Waves Ssl Buss Compressor Review

The master section compressor on the ssl 4000 series consoles is legendary and the waves ssl g master buss compressor accurately recreates the controls sound and behavior of this vca compressor.

Waves ssl buss compressor review.

The best feature of cl 2a is its a two channel all tube opto compressor that means you get two independent channels. If you want the original analog feel in your mixes then you should use this bus compressor. It is a plug in that can be used inside a daw. You get continuously variable threshold and makeup gain knobs.

But this plug in will also sound great on individual instruments especially drums. As well as the ratio from 1 5 1 to 10 1 makes it a great buss compressor of all time. Based on the renowned master buss center compressor of the ssl 4000 g console the waves ssl g master buss compressor captures the unique sound of the original s ic input and twin vca gain reduction amplifier design. I haven t used the hardware version from the console that this is modeled after but everyone i ve talked to who has says that this and the other plug ins in the 4000 plug in collection should pretty damn close to the real thing.

Waves ssl g series bus compressor 4. Slate digital vbc grey g series bus compressor in random order ready for a blind test. Control is simple and straightforward. Moosers s review the waves g master buss compressor is part of the ssl 4000 collection.

As channel g is not purely an ssl bus compressor emulation it offers a much more robust feature set including fully variable controls for attack release and ratio as well as a unique knee control. This ssl bus compressor clone has been around for a long time but i find it still holds up nicely. Ssl g master buss compressor is really a great sounding plug in. Attack offers six stepped choices ranging from 0.

I tend to use a multi band compressor on the stereo buss but the g master buss was on the output of ssl consoles throughout the late 80s and early 90s. For this review i used the buss setting which is modeled after the knee curve from the ssl g series compressor. Uad ssl g series bus compressor 2. Tomorrow i want to make a good comparison between these ssl emulation plugins.

The waves ssl g master buss compressor is modeled on the master buss compressor from the 4000g which as i mentioned earlier has achieved legendary status as the secret ingredient to finish a mix the glue that pulls everything together. Ssl duende native bus compressor 3. The waves ssl g master bus compressor is a classic plugin modeled after a classic compressor. There is nothing wrong with it it can be had for a great price and it works in many situations.