COLOUR · ANALOG CONSOLE · 27 NEW IN 4.9.8
Still Console
Analog console colour, Desk, Tape or Iron, with crosstalk and a noise floor that stays off until you want it.
Also in the Drums & Band bundle
What it does
Still Console adds the sound of a channel or summing stage. Desk is a channel amplifier, Tape adds a head bump and rounds the top, and Iron saturates the lows first like a transformer. Bus mode uses a softer curve with a slow glue across both sides.
Drive sets how hard it is pushed; at 0 the sound passes untouched. Crosstalk and a noise floor (hiss and 50 or 60 Hz hum) are there for the full picture, and the noise is off unless you turn it up.
Key features
- Desk, Tape, Iron characters; Channel or Bus mode (Bus adds a slow linked glue)
- Drive 0–100% (0 = bit-exact dry), Input, Mix (parallel), Output
- Crosstalk between the sides, highs leaking more than lows, up to −30 dB
- Noise floor: pink hiss and optional 50 / 60 Hz hum, off by default; With signal only keeps silence silent
- Display: the curve and the harmonics it adds at your level; Added colour readout
Quick start
- Insert on a channel or group and pick a character.
- Turn Drive up until the Added colour readout says Warm.
- On the mix bus: Bus mode, Desk or Tape, Drive 25–40%.
- Want the vintage feel? Noise floor around −84 dBFS with With signal only on.
Controls
| Control | Range | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Mode / Character | Channel, Bus / Desk, Tape, Iron | Changes cross-fade, with no clicks. |
| Drive | 0–100% | How hard it is pushed; 0 = untouched. |
| Input / Output | −18 to +18 dB each | Drive harder with Input, then set the level with Output. |
| Crosstalk / Mix | 0–100% each | Leakage between the sides; parallel blend. |
| Noise floor / Hum | Off, −120 to −60 dBFS / Off, 50, 60 Hz | Set at the output; With signal only fades it out in silence. |
FACTORY PRESETS
Default (Desk, 30%) · Vocal channel, warm desk · Drums, tape · Bass through iron · Keys and pads, soft tape · Mix bus, glue · Stream mix, gentle tape · Pushed hard · Vintage desk with hiss · Old broadcast desk (hum)
GOOD TO KNOW
Tested at Drive 50%, −6 dBFS: Desk adds 1.4% harmonics, Tape 3.5–4%, Iron 0.6% at 1 kHz but 4.1% at 100 Hz; Tape's head bump is +1.5 dB at 60 Hz; crosstalk is −31 dB at 8 kHz and −57 dB at 100 Hz. About 0.6% of one core in stereo.