The waves rcompressor at this point is considered a staple compressor and is used by many audio professionals it can be used subtly to correct certain tonal qualities or it can be used to the extreme to get something crunchy.
Waves ssl compressor review.
The sound of the waves ssl 4000 plug in was a pleasant surprise too.
The waves bss dpr 402 compressor is one of the best waves plugins for drums.
The g series bus compressor has a host of plugin emulations some of them officially sanctioned including one by universal audio one by waves and ssl s own version.
However our favourite ssl inspired plugin is cytomic s the glue look out for a new version of it in ableton live 9.
Overall it s also the best waves compressor.
Waves ssl 4000 collection 4 4 out of 5 based on 9 reviews the waves ssl bundle is the closest thing to a real ssl.
Waves ssl g master buss compressor the sl 4000 from ssl could be considered the quintessential analog mixing console.
It can go from very subtle glue compression to sounding punchy and explosive to completely smashed or heavily pumping.
Since most of us will never own or even mix on an ssl 4000 these plugs are the next best thing.
I wasn t involved with installing the plug in since i don t own it myself and have only used it at the studio where i m working.
More importantly it does all of that well.
But this plug in will also sound great on individual instruments especially drums.
Ssl g master buss compressor is a plug in that comes with the waves ltd.
I would consider this my go to compressor for a smoothing type of sound.
I do use and like both but with the waves you get an entire channel strip in 2 variations plus inky and output gain gating compression and both hi and low filtering.
The waves ssl channel has much more functionality than just the eq that slate offers.
Ssl 4000 collection of plug ins but i believe it s also available on it s own if you only want this individual plug in i m not 100 sure on this.
The cla 2a is the compressor of choice for many top notch producers and for good reason.
I already use waves renaissance channel and will probably use it a lot more now i know that you can have the renaissance vox compressor as the channel s compressor instead of the normal renaissance compressor.
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.
Finally urs s scroll wheel support is inspired and goes along.
