Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC

A studio legend, made for a studio legend
Focusrite was born in 1985 when famed producer for The Beatles, Sir George Martin, approached Rupert Neve to make some custom modules for his studio, AIR Montserrat, a home away from home for the likes of Paul McCartney, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton and so many more. Their goal was to create a top-of-the-line microphone preamp and EQ with low noise, extra wide bandwidth, and an incredibly musical sound. Out of this vision came the ISA-110 channel strip, a truly beautiful transformer-coupled mic preamp with a  4-band EQ, complete with highpass and lowpass filters.

The makings of an enviable channel strip
Word traveled fast about the success of the ISA-110 design, and standalone versions of it quickly started making their way into pro studios across the planet. It was soon joined by the ISA-130 compressor/limiter/de-esser, and before long Martin and Neve collaborated on the build of an entire flagship mixing console based on these immensely popular boutique designs.

One of the rarest high end consoles in existence
Focusrite spared no expense working on this ambitious studio desk, but as costs rapidly reached astronomical levels, the rights to the console were acquired by Phil Dudderidge of Soundcraft Electronics, who finally completed the Focusrite Studio Console with his team. Only 10 of the full consoles were ever made, and only 9 are still in existence today.

A reputation for greatness
The original Focusrite Studio Console has gained an enviable reputation for dynamic punch and equalization that is both clinically precise and extremely pleasing, firmly establishing it as the recording and mixing desk of choice for select studios around the world to this day. The list of artists who made records on this desk includes Green Day, No Doubt and so many more.

This ultra-rare console is now available in your DAW
The plugin version of this legendary console strip is the bx_console Focusrite SC, officially sanctioned by Focusrite. Like other plugins in the bx_console line, it offers 72 channels built with Brainworx's pioneering and patented Tolerance Modeling Technology, capturing the slight channel-to-channel variances for unparalleled depth, width and punch, just like the original Focusrite Studio Console. The bx_console Focusrite SC is stacked with an arsenal of extra features including a THD control, Virtual Gain control, Mix knob and more. Try this channel strip in your mix today and experience the transparency, power and control of the world famous Focusrite console!

• Endorsed and Approved by FOCUSRITE

• Faithful emulations of the legendary ISA110 Equalizer Module and the ISA130 Dynamic Module include Comp/Limiter, De-Esser and Expander/Gate from the original Focusrite Studio Console designed by Rupert Neve

• TMT — Brainworx patent-registered “Tolerance Modeling Technology” (US Patent No. 10,725,727) simulates channel-to-channel variances in electronic components for the most realistic analog sound

• Randomize function for picking emulated channel number

• Adds several "mods"” to the already fantastic original design in the EQ and Dynamics sections

• Continuously variable THD control adds colorful saturation independently per channel.

• Continuously variable Virtual Gain control adds simulated analog noise independently per channel for extra analog vibe.

• Loaded with plenty of useful presets to give you a great starting point for creating your sound.

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  Dave Pensado

  Grammy Winning Mix Engineer/Host of Pensado’s Place (Michael Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce)

  I’ve been waiting to see this for a long time; the few times I’ve used a Focusrite console I was blown away by the musicality, the sound, color and character of it. The ISA110 (designed by… Read More

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  Jason Goldstein

  Mixing & Mastering Engineer (Beyonce, The Lonely Island)

  I was fortunate to work on one of these incredible sounding consoles on a regular basis. They had such a clean, tight and punchy low end with highs that seemed to go on for days...And now it's… Read More

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  Thomas Gold

  Producer/DJ (Armada, Axtone, Protocol, Revealed)

  I work a lot with mix busses in my DAW and I love the Focusrite Console, it just does the job and sounds great. Both modules are easily to adjust and work together perfectly. The sound is… Read More

• Work flawlessly on Linux

  ★★★★★

  by Nick

  September 29, 2024
  Can be run without any issues on Linux (tested on Fedora 40), via KXStudio Carla bridge (need to build both Carla and Wine latest commit from source because Flatpak installation may not… Read More

• I throw this on every track in my DAW

  ★★★★★

  by JL

  September 21, 2024
  Like I said I throw this thing on every track in my songs & randomize the channels, it sounds so good. I love the EQ section on this console. Sounds fantastic no matter what I'm EQing. THD is awesome… Read More

• Silky

  ★★★★★

  by B3Music

  August 29, 2024
  Love this for drum overheads, room mics, guitar and piano.

• ええやん！EEYAN

  ★★★★☆

  by 初音もっこり（え？）

  December 2, 2023
  高音域が特に澄み渡るようにいいですね。ハイファイな印象します。Read More

• Great sound but not for the faint of heart

  ★★★★☆

  by Joey

  October 11, 2023
  Generally speaking the presets always enhance whatever sound I'm putting through them, but it is a bit of the deep end as far as trying to figure out how to make your own patches.

Supported Plugin Formats
AAX DSP, AAX Native, AU, AAX AudioSuite, VST2, VST3

Supported Operating Systems
macOS 15 down to macOS 12
Windows 11 down to Windows 10

Mac
Intel, or Apple Silicon

PC
x64-compatible CPU

System Requirements
Display resolution: 1440 × 900px or 1280 × 960px or higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM