Waves Ssl E Channel Review

I use it even though i have an original ssl console every instance of the plugin is identical so stereo pairs stay matched and i often use one plugin instance on.

Waves ssl e channel review. All emulations claim to emulate the iconic ssl channel strip accurately but do. I say it is the most important because the ssl sound is the most famous sound of modern music from mixing boards. The plug in is really a few in one as it has sections for both compression and eq. Interesting enough the waves ssl g channel doesn t feature the updated g dynamics it has the same dynamics of the e channel.

Waves ssl 4000 e channel. Since then many others have also set out to duplicate the analog magic of the 4000 but these waves plug ins remain one of the most respected and most. A couple of weeks ago i was one of the lucky folks that caught this baby being sold separate from the bundle of plugins it s normally included in and it was a great find let me tell you. Included with the software is a pdf manual that explains each of the plug ins in a clear and well written format.

Ssl e channel is a software emulation of an solid state logic console channel strip. The waves ssl e series channel strip is probably the most important effects plug in released in native or tdm format. This plug in below is a treat for all those ssl fans who can t afford to buy the real thing or who want to mix in the box and have the ssl sound that has become so popular in certain circles. Uad has their own version of the e series channel but that requires a uad 2 card.

Waves ssl e channel review the iconic ssl e channel has been around for as long as i can remember and probably needs no introduction. So without going into more details the e. Also included is an article from the legendary engineer bob katz on mastering. I didn t have any trouble at all installing the plug in and the whole process only took a few minutes.

The ssl e channel the ssl g master buss compressor and the ssl g equalizer. The 3 versions we used were the waves audio emulation uad emulation and the solid state logic ssl x rack module. The waves ssl 4000 collection includes three modeled plug ins. Quite a while back waves introduced a set of plug ins emulating the ssl 4000 including complete e and g series channel strips a separate g series eq and the g master buss compressor.

It gives me the vintage e curve with the saturation that makes it so musical.