . . . . 18 Useful information The faders .

  • Page 5: Hello And Welcome

    Console 1 Fader is a set of physical, motorized faders for your digital audio workstation (DAW). Console 1 Fader lets your fingers do the delicate job of mixing the levels of your audio tracks. Plus pan, mute and solo, high/low cut, drive, aux sends, and more.

  • Page 6: What Can Console 1 Fader Do

    What can Console 1 Fader do? Where can Console 1 Fader be used? You can use Console 1 Fader in a number of ways, some The Console 1 Fader soft- and hardware can be used which may not seem quite obvious. In fact, Console 1...

  • Page 7: Setting Up

    Setting up Installing Console 1 Fader, the short version Connect Console 1 Fader to a USB port and hook up the power supply. Go to www.softube.com/my-account and log in or register an account. When asked, enter the activation code on the card included in the box (format: XXXX- XXXX-XXXX-XXXX).

  • Page 8: A Quick Start

    Page – takes you back again. At the bottom of the Console 1 Fader channels, there is a row of buttons, the Track Selectors. If you want to adjust Pan or Width, or choose a Layer, press the appropriate Track Selector button first, or simply touch the fader of that track.

  • Page 9: Using Console 1 Fader In An Existing Project

    CONSOLE 1 FADER USER’S GUIDE | Using Console 1 Fader in an existing project You may want to add the luxury of fingertip control to a project that has already been started. Nothing could be simpler! Just instantiate Console 1 Fader as an insert effect on all audio mixer channels, preferably as the last effect.

  • Page 10: Daw Control

    Softube has worked closely with DAW manufacturers to integrate our soft- and hardware. This DAW Control allows you to control your DAW’s channel selection and name, volume and pan, solo and mute, and even aux sends, remotely from Console 1 and Console 1 Fader. Software that supports DAW Control: Cubase/Nuendo •...
  • Page 11 However, when you’re using Console 1 Fader in a non- DAW Control environment, Console 1 Fader runs in series with other insert effects. Consequently, in this mode it makes sense to place Console 1 Fader after your other effects. You should keep this in mind when working. Some pl- ugins –...

  • Page 12: Working With Console 1 Fader

    When you press the Display On button on Console 1 Fader (the physical unit), the big interface appears. We While travelling, and if your Console 1 Fader unit is not call it the OSD, short for On-Screen Display. Every- available, you may use this small panel to make basic thing you do on your physical console is reflected here.

  • Page 13: The On-Screen Display (Osd)

    On, your screen will be filled by a big, black mixer window, the OSD (On-Screen Display). All actions on Console 1 Fader will be reflected here. This is where you get a graphical feedback of all your edits. Please note, that the OSD does not react to any form of mouse action (except for resizing and moving the OSD).

  • Page 14: Osd With Console 1 Fader And Console 1

    14 | WORKING WITH CONSOLE 1 FADER OSD with Console 1 Fader and Console 1 If you are using both Console 1 Fader and Console 1, there are a few more Display Modes than described above. The first view shows 20 Console 1 Fader channels plus the input and output section of the selected channel.

  • Page 15: What Is The Best Insert Slot

    DAW. So no matter where in the insert effects slot you place Console 1 Fader, it will always affect the sound after it has passed through all the other plugins on that track.
  • Page 16 16 | USING CONSOLE 1 FADER WITH CONSOLE 1 Using Console 1 Fader with Console 1 Connecting and instantiating It all started with Console 1 Hooking up Console 1 and Console 1 Fader couldn’t Musicians, engineers, and producers, who have started be easier.
  • Page 17 And when you want to expand your horizons, further channel strips are available from Softube. The Console 1 and Console 1 Fader combo can be seen as the completion of your audio workstation. With the motorized sliders in Console 1 Fader, you are closer than ever to working with a world class mixing desk –...

  • Page 18: The Finer Details: Every Function Carefully Described

    10 sliders, 53 buttons, and 1 knob Do you understand what every slider and button on the Console 1 Fader does? Maybe not at first, but let’s take a closer look. There is a logic behind it all. Overall, the white text describes the basic function for each button.

  • Page 19: The Faders

    CONSOLE 1 FADER USER’S GUIDE | The faders The faders are the main tools on Console 1 Fader. You can use them exactly as any other mixer, and their graphical positions represent the actual volume settings of the tracks. They are also motorized, so when you use automation to add dynamic changes to your mix, the faders move accordingly.

