American Class A

Dream big, sound bigger, with the classic American mixing console sound.

American mixing console sound, for Console 1 or as a native plug-in​

Characteristic stepped EQ with proportional Q values. Gives bold boosts and clean cuts​

Unique compressor design, which can operate in feedback or feed forward topologies​

Gut-busting drums. Crackling, searing, face-melting guitars. Meaty, punching bass. Rich, up-front vocals. Wide-open, airy, living electronics. If you will it, it is no dream with the American Class A.

Based on the greatest classics of American mixing console hardware, this channel strip is fast and easy to work with, and brings a truckload of character to the party. Both an expansion to Console 1 and a native plug-in, American Class A has it all.

"I am finding that the drive section is phenomenal, and the compressor is amazing… It really does take seconds to improve vastly on the sounds of drums and guitars… All in all a pretty blinding console!"

Graham Coxon Composer/Blur Guitarist

Have a listen

Classic American Console Sound

All the quirks and unique features of the original hardware,
and all the amazing sound too.

Available as a Plug-In...

A fully-featured channel strip plug-in with cutting-edge visuals and intuitive layout.

...And in Console 1

American Class A can also be used in Console 1. Shape, EQ, Compressor, Drive and more, controllable from your hands-on mixer.

Console 1 Ready

This plug-in can be used within Console 1, our mixing system.

Learn more

American Hero

The American gear on which this strip is based is perhaps best known for the way it brings out the power and energy of modern rock music; acts such as Radiohead, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, and Pearl Jam have used similar consoles.

With a shape section featuring gate and transient designing, a stellar four-band EQ with proportional Q and range control, a fascinating compressor design which can be switched between feedback and feed forward operations, and a warm, crunchy output drive section, no modern studio is complete until this sonic option is at hand.

Power and Precision

Drums leap out of the speakers, vocals grab you by the scruff of the neck, guitars spontaneously combust. But the American Class A is also capable of subtlety.

Using the range controls of the EQ to limit the gain boosting and cutting to a half or even a quarter of the starting values, it becomes a high-resolution mastering unit. And running a synth sound through these same hard-rocking controls can result in improved openness and vitality just as easily as increased grunt.

Great Sound, Great Looks, Great Experience

The sonics are not the only area in which the American Class A is world-class. The plug-in also provides state-of-the-art visual feedback, with a large display offering FFT readouts or a waveform view in which you can see the effect your settings are having on your signal in real time.

Console 1 Channel Strip Included

The plug-in also seamlessly integrates with Console 1 as a channel strip, so if you use Console 1 you'll get the added speed and benefit of hands-on analog workflow. Don’t spend another second longing after that ideal sound. Get the American Class A today. Dream big, sound bigger.

Walkthrough

In short

  • Console 1 Ready: works as a native plug-in and as an expansion for Softube Console 1, our mixing ecosystem. Both versions of American Class A are included in one license. Learn more about Console 1

  • Amp Room Ready: American Class A can also be used in Amp Room, our pro audio guitar platform, as two separate modules – compressor and equalizer. The modules are included in Amp Room. Learn more about Amp Room

  • Classic American mixing console sound: all the quirks, features, and amazing sound of the original hardware

  • A real and complete workhorse replacement for stock DAW mixing tools

  • Characteristic stepped EQ with proportional Q values. Gives bold boosts and clean cuts

  • Unique compressor design, which can operate in feedback or feed forward topologies

  • Cutting-edge graphics and waveform visualisations offer all the information you need

  • Shape section has both gate and transient shaper, with all the same tasty analog sound of the strip’s circuitry

  • Crunchy drive from the output stage, with controllable character

American Class A

Dream big, sound bigger, with the classic American mixing console sound.
€199.00
14-day returns 20-day trial Tech support Three activations

System Requirements

  • Ventura 13, Sonoma 14, Sequoia 15
  • Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11
  • Softube account
  • iLok account
  • Computer with AU, VST, VST3 and/or AAX compatible DAW host software
  • Internet access (for downloading installers and managing licenses)

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