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.
Waves ssl e channel review.
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.
The waves ssl 4000 e channel and g channel channel strip plugins bundled in the ssl 4000 collection were developed under license from solid state logic and are modeled after the e series and g series consoles respectively.
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 the iconic ssl e channel has been around for as long as i can remember and probably needs no introduction.
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.
The waves ssl 4000 collection includes three modeled plug ins.
The waves ssl e channel is my constant mix companion the best channel strip plugin for me.
So without going into more details the e.
The ssl e channel the ssl g master buss compressor and the ssl g equalizer.
I say it is the most important because the ssl sound is the most famous sound of modern music from mixing boards.
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.
The waves ssl e series channel strip is probably the most important effects plug in released in native or tdm format.
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.
Uad has their own version of the e series channel but that requires a uad 2 card.
It gives me the vintage e curve with the saturation that makes it so musical.
Most of the seasoned ssl 4k users didn t care for the g channel eq mainly for the lack of bells on hf and lf and had the black eq s retrofitted into their g and g consoles.
Also included is an article from the legendary engineer bob katz on mastering.