SSL® 4000 Series Console Bundle
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The world's finest emulations of the certified hit-making channel strip and bus compressor – now available as UAD Native plug-ins
The SSL 4000 Series is famous as the console series employed on more Platinum-selling records than any other. With its wide range of VCA compression characteristics and intuitive EQs — rich with colorful band interdependencies — it's easy to hear why.
Working in close partnership with Solid State Logic, Universal Audio proudly unveils the SSL 4000 Series Classic Console Bundle for Native and UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces — a perfect match of exacting circuit emulations from these certified hit-making machines.Included Versions
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.Apollo Realtime & UAD‑2
Runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD‑2 hardware.UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.
- NEW! UAD Native plug-ins with external side-chaining capabilities, for even more dynamic control over your mixes — no Apollo required
- Track and mix with an exacting emulation of SSL E Series Console Type E “black” and “brown” knob channel EQ and filters
- Harness famous SSL E Series VCA Compression — from transparent to “in your face”
- Harness the SSL E Series’ highly responsive Gate including “no-chatter” mode derived from later designs
- Easily add G Bus glue and cohesion to drums, strings, and background vocals
- Elevate your mix bus with legendary SSL G Bus compression
- Use the G Bus’s Auto Fade feature (1-60 seconds) as found in original console
- Mix with artist presets from Just Blaze (Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar), Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Avett Brothers), Peter Mokran (The Flaming Lips, Mary J. Blige), Ian Boxill (Prince, Tupac), and more
Included Plug-Ins
SSL 4000 E Series Channel Strip
The SSL E Series Channel Strip plug-in gives you everything you need to dial in professional, polished tracks with classic SSL sonics. With the inclusion of both the Type E “black knob” and “brown knob” four-band EQ and filters — hallowed in SSL lineage — you can apply refined punch to drums, presence to vocals, and heft to bass. Other features include high and low cut filters, an expander/gate, and compression.
SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor
A faithful circuit emulation of the legendary SSL 4000 G console's bus compressor, this iconic dynamics processor delivers undeniable drive and punch that helped make the original 4000 G Series the world's most successful production console. Top engineers have come to rely on this master compressor to "glue together" mixes like nothing else, as well as patching into it for stunningly musical results on drums, pianos, and more.
Customer Reviews
b. hrt
December 21, 2024
SSL G
This is by far the best SSL G BUS there is. No one is near it. Amazing.
Read MoreG. Cavicchioli
December 20, 2024
This strip is amazing
It's so beautiful working with a beautiful ui and an amazing-sounding SSL channel strip, totally changed my mixes. I can't suggest it enough!...
Read MoreU. Soto
December 13, 2024
TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL DESK BUS COMPRESSOR
I HAVE SOOOO MANY BUS COMPRESSORS BUT UA (AS PER USUAL) CAPTURED THE TRUE SOUND OF THE SSL CONSOLE COMPRESSOR. IT LIVES ON MY 2 BUS!...
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SSL 4000 E Series Channel Strip Collection
Most authentic SSL 4000 E Channel Strip plug-in, including mic preamp modeling
Developed and voiced in close partnership with Solid State Logic
Record in realtime using Apollo interface with Unison technology for authentic analog input impedance and gain staging
Now includes Jensen transformer Input amplifier and other nonlinear circuit behaviors
Exacting nonlinear circuit emulation of both Type E “black” and “brown” knob channel EQ and filters
Flexible VCA Compressor range, from transparent to “in your face” aggression
Highly responsive Gate including “no-chatter” mode derived from modern SSL designsSSL G Series Bus Compressor Collection
Painstakingly modeled by Universal Audio's plug-in design team, licensed and authenticated by Solid State Logic
Beloved 4000 G era compressor design, measured from the all-discrete hardware
Specially tailored dynamic characteristics ideal for compressing full mix or subgroups
Provides the entire circuit path and control set of the stereo dual-VCA compressor
Signature 4000 G features include fixed range Attack and Release including program-dependent "Auto" release, and Auto Fade
Plug-in exclusive features include SC Filter, Dry/Wet parallel processing and Headroom for user-customizable operating level
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Customer Reviews
SSL 4000 Series Console Bundle
b. hrt
SSL G
This is by far the best SSL G BUS there is. No one is near it. Amazing.
