Turn Your DAW into a Classic SSL Console
Whether you're mixing vocals, instruments, or entire sessions, the Universal Audio SSL 4000 E Channel Strip Plug-In delivers the iconic tone, features, and workflow of an SSL 4000 E console channel strip to your DAW—now available as a UAD Native plug-in (AAX/AU/VST), no Apollo required. With precise EQ, dynamics control, and classic VCA compressor, this authentic British channel strip brings the warmth, punch, and unmistakable analog character that has shaped countless hit records from Nirvana's Nevermind to Bruno Mars 24K Magic.
The SSL 4000 E Channel Strip also runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD-2 hardware.
Stunning Emulation of Vintage SSL Analog Channel
- UA’s team of engineers dug deep into the SSL 4000 E hardware, faithfully modeling the original preamp’s Jensen input transformers and dbx gold-can VCA output section.
- By capturing the preamp’s signature, nonlinear amp behaviors you get all of the SSL hallmarks—expansive, punchy, deep, assertive character for all of your sources.
Get Famed British EQ in Spades
- The plug-in features both the Type E 242 black-knob and 001 brown-knob four-band EQ and filters.
- The brown EQ is musical and easy to dial in, while the black is more surgical and clean.
- Both EQs offer iconic SSL band interactions and amp modeling, adding punch to drums, presence to vocals, and heft to bass.
Expansion, Compression, and More
- From subtle dynamics control to in-your-face smack, the E Series compressor gives guitars presence, makes vocals pop, and can add clarity, punch and depth to your drum bus.
- PRE-DYN controls let you place the EQ or filters before the dynamics section, for tons of different timbres, while the DYN-SC buttons provide frequency-dependent compression using the EQ filters, cut filters, or both.
Add Depth and Openness with any UAD Hardware
- The SSL 4000 E Channel Strip plug-in isn’t just for Apollo owners. UAD-2 owners can use the SSL E Channel Strip on any source, without going outside the box.
- With the SSL E Channel Strip's complete console channel emulation, plus the included DSP-lite SSL E Channel Strip Legacy plug-in, you can craft your projects with Platinum‑quality sound.
Unison Technology for Apollo
- Harnessing UA’s groundbreaking Unison technology, the SSL 4000 E Channel Strip plug-in gives you the hardware’s mic/line preamp impedance, gain-stage sweet spots, and exact circuit behaviors.
- Just insert the plug-in into the Apollo’s Unison preamp slot to track in real time through a perfect SSL-modeled preamp.
At a Glance
- Track and mix through a stunningly accurate emulation of SSL’s vintage analog channel
- Get the full character of SSL’s Jensen-transformer-based preamps with Unison technology, when paired with an Apollo audio interface
- Sculpt your sources with both Type-E black- and brown-knob EQ and filters
- Harness the famous SSL VCA Compressor and Gate for incredible dynamics control
- External side-chaining capabilities—no Apollo required
- Explore creative sounds by swapping Dynamics routing and placing EQ/Filters in the Dynamics side-chain