Howard Benson & Mike Plotnikoff - ControlHub Expansion Pack

ControlHub: Benson & Plotnikoff

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ControlHub

Benson & Plotnikoff

ControlHub Expansion Pack

for Mac & PC

Get ControlHub, Howard Benson & Mike Plotnikoff Expansion Pack, plus all current and future Expansions

Capture your own preamps, equalizers, compressors, limiters, and more to use within the Controlhub plugin

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Howard Benson

& Mike Plotnikoff

ControlHub Expansion Pack

About Howard & Mike

Howard Benson and Mike Plotnikoff are the producer-engineer duo behind many of the most successful modern rock records of the last 20 years, amassing millions of album sales and billions of streams throughout their career.

Selected Discography

My Chemical Romance
The All-American Rejects
Hoobastank
P.O.D
Three Days Grace
Daughtry
Papa Roach
Halestorm
Motörhead
Simple Plan

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The sounds

Modeled emulations of the analog hardware chains used on some of the biggest-selling rock albums of the last 20 years are exclusively available in this Howard Benson and Mike Plotnikoff expansion pack.

Working out of West Valley Recording Studios in LA, Howard and Mike have built this expansion pack using all analog gear which includes individual traces of the Neve 8058 Mark 1 from Studio A as well as chains for drums, guitars, and everything in between needed for a punchy rock mix.

This expansion pack has a total of 153 presets.

Preset Name	Color	Dynamics	Master EQ	Notes
Kick 1	Console		Martech EQ
Kick 2	Console	Urei 1176AE	Martech EQ
Kick 3 Dark	Console		Martech EQ
Kick 4	Console		Martech EQ + Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Kick 5 Attack	Console	Urei 1176AE	Martech EQ
Kick 6 Attack	Console		Martech EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ	Dolby System A-Type Model 361
Kick Slammer	Console		Martech EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ	Dolby System A-Type Model 361. Oeksound Spiff
Kick 8 Tight Dark	Console		Martech EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Kick 8 Tight	Console		Martech EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Kick 9 Mass EQ	Console		Martech EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Sub Kick	Console		Martech EQ
Snare Top	Console	Urei 1176AE	Martech EQ
Snare Samp	Console	Urei 1176AE	Martech EQ
Snare Bottom	Console	Urei 1176AE	Martech EQ
Snare 1 Dist 1	Console	Fairchild 600 + RCA BA-6A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ	Oeksound Spiff
Snare Samp Dist 2	Console	Fairchild 600 + RCA BA-6A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ	Oeksound Spiff
Snare Samp Dist 3	Console	Fairchild 600 + RCA BA-6A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ	Oeksound Spiff
Snare 3 Dark 1	Console	Fairchild 600	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Snare 3 Dark 2	Console	Fairchild 600	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Snare 3 Dark 3	Console	Fairchild 600	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Snare 4	Console	Fairchild 600	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Snare 5	Console	Urei 1176AE	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Snare 6	Console	Fairchild 600	Electrodyne 812 EQ
Snare 7A	Console	Fairchild 600 + RCA BA-6A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Snare 7B	Console	Fairchild 600 + RCA BA-6A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Snare 8	Console	Fairchild 600 + RCA BA-6A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ	Oeksound Spiff
Snare 9	Console	Fairchild 600 + RCA BA-6A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ	Oeksound Spiff
Snare 10 Dark	Console	Urei 1176AE	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Snare 11 Dist Parallel	Console	Urei 1176AE	Martech EQ
Snare 12 Parallel	Console	Urei 1176AE	Martech EQ
Tom 1	Console	Fairchild 600	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Tom 2	Console	Fairchild 600	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Tom 3	Console	Fairchild 600	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Tom 4	Console	Fairchild 600	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Tom 1 Comp	Console	Fairchild 600 + RCA BA-6A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Tom 2 Comp	Console	Fairchild 600 + RCA BA-6A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Tom 3 Comp	Console	Fairchild 600 + RCA BA-6A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Tom 4 Comp	Console	Fairchild 600 + RCA BA-6A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Hat 1	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Hat 2	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ	Dolby System A-Type Model 361
Comp Room 1	Console	Urei 1176AE + Altec 436C
Comp Room 2	Console	Urei 1176AE	Electrodyne 812 EQ
Comp Room 3	Console	Urei 1176AE + Altec 436C + Fairchild 600
Room 1	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Room Spank	Console + Thermionic Culture Culture Vulture	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Room Smooth	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Room Rusty Dark	Console + Thermionic Culture Culture Vulture	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
OH	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
OH Shine	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Metal Drum Bus	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ + Neve 31102 EQ
Rock Drum Bus	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ + Neve 31102 EQ
Rock Slam Drum Bus	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ + Neve 31102 EQ
Rock Parallel Drum Bus	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747 + Neve 32264a	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ + Neve 31102 EQ
Metal Parallel Drum Bus	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747 + Neve 32264a	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ + Neve 31102 EQ

