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August 20, 2010

Metal Amp Room Owners: Buy Bass Amp Room at 50% off for the Next Two Weeks

For a limited time, Metal Amp Room owners can buy Bass Amp Room at a special discounted price of $99 (excl. VAT).

Bass Amp Room was designed to handle all your bass amp needs, from dirty rock to modern clean. It consists of a model of a classic bass amplifier, three distinctive speaker cabinets with click-and-drag mics, and a blendable DI section with tone controls and a limiter. That's it. And it's all you need to create a unique signature sound - the strength lies in the ease of use of the individual blocks and the huge range of sounds these can produce when combined.

This offer ends on September 5, 2010.

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July 16, 2010

Tube-Tech's Classic PE 1C Program Equalizer Released

"We are excited to experience the PE 1C in the digital domain and impressed once again by the skills of Softube."

John G. Petersen
Designer and founder of Tube-Tech

Softube and Tube-Tech partner up once again to release another Tube-Tech classic! By releasing a dead-on digital version of the PE 1C program equalizer we'd like to wish Tube-Tech a happy 25th birthday! The PE 1C is based on the very first Tube-Tech design made 25 years ago and today the PE 1C is a modern classic still in production, widely used and appreciated by those that seek that magic but elusive vintage Pultec sound.

In creating this plug-in we have taken the same extreme attention to detail that Tube-Tech took 25 years ago when they set out to make the most accurate Pultec style equalizer possible. All this becomes evident when hearing the analog characteristics this plug-in recreates. We're proud to bring you another blue unit for your virtual racks and hope you'll enjoy it!

Get demo here | Buy now ($279–$449) | Click for more info!

June 18, 2010

Tonelux's Famous Tilt Equalizer Released for all Platforms

"This Tilt EQ really is a quick, one knob fixer. I'm finding it very easy to get a fast, great sounding result, and a lot of times, at festivals and such, speed is of the essence. The Loudness curve does exactly what it's supposed to as well. Cool stuff!"

John Kerns
FOH Engineer
(Sum 41, No Doubt, etc.)

For the first time in the digital domain, Softube is proud to announce the release of both the Tonelux Tilt and Tonelux Tilt Live equalizers. Fitted with the Tilt knob and transformers from the famous MP1a mic preamps, a newly designed Loud filter, and easy-access High and Low cut filters, the natural place for the Tonelux Tilt plug-in is the first insert slot of every track.

The Tilt focuses on only doing things that sound good. By spending a lot of time perfecting every detail, Paul Wolff, designer and founder of Tonelux, has come up with a one-knob equalizer design that is simple, fast, and very effective.

Tonelux Tilt can be bought right here in the web store or through our authorized dealers, but before that you should definitely get the 20-day demo and try it out yourself!

Get demo here | Buy now ($99–$169) | Click for more info!

May 3, 2010

Valley People Dyna-mite Finally Released!

"There is always the debate if plug-ins sound close to the original. With the Softube Dyna-mite I hear absolutely no difference, those guys nailed it."

Michael Wagener, (Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Dokken, Alice Cooper, etc.)

In our opinion, the Dyna-mite is just about the coolest dynamics processor there is. The typical use is to squash drums (hard limiting), add some punch to the drums or bass (limiting in AVG mode), or gate drums and get some really punchy effects. You can of course use it for de-essing, ducking, keying, noise gating as well, and you will probably notice that once you get your head around it, you'll be able to use it on just about anything!

"...the 'Distressor of the Eighties.'"

Joe Chicarelli, (Beck, U2, The Strokes, Elton John, etc.)

Valley People Dyna-mite can be bought through Softube's web store or our authorized dealers, but before that perhaps you should listen to some sound examples, or try the 20-day demo. We don't want you to buy something you don't like. But you will love it, we promise!

Get demo here | Buy now ($279) | Click for more info!

May 3, 2010

Lots of Valley People Dyna-mite Videos

On the left we have a video with Valley People owner Alan Hyatt telling the story behind Valley People and the Dyna-mite

...and then we have a couple of sound example videos. Find more videos like this together with audio examples one on our sound examples page or on our YouTube channel.

March 31, 2010

JMD:1 Wins MIPA Best Guitar Amp Head Award!

Over 100 magazines voted for the best products of 2009/2010 in the Musikmesse International Press Award, and the JMD:1 came out on top of the Guitar Amp Head Category.

We are all very proud to be part of an MIPA awarded product! Here are Oscar and Steve Dawson from Marshall holding the actual trophy!

February 12, 2010

Even More Great Reviews!

The emulations of these amps are extremely accurate and without the influence of presets, effects or even something as simple as a tuner, the amp tones remain faithful to the original amps that we know and love.

Kris Petersen, Guitarist Magazine, Feb/Mar issue 2010

While we have been focusing on the Trident release (we're just four guys, can't do everything at the same time), reviewers around the globe have been busy reviewing our other products.

First up are two German magazines, Bassquarterly and Professional Audio Musik & Equipment (Click to the link to read the review!). Bassquarterly raves about how intuitive Bass Amp Room is and that it has everything you need for your bass sounds without having to possess a degree in applied computer science. We agree.

Professional Audio Musik & Equipment has one of the most thorough reviews we've ever seen. Seven (!) pages of comparing the Tube-Tech CL 1B hardware with our software. Amazing!

They call the plug-in "an authentic emulation of the Lydkraft hardware", "Spitzenklasse, sehr gut.".

Finally, we just got a brilliant three page review of Amp Room Bundle in Guitarist Australia where reviewer Kris Petersen sums it up by giving it 5/5 on all accounts (except features) and saying "What a fantastic set of plug-ins!"

February 12, 2010

New Sound Examples: Using Trident A-Range in a Mix

Wiz Produxions made a video demo showing how they use the A-Range in an R&B mix.

Softube and Marshall Join Forces

With the Marshall JMD:1 amplifier, a new era in digital guitar amplification has begun. Marshall's analog excellence is combined with Softube's patented simulation technology to make rock 'n' roll's most comprehensive and sophisticated amplifier, while still staying true to the Marshall tone and heritage.

For the JMD:1, Softube has contributed hardware for the pre-amp and signal processing parts, as well as the software. This marks a new beginning for us, as it is the first product where Softube has contributed to the hardware design.