Available for download, EastWest's SSL/EW-FX Global Suite Play 4 is an upgrade for their sample-based engine, one that delivers officially licensed SSL-modeled plug-ins. If you're a fan of the SSL Duende Native Plug-In Suite, then these plug-ins will be suitable for you, as they are identical, giving you emulations of SSL's famed channel-strip and stereo buss compressor, as well as a transient shaper.
Also included in this software is a convolution reverb from EastWest, one that features pre-delay, a blend knob, as well as variable high-/low-pass filters, a mono switch, and 726 reverb presets. This software is meant to be used in conjunction with Play 4—it cannot be used on its own.
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You must have a purchased and registered copy of EastWest Play 4 to run this plug-in bundle
SSL EQ & Dynamics Channel Strip
This channel strip passes signal through 5 separate sections, including an input stage with gain and polarity-switching), an EQ section (with low-/high-pass filters and parametric cuts/boosts) a compressor, a noise gate/expander, and an output section. This chain can be arranged in eight possible orderings. A sidechain input can feed the compressor and EQ, and the low-/high-pass filters can feed the sidechain.
Transient Shaper
These controls allows you to augment the attack at the start of a drum hit (or any note) by increasing the amplitude of the attack portion of the signal while leaving the decay and sustain of the sound source unchanged.
Stereo Buss Compressor
This SSL compressor has become well regarded in the music industry for its sound and "glue" effect. In effect, this is a stereo version of the center-section stereo compressor found on the XL 9000 K Series console. It gives you control over the dynamic range of audio signals, and provides the je ne sais quoi that SSLs are famous for.
EastWest Convolution Reverb
This Convolution Reverb is an extension of the one in the Player view of Play 4, though it does provide additional features, such as a high-pass and low pass filter set, with 2 handles on the graph for modifying the filters visually; a mono button; and additional reverb environments that are not available on the Player page Reverb.