All names of gear and/or accessory brands are trademarks owned by their respective manufacturers and are in no way affiliated with STL Tones or ControlHub. Product names are simply used for the purpose of identifying the hardware chain that was used to create the digital presets.

Preset Name	Color	Dynamics	Master EQ
Clean Bass 1	Console	RCA BA-6A	Neve 31102 EQ
Clean Bass 2	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Sub Bass	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Dist Bass	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Cut Bass Bus	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ + Neve 31102 EQ
Round Bass Bus 1	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ + Neve 31102 EQ
Round Bass Bus 2	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ + Neve 31102 EQ

Preset Name	Color	Dynamics	Master EQ	Notes
Rhythm Guitar 1	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Rhythm Guitar 2	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ + Martech EQ
Rhythm Guitar 3	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Rhythm Guitar 4 BITE	Console	Fairchild 600	Neve 31102 EQ
Fuzz Guitar 1	Console	Fairchild 600	Neve 31102 EQ
Fuzz Guitar 2	Console	Fairchild 600	Neve 31102 EQ
Fuzz Guitar 3	Console	Fairchild 600	Neve 31102 EQ
Clean Guitar 1	Console	Urei 1176AE + Fairchild 600	Neve 31102 EQ
Clean Guitar 2	Console	Urei 1176AE + Fairchild 600	Neve 31102 EQ + Martech EQ
AC30 Guitar 1	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
AC30 Guitar 2	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
AC30 Guitar 3	Console		Neve 31102 EQ
AC30 Guitar 4	Console	Altec 436C	Neve 31102 EQ
Sans Guitar	Console	Urei LA-3A	Neve 31102 EQ + Electrodyne 812 EQ
Acoustic Guitar 1	Console	Urei LA-3A	Electrodyne 812 EQ
Acoustic Guitar 2 Filtered	Console	Urei LA-3A	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Acoustic Guitar 3 Filtered	Console	Urei LA-3A + CBS Labs Audimax	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ
Acoustic Guitar 4 Filtered	Console	Urei LA-3A + CBS Labs Audimax	Neve 31102 EQ + Electrodyne 812 EQ
Acoustic Guitar 5 Filtered	Console	Urei LA-3A + CBS Labs Audimax	Neve 31102 EQ + Electrodyne 812 EQ	Oeksound Spiff
Acoustic Guitar 6 Silky	Console	Urei LA-3A + RCA BA-6A	Neve 31102 EQ + Electrodyne 812 EQ
Solo Marsh 1	Console		Neve 31102 EQ
Solo Marsh 2	Console	Altec 436C	Neve 31102 EQ
Solo Marsh 3 Cut	Console	Altec 436C	Samson Graphic E62 EQ
Solo Sans	Console	Altec 436C	Samson Graphic E62 EQ
Beefy Guitar Bus	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ + Neve 31102 EQ

Preset Name	Color	Dynamics	Master EQ
Voyager	Console		Neve 31102 EQ
Voyager 2	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Synth Pad 1	Console		Neve 31102 EQ
Synth Pad 2	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Synth Choir Icicles	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Piano 1	Console		Neve 31102 EQ
Piano 2	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Piano 3 Lofi	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Piano 4 Bright	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ

