Colin Richardson

ControlHub

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ControlHub Expansion Pack

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Colin Richardson

ControlHub Expansion Pack

About Colin Richardson

Colin Richardson is a producer and mix engineer who has undoubtedly set the benchmark of metal recordings for the last 20 years, having shaped pivotal albums with many of the hardest-hitting and respected bands of this generation.

Selected Discography

Machine Head
Slipknot
Trivium
Behemoth
Massive Wagons
Kataklysm
Bullet For My Valentine
As I Lay Dying
Fear Factory
Those Damn Crows
Overkill

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The expansion pack to push your mixes to the absolute extreme.

Colin Richardson and Chris Clancy give you access to the signal chains that continue making their productions the gold standard in modern metal and hard rock recordings. Full of hardware and software emulations for every piece of the drum kit, drum bus and parallel chains, this expansion pack also includes powerful vocal starting points and mix bus processing, all with the ability to be customized to your mixes.

This expansion pack has a total of 81 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.

Preset Name	Color	Compression	Master EQ	Effects	Notes
Kick In	Console	Pro MB + SSL Comp	SSL EQ + REQ 2
Kick Out	Console	Pro MB + SSL Comp	SSL EQ
Kick Low	Console		SSL EQ + Pro Q3		Transient Designer
Kick Chim	Console		SSL EQ + Avid EQ
Kick Hunter	Console		SSL EQ + Avid EQ
Kick Trigger	Console	ProAudioDSP DSM V3	SSL EQ + Pro Q3		Transient Designer. JST Clip
Kick Trigger 2	Console		Pro Q3
Kick Trigger EQ	Console		SSL EQ + Pro Q3
Kick Trigger Sub Boost	Console		Pro Q3		bx_subfilter
Snare Top	Console	Compex F760 + Korneff Audio Pawnshop 2.0	SSL EQ + Pro Q3 + Pultec EQ		Transient Designer. JST Clip
Snare Top 2	Console	Pro MB + DBX 160	SSL EQ + REQ 2 + Pultec EQ
Snare Top Ring	Console	Pro MB + Valley People Dynamite	SSL EQ + REQ 2
Snare Trigger	Drive	Drumforge Drumflex	Avid EQ
Snare Chim	Console	DBX 160	SSL EQ
Snare Pic	Console	Drumforge Drumflex	SSL EQ
Snare 1176	Console	1176	Pultec EQ
Snare Bottom	Console	Korneff Audio Pawnshop 2.0	SSL EQ + Pultec EQ		Transient Designer
Snare Bus	Console	Boz Digital David Bendeth's +10db Comp	Pro Q3
Tom 1	Console		SSL EQ + Pro Q3 + Avid EQ + Boz Big Beautiful Door		Waves L1
Tom 2	Console		SSL EQ + Pro Q3 + Avid EQ + Boz Big Beautiful Door		Waves L1
Tom 3	Console		SSL EQ + Pro Q3 + Avid EQ + Boz Big Beautiful Door		Waves L1
Tom 4	Console		SSL EQ + Pro Q3 + Avid EQ + Boz Big Beautiful Door		Waves L1
Tom 5	Console		SSL EQ + Pro Q3 + Avid EQ + Boz Big Beautiful Door		Waves L1
Tom 6	Console		SSL EQ + Pro Q3 + Avid EQ + Boz Big Beautiful Door		Waves L1
Tom 10”	Console	SSL Comp	SSL EQ + REQ 6		Drum Leveller. Waves L1
Tom 12”	Console	SSL Comp	SSL EQ + REQ 6		Drum Leveller. Waves L1
Tom 14”	Console	SSL Comp	SSL EQ + REQ 6		Drum Leveller. Waves L1
Tom 16”	Console	SSL Comp	SSL EQ + REQ 6		Drum Leveller. Waves L1
Rack 8”	UAD Century Tube	1176 + Summit TLA-100A	REQ 6 + API 550A
Rack 10”	UAD Century Tube	1176 + Summit TLA-100A	REQ 6 + API 550A
Rack 12”	UAD Century Tube	1176 + Summit TLA-100A	REQ 6 + API 550A
Floor 16”	UAD Century Tube	1176 + Summit TLA-100A	REQ 6 + API 550A
Floor 18”	UAD Century Tube	1176 + Summit TLA-100A	REQ 6 + API 550A
Overheads	Tape	Smash and Grab 2	SSL EQ + Avid EQ		Oeksound Soothe 2
Overheads 2	Console	Devil-Loc	Pro Q3 + Avid EQ		Waves L1. Oeksound Soothe 2
Overheads Clean	Console		Ozone EQ + Avid EQ + Pro Q3		Oeksound Soothe 2. Waves L1
Overheads Clean 2	Tape		Ozone EQ + Avid EQ + Pro Q3 + Sie-Q		Oeksound Soothe 2. Waves L1
Hi-Hat	Console		Pro Q3 + Massenburg MDWEQ5		Waves L1
Hi-Hat Crisp	Tape		Ozone EQ + Pro Q3 + Sie-Q		Oeksound Soothe 2. Waves L1 + L3
Hi-Hat Polish	Tape		Sie-Q		Waves L3
Ride	Tape		Pro Q3 + Sie-Q		Waves L1 + L3
Cymbals Bus	Tape		Pro Q3
Drum Room	Devil-Loc		Ozone EQ + GML 8200 EQ + Pro Q3
Drum Room 2	Console	Smash & Grab 2	SSL EQ	Reverb
Drum Room Dark	Devil-Loc		GML 8200 EQ + Pro Q3	Reverb	Waves L1
Drum Bus Compression	Console	TK Audio BC1-S	GML 8200 EQ
Drum Bus Compression 2	Console	TK Audio BC1-THD	Bettermaker EQ 232D + Pro Q3
Drum Parallel 33609	Console	Neve 33609	Avid EQ
Smash Bus	Console	Valley People Dynamite	Avid EQ		Transient Enhancer. DF-Clip

