SSL 2 - THE BEST AUDIO INTERFACE FOR GUITAR? 

Alright here you go, an EXTREMELY nerdy video of the SSL interface! See Description for a link to the DI files I made for this video,

Ola: the difference becomes more clear when you add distortion Me: hearing even less difference

Dude, you've been the ONLY reviewer that actually mentioned the worthy facts that makes the difference between a Great Interface vs Starting Interface. Noise levels, decibels, Round Trip Latency with low buffers and Pre-Amps. +1 and great job

i own an SSL 2+. the straight mic preamps are great. 4K adds an attempt to sound like an 80's slightly overpushed analog channel, but sounds more tape burn, and on some sources rather bright and biting. handy but not a 'go to' button. self noise is pretty good for me with a noise floor of around -110db no input and -100db with the valve mics in wavelab. bang for buck it can't be beat and the reliable sound from SSL is legendary. we will hear a lot more from users in the future and the success they achieved for low budgets. hopefully new high end budget stuff from the likes of SSL and opposition interfaces will raise the bar even further... but hey, if you have this level of interface, good mics/instruments, a bit of talent etc.... all you need is the right song... this unit is capable of commercial grade releases and that's exactly what we dream of.

This was a great review. My personal favorite that you've done.

All about the nerdy tests Ola. Keep em coming.

I bought mine last week entirely based on your excitement for it and it's SO good. Thank you for being excited about it haha

Like videos like this, lace us up Ola, the more nerdy more better,

You have no idea for how long I've been looking for a video like this, awesome dude! Very informative and to the point

Been waiting for this video. I’m in the market and needed Ola’s stamp of approval! Thank you!

I just tracked my bands entire album with the SSL 2+ for the vocals and they came out insanely good. Great piece of equipment here 🤘🏻

Ola! San Antonio, Texas here! What a great job comparing the SSL 2 Audio interface with the Arrow and Ensemble units. Very impressive. Nerdy but necessary.

Also, this interface seems it will be super useful for me. Thank you for your hard work you put into your demos 🤘🏻🤘🏻

Ola, great video! this is very helpful for me, as i have been in the market for a new interface for awhile, and you're doing a great job educating me, teaching me exactly what i want when looking for a new interface.

These are the kind of videos we're looking for when we look for differences between audio interfaces. Thanks good man for a proper well made video.

Thank you! I've been looking forward to your review of the SSL! Sounds like a good replacement for my old Line6 UX1. BTW, you are awesome! Thanks for all the great work you do!

Super interesting video. Considering upgrading my focusrite these days without not knowing what to look for. This is gold

Great video! I love the very organized and structured review format!

Got this one, very happy with it! Its nice and small, does its job well and doesnt put myself as a beginner with the whole interface stuff in front of too many questions... Thanks for the recommandation!

This video couldn't come at a better time for me. I have just purchased an audio interface and this answered some of my question.

I just got the SSL2+ and it sounds so beautiful on guitars and drums! 🔥 So happy with it

A thorough and concise review. Thanks for mentioning latency, as most interface reviews don't, for some reason.

Hi Ola ! I bought the SSL2 after seeing this, and it's f$#**#* great !

This video came at the perfect time for me. Thanks for the advice, Ola.

Dude, that soundboard at the beginning gets me everytime.

most thorough and proper test of an interface I've seen, more technical stuff please

That was very beneficial video to me. I was thinking to buy SSL, and after seeing this I will change my mind to another interface less noisier. Thank you Ola. I would buy something more expensive. But, better sound quality and last longer. It's like an investment.

2:44 Some seconds of Christopher Walken impression - Ola, you nailed it!

Tks Ola, I was awaiting for a metal Guy to test the ssl!

This was a great, sound, analysis. You continue to be the man!! Thanks, and stay safe and sane...ish.

Glad you did a video on this interface for all us nerds. thanks ola.

Round-trip latency. Finally a comparison of it. THANK YOU OLA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Out of everyone who reviewed the new SSL interface...Yours is simply the best.. You actually Tested it...no one else tested shit lol .... the others all read what the specs say and just repeat it....after taking an hour to unbox it... THANK YOU Ola

Great demo of this interface! I've just recently started to use my SSL 2+ and I'm really happy with it. I try to make a slightly wide range of recordings and it really works well for most every use case. Great punchy clean tones and shows off the sound of my stratocaster in funk and works great with my plug ins when I do a more distorted metal sound!

ola I was literally looking for one of these thanks sm

Goddamn I love the gear nerd videos, it kicks ass just talking about gear in depth!