Preset Name	Color	Dynamics	Master EQ
Cello 1	Console		Neve 31102 EQ
Cello 2	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Cello 3 Fuzz	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Synth Pad 2	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Synth Choir Icicles	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Pizzicato Violins	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ
Horns	Console		Neve 31102 EQ
Trumpets Barking	Console		Neve 31102 EQ
Piano 4 Bright	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Martech EQ

Preset Name	Color	Dynamics	Master EQ
Clean Anthem 1 Neve + 1176	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Clean Anthem 2 Neve + 1176	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Rock Anthem 1 Neve + 1176	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Rock Anthem 2 Neve + 1176	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Country Anthem Neve + 1176	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Metal Anthem Neve + 1176	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Metal Anthem Dist 1 Neve + 1176	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Metal Anthem Dist 2 Neve + 1176	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Rock Anthem Dist Neve + 1176	Console	Urei 1176AE	Neve 31102 EQ
Anthem Bus	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ + Neve 31102 EQ
Anthem Parallel Dist Bus	Console	Urei LA-3A + Avalon 747	Electrodyne 812 EQ + Quad Eight 444 EQ + Neve 31102 EQ
Neve 8058 Channel 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 2	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 3	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 4	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 5	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 6	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 7	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 8	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 9	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 10	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 11	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 12	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 13	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 14	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 15	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 16	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 17	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Channel 18	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1
Neve 8058 Center Section	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1	Neve 8058 Mark 1

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Your favorite mix engineers have captured their go-to mixing chains for you to use in ControlHub. This includes setups for vocals, individual drum tracks, guitars, mix bus, master bus, and much more.

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Preset Name	Color	Dynamics	Master EQ	Effects	Notes
Warm Fuzzy Delay				Delay
Warm Fuzzy Delay 2				Delay
Bright Room				Reverb
Filtered Delay				Delay
Dreamy Reverb				Reverb
Guitar Slap				Delay
Spring Space				Delay
Bright Plate				Reverb
Aggressive Delay				Delay
Ping Pong Delay				Delay
Tight Reverb				Reverb
Chamber Reverb				Reverb
Aux 80s Lead Delay				Reverb
Aux Driving 1/8 Delay				Delay
Aux Edgy Guitar Delay				Delay
Aux Guitar Slap				Delay
Aux Snare Plate Long Reverb				Reverb
Aux Snare Plate Reverb				Reverb
Aux Snare Reverb				Reverb
Aux Trippy Delay				Delay
Aux Wide Gritty Guitar				Delay

ControlHub: Benson & Plotnikoff

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ControlHub

Benson & Plotnikoff

ControlHub Expansion Pack

for Mac & PC

Get ControlHub, Howard Benson & Mike Plotnikoff Expansion Pack, plus all current and future Expansions

Capture your own preamps, equalizers, compressors, limiters, and more to use within the Controlhub plugin

Browse, discover and try hundreds of mixing rig setups covering an extensive range of desirable gear on the Trace Exchange

Available as a fully functional 10 day free trial

No commitment, cancel anytime

Howard Benson

& Mike Plotnikoff

ControlHub Expansion Pack

About Howard & Mike

Howard Benson and Mike Plotnikoff are the producer-engineer duo behind many of the most successful modern rock records of the last 20 years, amassing millions of album sales and billions of streams throughout their career.

Selected Discography

My Chemical RomanceThe All-American RejectsHoobastankP.O.DThree Days GraceDaughtryPapa RoachHalestormMotörheadSimple Plan

Behind the scenes

The sounds

All names of gear and/or accessory brands are trademarks owned by their respective manufacturers and are in no way affiliated with STL Tones or ControlHub. Product names are simply used for the purpose of identifying the hardware chain that was used to create the digital presets.