  • Page 20: The Volume Leds

    Solo/Phase There is a discreet 8-segment LED meter next to each At the top of each Console 1 Fader channel is the Solo/ slider. When the top LED lights up, the level is around Phase button. The Solo function is convenient, when +6 dB, so you may want to back off a bit.

  • Page 21: Display On/Auto

    11–20, and so on. Pressing – takes you back again. If you are using both Console 1 and Console 1 Fader, the OSD can show 20 channels at once. The thin blue line at the bottom of the OSD informs you, which 10 channels are currently active on the Console 1 Fader console.

  • Page 22: Display Mode

    OSD will appear with the same posi- Low Cut and High Cut filters. Hold down Shift and tion and size next time you start Console 1 Fader. The press Load Strip to load alternate channel strips. independent position of the smaller modes of the OSD...

  • Page 23: Settings

    CONSOLE 1 FADER USER’S GUIDE | Settings all tracks on an existing session and You can fine tune Console 1 Fader to suit your needs quickly want to name all tracks. perfectly. Pressing Settings gives you access to a menu Just hit play, start with track 1 and of choices.
  • Page 24 DAW and tick the box next to the Console 1 On-Screen Dis- and Console 1 Fader. If you always play.app entry on the right side. You may have to press work in the same DAW, you may the small unlock icon first to accomplish this.

  • Page 25: Fader Mode: Persistent Versus Temporary

    The three first aux sends in your DAW can be remotely Legal notices controlled from Console 1 Fader by holding down a Selecting this entry will open a text Send button and adjusting the send level with the cor- window with legal notices.

  • Page 26: Volume

    When the LED next to Volume is lit, the sliders of The Character knob is used to shape the sound of the Console 1 Fader are functioning as volume faders of a distortion. physical mixing desk. This is the default mode when you If you turn up Character to a positive value, it will instantiate Console 1 Fader on a channel.

  • Page 27: Input Gain

    CONSOLE 1 FADER USER’S GUIDE | Input Gain When you hold the Input Gain button down, the slid- ers control input gain for each channel. Adjusting the Input Gain can be useful, when tracks in your DAW have been recorded at very different levels.

  • Page 28: Layer Mode

    Assign Track(s) to layer button. You will be asked to select a track/fader to serve as a master fader for this layer. Do so by pressing one of Console 1 Fader’s Track Selector buttons (the unmarked ones). The LED above that track selector now turns blue.

  • Page 29: Assignable Controls 1-3

    CONSOLE 1 FADER USER’S GUIDE | Assignable controls 1–3 Solo/OK Console 1 Fader can be used to remotely control se- Any channel, or group of channels, can be soloed. This is lected functions of your DAW, and these buttons act as super useful when tweaking individual tracks and fine- keyboard shortcuts.

  • Page 30: Pan/Select

    OK or Cancel buttons. here you can use any stereo audio file. When Console 1 Fader is used on a mono track, or playing audio with a mono content, the Width control does nothing from 7 o’ c lock to 12 and gradually reduces Width volume between 12 and 5.

  • Page 31: A Word On Mid/Side Stereo

    If you haven’t given it a try yet, go ahead! There’s loads of information on M/S on the internet. Shift Many controls in the Console 1 Fader panel have an optional function printed in yellow. These functions can be reached by pressing the Shift button.

  • Page 32: Using Console 1 Fader With Apollo Central

    If you are an Apollo Central user, you can control your UAD channels and plugins in the Apollo Console from the Console 1 Fader hardware. To switch to the Apollo Central mode, open the OSD and press Shift + Display Mode. This mode is indicated by the "Apollo Central" logo in the top right corner.

  • Page 33: Using Console 1 Fader Without The Hardware

    Console 1 Fader nearby, you can still edit your mix. The small interface, that pops up after you’ve instanti- ated Console 1 Fader on a track, can be used for some basic editing. Most functions can be accessed here, excluding Sends 1–3, Load Drive, Settings, and Layer...
  • Page 34 Cool ways to use Console 1 Fader As a controller of everything (studio) Why not go all in and let Console 1 Fader control every Using Console 1 Fader to easily access the stems is a aspect of your project? Insert the plugin on all audio safe and intuitive method, much more intuitive than us- tracks, to master the channel mix.
  • Page 35 (studio) phone mixes themselves. Do you remember the 10cc hit “I’m not in love”? It has Please note! This only works when Console 1 Fader is in DAW some of the most complex, creative, and artistic vocal Control mode .
  • Page 36 You could position Tidy up the lows, let the highs sparkle. locators at those points and assign the Console 1 Fader buttons to “go to Loc 1”,” go to Loc 2”, and “go to Loc As a practical focusing tool 3”.

