Seeking some opinions from other users of this plugin. I think the Tape Saturation in the Pro Channel performs better. I myself have found this Softube plugin to be less than optimal under multiple scenarios, does anyone else find this plugin less than ideal in many situations?
 
I have tried this under close inspection over extended periods and my audio always seems better-off 'without it', in fact, some third-party freebies seem to be as good or even better. Any accurate Tape Saturation plugin inserted into the master-bus should make a definite and desirable difference, but this one does not IMO, and same goes for individual track use.
 
I must admit i have never been a fan of Softube plugins anyway, so this just compounds my view of their company; i find their plugins not living up to the hype, and no matter what settings are used IMO the Saturation Knob does not pull-off a useful result, i have relegated it to the wild-effect/experimental shelf.

That's funny cause as far as I'm aware the ProChannel tapesim was developed by Softube.
I also think their amproom series is great.

Tape and Console Emulation are Overloud developments.

I don't think I have ever used the Softube Sat Knob on a bus. It sounds great on certain individual tracks. It doesn't on others. Why you would expect it to be something to slap on willy nilly on everything is beyond me. What this has to do with the Tape Sim is also beyond me. They are two different plugs to achieve two different result AFAIK.
 
The Tape Sim is pretty darned awesome though from my limited experience with it and I DO use that on busses.
 
 

I must admit i have never been a fan of Softube plugins anyway, so this just compounds my view of their company;

You actually are a fan of their company, as you stated you like the Tape Saturation plugin. I would do more research before making such claims about a company. This will avoid 'the old foot in the mouth syndrome' you recently caught.
 
In music production, what works best for you and your sound will not work best for me and my sound.
In other words, To Each Their Own. One plugin is not better than the other, as they both server specific needs depending thousands of variables.
 
CJ

softube makes awesome plug ins.

Softube rules !!
Dave Pensado think the Saturation Knob is cool so do Bobby Owsinski . Subtle use is the keyword .
http://bobbyowsinski.blog...s-you-should-know.html
Around 4:15 in the video he shows an example with the Saturation Knob .

Yeah the Softube saturation is on Dave Pensado's list of essential plugins. I've always been a fan, it's excellent when used sparingly. Another excellent plug if you're looking to fatten tracks up and give them some grit is the Sausage Fattener. Sounds great on almost anything, especially if you just give it a light sprinkle.

the Sat knob is not a subtle tape saturation, and it sounds like you are judging it as one. it is definitely more aggressive so you should have already come to some conclusions on how it is best used for your production. 

their FET compressor and amp room series (bass amp, metal amp, vintage amp) are great pieces of software.