I really liked this video! It was awesome for you to show the input latency which a lot of people in other videos gloss over. Thank you, Ola. I've been looking for a new interface because I'm sick of the driver annoyances with my Focusrite 2i2 2nd gen. I'm trying to decide between this unit and the Axe I/O.

Awesome video!! Very usefull, thank you Ola!

Loved how thorough you are with this testing. I wish other content creators did such a thorough job. I'm in the market for an audio interface and am thinking of going with the Tascam Model 12 because it covers so much. I just wish there was a thorough video documenting tests like this one for it.

Thanks Ola! Very helpful video as I just got an M1 Mac and wanted an interface. You saved me from making a mistake going with something like Focusbrite.

Really great content man! Those kind of reviews are putting numbers into play when it comes to compare one product to another. It's not nerdy, it's professional. One suggestion I may give for a futur video would to analyze different kinds of distorted guitar signal chains in terms of their frequency content. There must be quite a lot to say about a good chugging guitar sound spectrum and a bad one...

Believe it or not, I’ve been really stoked for this video lol, TY

About time you got nerdy again Englund, great demonstration thanks.

So wierd I was just thinking about what interface options were out there. Thx Ola

Word of the day "yourself" Nice video and very informative Ola!

Thanks for the upload, I just bought this unit because of youre video .

Bra och tydlig genomgång av produkterna, kul att du dessutom körde gitarren direkt i ljudkorten.

Thanks for the informative, in-depth review Ola! I was curious about this, but I think I'll stick with my UAD Apollo Twin after watching this and after listening.

More of these comparing interfaces, really informative!

Is it me , or last sunday you said that making a man Bun with your hair is bad ,😏 mmmmmmhhhhh . Ola , explain this pls edit : thanks To everyone for liking this comment , and thank you Ola for liking it as Well, even tho i edited the comment and your like disapearded, you made my day Ola and everyone else too , and then people think metalheads are angry and agressive all the time , they have never watched Ola's videos , metalheads actually take care of each other and respect other metalheads, the metal community is the best community that i've been part of

Great demo Ola! I think you were both fair and through in your assessment. 🤘🏻

This is a cool comparison Ola, interesting to see and hear the differences between the different preamps, I’ve been using the same Focusrite Scarlett seemingly every amateur uses, so its great to tangibly hear the added value I could gain (pun intended) from something more high end, cheers!

Excellent, Ola! Nerdy stuff is ok, I think most of us are nerdy as hell, like you maybe, so please do more like this, I'm sure lot of people enjoyed this one as much as I did, It remainds me some of your old videos. Awesome one, cheers from Venezuela.

Awesome content Ola! Thanks!

Excellent video, you did a great job with this dude. Hope you and your family are well!

Awesome comparison; thank you for sharing !!!!!

How do you not have more subscribers? Seriously, youre fucking hilarious and seem as down to earth as a fresh grave. You deserve more.

OMG I had no idea SSL finally made an interface for home studios?!?!?!!!!!! Thank you for covering this!!!!🙏🏻

Outstanding vid loved it as always \m/

This is one of the best explanations of all this contraption stuff. Ola knows tech, yep. I hate latency number one. Tks old man.

Really liked this video. Do more of these please!

damn good review Ola. super helpful. thank you for that. I recently purchased the IK Multimedia AXE Solo,,, and did the Analyser test with the pre amp cranked and NO input peaks what so ever!...didnt show anything. So im super happy with it! Thanks again for this very useful review and testing tips! Cheers Jeff

Great video. Very detailed. Thank you 🤘💀🤘

very usefull video,good job Ola!

I love the nerd deep dive videos with Ola :D

Great video Ola!! That’s was awesome! 🤘🏻🇦🇺🤘🏻

NOT a nerdy vid at all! Great honest a/b comparison, I do not have $10000 falling from my pockets. Great vid! my hats off....Kevin

Thank you, great review, I've subscribed

Nerdvana at it's finest. Most appreciated!

start watching video thinking about the SSL 2, leave video needing the Apogee Ensemble

Epic tip with how to test the noise...lol sorry for the multiple comments but I love this video. Lots of cool stuff and info here! I just tested my interface with the multimeter plugin (make sure to turn any noise gates off!) and it's in line with your Arrow.

"is this the longest cable in the world right now?" that was really funny!

Cool vid...learned a lot from Ola today

The magic of the SSL is the noise and distortion it produces, that’s the color of those crazy expensive consoles… the sound of billions of dollars in hugely successful recordings… I love my SSL2+, just kills it, it takes that sterile sound away and makes damn near everything sound better… the 4K is like magic… The only thing I’ll bitch about is the monitor drive is a little weak it doesn’t push my monitors hard enough… If you can’t make a recording with the SSL then you need to find a different musician not a better interface….

