Waves Ssl G Channel Review

It s a new addition to the bundle although i m not sure if it can be purchased individually.

Waves ssl g channel review.

Waves ssl 4000 e channel. It s modeled on the rack mount version of ssl s g 292 a different design than the e channel eq 242 and g channel eq 384 circuits. It gives me clean and pristine sound that makes the vocals sit where i want in a mix. Ssl plugins extra 10 off at waves http bit ly wavesbonus how to use waves ssl lets take a few mins to get guided around the ssl channel strip.

I don t own the plug in myself as the studio that i work at has the whole bundle so i can t say anything about the process of installing this plug in. The g channel joins the original three plug ins in the waves ssl 4000 collection ssl e channel ssl g master buss compressor and ssl g equalizer and is available as a free update for users who have waves update plan coverage. However like their other popular plug ins it emulates a range of. Also included is the g channel modeled after the eq and dynamic controls on the ssl g series consoles.

You ll hear it once you use it and you ll miss it when it s not there. The waves ssl e channel is my constant mix companion he says. The full bundle costs 2000 1000 in tdm native formats. Recommended videos for you.

The g master buss is more for mastering or could be used nicely on a group channel. 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. Interesting enough the waves ssl g channel doesn t feature the updated g dynamics it has the same dynamics of the e channel. Famed mixer chris lord alge muse green day bruce springsteen is firmly in that camp.

Waves ssl g channel has been my go to plugin and a big part of my vocal chain since the day it came out. The compressor on the channel strip is intended for the mixing stage with different instruments and voices. Its characteristic sound is due in part to its eq response which puts a slight dip in front of boosted frequencies or a slight rise in front of attenuated frequencies. Mcdsp s channel g below is not an amalgam of their filter bank and compressor bank plug ins see the review of their classic pack elsewhere in this issue but is as they describe it a new plug in from the ground up with new algorithms.

Fig 6 the waves ssl g equalizer the separate g equalizer plug in despite the name is similar to the e channel eq with a slightly greater gain range than the e and slightly different eq curves.