Softube Console 1 integration

I didn't watch the video, but based on its subject matter, it might be worthy of a YouTube upload.
 
Anyhow, all this positive talk about Console 1 is making me consider it for use with my DAW.

FWIW, Softube have posted their update to work with the Console 1 support SONAR added in 2016.10.
 
Any bad news? Depends on your perspective.
 
Softube have switched to Goobler for installs and updates, so you need to set up an account and install their app.
 
Let's see, I've now got:
 
Cakewalk Command Center
Goobler
iLok License Manager
Native Access
Toontrack Product Manager
XLN Online Installer
Waves Central
 
What next? Sheesh.

Hi Guys,
 
I'm also really pleased with the console 1 integration.  Having used console 1 for about a year I'd agree it's generally a controller solution that 'just works', and the new integration brings the workflow to a new level.  
 
Having said that, I am finding the new sonar implementation a little flakey - first time I've had the connection between console 1 and sonar dropping out.  Hopefully this will be smoothed out soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOuAG3qtFMI
 
Watching the above video, the fader/pan movement in Sonar doesn't seem very precision oriented. Don't know if that's just the video or what?
Why no Fader?
 
Are all/any of the controls touch sensitive? And, I see that the DAW follows the movements of Console 1, but, does Console 1 follow the DAW?
 
Thanks
 

hello from alaska! 
 
i'm having issues with sonar / console 1 integration and was wondering if any one could help out? 
 
i just bought console 1 mkII  and received it in the mail today (8-22-2017). i also bought sonar professional yesterday because it's advertised to have complete daw integration with console 1, such as track naming, track numbering, and that the volume, pan, solo, and mute controls will control sonars pan, solo, mute, and volume for the selected channel.
 
i have installed softube and sonar and none of the integration is working for me.
 
to be specific, here's what i am doing and what I am experiencing.
 
1. I have console 1 (mkII, brand new) connected to my computer via the supplied usb cable and is plugged into a usb 2.0 port. my computer is running windows 7 pro, with a quad core 2.8ghz i7 processor and 16gb ram.
 
2. I have installed the console 1 software on my computer using the gobbler app and i have registered it with softube by linking my ilok account to my softube/gobbler account.
 
3. i have installed cakewalk sonar professional version 23.7.0 build 37. i downloaded this from the sonar website yesterday and it is the most current version (i actually installed sonar before I installed the console 1 software)
 
4. i open up sonar and on track 1 inserted the console 1 plug in on track 1's fx insert.
 
5. there is a message at the bottem of the console plug in when it opens that says: "the daw does not support automatic track name and numbers". according to the literature this should not be happening, i think. 
 
6. i put the plug in in solo safe mode. i turn the volume knob. it does not affect the tracks fader, but it does turn up / down the volume knob in the console 1 software plug in that is inserted in track . same thing happens with solo, mute, pan. they turn the knobs in the console 1 plug in but not in the daw. according to the users manual they should automatically be linked to track 1's fader, mute, pan, and solo, but they do not affect them at all, they only change the ones in the plug in itself
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7. i take the plug in out of solo safe mode. it doesn't fix the problem.
 
it seems like only a vst2 version of console 1 can be loaded in sonar? i don't know if this matters?
 
i don't see any thing in the users manual other then that these functions should automatically be working by default. i'm hoping there is some setting in cakewalk or in the console 1software that i'm missing, but i can't find it. i do see that i should be able to disable (they are supposed to be enabled by default) some of these features that are not working, according to the manual, by going into the settings of the plug in in the daw, but when i go into the console 1's plug in settings none of these options are available. i'm am talking about the vst2 insert console 1 settings, not the console 1's large gui that is outside of the daw. 
 
any ideas? anyone else have this problem with the newest version of sonar professional?
 
thanks!
-steven

one more thing to add.
 
after i figured this out i received an email back from softube. that means they responded to my message in 10 minutes. i'm impressed. 
 
here's what they said. 
 
Hi Steven,

This is Mattias from Softube support. Sorry to hear about your issue!

I think you have pin pointed the root of the issue yourself. The integration needs VST3.

Can you check your VST3 folder to see if the VST3 Console 1 has installed correctly?

Best regards,
Mattias
 

heya ken!
 
i'm happy to be on this forum now! i've used logic, protools, tracktion, studio one, and reaper, and have been on reaper for the past few years. i pretty much treat a daw like a tape machine. after a few hours with sonar i can do most everything i need which is the fastest daw learning curve for me so far. i was also able to integrate and get my presonus faderport, audient id22 and softube console 1 all up and running and integrated in that two hours. i've never had that turn around time with the other daws, although i really do dig reaper.
 
i have used console 1 for an hour or so now and as far as i can tell i've figured out everything about the unit (i did read the manual), it's fully integrated, and it's awesome. after my initial confusion with it i find it's just as easy and fun to use as the video's make it look. 
 
although i'm versed in the daw world, i'm actually quite a computer recording hater...mostly because i use computers for my non-music gig and it's enough computers for one day :) so, = for the past 5 years or so i've gotten into recording to tape. i rebuild old tascam 388 machines that i've found around the usa and they are alot of fun to record with. i love not staring at a screen when i record. the main problem with the tascam is it's a huge beast and it's difficult for me to deal with using the machine while sitting in front of a couple of microphones with a guitar in my hand. also the lack of eq precision / and having to print compression to tape is also ok but doesn't allow me to shape the sound as much as i'd like after i'm no longer trapped behind mics and guitars as the performer. 
 
but this console 1 thing has me rethinking things... if i can find a simple transport that also shows the playback time then i can shut off the screen when i'm recording. yes!
 
if this works, i probably will still use the tascam 388 reel to reel, but now it will be acting as my mix down summing plug in :) 
 
i plan to record, eq, compress and mix in sonar with console 1 (which gives me the tactile feel of these sweet old channel strips) and then i'll dump everything out in 8 stems to tape, using the channel inserts of the 388's mixing board so i can sum analog.
 
i'm wondering if i'll find i no longer need the tape machine or analog summing at all? i'm guessing that won't be the case and i'll still enjoy using it a bit, especially with daw processed tracks that can push the tape inputs to it's limits with out overloading the machine. the 388 is finicky as it's a 1/4" tape machine that doesn't do the tape saturation thing like a larger format tape machine, but if you get the levels consistently in the sweet spot it sounds surprisingly soft and lovely on the ears. perfect for acoustic music with daniel lanios-ish soundscaperly electric guitar accompaniment. i'll create a separate thread if i have permission to post results of such daw / mid-fi tape machine collaborations. 

BTW- the only dropout issues I ever have is if i swing around in my chair quickly and whack the Console 1 with a guitar headstock hard enough to disconnect it.  I am more worried about my guitars. The console 1 is built like a tank.