Since most of us will never own or even mix on an ssl 4000 these plugs are the next best thing.
Waves ssl compressor review.
The sound of the waves ssl 4000 plug in was a pleasant surprise too.
The cla 2a is the compressor of choice for many top notch producers and for good reason.
I wasn t involved with installing the plug in since i don t own it myself and have only used it at the studio where i m working.
Waves ssl 4000 collection 4 4 out of 5 based on 9 reviews the waves ssl bundle is the closest thing to a real ssl.
Waves ssl g master buss compressor the sl 4000 from ssl could be considered the quintessential analog mixing console.
More importantly it does all of that well.
Perhaps its most charming feature is its bus compressor especially the version found in the classic g series consoles.
The plug in is designed after the classic ssl 4000 g console compressor.
The g series bus compressor has a host of plugin emulations some of them officially sanctioned including one by universal audio one by waves and ssl s own version.
Waves ssl e channel cla 2a compressor limiter review another household name for any experienced producer.
I already use waves renaissance channel and will probably use it a lot more now i know that you can have the renaissance vox compressor as the channel s compressor instead of the normal renaissance 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.
Ssl 4000 collection of plug ins but i believe it s also available on it s own if you only want this individual plug in i m not 100 sure on this.
Ssl g master buss compressor is a plug in that comes with the waves ltd.
But this plug in will also sound great on individual instruments especially drums.
It can go from very subtle glue compression to sounding punchy and explosive to completely smashed or heavily pumping.
The waves rcompressor at this point is considered a staple compressor and is used by many audio professionals it can be used subtly to correct certain tonal qualities or it can be used to the extreme to get something crunchy.
I would consider this my go to compressor for a smoothing type of sound.
The waves ssl channel has much more functionality than just the eq that slate offers.
However our favourite ssl inspired plugin is cytomic s the glue look out for a new version of it in ableton live 9.
Finally urs s scroll wheel support is inspired and goes along.
