SSL really have an understanding of how to put air on a sound, all the way up to the frequencies that you can't even hear. The EQ? Admittedly, I didn't go into the E-series setting much-I thought it was okay-but the G-series setting I loved. I used it just this weekend on an Angela McCluskey track and also on a Burt Bacharach cover for Hersheys with George Harrison-style acoustic guitar and male vocals. It has a transparent mic preamp that's beautiful to record with, especially on vocals.
The XLogic SuperAnalogue Channel is absolutely amazing. A software update (along with a new plug-in called Drumstrip) will be available in March. But it does seem that the staff at SSL is working hard to address the stability issues. As Neil explains, he had some stability issues with Duende that couldn't be solved by tech support, and some users on SSL's online forum attest to experiencing similar problems, while other users are having no problems at all. A digital emulation of the acclaimed SSL stereo bus compressor is also included. The Duende is a rackmount DSP-powered processor capable of running 32 channels (at 44.1/48 kHz, 16 channels at 88.2/96 kHz) of SSL's EQ and dynamics as AU and VST plug-ins. As well, there's an optional A/D converter card for it. The XLogic Channel is a direct descendant of SSL's flagship XL9000K console, and it combines the mic preamp, compressor, gate, filters, and EQ from the console into a 1RU-height rackmount unit. After two months of use, his comments are below. Neil's spent many a fortnight (isn't that British for "a couple weeks"?) driving the faders of various SSL desks ("consoles") around the world. So when I unpacked the box that SSL recently sent me, I handed the XLogic SuperAnalogue recording channel and the Duende FireWire processor to producer Neil Mclellan (The Prodigy, Carl Cox, Oasis, Nine Inch Nails, Erasure, etc), who's written some great reviews for Tape Op in the past. The last time I used an SSL console was years ago, when my friend Jim Sorensen and I recorded a Cat Power single. SSL has quite a range of outboard processors, including mic preamps, numerous recording channels, a summing module, a well-appointed DAW, and even a plug-in processor. However, many engineers fail to realize that SSL is also a manufacturer of outboard gear, not just large-format consoles. I don't think there's a single working engineer that hasn't heard of SSL.
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