Waves Ssl Buss Compressor Review

Moosers s review the waves g master buss compressor is part of the ssl 4000 collection.
Waves ssl buss compressor review. Tomorrow i want to make a good comparison between these ssl emulation plugins. Waves ssl g series bus compressor 4. There is nothing wrong with it it can be had for a great price and it works in many situations. But this plug in will also sound great on individual instruments especially drums.
That said there are a few on here who just don t like waves so it s hard to say what kind of answers you ll get on this. Overall the waves ltd. Control is simple and straightforward. Ssl g master buss compressor is really a great sounding plug in.
It is a plug in that can be used inside a daw. The best feature of cl 2a is its a two channel all tube opto compressor that means you get two independent channels. Attack offers six stepped choices ranging from 0. Uad ssl g series bus compressor 2.
I tend to use a multi band compressor on the stereo buss but the g master buss was on the output of ssl consoles throughout the late 80s and early 90s. Ssl duende native bus compressor 3. You get continuously variable threshold and makeup gain knobs. The waves ssl g master bus compressor is a classic plugin modeled after a classic compressor.
The waves ssl g master buss compressor is modeled on the master buss compressor from the 4000g which as i mentioned earlier has achieved legendary status as the secret ingredient to finish a mix the glue that pulls everything together. For this review i used the buss setting which is modeled after the knee curve from the ssl g series compressor. Slate digital vbc grey g series bus compressor in random order ready for a blind test. Based on the renowned master buss center compressor of the ssl 4000 g console the waves ssl g master buss compressor captures the unique sound of the original s ic input and twin vca gain reduction amplifier design.
This ssl bus compressor clone has been around for a long time but i find it still holds up nicely. As well as the ratio from 1 5 1 to 10 1 makes it a great buss compressor of all time. The master section compressor on the ssl 4000 series consoles is legendary and the waves ssl g master buss compressor accurately recreates the controls sound and behavior of this vca compressor. If you want the original analog feel in your mixes then you should use this bus compressor.