However, with the press of a button, the compressor can be toggled from the E Series channel compressor to the G Series bus compressor on either plug-in.īx_console also adds modern features like wet/dry mix controls for parallel compression, a dedicated THD control for dialing in the perfect amount of distortion, and optional secondary release-time and HPF controls for the compressor.
Both modules employ the standard VCA channel compressor/limiters and expander/gates. While both these bx_consoles offer their own unique EQ sections, they share a very similar dynamics section. Both channel strips offer 72 unique channels through the use of TMT, allowing you to more effectively recreate the sound of an actual physical SSL console in your DAW.īx_console E utilizes the iconic black and brown knob EQ combination and “shelf” switch on the low and high bands, while bx_console G features the updated orange and pink knobs with “x by 3” and “/ by 3” buttons to access a slightly wider frequency range. Utilizing Brainworx’s proprietary Tolerance Modeling Technology (or “TMT”), they’re able to accurately replicate the natural variations in individual components from channel to channel-just like on a real console.īrainworx offers two SSL channel strip emulations modeled after the E and G consoles respectively: The bx_console 4000 E and bx_console 4000 G. The bx_console channel strip plugins-newly revamped with help from SSL’s own engineer-are arguably even more powerful than the original SSL hardware channel strips.
Winner: Best Overall SSL Channel Strip Plugin Brainworx bx_console 4000 E & bx_console 4000 G ($299 each) OK, now that you know the basic differences between the E Series and G Series EQs, let’s take a look at what each of the top plugins that emulates them has to offer. The G Series consoles also replaced the shelf/bell shape buttons for the low and and high bands with “LMF/3” and “HMFx3” switches for the mid-bands, which would divide the Low Mid frequency or multiply the High Mid frequency by a factor of three- allowing for a single knob to cover even more of the frequency spectrum while still being usable. The G Series EQ used steeper filter slopes and incorporated a variable proportional-Q design, which increases the Q value the more you boost or cut the signal-much like a Pultec. While the dynamics modules on the E and G series consoles were nearly identical, the G Series is said to have a softer, more gentle EQ than the E Series thanks to the new 292 or 383 “G-EQ” circuitry. In 1987, SSL introduced the 4000 G Series console, which also featured a number of changes. In 1983, it was replaced with the “Black Knob” 242 EQ, developed with the help of the legendary George Martin, which corrected the filtering quirk and made a few minor changes to gain range, frequency selection and filter slope, offering a slightly different sound. Early E-Series consoles used a “Brown Knob” EQ circuit, which always left the filters engaged, rolling off the very lowest and highest frequencies.
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