It was the first console to offer a compressor/gate on every channel as well as a master buss compressor – features that undoubtedly led to the much wider, and more aggressive, use of dynamic processing in mixing, a trend that continues today. The E Series provided a radical departure from anything that had gone before. What made the SL4000 E Series and G Series so special? In this article, we’ll take a closer look at these two powerhouses, and at the Waves SSL E-Channel and G-Channel plugins that allow you to access the sound of these much-loved consoles from within your DAW. The big breakthrough came with the introduction of the E Series in 1979, the desk which, along with its later iterations (including the extremely popular G Series, first released in 1987), not only transformed but dominated the recording industry for decades. A couple of years later it was followed by the slightly more advanced B Series it, too, was met with the sound of one hand clapping, though this time six were sold. It was hardly a rousing success – only two were ordered and built. In 1975, a small English company called Solid State Logic (SSL for short) released their first analog mixing console, the SL4000 A Series. What makes the SSL E and G channels different? Why – and when – choose one over the other? Take a detailed comparative look at these two legendary channel strip processors that helped shape generations of music.
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