Waves SSL 4000 E User Manual

Waves SSL 4000 Collection  

SSL 4000 E-Channel                  SSL 4000 G-Channel                     

 

1. Introduction  

  
The unique sound of Solid State Logic’s 4000 Series analogue mixing consoles is sought after 
worldwide. Engineers of pop and rock music, broadcast transmissions and television post-
production value the SSL 4000’s flexible dynamics chain as much as the trademark SSL 
“punchy” sound.  Waves and SSL engineers have worked together for over a year to recreate the 
sound characteristics of the classic SSL 4000 Series E and Series G 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.  The ability to 
'patch' into the SL4000's master bus compressor and to control its sidechain from an internal 
sub-mix allowed sound engineers to discover unique, history-making applications of this console 
technology.  Whether used to record instruments such as piano and drums or for final mixing, 
these innovative console sections - master bus compressor, EQ and dynamics - opened up a