If there’s one thing SSL’s are known for more than anything else, it’s their compression it’s widely regarded as the de-facto standard for pop, rock, and rap, with a seemingly endless punch and bite on tap.
To be honest, I wasn’t sure if this was just a marketing gimmick before trying the plugins, but after using them exhaustively over several mixes, I am a believer-I was often surprised at how different the sound was when flicking from one channel to another, and I found some channels simply sounded better on certain source material, and the power of this effect increases as you use the BX Console E and G across many channels of your mix. In plain English, this means you’re getting 72 different models of an SSL channel in each plugin, something no other plugin developer has even come close to matching. Unlike computer code, which compiles the exact same way each time it’s run, no two channels of even the highest-end console are completely identical slight variances in component tolerances result in slight imperfections and differences from one channel to the next.īrainworx believes-and consider us believers after demoing these plugins-that this intra-channel variance makes up much of the magic of a large format analog console: each G and E plugin instance can be set to one of 72 different stereo console channels, which are modeled after the exact tolerances found in their analog counterparts. There’s been much discussion in recent years about what precisely makes analog consoles sound so good while the analog circuitry and inherent non-linearity of solid state, tube, and valve gear play a major part, much of the ‘analog sound’ is about something much bigger than the circuit designs: variability.
Each plugin features a pair of Low Pass and High Pass filters at the input stage, the famed SSL channel compressor, an expander/gate, a 4 band EQ with switchable Shelf/Bell settings for the high and low bands, as well as controls for input gain, virtual drive, THD (harmonic distortion), output gain, mute, phase invert, and controls for Brainworx’ THD whole console modeling.īefore we dive into the specifics of the G and E plugins, it’s first helpful to briefly cover the Tolerance Modeling Technology that powers all of Brainworx’ console emulation plugins. A fully functional 14-day demo is available for those who want to try before they buy.īoth plugins feature nearly identical interfaces which take a heavy degree of inspiration from the SSL consoles they model the inteface, complete with its colorful EQ rotary knobs, will feel immediately familiar to anyone who’s sat in front of a large format SSL before.
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We’ve previously covered the Plugin Alliance (which Brainworx is a major part of) Installation & Authorization process in our Black Box HG-2 review: simply download your installer(s), authorize the plugins to your hard drive or a USB Flash Drive, and you’re good to go.
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