Release Notes

Release Notes for version 2.6.38 (Released on June 10th, 2026)

New products:  

  • American Mainstayer
  • Bass Standard Line V8  
  • Lion Head Vibrato  
  • Pacific Dual Tremolo 100W Silver  
  • Tinnerö Tremolo  
  • Top Boost  
  • TUBE Overdrive 
     

Console 1 Channel Mk III, Console 1 Fader Mk III, and Flow Studio  

  • Added Direct DAW Control support for Ableton Live. Add "Softube Direct DAW Control" under Tempo/Midi/Control Surfaces in settings to activate it. We recommend using Ableton Live 12.4 or newer.
  • Added the possibility to insert a plug-in (Console 1 or Flow Mixing Suite) on a track directly from the hardware in Cubase and Nuendo with Direct DAW Control active. On Console 1 Channel Mk III, this is done by pushing the "Load Strip/Section" button, and on Flow Studio by pushing the "Flow" button. This feature is also available in Ableton Live, Bitwig, and Reaper.
  • Added support for controlling Channel Strip modules in Cubase on Limited Tracks with Direct DAW Control active. This works for Filters, Compressor, and EQ.  
  • Fixed a MIDI issue that could prevent Console 1 tracks from appearing immediately on project load in Cubase/Nuendo with Direct DAW Control active.  
  • Added an update to make it possible to use the OK button on a Flow Studio unit when navigating a Console 1 menu.
  • Optimized how graphical data is sent to the screens on the hardware units.    
     

Flow Studio:  

  • Added the possibility to load a single plug-in from the Flow Selector. This is done by switching Type from Flows to Plug-ins in the Flow Selector using Flow Control 3. The plug-ins are loaded with 8 pre-mapped Flow Controls. This feature is only available when Flow Studio is controlling the Flow Mixing Suite plug-in.  
  • Added new visualizations: Goniometer, Distortion, and Guitar Tuner.  
  • Filter options are now removed from the Flow Selector when the result would be empty (e.g., hiding the Mastering filter if there are no Mastering Flows available).  
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the screen to turn black when a plug-in was placed on an active track.  
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Flow Studio to crash when large amounts of MIDI data were sent to the unit.  
  • Fixed an issue that caused front-page parameters to be off by one when using Flow Mastering Suite in Detail Mode.
     

Softube On-Screen Display (updated either via Console 1 System or Flow Studio Suite):  

  • Added Screen Reader support for Flow Studio.  
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the frequency analyzer to disappear on certain tracks. Switching back and forth to another track would make it appear again.  
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when double-tapping a knob on Console 1 Channel Mk III while using Pro Tools.  
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the On-Screen Display to keep running after it had been uninstalled on Mac.    
     

Amp Room, Amplifiers, Blaze Work Amplification, Custom 100W, Flow Mixing Suite, Pacific Dual Tremolo 100W Black:  

  • Fixed a bug that could cause license failure pop-up windows to be triggered unexpectedly when loading the plug-in.    

 

Amp Room, Flow Mastering Suite, and Flow Mixing Suite

  • Added automation support for the On/Off parameters of the individual modules.

 

Amplifiers, Blaze Work Amplification, Custom 100W, Pacific Dual Tremolo 100W Black:  

  • Added a Guitar Tuner to the UI, available in the plug-in menu bar.  
  • Added LoadIR as a cabinet option.    
     

Bus Processor 670:  

  • Fixed an issue that prevented "Ext. S/C to..." and "Filters to..." from working when using the processor inside Console 1.
     

Console 1 System:  

  • Added Tape/Preamp Headroom parameter. The new parameter is adjusted via `Shift + Input Gain` (Console 1 Channel Mk III units only, since `Shift + Input Gain` is used to control Width on Mk I/II units) or via the plug-in UI.  
  • Fixed an issue where the manual button inside the Console 1 plug-in would incorrectly redirect to the older Mk II hardware manual.    
     

Flow Mixing Suite and Flow Mastering Suite:  

  • Added an option to hide unavailable Flows from the Flow Selector.    
     

Flow Mixing Suite:  

  • Added new Alex Venguer Flow Pack by Alex Venguer.  
  • Added a Guitar Tuner to the UI, available in the plug-in menu bar.  
  • Fixed a bug that could cause some cabinets to erroneously show up as "not installed".  
  • Fixed a potential parameter synchronization issue that could occur if both the Flow Mixing Suite and Console 1 were placed on the same track.    
     

Flow Mastering Suite:  

  • New Flow: Vintage Master. This Flow includes the Bus Processor 670.  
  • Fixed an issue that could cause plug-in descriptions to linger after clearing the signal chain (either by pressing "Empty Signal Chain" in the Plug-in Preset Browser or  "New" in the Flow Selector).    
     

Vocal Tuner and Layers:  

  • Fixed an issue in our pitch detection algorithm that could cause rare, seemingly random crashes. This update also improves overall pitch tracking stability.