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Waves SSL 4000 Collection
SSL 4000 E-Channel
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1. Introduction
The unique sound of Solid State Logic's 4000 Series analogue mixing consoles is sought after
worldwide. Engineers of pop and rock music, broadcast transmissions and television post-
production value the SSL 4000's flexible dynamics chain as much as the trademark SSL
"punchy" sound. Waves and SSL engineers have worked together for over a year to recreate the
sound characteristics of the classic SSL 4000 Series E and Series G consoles. Now, those who
"mix in the box" can achieve the sound they thought they'd lost when they moved to the digital
world.
The SL4000 console was the first mixing desk to incorporate dynamics processing into every
channel, as well as a master bus compressor in the console's center section. The ability to
'patch' into the SL4000's master bus compressor and to control its sidechain from an internal
sub-mix allowed sound engineers to discover unique, history-making applications of this console
technology. Whether used to record instruments such as piano and drums or for final mixing,
these innovative console sections - master bus compressor, EQ and dynamics - opened up a
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Summary of Contents for Waves SSL 4000 E
- Page 1 SSL 4000’s flexible dynamics chain as much as the trademark SSL “punchy” sound. Waves and SSL engineers have worked together for over a year to recreate the sound characteristics of the classic SSL 4000 Series E and Series G consoles. Now, those who “mix in the box”...
- Page 2 But conventional dynamics and EQ plug-ins couldn’t produce the unique SSL color. The Waves SSL 4000 Collection is the result of a partnership between Waves Audio and Solid State Logic. These processors faithfully recreate the same EQ and dynamics characteristics which made legendary the SL4000 consoles.
- Page 3 section is the High Pass (18 dB/octave) filter and the Low Pass (12 dB/octave) filter. Normally, low pass and high pass filters follow the same path as the entire EQ section. However, when SPLIT is selected, the low pass and high pass filters are placed before the dynamics processors in the chain.
- Page 4 3. SSL 4000 Channel Controls and Indicators...
- Page 5 Dynamics Sections Controls (top to bottom) 1. Compressor (white knobs) a. The compressor’s Ratio/Slope can be set from 1 to infinity (limiter). b. The Threshold is variably adjustable from +10 dB to -20 dB. c. When the Attack time switch is set to Slow (F.ATK off,) attack time is auto- sensing and program dependent.
- Page 6 3. Dynamics to (DYN TO)switches a. BYPASS will bypass the entire dynamics section. Note that selecting BYPASS does not result in a signal which is flat, but rather one which mimics the flat response of the SSL channel strip hardware. b.
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Page 7: The Waves System Bar
Waves plug-ins. Since the Waves System Bar is the same on practically all Waves plug-ins, you will always know how to file, compare, load and copy the parameters of a Waves plug-in, even if you have never before worked with that particular processor.