Responds just like the hardware box
The CL 1B features innovative attack/release controls, with three different settings, enabling the CL 1B to be used as an insert- or bus compressor. The Sidechain/Link button in the stereo instance of the CL 1B plug-in emulates the dynamic master/slave relationship between the left and right channels, a feature usually found when having two units interconnected via the Sidechain Bus found on the hardware version of the CL 1B. An ability unique to the CL 1B plugin is the advanced metering, capable of displaying the left channel, the right channel or both channels.

Great sound
Tube-Tech CL 1B is a true studio classic, heard on tons and tons of records for the past 20 years. Like its hardware counterpart, the Tube-Tech CL 1B native plug-in sounds soft, smooth, groovy and can compress an insane amount of dB's without sounding bad. The CL 1B plug-ins by Softube are the only Tube-Tech plug-ins that are fully endorsed by Tube-Tech. This version requires no DSP hardware but uses the same outstanding modeling technology and algorithms as the famous Tube-Tech CL 1B plug-in for TDM and PowerCore . The sound is of course just as fantastic as its predecessor. With this unprecedented accuracy, down to details such as the precise VU meter behavior, the Tube-Tech CL 1B plug-in is definitely in a league of its own.

The CL 1B plug-ins by Softube are the only Tube-Tech plug-ins that are fully endorsed by Tube-Tech.

In Short:

• Classic Tube-Tech sound in your computer
• Created together with the designers at Lydkraft/Tube-Tech
• Each and every component carefully modeled
• Fix./man. mode for breaking traditional compression boundaries
• External sidechain control
• A seriously great looking GUI!
• Very CPU friendly
   

Controls

Compression controls Gain: Up to +30 dB of make-up gain Ratio: Continuous ratio control from 2:1 to 10:1 Threshold: Continuous threshold control from +20 dB to -40 dB Attack: From 0.5 to 300 milliseconds Release: From 0.05 to 10 seconds
Attack/release select The Tube-Tech CL 1B features a unique attack/release switch. The switch has three different positions: Fixed: In the fixed mode, the attack time is set to 1 millisecond and the release is set to 50 milliseconds Manual: In the manual mode, the attack and release controls work as normal Fix./man: In the fix./man. mode, the release control works as in manual mode. The attack, however, is fixed to a fast attack and the attack knob turns into a delay for the release time.	Sidechain bus select Setting the Sidechain bus select to 'external' lets you - you guessed it! - use an external sidechain.
Meter options At your disposal is an old school VU meter capable of showing three different things. Input: The VU meter shows the input level Compression: The VU meter shows the amount of gain reduction Output: The VU meter shows the output level

Platforms

• Native version: includes VST/AU/RTAS formats
   

"A truly faithful and very exact replica of the hardware CL1B. Finally it's possible to experience natural musical compression in a plug-in"    John G. Petersen Designer and president of Tube-Tech

"There are barely words to describe what I think about the CL1B plugin. The sonics are outstanding. The GUI is awesome. I thought it was just a picture until I started turning the knobs. I own hundreds and hundreds of plugins but... the CL1B plugin is the most accurate representation of a hardware that I have EVER seen."
Tony Shepperd Producer, Mixer, Engineer (Madonna, Faith Hill, Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie, Elton John, Back Street Boys, etc.)

System Requirements

Native version

• Fully compatible with 64-bit DAW's!
• Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, Windows XP (32-bit only), Windows Vista, Windows 7
• Mac: Intel processor
• Windows: CPU that supports SSE2 instruction set including DAZ flag (most Intel and AMD processors since 2003 supports this)
• 1 GB RAM
• Minimum screen resolution: 1024x768 pixels
• Any VST, VST3, AudioUnits, AAX, or RTAS compatible host application
• Pro Tools: version higher than 7.0
• iLok USB key and the latest Pace Interlok drivers
   

Known Issues
Side chaining is problematic on some VST hosts.

Here are some sound examples from the Chicago-based producer Scott "Fritzy" Fritz of Stranded On A Planet Productions. 

Sound Demos from Tube-Tech
Here are a couple of sound demos from Jesper at Tube-Tech. More will come...

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