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Softube Reference 1956 Equalizer vs Reference 1998 Equalizer: Which One Is Better for Music Production?

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You want an EQ with character on your mix bus. You want richer low end or smoother top end. Then you see Softube Reference 1956 Equalizer and Reference 1998 Equalizer. Their appearance is similar, both sit in the passive tube EQ category, and the buying decision suddenly becomes less obvious. Neither plug-in is a surgical … Read more

Softube Tape Sale and Review: A Tape Machine Plug-in for Controlled Saturation

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What can this plug-in do? Softube Tape adds tape saturation and applies a small amount of dynamic control to smooth the sound. The result can reduce the sense that individual instruments are sticking out from one another. Rather than making a track obviously distorted, the plug-in helps elements sit together more naturally. Extended menu Click … Read more