User manual WAVES SSLCOMP

[. . . ] 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. Now, those who "mix in the box" can achieve the sound they thought they'd lost when they moved to the digital world. The SL4000 console was the first mixing desk to incorporate dynamics processing into every channel, as well as a master bus compressor in the console's center section. [. . . ] 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. SSL 4000 Master Bus Compressor Controls and Indicators 1. Threshold sets the operating level for the knee of the compressor. Threshold is continuously adjustable from -15 dB to +15 dB. Make up Gain compensates for a change in signal level due to compressor activity. Make up is continuously variable from -5 dB to +15 dB. Attack controls the quickness of the compressor's response to changes. Six switchable attack rates: 0. 1; 0. 3; 1; 3; 10 and 30 ms. 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. [. . . ] Since the Waves System Bar is virtually identical on all Waves plug-ins, you will always know how to file, compare, load and copy the parameters of a Waves plug-in, even if you have never before worked with that particular processor. 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. [. . . ]