TubeDesk
TL:DW; A tube recording console type tone coloring.
More classic Airwindows analog modeling with TubeDesk!
Tubes aren’t necessarily ‘mellow’. They’re also known for clarity, realism. TubeDesk isn’t a mud-ifier, but it might bring you some effects reminiscent of vintage recordings.
Like the other Desk plugins, it’s got a kind of saturation going on, a distinct flavor to how it distorts. However, unlike TransDesk, its power supply is very different. TubeDesk is so old school it acts like there’s a vintage tube rectifier, imparting an obvious rectifier sag. This conditions the sound, affecting how dynamics work through the plugin.
You have a distinct ‘analog modeling’ tone then, which is no specific console, no arbitrary color: just sort of retro vibe, generalized. It’s not calibrated to work with Console (that’s the for-pay version of Desk that consolidated these and calibrated them all) and it doesn’t have special requirements for where it should go. Place it where you want that style of tone coloring: like Desk, you can use it on auxes and submixes (including ones ‘inside’ Console) to better emulate running through a lot of circuitry.
And of course, this is supported through Patreon. I’ll try to ramp up production at least somewhat (doing eight things a month plus the patron-oriented content is pretty demanding, and I’ve been dealing with extraneous stuff that’s come up, but I think I’m still doing at least a thing a week :) )
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Hi,
Ive just downloaded this for my PC running windows 7 ableton 64-bit. Unfortunately the GUI doesnt show up or any of its paramenters even after re-scanning my plugins.
Any ideas?
Regards
Charlie
Hey Chris,
What do you mean when you say this is not calibrated to work with Console? Console is pure magic and it sits on every channel of every project of mine – thank you so much! – so I’d love to know how to use Desk. You do imply that it can be “inside Console” or out, which I understand as being after ConsoleChannel or before it, but that doesn’t explain what “calibrated” means here.
I love your stuff!
You can still use any version of Desk as a tone coloring element. When I say calibrated to work with Console, I mean ‘able to drop in as a direct replacement for ConsoleChannel and work that way’. The Kagi versions of BussColors and Desk (newer versions) can do that. If you replace ConsoleChannel something has to ‘pre-distort’ in a controlled way, it can’t be just any old way. But if you still have ConsoleChannel you can continue to alter the tone color with Desk :) I would add that, though it can be ‘inside’ Console, probably you shouldn’t put too many in series in there or Console will start to not work the way it’s supposed to :) either be too stifled or too spikey.
Hi Chris
I just learned of your plugs via youtube and downloaded some to try out. I’m having an issue with TubeDesk where the GUI is blank. The GUIs of the other 2 plugs I downloaded are showing up just fine though. I am running WIN 10 64 Bit with Studio One 4.
I have done a lot of reading on your website and I really appreciate all your work. I’m looking forward to test driving all of your plug-ins.
Thanks in advance
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feichanghao
one question about this plugin, is based on emulating a valve consoles used in the 30s to 50s like altec 250su or other consoles like rca and Collins ?
:)
Hi Chris,
When you say ‘inside’ Console do you mean that TubeDesk (and/or TransDesk) can be placed between a Channel and Buss system of the Console series?
Thank you.