All names of gear and/or accessory brands are trademarks owned by their respective manufacturers and are in no way affiliated with STL Tones or ControlHub. Product names are simply used for the purpose of identifying the hardware chain that was used to create the digital presets.

All names of gear and/or accessory brands are trademarks owned by their respective manufacturers and are in no way affiliated with STL Tones or ControlHub. Product names are simply used for the purpose of identifying the hardware chain that was used to create the digital presets.

All names of gear and/or accessory brands are trademarks owned by their respective manufacturers and are in no way affiliated with STL Tones or ControlHub. Product names are simply used for the purpose of identifying the hardware chain that was used to create the digital presets.

All names of gear and/or accessory brands are trademarks owned by their respective manufacturers and are in no way affiliated with STL Tones or ControlHub. Product names are simply used for the purpose of identifying the hardware chain that was used to create the digital presets.

All names of gear and/or accessory brands are trademarks owned by their respective manufacturers and are in no way affiliated with STL Tones or ControlHub. Product names are simply used for the purpose of identifying the hardware chain that was used to create the digital presets.

All names of gear and/or accessory brands are trademarks owned by their respective manufacturers and are in no way affiliated with STL Tones or ControlHub. Product names are simply used for the purpose of identifying the hardware chain that was used to create the digital presets.

Ready to mix?

Unlock everything with

ControlHub All Access

No commitment. Cancel any time.

Monthly

$15

/month

Pay as you go

Price in USD

Start a fully functional trial of ControlHub, including all Expansion Packs & access to the Tracer.

What's included:

ControlHub plugin

Tracer + Trace Exchange

Model your own gear

All current and future Expansion Packs

Over 1850 presets of entire signal chains from your favorite producers, mixers, and recording studios

First 10 days free, cancel any time

Yearly

$12.50

/month

Save $30. Billed at $150/year

Price in USD

Save $30 every year, normally $180. Everything you need.

What's included:

ControlHub plugin

Tracer + Trace Exchange

Model your own gear

All current and future Expansion Packs

Over 1850 presets of entire signal chains from your favorite producers, mixers, and recording studios

First 10 days free, cancel any time

Buy Outright

$249+

Up to $1500 in additional costs

Limited access

Own the core ControlHub plugin outright. Up to $1500 in additional costs for Expansions.

What's included:

ControlHub plugin (Lite)

Tracer + Trace Exchange

Model your own gear

All current and future Expansion Packs

Over 1850 presets of entire signal chains from your favorite producers, mixers, and recording studios

200 Core Presets

Tracer Add-On

$99

One-off payment

Own it outright

Own the Tracer Add-On outright. Full Access to ControlHub Tracer and Trace Exchange.

ControlHub plugin (You must own the ControlHub plugin in order to use the Tracer Add-On)

Tracer

Trace Exchange

Expansion Packs

$49

USD per pack

My Chemical Romance
The All-American Rejects
Hoobastank
P.O.D
Three Days Grace
Daughtry
Papa Roach
Halestorm
Motörhead
Simple Plan

Looking to buy this Expansion Pack without joining the ControlHub All Access Membership? No problem! You have the option to purchase it outright.
You need to own the ControlHub plugin outright in order for this pack to work.

Access full signal chains, and individual compressor models created by users around the world. Create your own hardware and software signal chain captures to share with the ControlHub community.

Trace Exchange is your access to a limitless library of mixing presets.

Looking to buy this Expansion Pack without joining the ControlHub All Access Membership? No problem, you have the option to purchase it outright.
You need to own the ControlHub plugin outright in order for this pack to work.

• ControlHub comes in 64-bit VST / AU / AAX
• Latest OS Compatibility for Windows & Mac, including Native Apple Silicon
• Minimum Requirements Mac OS 10.13 or Windows 7
• STL Licensing System, no iLok account required.
• 3 activations available per user.

All names of gear and/or accessory brands are trademarks owned by their respective manufacturers and are in no way affiliated with STL Tones or ControlHub.
Product names are simply used for the purpose of identifying the hardware chain that was used to create the digital presets.