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One thing for sure - I'll never touch Waves ever again after what they did to me! I bought the full SSL suite and now it is now longer compatible with Logic unless I pay annual subscriptions. Imagine buying a car and one year late the vendor says you have to rent on it as well. I'm sure it's actually not even legal what they have done. Don't touch them. Better still boycott them!
Ngl this works just did this technique to my WACX12 Tube mic and it gave a certain character and definition to the signal wen recording vocals I was in awe 😮 it sounded different than any other recording I tracked with it it feels like I got a new mic
Bro they've been dumbing us down so from analog to digital is a total different sound tape to digital is a different sound so our ears are being played😂😂
I watched one of your older tutorials from years and years ago about this "magic SSL E-channel" and have used it ever since, but I do remember you using the "Split" function in the filter in the older one
Just used the SSL E and SSL EV channel strips in conjunction with the waves H. Comp on the Lead Guitar and Mains track. I like what the overall mix was - nice and warm sounding.
This is a fantastic video tutorial. I have 2 questions: 1. I have the SSL EV2 channel, is it way different from the E and G channel? 2. Since the SSL EV2 channel has a compressor, do I need to insert another compressor or that one will be fine?
If you have a session with 50 VST instruments and 300 tracks, and PT saves every min, I would like to see you at the process :) Because you would experience some freezes while PT is saving such a big session. And moreover, to avoid these unpredictable PT crashes I did very simple thing: I switched the DAW. :)
THIS IS HOW TO USE THE SSL 4000 E. Love this. We just re-learned how to use our SSL; Filter and Compress to hear what you want to EQ... or not. And if you push the EQ pass -6dB on the compression meter, just readjust that Ratio knob until you're back to hitting between -3dB to -6dB again. For a bonus, try the Waves SSL with the NLS and/or the Plugin Alliance BX SSL 4K E plugin with their multiple channel modeling. Thanks for sharing this Kevin!
Good stuff, thanks. I like how the 1176 and the LA2A smooth all my crunchy guitar tracks down in the mix...now I can hear the vocals better. I haven't used the LA3A yet...sounds like I should.
To my ears, I could hear the compressor clamping down on the guitar sound, and it added some grit. Compressor two seemed to add more sustain to the sound without having the clamped down sound. It sounded more consistent over time than the first compressor. Compressor number three sounded similar to compressor two, but with more finesse, and more control. It had a certain character that I cannot really describe. I guess it would depend on what type of sound you were going for. Thanks for sharing this video. It was really helpful!
I now have a CLA-2A preset named "Kevin Ward Magic" for strummed Guitar. XD I am quite sure I'll be using that a lot. I was messing around with other tracks using it in ProTools, and those settings are super versatile. I really love how it somehow pulls out warmth of whatever track it is put on, making the track seem to bloom.
I really like the texture and openness the SSL EV2 has in the low mids. I feel like that in context of the mix, it is not trying to distract from the lead elements, but transparently adds character. I gotta say that the Lindell 80 is ear candy when it comes to those initial transients and open mid range. It is a funny thought that with fast attacks, it makes the track seem lighter & brighter without the help of eq because it is clamping down on the tonal body of the signal/the second half of the transient which carries more impact. It would seem that I could be a lot more gentle with my Hi-Shelf boosts, post compressor, since the signal is already perceived to be brighter. I'll have to test out the opposite effect with very fast attack compressors... though that would most likely only be useful for background elements since it would seemingly discard the dynamics of the track too much for anything that is a lead. Ty 4 the vid!😄