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    CONSOLE 1 FADER USER’S GUIDE | Troubleshooting The On-Screen Display has a big logo The On-Screen Display (OSD) won’t over it and won’t show the controls . appear when I press Display On . You may have to press a couple of Track You may have to start the Console 1 Selector buttons to make the logo disappear.

  • Page 38: Useful Information

    Softube plugins. Softube account if you don’t already have one. 1. Use Softube Central When you’re logged in at softube.com, go to the My The Softube Central app can be downloaded here: Account page and My Products. Click on Register https://www.softube.com/my-account#/my-prod-...

  • Page 39: Support

    Softube Screen resolution 1280 x 800 or larger • Central. So as long as you update your Console 1 Fader software, it’s hardware will be upgraded too. 8 GB RAM or more is recommended •...

  • Page 40: Block Diagram

    40 | USEFUL INFORMATION Block diagram Here’s a schematic that outlines the internal paths in Console 1 Fader. INPUT METER OUTPUT METER INPUT OUTPUT DRIVE SOLO/MUTE High Cut Input Gain Drive, Output Pan/Balance, Low Cut Phase Invert Drive Character Volume...

  • Page 41: Hardware Specifications

    CONSOLE 1 FADER USER’S GUIDE | Hardware specifications Legal Console 1 Fader has the following specifications. Connectors USB type B, power supply input Power Supply Replace with 8.0 Volt, 3 Ampere, center positive polarity Dimensions 426 x 187 x 42 mm (W x D x H) Weight 2.2 kg excl power supply...
  • Page 42 | SOFTUBE AB’S END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (“EULA”).FOR PLUG-INS AND OTHER SOFTWARE PRODUCTS (VER 2019-06) SOFTUBE AB’S contents and importance of this EULA, Softube advises you to carefully read and consider the provisions of this END USER LICENSE EULA before installation and use of the Product. Please,...
  • Page 43 Our Products may not be used without use of a cor- License”); responding Product license key. You may purchase and/ or obtain a Product license key from Softube subject to Licenses not for resale, as described below (“NFR”); • conditions applied by Softube, from time to time, under and/or the Terms.
  • Page 44 | SOFTUBE AB’S END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (“EULA”).FOR PLUG-INS AND OTHER SOFTWARE PRODUCTS(VER 2019-06) referenced therein. treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. Any and all intellectual and other property The Product is developed and designed for use upon...
  • Page 45 Product from your equipment and any obligation to replace he media not meeting the Softube’s copies thereof. limited warranty and which is returned to Softube or an 7 . Agreed limitations in your right to use authorized representative of Softube with a copy of the receipt.
  • Page 46 | SOFTUBE AB’S END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (“EULA”).FOR PLUG-INS AND OTHER SOFTWARE PRODUCTS(VER 2019-06) ally or specifically issued/published from time to time by are a consumer (or an individual with corresponding us. Softube may in its own discretion decide how such rights) under applicable law.
  • Page 47 EULA that create rights of or obligations to such venue, and procedure for dispute resolution, the corre- third party licensor and/or Softube, as the case may be sponding provisions of the Terms shall apply for possible and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and condi- disputes between us and you.
  • Page 48 | SOFTUBE AB’S END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (“EULA”).FOR PLUG-INS AND OTHER SOFTWARE PRODUCTS(VER 2019-06) Nigel Stewart, Milan Ikits, Marcelo E. Magallon and INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND Lev Povalahev ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library...
  • Page 49 CONSOLE 1 FADER USER’S GUIDE | Copyright (c) 2007 The Khronos Group Inc.Permission THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITH- is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining OUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR a copy of this software and/or associated documentation IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO files (the “Materials”), to deal in the Materials without...
  • Page 50 Softube AB, S:t Larsgatan 9D, 582 24 Linköping, Sweden. www.softube.com...

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