A. Pewzner
Excellent !
Jus perfect....
G. Cavicchioli
This strip is amazing
It's so beautiful working with a beautiful ui and an amazing-sounding SSL channel strip, totally changed my mixes. I can't suggest it enough!
F. Alekperov
GLUEY
MY go to Glue Compressor!
F. Alekperov
DOPE
I simply love it!!
U. Soto
TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL DESK BUS COMPRESSOR
I HAVE SOOOO MANY BUS COMPRESSORS BUT UA (AS PER USUAL) CAPTURED THE TRUE SOUND OF THE SSL CONSOLE COMPRESSOR. IT LIVES ON MY 2 BUS!
A. Corbino
Best plug-in
I really like your plugins
Y. Botusharov
Great Bus Comresor
Untill now used SSL G Bus Comressor of Wavs plugins.Here we have much more clear sound.... UAD team, this might be the best emulation of the G Bus hardware!
I. Vorobok
SSL 4000 E Channel Strip
I have worked with many SSL 4000 E clones, but none of them gave me such a clean sound without picking up unnecessary resonances. A great plugin for coloring instruments and vocals in solos. After this purchase, I completely abandoned clones, now I prefer exclusively the UAD version.
K. Holley
Impressive
I operate a hybrid audio signal processing route. This consist of UAD Twin Finity 710 Preamp, Heritage Audio Successor Compressor, SSL Fusion hardware. The UAD SSL4k Channel Strip I use in post to retain my hardware color and this plugin is clean and effective. My only issue is I have upgrade to Apollo gen2 because my hardware signal aren’t retain after routing though Apollo Twin duo Mk2. While the plug-in is impressive Kaizen is always a conversation. Modernize the GUI or HMI.
B. Bigelow
It does the thing.
I was using a competitor's G Bus compressor but became discusted with that company and stopped using their software. This compressor is a suitable upgrade. If you have experience with the SSL Bus compressor sound, you'll recognize it immediately with this. It's instant. Great work! So glad to have this sound again.
F. Costa
my go to
When I want to compress with the 'SSL' style, it's my go-to! I really like the sound of this plugin and the punch it brings to the mix. The 'sidechain' function is also essential! By adjusting this setting, you can really achieve compression that's even more precise and better suited for each mixes. I highly recommend this plugin!
F. Costa
Excellent SSL Channel Strip
For me, this is probably the best-sounding SSL Channel Strip on the market right now. When I want to EQ a vocal, it's my go-to. My only regret is not being able to use it on every track because I don’t have enough DSP to handle it. Such a shame. But if I could, I’d probably put it everywhere.
Z. dayan
Amazing!
I was waiting for this along time!
The best ssl vst on the market!Z. dayan
Yess
waiting for this along time!
The best bus compressorA. Kofler
Clean Character
Nice clean control of the frequencies without too much coloration yet just the right amount of sweetness with out saturating. Very cool EQ
A. Majerczyk
From a transient point of view ;-) - the best in my opinion
I have many softw. emulations of G BUS Comp including SSL's one, so I was very eager to check out the native demo from UAD and I am delighted.
I played with the original HW on a large console, but I don't have it. I have one from another company, with digital recall.
I always test compressor plugins on raw acoustic drums recordings, because then you can hear whether the compressor really destroys transients or not.
This one is supposedly quite an old plug-in, but it is gluey and punchy as hell on Mix-Bus and I consider it the best in this (SSL Bus-comp) role at the moment ITB, definitely.
Additionally - it barely touches the CPU.F. Ramal
Pure glue
Amazing for glue your mixes
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Fantastic plugin
Absolute go-to plugin for tone shaping! 5/5
M. Fletcher
Doubleplusgood
This is a superb compressor. Very clean non-coloured sound that works excellently with drum material and many other things I've tried. Try a 10ms attack and a very quick release on a 10 ratio - dial it in using threshold and mix control, and adjusting the SC listen frequency. Don't get it to do too much work and it's brilliant on stereo or other busses.
