In Pursuit of Perfect Sound
An old tube amp is more than just gear. It is an entire sonic world: it tells a story, defines a scene. An old tube amp has a soul. Marshall chose Softube as its exclusive software partner nearly two decades ago because this is something their founders knew intuitively — and have never forgotten. That, with truly exquisite hardware, it is not enough to merely approximate sound and function in software form. You have to go deeper. Strive for perfect accuracy, perfect workflow, and perfect sound.
The Art of Rock ’n’ Roll Science
In the early 2000s, snapshot methods of modeling were commonplace in the pro audio industry. Softube chose not to settle for the status quo but instead pushed to find a better way. This approach of taking hardware apart and putting it back together in code at the highest resolution possible led to the development of component-level modeling and the founding of a company that could have been a band: Softube.
Partnerships Made in Music Heaven
Because of Softube’s innovative instincts and pursuit for perfection, the most respected brands in pro audio trust Softube with official software versions of their most iconic products. Weiss, Marshall, Chandler Limited, Tube-Tech, Empirical Labs, Solid State Logic, Drawmer, Doepfer, Trident, Buchla, Abbey Road Studios: the designers of the greatest gear of all time know that Softube represents the pinnacle of sound quality. That quality is on full display with the gold-standard Weiss DS1-MK3 plug-in. Through its partnership with Weiss Engineering, Softube completed one of the first line-for-line code ports of a digital hardware device into plug-in form. And they are not slowing down.
The Next Sonic Frontier
Softube continues to lead the industry with highly reviewed, award-winning plug-ins and integrated hardware-software systems that make computer-based studios as intuitive, inspiring, and efficient as possible. It says it all that legendary, multi-Grammy-winning mix engineer Michael Brauer describes the innovative, one-of-a-kind Softube Console 1 system as “the centerpiece” of his hybrid mix setup. Recently, the Swedish Rock ’n’ Roll Scientists applied their best-in-class tech to instruments, the modeling of synth modules for their Eurorack platform Modular, and the development of original synths for the modern music maker.
