Saturation / measured

Channel G Console

McDSP · VST3

Magnitude dev

±0.1dB

Max THD

0.000%

Latency

0smp

Noise floor

−∞below floor

Linearity

-147dB

On the bench

48 kHz · 512-block · offline · same procedure for every plugin
Magnitude responsestepped sine, −12 dBFS
2026-06-10T21:29:24.081255 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.10.9, https://matplotlib.org/

Output level vs. frequency.

Distortion vs level1 kHz, THD / THD+N
2026-06-10T21:29:24.166822 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.10.9, https://matplotlib.org/

THD   THD+N. THD is the trustworthy figure; THD+N is method-floor-limited at low levels.

Latency, reported
0 smp
Latency, measured
0 smp (matches)
Onset
0 smp
Noise floor
below measurement floor
Linearity residual
-147.5 dB (1000 Hz, -12/-18 dBFS)
Processing cost
not measured

What people report

sourced sentiment · synthesized from 3 published & press sources · in our words, not a measurement
8.5/10 published & press sentiment, 3 sources · not a bench measurement

Consistently praised

  • One channel strip that models several famous consoles, with switchable EQ models and dynamics topologies calibrated to each desk mode.
  • Deep and flexible — five-band EQ, filters, compressor/limiter and expander/gate with very fast attack — that keeps revealing new uses.
  • Sounds excellent almost anywhere, with a smooth, controlled compressor and a knee that eases in gently or bites when needed.

Common criticism

  • Hungry on DSP and CPU; it is easy to run out of processing power once full Console instances are on every track.
  • A deep, feature-dense plugin that takes time to learn fully.

How it sits in saturation

measured figures + sourced sentiment · alphabetical · not ranked
PluginMag devMax THDLatencyNoiseSentiment
Channel G Console±0.1 dB0.000%0 smp<floor8.5
Dist TUBE-CULTURE±3.8 dB51.955%112 smp−154
Escalator±0.2 dB6.177%0 smp<floor
FireCharger±2.1 dB1.585%8192 smp<floor
Lurssen Mastering Console±6.4 dB1.705%419 smp−2238.0
Sponsored · not a measurement

This lane is separate from measured results

No promoted plugins here. Anything in this lane is labeled and never affects the bench numbers or the order plugins appear in.