Softube Trident A-Range User's Guide

Foreword by Malcolm Toft

I have evaluated the Softube Trident A-Range equaliser plug-in at
my studio with some very experienced recording engineers. After
exhaustive listening tests with many different instruments and
vocals, I am pleased to say that we all agree this is an incredibly
accurate software recreation of my original A Range design from

1971.

It exhibits all of the nuances of tone from the original, right down
to the 'saturation' control which emulates the overdriven artifacts
from the original when large amounts of equalisation are applied
or the input is driven hard.

Well done to all the guys at Softube.

Professor Malcolm Toft
Original designer of the Trident A-Range console

Torquay, Devon, England
December 17, 2009

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Table of Contents

Contact Details.............................................................................................. 4

Support................................................................................................................. 4

Installation and Authorization.......................................................................5

Introduction................................................................................................... 6

About the Trident A-Range..................................................................................7

User Interface................................................................................................ 8

Equalizer Bands................................................................................................... 9

Low Pass and High Pass Filters........................................................................10

Phase Invert....................................................................................................... 11

Saturation........................................................................................................... 11

Output Volume................................................................................................... 11

Key and Mouse Commands.............................................................................. 12

Technical Side Notes...................................................................................13

Mono and Stereo Operation.............................................................................. 13

RTAS on Pro Tools|HD......................................................................................13

Buying Recommendations.................................................................................14

System Requirements................................................................................. 15

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Contact Details

If you would like to get in touch with Softube, please e-mail [e-mail].
Alternatively, you could use the phone or send an old-fashioned mail (do you remember
envelopes, stamps and paper?) to:

Softube AB
S:t Larsgatan 10c
SE-582 24 Linköping

Web: www.softube.com
E-mail: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone] (9 am – 5 pm CET)

Sweden

Support

On the Softube website (www.softube.com) you will find answers to common questions
(FAQ) and other topics that might interest you.

Support questions can be posted at http://www.softube.com, where we will help you as
fast as we can!

© 2010 SOFTUBE AB, SWEDEN. ALL PRODUCT AND COMPANY NAMES ARE TRADEMARKS OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE OWNERS. SOFTUBE IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF SOFTUBE AB, SWEDEN. ALL
VISUAL AND AURAL REFERENCES TO THE TRIDENT A-RANGE ARE TRADEMARKS BEING MADE WITH
WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM PMI AUDIO. THE TRIDENT, A-RANGE AND TRIANGLE LOGO ARE
TRADEMARKS OF PMI AUDIO GROUP, USED UNDER LICENSE. ALL SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO
CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

THIS SOFTUBE PRODUCT IS PROTECTED BY PATENT SE525332 AND PENDING PATENTS US2004­0258250, EP1492081 AND JP2004-183976.

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Installation and Authorization

I F Y O U B O UG H T T H E P R OD U C T I N A B OX you will have to register it in order to transfer the

license to your iLok account:

1. Go to http://www.softube.com/register to transfer the license to your iLok
account. You will need the License Code found in the box, your iLok.com
User ID, and your iLok USB dongle. Follow the instructions on the web page.

I F Y O U BO U GH T T HE P R OD U CT O N LI N E and have got the confirmation e-mail, the license

will already be deposited in your iLok account:

2. Make sure that you have the latest iLok drivers installed. They can be found at
http://www.ilok.com.

3. Log on to http://www.ilok.com and transfer the newly received license to your
physical iLok dongle.

4. Install the software from the DVD, or download the latest version from
http://www.softube.com/installers.

Sometimes the DVD contains installers for all Softube products, but you will only be able to
run those that you have acquired licenses for. In some cases, extra demo licenses are
included when you buy a Softube product.

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