Airwindows Console9: Free Mac/Windows/Linux/Pi CLAP/AU/VST3/VST2/LV2/Rack
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- www.airwindows... / airwindows
Here we have the first part of ConsoleX that can come out and be put into use, just as it will be used in ConsoleX.
You see, the upcoming Console system is the big one with all the EQs and multiple dynamics paths and StoneFire built in, and it's got so much going on it requires the development of an elaborate GUI (for which a lot of work has already been done). But the guts of the system remains Airwindows Console and that gets its own development. Console is the system by which all the sound sources get pre-distorted and then un-distorted on the buss after summing, for a sound that (in theory) doesn't touch the tones of any individual mix element, but alters the spaces between the sounds.
So when using Console (or any version like Console9 that's strict about this) you should expect to hear exactly the same sounds you originally had, but they'll sit differently. They'll make up a more convincing space, in a subtle way that shouldn't mess with your sounds, that will just make it easier to make those sounds gel into a mix that feels good.
The reason I say it's also the part that will be used IN ConsoleX, is because I'm adopting some Chris Lord-Alge-isms in ConsoleX. My take on how sends and verbs and things should be handled in ConsoleX is to use them kind of like Console8 uses submixes: you'll be sending stuff from channels to other channels that have the verbs on them.
The difference is, when you do that you put Console9Buss at the top of the sent-to channel… put in your verb or whatever, all wet… and then run the result through ANOTHER instance of ConsoleXChannel, and sum that. So, the idea is 'decode and then recode, except you get literally all the processing from any ConsoleXChannel, all over again, on the verb or delay returns'. And then you adjust those the same way you'd adjust any other channel: they just come in on even more channels, and all the same features apply. And so, Console9Buss is your 'decode' for making further verb stuff happen, because you don't need to run the full ConsoleXBuss to do that.
Best plug-ins in the world.
I had a nightmare where chris was hired by acustica audio
Lol good one, i actually really like acustica stuff, but its imposible to use them on every track, i leave them for buses, now im in love with totape7 and console9, it really is almost invisible but really impacting at the same time, just in time when im mixing my first record
...then you woke up and your project cpu was suddenly running 80% more efficient than it was the day before...?
I would give you extra sick leave if I were your boss, that’s truly terrifying.
Gotta get the names a bit right. Acoustica is the company that makes Mixcraft, which is a different company than Acustica Audio.
@@BrunodeSouzaLino Thanks!
Let's normalize appreciating Chris' efforts by Thanking with an easy $2 donation when he releases new plugins!
In Reaper > View > Project Bay window, you can use this to bypass/unbypass multiple effects at once making it easier to notice the change.
Got to love Reaper for having a way to do everything. I did not know that one :)
These plugins are working beautifully on my old Linux laptop thank you for all this
Oh that control surface is a revelation. And Console9 sounds amazing
Been using console 8 for my mixes recently, can’t really hear the effects, but feel them. Amazing work! And thank you for providing such amazing plugins for free. Will donate as much money when it’s possible!
I love these videos man, all the vsts are awesome and definetly more ear-oriented than many others, especially paid
I really hope you add auto-gain/output gain & perhaps a bypass button to ToTape8 whenever that happens. Keep up the great work, Chris! 🔥
I have an eye on ways to cut down the Dubly control count so I can fit an output gain and still have it load up in Consolidated. To the point that I'm prepared to say it: I'm going to fix Dubly aliasing (well, reduce it) and simplify it so there can be an output gain control. Might also rename tape drive to input gain which it basically is…
@@airwindows 😱🤩 holy smokes, Chris! Very excited to see what you’ve got in store for us in the future! ToTape7 has gone on literally every drum bus I’ve done since I got it. Been pushing it into a limiter- used as a clipper to then turn down the output volume to match pre-tape. I really do appriciate all the work you’ve been putting in consistently over such an extended period of time. In the day and age where plugin manifacturers create EQ nr 729 that costs 300$, you’re truly a breath of fresh air, Chris, I hope you keep on working doing what you love while giving unprecedented amounts of gifts to the audio community. So again, thank you for letting us use your amazing software for free. Love you buddy 😎
I assume we could very roughly pre-construct a ConsoleX setup with Parametric -> Stonefire -> Console9? Btw your recent work has been staggeringly good, really glad I subbed to you patreon. Your plugins have allowed me to capture sounds I never though I'd be able to. Thank you!
A little bit, and I'll try to keep releasing more bits! There's the highpass and lowpass too. And the way ConsoleX actually works, the routing is quite complicated with a lot of stuff in parallel: you can't do dynamics on Stone and Fire independently while also letting through uncompressed bands of Parametric, but that's how ConsoleX does it. More on it as I get more working :)
WOW, the control surface looks great!
The console plugins are very musical and subtle. They are great for creating a little separation and width between L/R instrument like electric guitars.
Glad your feeling better! 😎
Good to see you looking a bit better Chris. Thank you for this plugin. I noticed that with Console 9 it had smoothed out the top end spikes, subtle but good for Mastering I think. Having said that I'm no pro mixer.
Been a huge fan of Console since I discovered it years ago. I'm always happy and excited for a new version!