Jopp, my next Interface .. thanks Ola !

I'm planning to buy SSL 2+ and this comparison review is the best ever about this product. You should make more videos about recording gear Ola, Thanks!

Great video Ola the explainer

Honestly impressed with the review, wish there were more interface reviews like this. One point of constructive criticism: The difference in levels on the DI recording made judging the samples really difficult. To our ears louder sounds better, and thus my initial impression was that the SSL sounds way worse than the other too, which I'm not sure is correct. You may want to normalize these clips so they have the same energy level.

thanks ola this is really helpfull review

You should totally do a short home recording series! I know there are plenty of videos out there but people want to see YOU specifically. I imagine it would go over well!

Nice! I was recommending this to our guitarist, but he chose the focusrite scarlet, because it is cheaper. I would say in a budget range get this SSL or the Audient ID14! The scarlet is not too bad, but when I compare his and my DI signals the Audient wins for sure. And for the noise floor... that is an issue, but you will not crank the gain up to such levels to record anything except maybe some whispering vocals. So the noise floor is not really a problem. Like Ola said, it is pretty great for the price for homerecording. Interfaces are one of the most important parts in your studio and worth the 100 bugs more in comparison to other budget interfaces. And the SSL is pretty versatile with that midi option, too! If I'd buy a new budget interface it would be this one! If you are a beginner you cannot go wrong with it! I am still happy with the ID14, but this is really great for the price!

I bought SSL2 because of this video 😀 My guitar sounds so much better then trough my old interface. Presets in my amp-sim now sounds great.

I actually think this is exactly how one SHOULD REVIEW THESE!!!!!! THANKS!!!!

Wow that's awesome! I think i need to get one!thanks for this😊

Sounding serious and professional while discussing recording. How long it has been.

Dang that noise floor... i bought an SSL2+ unit that sweetwater had used in some demonstrations so i got it cheaper, and a couple weeks before most ppl got theirs. Im really happy with the 4k sound, it helps me get killer guitar tones

I couldn't tell you how many creators / influencers that I've watched on the topic of audio interfaces. But you're the only one so far that have addressed the true questions and priorities of a working engineer / musician. Thank you!

Nice review. I watched it about a month or so back prior to buying the SSL as a backup interface. But after some meticulous testing Ive come to the conclusion that you must have some kind of USB noise or interference going on there. The only way I could even come close to what you demonstrated was using an unbalanced cable with both LINE and HI-Z in the ON position and the input volume maxed out, and even then it wasn't close to the amount of noise you were getting. Its also worth mentioning that the difference between the input gain being at 9 versus 10, the audible noise was significantly lower. I then tested some guitar recordings and found that even just recording directly from the guitar to the SSL, there was no usage scenario where I really needed to have the input volume past 50%-70% up. And certainly not 90%-100%. SO I think in every day use this noise will not be a problem, and for stereo signals with balances cables, its non-existent. Unless users have some kind of USB interference going on, or record only mono inputs using unbalanced cables with the input gain beyond 70%, its not likely to be problematic. For those that fit that criteria, maybe skip this LOL. Overall, I think its a decent little interface (dare I call it "little") for the price, especially the lesser expensive 2x2 version. I also have an Apollo, so this is just a backup unit for me. Thanks again for the review!

I was just looking for comparisons on interfaces a few days ago. Nice coincidence.

I think this is great! Thx man! Nerdiness for ever! Much like Loch Ness!

I haven’t seen your videos for a while, the quality increase was exponential god damn!!!!!

Just bought an SSL2+ and did those tests and my noise level its completely low, looking just like the Apogee Ensemble one, but mine starts in the 2k area. The Latency is 6,8 roundtrip (2,8 Output) Overall I'm loving it, specially for the price, since here in Brazil we're in a terrible situation and the Apogee one's are just too expensive. Anyway thanks Ola, amazing video!

You explained this like a boss 👍!

Great review.

I just got my signed copy of the sun & the moon 😁 I totally forgot this was coming so it was an awesome surprise

Excellent demo.

Great review!

It's nice seeing you get your nerd on. We all end up being a little nerdy over gear, but I really appreciate this review Ola!

Hahahahaha, I just love that short farts. The last Ola Testing was like you ate something horrid.

A very nice, helpfull, informative and in depth video, wow...not a single burp even. I'm getting worried...