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The Trident A-Range equalizer is a legendary piece of equipment. As only thirteen A-Range consoles were ever made, it remains a holy grail for sound engineers and producers around the world that hope to create works of art equal to those that were originally recorded on the A-Range - David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, Queen, Elton John, the list goes on...
It is sometimes said that one of the disadvantages of digital mixing and recording is that the happy accidents one could experience with analog gear just don't happen in the DAW. People saying that clearly haven't tried Softube's Trident A-Range equalizer.
Because the Trident A-Range is not only a tremendously nice sounding and highly characteristic equalizer. Its four frequency bands also have a way of integrating in sometimes rather unpredictable ways. More often than not you will find that the equalizer ends up giving you something even better than you may have expected when you made a certain setting. In this sense, the Trident A-Range is more of a musical instrument than a strictly scientific tool. We think this is one of the major reasons it has been used on so many great classic rock albums and why it's still one of the most coveted pieces of audio equipment around.
Only thirteen A-Range consoles were ever built, and the Softube plug-in version is a very exact model of channel 15 of the Trident A-Range at Sweet Silence Studio 'B' in Denmark. This is producer Flemming Rasmussen's favorite channel for recording lead vocals. Flemming also used it for the solo and rhythm guitars on Metallica's "Ride The Lightning" and "Master of Puppets", as well as Ritchie Blackmore's guitar on the Rainbow albums "Difficult to Cure" and "Bent out of Shape".
The A-Range channel features four bands of equalization plus high and low pass filters. By driving the console hot, it is possible to get it to distort with a hairy and effective saturation that is just right in some situations, and just wrong in others! We added a separate Saturation control to let you choose easily. Turn it down for clean (and less CPU draw), and up for the sound of a Trident A-Range hard at work.
Only thirteen A-Range consoles were ever built, and the Softube plug-in version is a very exact model of channel 15 of the Trident A-Range at Sweet Silence Studio 'B' in Denmark. This is producer Flemming Rasmussen's favorite channel for recording lead vocals. Flemming also used it for the solo and rhythm guitars on Metallica's "Ride The Lightning" and "Master of Puppets", as well as Ritchie Blackmore's guitar on the Rainbow albums "Difficult to Cure" and "Bent out of Shape".
The A-Range channel features four bands of equalization plus high and low pass filters. By driving the console hot, it is possible to get it to distort with a hairy and effective saturation that is just right in some situations, and just wrong in others! We added a separate Saturation control to let you choose easily. Turn it down for clean (and less CPU draw), and up for the sound of a Trident A-Range hard at work.
Features:
- EQ with a will of its own
- Created together with original designer Professor Malcolm Toft
- Each and every component carefully modeled
- Saturation control
- Very CPU friendly
System Requirements
- macOS Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13
- Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11
- Softube account
- iLok account
- Computer with AU, VST, VST3, and/or AAX-compatible DAW host software
- Internet access (for downloading installers and managing licenses)
Supported CPU Families
- Apple macOS computers with Intel Core i3/i5/i7 or Apple silicon (M1 or newer) CPU. Apple silicon is supported natively.
- Windows computers with quad-core Intel Core i3/i5/i7 or AMD quad-core processors with SSE 4.2 support.
- Other Intel processors (Celeron, Pentium, and Xeon) are compatible if they support SSE 4.2 instructions.
Supported Host Software (DAW)
Any 64-bit VST, VST3, AU, or AAX (Pro Tools 11.0.2 or higher) compatible host application should work. However, due to plug-in host differences between DAWs—and our rigorous standards—Softube only officially test their plug-ins and instruments in the most recent versions of Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One, and Reaper. Softube plug-ins are not tested regularly in non-listed systems. They will likely work if the system requirements are met. However, the manufacturer cannot guarantee a solution for issues in unsupported systems.
Softube strongly recommend using VST3, as some of their plug-ins have features that are not present in the older VST format. Supported sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192 kHz, in both mono and stereo. The most recent maintenance release of your DAW application is recommended. AAX DSP is not currently in active development. TDM/VENUE/RTAS are no longer supported. See Legacy Installers.
Important Note: Make sure that you always use the latest iLok License Manager. It is not included in the Softube installer but can be downloaded from www.ilok.com
Billy Bush
"The Trident A-Range is my favorite desk to work on as its EQs are spectacularly musical. The Softube plug-in captures its unique color spot on."
Tony Maserati
"Softube's Trident A-Range Discrete Equalizer is an amazingly warm EQ that adds a lot to my mixes."
Flemming Rasmussen
"When I tried the Softube Trident A-Range equalizer plug-in for the first time, a big smile came upon my face - it was just like getting my desk back again. It sounds exactly as I'm used to hearing the EQ."
Important Note: Spring Reverb is used as the example
Installation Video
Note: Before starting the installation, you are required to create a FREE iLok user ID and install the iLok License Manager.
Please take a look at this Help Centre Guide for more information.
Registration
1. Click 'DOWNLOAD' in your Plugin Boutique Account. This will direct you to the Softube login page.
2. Enter your details > tick the Privacy Policy box > click 'Sign up' to create an account. (If you already have a Softube account, please log in and skip to step 5).
3. Go to your email account > find the Softube registration email > click 'ACTIVATE MY ACCOUNT'. (Your account has now been successfully created)
4. Go back to www.softube.com (you should now be logged in) > click 'MY ACCOUNT'.
5. Click 'REGISTER LICENSE'.
6. Enter the License Code (referred to as serial number on our site) found in your Plugin Boutique User Account > click 'REGISTER LICENSE'.
7. Click 'GO FOR IT!'.
Your product is now registered.
Mac
1. On the My Products page, click 'MAC' > you will be directed to the Mac Installation page.
2. Click 'HERE (highlighted in orange) to start downloading Softube Central.
3. Once it has downloaded, open the Softube Central PKG file > click 'Continue'.
4. Read through the Software License Agreement > click 'Continue'.
5. Click 'Agree'.
6. Click 'Install'.
7. Enter your password > click 'Install Software'.
8. Click 'Close'.
9. Open Softube Central > click 'INSTALL' to install all the necessary iLok licensing components. (This may take a few minutes)
10. Sign in to your Softube account.
11. Your product will now be displayed in Softube Central.
Please note: if it says 'DISCONNECTED' at the top of the window, please go to the settings and click 'RESTART', close Softube Central and then open it again.
Your software is now activated and ready for use within your DAW.
Windows
1. On the My Products page, click 'WINDOWS' > you will be directed to the Windows Installation page.
2. Click 'here' (highlighted in orange) to start downloading Softube Central.
3. Once it has downloaded, open the Softube Central download > click 'Yes'.
4. Read through the Software License Agreement > click 'I Agree'.
5. Softube Central will now open > click 'Install' to download the necessary iLok licensing components.
6. Please wait for the iLok licensing components to download. (This may take up to 5 minutes).
7. Click 'Yes' > the Softube Installer Helper Setup will now run.
8. Click 'Next >'.
9. Read through the License Agreement > click 'I Agree'.
10. Click 'Next >'.
11. Choose the VST file path (we recommend the default location) > click 'Install'.
12. Click 'Finish'.
13. Softube Central has now been successfully installed > click 'START'.
14. Sign in to your Softube account.
15. Click 'INSTALL'.
Your software is now activated and ready for use within your DAW.
