Solid State Logic Soundscape Mixer - Manual (Page 67)

Soundscape Mixpander
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SDX100 compressor/expander/noise gate, the Saturated Fat distortion and cabinet modelling
processor and Final Mix mastering processor by Acuma Labs, the SSL Console EQ and Filters by
Solid State Logic and the Soundscape EACM EQ1 and EQ2.developed by Algorithmix and Solid
State Logic. New DSP Effects Plug-ins are constantly being developed for the SSL Soundscape
platform, please check our website for the latest information.
Native mixer elements
VST mixer elements
VST effect plug-ins running on the host CPU can be inserted in the SSL Soundscape Mixer just like
any other mixer elements.
The VST plug-ins are stored on the PC as files with a “dll” extension. For a VST plug-in to be
available to the SSL Soundscape Mixer, the corresponding dll file must be loaded by the SSL
Soundscape Mixer during startup. By default, the SSL Soundscape Mixer scans the “C:\Program
Files\Soundscape\MixElem\VST” folder and loads the dll files located in that folder. A different
path can be specified by adding a “VSTLibPath=” line to the ssMixer.ini file (located in
C:\Program Files\Soundscape\sslMixer in a standard installation). Note that any subfolders of
the designated folder will be scanned as well. During scanning, a small window appears in front of
the splashscreen where the plug-ins’ names are displayed as they are loaded:
Dialog boxes may also appear during that phase, for instance when a plug-in requires
authorization.
NOTE: In rare cases VST plug‐ins may not be loaded, because their “unique ID” conflicts with the
“unique ID” of an already loaded Soundscape mixer element. In such cases a warning message will
be displayed.
Since the VST plug-ins run on the CPU of the host PC, the audio must be routed at high speed
between the SSL Soundscape Mixer and the PC in order to use VST effects. This is done using the
“streams” provided by the Mixpander. One stream is used per channel of audio, so that a mono
VST plug-in uses one stream and a stereo VST plug-in uses two streams (in each direction).
However, stream usage has been optimized so that consecutive VST plug-ins in the same mixer