Universal Audio SSL 4000 E Channel Strip (Download)

Unlock the iconic sound of the SSL 4000 console with the SSL 4000 E Channel Strip, now
available as a UAD Native plug-in. This
authentic British channel strip brings the warmth, punch, and unmistakable analog character that has shaped countless hit records from Nirvana’s
“Nevermind” to Bruno Mars’-“24K Magic”.

With precise EQ, dynamic control, and the classic VCA compressor, the SSL 4000 Channel
Strip provides unparalleled versatility and sonic excellence. Whether you’re mixing vocals,
instruments, or entire sessions, the SSL 4000 E Channel Strip delivers the unmistakable SSL
sound.

Turn Your DAW into a Classic SSL Console

In crafting the new SSL 4000 E Channel Strip Collection, UA’s team of engineers dug deep into
the SSL 4000 E hardware, faithfully modeling the original preamp’s Jensen input transformers
and dbx “gold-can” VCA output section. By capturing the preamp’s signature nonlinear amp behaviors you get all of the SSL hallmarks—expansive, punchy, deep, assertive character for
all of your sources.

Get Famed British EQ in Spades

The SSL 4000 E Channel Strip Collection plug-in features both the Type E 242 “black knob” and
001 “brown knob” four-band EQ and filters. The “brown” EQ is easy to dial in and musical, while
the “black” is more surgical and clean. Both offer iconic SSL band interactions and amp
modeling, adding punch to drums, presence to vocals, and heft to bass.

Expansion, Compression & More

From subtle dynamics control to in-your-face smack, the E Series’ compressor gives guitars
presence, makes vocals “pop,” and can add clarity, punch, and depth to your drum bus. PRE-DYN controls let you place the EQ or filters before the dynamics section for tons of different
timbres, while the DYN-SC buttons provide frequency-dependent compression using the EQ
filters, cut filters, or both.

Add Depth and Openness with any UAD hardware

Of course, the SSL 4000 E Channel Strip
Collection isn’t just for Apollo owners. UAD-2 owners can use the SSL E Channel Strip on any source, without going outside the box. With the SSL E-Channel Strip’s complete console channel emulation, plus the included DSP-lite SSL E Channel
Strip Legacy plug-in, you can craft your projects with Platinum-selling sound.

Unison Technology for Apollo

Harnessing UA’s groundbreaking Unison technology, the new SSL 4000 E Channel Strip plug-in
gives you the hardware’s mic/line preamp impedance, gain stage “sweet spots,” and exact
circuit behaviors. Just insert the plug-in into the Apollo’s Unison preamp slot to track in real time
through a perfect SSL modeled preamp.