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| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
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Key Features
The Softube British Class A is a channel strip plugin emulation of a world-famous British Class A-style recording console, enhanced for modern production workflows. Modelled on sought-after large-format British consoles from the 1960s and 1970s, British Class A captures the depth, warmth, and smooth high-end associated with countless iconic recordings. Its carefully modelled Gate, Compressor, Filters, EQ, and Drive sections provide the tools needed to shape individual tracks, buses, and complete mixes with familiar analogue character.
The renowned three-band EQ delivers musical tonal shaping with stepped controls, silky shelving filters, and a versatile mid-band. In addition, the Drive section recreates the harmonic saturation of pushing a console channel harder, adding extra weight, presence, and colour. Beyond the standard plug-in, British Class A also includes dedicated versions for Console 1, Amp Room, and Modular, allowing you to take the workflow with you in whichever environment you are working in within the Softube ecosystem.
Product Ref: 381893
British Class A recreates the sound and behaviour of revered British console modules using Softube's detailed component-level modelling. The result is a channel strip that captures the depth, body, and smooth top-end that made these consoles studio favourites. Perfect for adding weight to drums, enhancing vocals, or shaping mix buses, the combination of analogue-style saturation, musical EQ curves, and transformer-inspired circuitry helps deliver the distinctive character associated with classic British recordings.
At the heart of British Class A is a faithfully modelled three-band equaliser inspired by one of the most desirable EQ designs of its era. Two smooth shelving bands work alongside a flexible midrange section featuring high and low Q settings, allowing precise tonal adjustments without losing musicality. The filters add their own subtle resonance and character, complementing the EQ to recreate the familiar response curves engineers have relied on for decades.
The dynamics section expands on the original hardware design by separating the compressor and limiter into independent processors. The compressor is based on an early British console design known for its rounded, full-bodied response, perfect for controlling dynamics without sounding overly clinical. Alongside this, the transformer-inspired gate helps clean up recordings, reduce unwanted bleed, or create musical sidechain effects. Together, these tools provide detailed dynamic control while preserving the warmth and character of the source material.
Softube British Class A includes four dedicated versions, allowing you to integrate the same console character throughout your workflow. The standard plug-in provides a complete channel strip for mixing and production, while the Console 1 version delivers hands-on control through Softube's hardware ecosystem. Dedicated Amp Room and Modular modules let you apply the compressor, filter, EQ, and drive sections directly within Softube guitar, bass, and Eurorack production environments. This flexible approach makes it easy to build a consistent sonic character across recording, mixing, and sound design environments.
"British Class A delivers every aspect of the timeless vintage British sound. From the rich, dense crunch of overdriving the input stage, to the compressor and EQ. Furthermore, Softube made the units better suited for modern day mixing with the cool and useful feature additions." - Michael Ilbert – Grammy Award-winning Engineer (Taylor Swift, Pink, Katy Perry)
"I could see this becoming the next go to plug-in due to the sound quality and ease of use." - David Amlen – Owner & Chief Engineer at Sound on Sound Studios (Christian McBridge, Goo Goo Dolls, Kenny Garrett)
