Universal Audio UAD POWERED PLUG-INS ver.6.1 - Manual (Page 523)

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 523 - Chapter 53: SSL E Channel Strip
CHAPTER 53
SSL E Channel Strip
Large Format Mix Module
The SSL 4000 is famous as the console employed on more Platinum-selling
records than any other. With its wide range of VCA compression character-
istics and intuitive EQ — rich with colorful band interdependencies — it’s
easy to hear why. Today, working in close partnership with Solid State
Logic®, UA proudly unveils the SSL E Series Channel Strip plug-in for UAD-2
— an exacting circuit emulation of this certified hit-making machine.
The SSL E Series Channel Strip plug-in allows UAD-2 users on Mac and PC to
apply classic SSL 4000 EQ curves and dynamics control to their music. This
unique plug-in is distinguished by its remarkably authentic sound, and its in-
clusion of both the Type E “black knob” and “brown knob” four-band EQ and
filters, long considered favorites in SSL lineage. Other features include high
and low cut filters, independent Expander/Gate, and bespoke Compres-
sor/Limiter.
The E Series’ middle EQ bands are fully parametric, while the high and low
bands provide the user with switchable bell or shelving filters. The Comp/Lim-
iter provides Threshold, fast or slow Attack time, a 0.1 to 4 second Release,
and a continuously variable Ratio control. The Exp/Gate offers Threshold,
fast or slow Attack time, a 0.1 to 4 second Release time, and a Range control
to tailor the Gate or Expansion effect. In addition, the SSL E Series Channel
Strip plug-in adds a second Gate setting, featuring a “no-chatter” circuit bor-
rowed from later SSL designs.
For increased flexibility, a PRE-DYN button allows users to reorder the signal
chain, placing the EQ before the dynamics section. With the DYN-SC button,
users may engage a sidechain feature, providing frequency-dependent com-
pression using the EQ filters, cut filters, or both. Lastly, a Link button adds the
ability to link or unlink the sidechain when using the stereo version of the
plug-in.
Taken together, these features make the SSL E Series plug-in for UAD-2 among
the most flexible and best-sounding channel strip emulations available today,
bar none.