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Everything you love about Console 1.
And more.

Console 1 Compact full image

 

 

 

A smaller footprint – anywhere

Console 1’s award-winning workflow concept in a smaller format

 

Even more big studio feel

Touch-sensitive Analog Feel™ potentiometers and updated design with the same robust build

 

Even more big studio sound

Includes our idea of the perfect channel strip, also expandable with plug-ins & channel strips from Weiss, Chandler, SSL & more

 

All the Console 1 capabilities in just half the size

Whether it’s your main unit or the unit you use when you’re on the go, Compact fits your workflow and your lifestyle. Just pack it up and go and everything will be waiting for you wherever you land.

See dimensions and full specs here

  

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The deepest control available with Cubase

Console 1 gives you the deepest control of any third-party hardware available with Cubase, giving you direct control of Cubase’s stock EQ and compression. 

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Like Mk II, Compact is the perfect fit for your DAW

Console 1 Compact work with all major DAWs just like your Console 1 Mk II. Without mapping. Compatible DAWs include Logic, Ableton Live, Cubase, Pro Tools, Studio One, LUNA, Reaper, FL Studio, Nuendo, Bitwig Studio, Cakewalk, and Samplitude.

Learn more & see the full compatibility chart here

 

Big Console 1 upgrade, small Console 1 footprint

The hybrid-hardware-software workflow benefits you’ve come to love, with a few key upgrades

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Dual sections

Twice the workflow possibilities, with two slots for Shape, Equalizer, and Compressor

Smart high-resolution display close-up

Smart high-resolution display

For a quick look at the most important parameters and the adjustments you are making

Sends knob

Six Sends

Control up to six effects directly from the hardware

 

Flow® Studio & Console 1: creative broad strokes for your setup

Hands on – from start to finish. With Flow Studio, you can quickly and creatively get down the broad strokes of your project, switch over to Console 1 Compact to tighten up the final details of your mix, and come back to use Flow Studio as your mastering or FX controller.  

Working with Console 1 Compact and Flow Studio in tandem, but independently, gives you time-saving adjustment options, guitar and bass tracking with low-latency, or the ultimate studio flex of putting Flow Studio in the hands of your artist. Plus, you gain access to more effects that are loadable in Console 1 Compact with the Flow Studio Suite bundle.  

Learn more about Flow Studio

Console 1 Compact retrocompatibility with Console 1 Mk I & II and Console 1 Channel Mk III

 

 

Retrocompatible & modular – no matter how you mix it

Console 1 Compact is compatible with all units and all versions of our Console 1 Mixing System range. Because all Console 1 hardware controls the same Console 1 plug-in, all processing is always compatible, and all sessions are always recallable – no matter if you’re using Console 1 Mk I or Fader Mk III.

What's in the box?

 

  • Console 1 Compact
  • Core Mixing Suite featuring:
    • Softube Tape/Preamp section
    • Shape: Transient Shaper plus new utility tools
    • Two equalizers: passive vintage and precise modern
    • Three compressors based on FET Compressor Mk II, Bus Processor, and OPTO Compressor
    • An innovative drive section befitting Softube's saturation reputation
  • 2-meter USB-C to USB-C cable
  • Four M4 screws for VESA mounting

 

Still on the fence?

Check out Todd's video, where he compares Console 1 Mk II and the new Console 1 Compact.

 

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Dimensions & specs

Console 1 Compact dimensions

See everything you get when you upgrade to Console 1 Compact

How the different generations and current models of Console 1 compare

 

 
Console 1 Compact
Console 1 Mk I & Mk II
Included Software
Console 1 Core Mixing Suite, including:
Tape/Preamp: tape drive model
Filters: 6, 12, 18, 24, 48 dB included (default is 18 in bass and 12 on top
Shape: Dynamic Shaper, Panner, Dual Dynamics
4 EQs: Modern, Vintage, Dynamic 2-band and Dynamic 4-band
3 Compressors: FET Mk II, Opto and Bus Compressor
SSL 4000E Channel Strip
Connectivity
Single USB-C port
Single USB-B port
Power
Console 1 bus powered (USB-C)
Console 1 bus powered
Sections
Tape/Preamp
Filters
Shape (Dual)
EQ (Dual)
Compressor (Dual)
Drive/Character
Filters
Shape
EQ
Compressor
Drive/Character
DAW Control
Volume
Pan
Solo/Mute
6 Sends
Track Select
Volume
Pan
Solo/Mute
3 Sends
Track Select
High Resolution Screen
1 high resolution screen showing EQ and compressor curves, VU meter, and track information
 
LED color
34 RGB LEDs for track selection. RGB LEDs for knob read-out
Yellow LEDs
Knobs
16 touch sensitive high-resolution Analog Feel™ potentiometers 
26 encoders
Mounting options
100 mm M4 VESA on the bottom. M4 threads on the sides
 
Construction
Anodized aluminum top, injection moulded smooth sides and back with integrated connectivity points
Plastic top, sheet metal frame and back
Dimensions (W x H x D)
240 mm x 45 mm x 219 mm / 9.45" x 1.77" x 8.66"
428 mm x 42 mm x 189 mm / 17" x 2" x 7.5" 
Weight
1,02 kg / 2.25 lbs
 2,5 kg / 5.7 lbs