User manual WAVES SSLCOMP

[. . . ] Introduction The unique sound of Solid State Logic's 4000 Series analogue mixing consoles is sought after worldwide. Engineers of pop and rock music, broadcast transmissions and television post-production value the SSL 4000's flexible dynamics chain as much as the trademark SSL "punchy" sound. Waves and SSL engineers have worked together for over a year to recreate the sound characteristics of the classic SSL 4000 Series E and G Series consoles. [. . . ] Couple all of this with state-of-the art Waves software and you suddenly find yourself working with the same tools that have provided countless hit mixes for the world's best audio engineers. The Waves SSL 4000 Collection consists of three separate sections: · · · The SSL E-Channel The SSL 4000 G-Master Bus Compressor The SSL G-Equalizer 2. Description of the SSL G-Master Bus Compressor The SSL G-Master Bus Compressor plug-in is modeled after the renowned SSL G Series stereo bus compressor. The compressor's gain reduction meters are fitted to the classic SSL console range and displayed in dBu rather than in dBFS. Meters are calibrated to 18 dBu = 0 dBFS. Key Features · · · · Classic SSL G Series stereo bus compressor. Gain reduction meter is fitted to the characteristic SSL console range. External sidechain source select (in host applications which support this feature. ) Autofade with rate control for automatic linear fade-in/fade-out. SSL Comp page 3 3. Make up Gain compensates for a change in signal level due to compressor activity. Attack controls the quickness of the compressor's response to changes. The Release time of the master compressor is switchable between 0. 1, 0. 3, 0. 6 and 1. 2 seconds, or to automatic. If Auto is selected, the release time is dependent upon the duration of the program peak. Ratio sets the ratio of signal level to signal gain, i. e. , the compression ratio. Ratio can be switched between 2:1, 4:1 and 10:1. SSL Comp page 4 6. When the Fade Off button is activated, the compressor will execute a fade-out over the selected duration. When the Fade Off button is toggled (will switch to fade out), the compressor executes a fade-out at the selected speed, toggling it again will switch to fade-in until unity gain is reached, at any point you can toggle it for the third time to skip all the fade status. [. . . ] Commands common to all Waves plug-ins: Undo undoes the last performed action Redo redoes the last undone action, there are 6 levels of undo redo. Setup A/B toggles between two sets of parameters within the same processor ­ useful when comparing different parameter settings in order to achieve optimal results Copy A->B copies the current settings to the second setup register Save used for saving presets in the Waves file format (. xps) There are two options for saving: Save to new file: creates a new . xps file wherein multiple presets can be saved. Save into preset menu: saves the preset into the default list of the SSL Comp plug-in. [. . . ]