“Growing up in the industry on both E and G Series consoles, I was eager to take the
new Brainworx bx_console G for a spin. Having used other companies’ emulations of
the same console, I am incredibly happy and impressed with Brainworx’s attention to
detail — the channel strip compressor finally has the proper “snap’ I’ve been missing
from the real console, and all the added features are fantastic… another home run!’
– Marc Nelson, GRAMMY®-nominated music producer/mix engineer (Fleetwood Mac,
Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat), 2017

Industry-leading pro audio plugins developer Brainworx is proud to announce
availability of bx_console G. An accurate channel strip model of the renowned British
G Series large-format mixing console, including both “Pink’ and “Orange’ EQ revisions,
and featuring 72 distinct channels that use Brainworx’s TMT (Tolerance Modelling
Technology) for the most realistic analog experience in the box.

Hot on the heels of Brainworx’s acclaimed bx_console E — their trailblazing flagship
plugin that pairs a 72-channel emulation of the high-end, hit-making British E Series
console complete with comprehensive COMPRESS (compressor/limiter), full-featured
EXPAND (expander/gate), powerful four-band parametric EQ, and wide-ranging (high
pass and low pass) FILTERS, together with incredibly flexible signal routing (just like
the original console), and much more besides — comes bx_console G, growing the
company’s collection of TMT channel strip plugins.

Powerful yet different, those true-to-life E Series- and G Series-modeling plugins are
distinguished by their respective filter sections — both “Pink’ and “Orange’ revisions —
that deliver a totally contrasting character when treating frequencies. The G is largely
known for its more mellow character while the E is more aggressive, but both G Series
filters feature proportional-Q behaviour, allowing for more precise gain adjustments
while leaving the surrounding frequencies intact. The “Pink’ revision also allows the
HMF and LMF (midrange) bands to be multiplied (x3) and divided (/3) by a factor of
three to allow for an extra-wide range of tone-shaping capabilities. The G Series VCA
(Voltage-Controlled Amplifier) also has a lower THD (Total Harmonic Distortion),
making it a cleaner compressor option as well.

When designing bx_console G, Brainworx Owner Dirk Ulrich — an acclaimed
producer/engineer in his own right — and his award-winning development team
tossed tons of useful extras not found on the original hardware into an already
exciting-sounding mix. Mods include continuously-variable THD control (adds
saturation); secondary release time (REL2) compressor control (prevents pumping);
dry/wet (MIX) compressor control; mid (Solo M) and side (Solo S) channel
monitoring; and virtual noise floor (V GAIN) control.

Channel strip plugins typically only model one channel of a mixer. Applying that same
cloned channel across all tracks in a mix — even using different control settings —
makes for a flat, narrow, two-dimensional digital sound. But bx_console G avoids this,
thanks to TMT taking into account the real-world variation between channels of a
hardware console, which lends itself to the complexity and nuance that analogue
hardware imparts on mixes. Meanwhile, bx_console G’s gorgeous GUI (Graphical User
Interface) and acutely low CPU (Central Processing Unit) load allow users instant
recall up to 72 slightly different-sounding channels across all plugin instances on their
tracks to create that mixed-on-a-large-format-analogue-console sound so sorely
missed when working on a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). When working with
bx_console G, however, DAW users can use its RANDOM CHANNEL buttons to easily
invoke the random nature of this variation on a single instance of bx_console G, and
also randomise the channels across every instance in a mix in one simple click.