Following the launch of 360°Link V1 earlier in the year, Solid State Logic has released an update to its SSL 360° platform with the new SSL 360° Link Bus Compressor Plug-in and Link V1.1 in the latest SSL 360° V1.8 software.
With the updated SSL 360° Link Bus compressor Plug-in, users can now map and control any third-party plug-in directly from the Bus Compressor section of UC1. In addition, gain reduction metering from compatible third-party plug-ins can also be assigned to display on the UC1 Bus Compressor meter and Channel Strip gate/comp gain reduction metering (360° Link v1.1), for enhanced visual feedback and control.
In addition to these mapping and metering features, v1.8 software removes limitations on how many Bus Compressor instances may be used with UC1. Now, users can access and control up to 192 instances of Bus Compressor 2 or third-party plug-ins via the 360° Link Bus Compressor, significantly extending the power of UC1 and the 360° Plug-in Mixer.
SSL also offers factory maps for popular third-party bus compressor-style plug-ins from Slate Digital, Brainworx, Waves and Universal Audio.
The v1.8 update also improves general visibility on the UC1, since at the top area of its screen now displays the name of the hosted third-party plug-in when scrolling with the Channel encoder, helping identify different plug-ins within the same track. Third-party plug-in parameter labels are also visible in the Extended functions menu.
SSL has concurrently made two enhancements to SSL 12 through this software update. Users can now access a ‘polarity invert’ feature that is now present on the analogue and Adat input channels, and also mono sum compensation can be adjusted to any value between -3.0dB to -6.0dB. Finally, on the SSL 12, monitoring now automatically dims when the Talk button is engaged.
‘The hybrid hardware/software combination of UC1 plug-in controller and SSL 360° software is the result of decades of console design expertise, providing a knob-per-function control of SSL’s 4K E, 4K B, Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins,’ the company states. ‘With SSL 360° Link Plug-in and the latest v1.8 update, UC1 users have greater control over sonic flavours by accessing a much broader palette of plug-ins, providing an almost infinite range of creative options when producing and mixing music.’
Through 360° Link, users can access any plug-in within the SSL 360° environment and its ‘virtual console’ hybrid workflow. The software is available free of charge via the SSL Downloads Manager.
More: www.solidstatelogic.com
