But this plug-in will also sound great on individual instruments, especially drums. My favorite bus compressor reborn in plug-in form the new new SSL G Bus Compressor captures all the punch and the vibe of the. If you listen to any even slightly commercial music, chances are waves plugins and effects were used to mix and master the track. This means that instead of paying the full fee upfront, you can choose to pay monthly until you fully own it.
The programs start at 9. Now, in no particular order, here they are:. The first thing I noticed about it was the immaculate interface with various parameter knobs along the bottom. But it goes far beyond just being eye candy, this is a truly flexible and high quality dynamic EQ. The range control is unique because it compresses or expands depending on the position of the knob. Turning the knob left will compress the signal, while turning it to the right will expand the signal.
The F6 can be used in either mono, stereo or mid-side mode as well so you could throw it on a bus or even on your master chain. The equalization section is based on the Black Knob equalizer developed with celebrated producer, George Martin in It puts the warmth and push back in that I miss when working in a completely digital system.
It just binds everything together perfectly. It's also great for vocals. Scott Chesak Producer, Songwriter, Musician. I use it all the time on the drum bus and mix bus. I keep a relatively fast attack and release at about , and just touch the input at around -1 or 2 db. This softens the transients of digital workstations and gives me a more pleasing high-end and cohesiveness to my mixes.
I love using it with bass and guitars, as well as vocals. I also love inserting it on the master buss to get things all glued together. This plug is awesome. It makes me smile, almost like coming home. It lifts vocals up through the mix while acting as glue for rest of the instrumentation. Choose from three speeds—fast, medium and slow.
Or turn on the limiter switch if you need it. Sometimes simple is just better. Fully customize the shape of your graph. Use the smart randomization feature to instantly generate new settings. Use side-chaining to better mix your kick and bass. The GREY is designed to give a mix that classic glue and punch. Attack and Release span a wide range, and Release can also be set to Auto, for a program-dependent response, like many classic compressors.
Waves has even included the controls for creating an automatic Fade-Out remember, the original was a master bus compressor, in the days when console automation was not as quick and easy as DAW automation is today. If you are using the plug-in on the master outs, this feature does create some nice, smooth-sounding fades when enabled'you can set the fade time with the RATE-S knob, from 1 to 60 seconds.
So what is the special quality of this compressor that's made it so popular with so many engineers and mixers? I recorded two quick examples. Ratio was set to , with a fast 1ms Attack and Auto-Release. But I think that misses the point'the Waves SSL Collection not only captures the quality'the sound and vibe'of the originals, in spades, but it also offers an interface that's so familiar to those accustomed to working on the real thing, that they can instantly achieve the sounds and effects they're used to getting from the original hardware'and that's a big part of the appeal of these plug-ins!
A friend of mine, who was an SSL devotee, then working in his own smaller studio, was ecstatic to get a hold of plugins that let him utilize the techniques he'd developed over the years on actual series consoles. And users new to the SSL universe will be pleasantly surprised at how these models really do add something of that classic analog sound to tracks and mixes. Skip to content Home.
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