Opening the usage of the CONTROLX surface for general MIDI purposes would be amazing, in case someone wants to switch between using CONTROLX and using it as a general purpose Midi, and moving the marketing that way to let people know they could have a good MIDI controller for other purposes, and maybe satisfying some video users? Thanks for sharing your work and projects.
You misunderstand. It's simply a YAELTEX custom control surface, it already is general purpose. I just assigned everything to ConsoleX, but you could go make one right now in YAELTEX Factory (takes a while for them to build tho) and duplicate everything I did. I paid full price, too, as you would: it's not MY control surface company. It's a company that lets you customize their stuff a huge amount. You can get all sorts of other stuff from them too. I just designed a ConsoleX control layout and had them make it :)
I hope I get the opportunity to meet you one day & shake your hand 💫
Gorgeous Chris, just fantastic stuff. Can't wait to test this bad boy out. Love from Jersey 🤟💙
Already tested in PD at 768k and it holds together like pumpkin pie 🥧🔥
Console 5 Dark my current fave, looking forward to putting 9 through it's paces!
Oh yes, and thank you for supporting Linux!
i like the colored faders :)
Best wishes from uk
Thanks!!
Yay let's make human noises! :D
Thanks for these awesome plugins.
would love to see your take on experimental spectral effects
Nice. I was waiting for this one...
Can you make a turntable scratch machine plugin that would be nice, console 9 sounds really good 👍
in the space of human noises : a plugin allowing to create a "speaker to guitar" feedback with a send and a fader (sonyou can assignnit to a midi controller)to emulate the fact you move the guitar in front of the amp... with all the non linearity stuff youndevelopped :)
in a day and Time where many ppl in cities cant play on Real amps anymore thatnwould be a blast
I can't do the hardware part (but it exists: bit like a Fernandez Sustainer or an E-Bow?) but that is where Discontinuity comes in handy :)
@@airwindows I was thinking some kind of feedback patching involving discontinuity, ebow style feedbacks are too clean :)
please elaborate on the 'analog me' and the AI stuff and the human sounds stuff in a dedicated longer rant, sounds very captivating!
Sounds so good man.
Thanks, this looks awesome. How and where is Console9 Buss & Channel used? Track/mix buss/masterbuss? Whats the diff between Console9 Buss vs Console9 Channel? Someone please advice!
Sounds great!
Chris, is there an optimal level for this plugin?
Or at least a range when it should sound the best?
I have designed it so if you run it into something to clip or limit overs, you should be able to mix straight to final 'mastered' version. That's 'mastered properly', which means stuff can go up to clipping fairly often but LUFS is going to be around -14dBFS. It ought to sound good with the body of the sound anywhere from -28 LUFS to probably around -10 LUFS: if you're pushing the song to be loud it's meant to be summed that way, with clipping or limiting catching the overs. In other words, mix into it without being scared of clips, and have something after Console9 to catch that stuff. I'm probably going to end up using ToTape8 for that, but have been using ClipOnly2 :) you can also use ADClip8 if you prefer that one. It goes AFTER Console9Buss.
oh no, I'm going to catch covid from watching your videos 😉
what would be crazy would be consolex integrated in the reaper GUI/Workflow
Hi Chris, I run into behaviour I'm not sure is intended. I run Reaper on Debian Linux and I use the VST plugins.
The default value of all console9 plugins is 0.5 when I insert them.
I have a sound source with -10.5 dB
I put the channel behind my sound source, the level drops to -16 dB
I put the buss in the master, the level drops to -17 dB
To retain the overall level of my signal, I need to set the channel fader to 0.703 and the buss fader to 0.518
If I don't correct the faders and have several code/decode combinations (channel on track, buss and channel on group, buss and channel on a sub, buss on master), then the levels are all over the place.
I don't know whether I'm doing anything wrong?
Quiero esa superficie de control ConsoleX
Chris, just tried this on my main 'Amp' bus and it straight away made me smile, just what it needed to give it that sense of Pro Recording...LOVE IT!!!! Demo Using plugin:-ua-cam.com/video/X48Z6S6BKhA/v-deo.html
Hey I had seen you had made a plugin for Matrix Verb and was curious to know if you've ever made a full recreation of AUMatrixReverb (i've seen bits similar to some of the functions but not the whole thing before for windows), and if you haven't is it possible to?
I don't have Apple's code, so nope :)
@@airwindows ah no worries been trying to find ways to get it for windows, appreciate the response
I’m only 51% human, but I swear I’m not one of them.
This is the first time I've heard of your plugins. I hear that they are AU based. Will you be making VST 3 versions of your different plugins? How much do your plugins cost?I am becoming aware of you right now. Thank you.
Chris makes the plugins for almost all formats, included VST3. It is, in fact, written in the title. Check his web to see the latest version of Consolidated, where you will have access to EVERY plugin
First! Thank you ❤
Would you possibly create a lush shimmer reverb ? :P
i had to read the desc to understand what was happening. man. i’m not sure i could hear it at all 😆 not a pro mixing engineer or anything here.
also the desc mentioned things about channel routing and stuff… what if you made your own DAW with this stuff built in? it seems funny to have plugins that (correct me if i’m wrong) have anything to do with routing or summing to channels of an emulated console or whatnot.