Preset Name	Color	Compression	Master EQ	Notes
Bass	Console	Waves C4	SSL EQ + Pro Q3 + RBass	Waves L1
Bass EQ	Drive		Avid EQ
Bay Area Bass	Console	LA-2A	SSL EQ + Pro Q3	Waves L1
Bass Bus	Console	LA-2A	SSL EQ + Pro Q3	Waves L1

Preset Name	Color	Compression	Master EQ	Effects	Notes
Rhythm	Console	LA-3A	SSL EQ + GML 8200 EQ + bx_digital V3		Oeksound Soothe 2. Tape Sim
Rhythm EQ	Console		SSL EQ + GML 8200 EQ
Rhythm Bus	Tape		Pro Q3 + bx_digital V3		Oeksound Soothe 2
Rhythm Bus Bite	Tape		Pro Q3 + bx_digital V3 + SSL EQ		Oeksound Soothe 2
Lead Guitar	Tape	LA-3A	Avid EQ		bx_refinement. Oeksound Soothe 2. Tape Sim
Solo	Console		Pro Q3 + SSL EQ	Delay
LoFi Guitar	Console	LA-3A	Avid EQ
Guitar Heavy	Console	Waves C4	SSL EQ + Pro Q3 + API EQ + GML 8200 EQ		Oeksound Soothe 2

Preset Name	Color	Compression	Master EQ	Notes
Vocal Air	Drive	RVox	Avid EQ + bx_2098 EQ
Vocal Clean	Console	Waves C4 + RVox	Avid EQ + GW Voicecentric	Waves L1. Oeksound Soothe 2
Vocal Heavy	Console	1176 + Waves C4	SSL EQ	Waves L1
Vocal Polish	Console	1176	Pro Q3 + SSL EQ	Pro DS. Waves L1
Vocal Stress	Console + Tape	Distressor	Pro Q3 + SSL EQ + Avid EQ
Scream Drive	Console + Decapitator	1176	Pro Q3 + SSL EQ
Scream Drive 2	Console + Saturn	Distressor	Pro Q3 + SSL EQ
Vocal Telephone	Drive		Waves CLA Effects + Avid EQ
Gang Vocals	Decapitator		Pro Q3	Waves L1
Vocal Bus Lift	Drive		Pro Q3	Oeksound Soothe 2
Vocal Bus Posh	Saturn		Process Audio Sugar + Pro Q3

