Hi!
I like this unit... coming from a strict "mouse and keyboard user" with Cubase 10 Pro... I never worked on a real big console so dont know how that feel, must feel better of course lol! But the Softube Console 1 mkII works great in Cubase, but I havn't tried other DAW's though.
In Cubase it integrates well with track numbers and names, etc. It's all automatic, no need to manually enter names and track numbers in the Cubase DAW mixer.
After watching YouTube videos and reading the manual (I recommend this!), then start with adding an instance of this plugin on the channels you want to use it on, or on every channel in the DAW mixer, even on Send-channels...
For example if you have recorded a whole song with like 8 drum channels, 2 bass guitar channels, 6 guitar channels and lets say 4 vocal channels, then also you might route those channels to group channels before they reach the master out (stereo out = last channel in the mixer), then you could add one instance of the Console 1 plugin on the first channel, lets say the kick channel.
Then pick a console emulation, lets say the default SSL or the British console emluation (Neve) or the American (API) or any of the others if you have them all (you need to pay for getting any of the extra console emulatations, besides the "SSL4ke" that comes free with the unit).
I have 3 console emulations and like them all (SSL4ke, British A class (Neve) and American A class (API)). They all sound great imo!
Then when picking your console emlualtion, then just copy that instance to the other channels (on all of them works great, wont take up too much cpu power imo).
Then just work with the input/output, filter, EQ, gate, sustain, compressor, drive, etc on the channels you want to process, the others can just have the plugin for color from the drive, "to make all channels glue together better sonically".
Other things, for example you can add a limiter instead of compressor, etc. It's very versitile imo and a lot of fun when you learn how to operate this! It's small enough to fit on your desk, etc. It give you that tactile feel + good old classic console emulations.
It has about everything except from reverb, delay, modulation and such things.