A console with good automation is indeed a very special thing and I haven't yet found a DAW controller that emulates this. Softube's Console 1 is an attempt at improving that workflow and they do succeed in many ways.Axiomstatic wrote:I work as a graphics artist from 9 to 1 pm 5 days a week and most of that time is spent on a computer. This may be the very reason why I look forward to real hardware and a console for mixing.
Try the IK Multimedia 432 Mastering EQ. That's a very good emulation of a Sontec EQ and it's certainly one of the best native hardware emulations ever made, I don't think anyone would miss the hardware after using it. Similarly, the UAD API Vision, API 550, 1176 MK2, LA2A MK2, Pultec MK2, and Fairchild MK2 sound like hardware. I had the $7,000 Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor for a short while and I preferred the UAD plugins over it (same sound but with less noise).Last night I did get my hands on some plugins and spent a good few hours running demos from Soundtoys and Softube.
Was not all that impressed, certainly nothing made me say WOW. Certainly would not trade any of my hardware for any plugins any time soon based on last nights demos.