Preset Name	Color	Compression	Master EQ	Notes
Mix Bus Compression (Comp Mix 65%)	Console	TK Audio BC1-THD
Mix Bus Compression (Comp Mix 100%)	Console	TK Audio BC1-THD
Mix Bus Compression Enhanced	Console	TK Audio BC1-THD	bx_digital V3	Oxford Inflator
Mix Bus 3	Tape	TK Audio BC1-THD	bx_digital V3 + Pro Q3	Oxford Inflator. Ozone 10 Vintage Tape
Mix Bus 4	Tape	TK Audio BC1-THD	bx_digital V3 + Pro Q3	Ozone 10 Vintage Tape
Mix Bus Dual Compression	Console	TK Audio BC1-THD + TK Audio BC1-S
Mix Bus Dual Compression 2	Console	TK Audio BC1-THD + TK Audio BC1-S

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Category: Drums

Preset: 13 Snare Trigger

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Category: Guitars

Preset: 02 Rhythm EQ

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Category: Vocals

Preset: 01 Vocal Air

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Category: Drums

Preset: 34 Overheads

Music by Deadman’s Whiskey

Bypass Active

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Signal chains from world class mixers.

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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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.

ControlHub: The first of its kind mixing tool

ControlHub is an all-inclusive mixing plugin that allows you to load entire signal chain-based expansion packs from your favorite mixers and recording studios. Each preset is a complete emulation of the original hardware or software signal chain.

You now have the power to mix your individual tracks, mix bus and master chains using complete signal chain emulations from world-class mixers.

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Colin Richardson

ControlHub Expansion Pack

for Mac & PC

Get ControlHub, Colin Richardson 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

Colin Richardson

ControlHub Expansion Pack

About Colin Richardson

Colin Richardson is a producer and mix engineer who has undoubtedly set the benchmark of metal recordings for the last 20 years, having shaped pivotal albums with many of the hardest-hitting and respected bands of this generation.

Selected Discography

Machine HeadSlipknotTriviumBehemothMassive WagonsKataklysmBullet For My ValentineAs I Lay DyingFear FactoryThose Damn CrowsOverkill

Hear it in a mix

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.

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ControlHub plugin + all current and future Expansion Packs, with over 1950 presets

Model your own gear with the Tracer + full access to the Trace Exchange community

Pay yearly, cancel any time

All prices listed in USD

Own Expansion Outright

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.

$49.99

Hear it in action

Category: Drums

Preset: 13 Snare Trigger

Music by Deadman’s Whiskey

Category: Guitars

Preset: 02 Rhythm EQ

Music by Deadman’s Whiskey

Category: Vocals

Preset: 01 Vocal Air

Music by Deadman’s Whiskey

Category: Drums

Preset: 34 Overheads

Music by Deadman’s Whiskey

Model your own gear.

Build your own plugin using our AI based Tracing Technology. Capture your own preamps, equalizers, compressors, limiters, and more to use within the ControlHub plugin.

Signal chains from world class mixers.

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.

Trace Exchange.

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.

ControlHub: The first of its kind mixing tool

Shop other expansions

Neal Avron

Switchfoot, New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Weezer, You Me at Six & Anberlin

$49.99

Mark Lewis

Switchfoot, New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Weezer, You Me at Six & Anberlin

$49.99

The Castle Studios

Switchfoot, New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Weezer, You Me at Six & Anberlin

$49.99

Get Will Putney

ControlHub Expansion Pack

Buy Expansion Outright

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.

What other software do I need to use this product?

You need the ControlHub plugin to use this Expansion Pack.

Does ControlHub come with any presets included?

Yes, the ControlHub plugin comes with 117 core presets included.

Can I demo ControlHub?

Yes, there is a 10-day trial available. You can also demo the ControlHub Expansion Packs.

Can I create my own presets?

Machine Head
Slipknot
Trivium
Behemoth
Massive Wagons
Kataklysm
Bullet For My Valentine
As I Lay Dying
Fear Factory
Those Damn Crows
Overkill

Paid monthly.
Cancel anytime.

$180 $144 billed yearly.
Cancel anytime.

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.