Waves Ssl Channel Review

Waves are no strangers to big desk emulation and this one s a beauty exuding analogue warmth depth and focus.
Waves ssl channel review. Ssl e channel is a software emulation of an solid state logic console channel strip. Ssl 4000 collection is a bundle of plug ins available for nearly all formats. 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. Interesting enough the waves ssl g channel doesn t feature the updated g dynamics it has the same dynamics of the e channel.
The waves ssl e channel is my constant mix companion the best channel strip plugin for me. It gives me the vintage e curve with the saturation that makes it so musical. 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. I didn t have any trouble at all installing the plug in and the whole process only took a few minutes.
We ve given the waves ssl 4000 plug in a thorough review to see if lives up to its reputation of faithfully emulating the original ssl. Out of those three bundles i would go for silver. The waves ssl e g are 29 right now but will end in 24 hours or less. It has the most versatility good workhorse plugins and it also.
Just like a real ssl the eq is easy to work with while the extended dynamics section gives plenty of enveloping options. The best waves plugins 2020 review. 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. Best waves plugins 2019 update.
Personally i use the ones from brainworx. I would definitely grab it. The plug in is really a few in one as it has sections for both compression and eq. The sound of the waves ssl 4000 plug in was a pleasant surprise too.
Anyone who s ever heard music recorded and mixed in the 80s and 90s has heard the sound of the classic ssl 4000 consoles. Moosers s review 5 the waves ltd. 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. The most recent versions of studio one has console shaper built in.
Finally urs s scroll wheel support is inspired and goes along way in helping to make the plug in easy to use. Included in the bundle are the ssl e and g channel plug ins as well as the g master buss compressor and the g equalizer.