How to use Waves SSL E-Channel Strip Plugin

Watch a newer version of this video with speech: Mixing Kick with a SSL channel strip https://youtu.be/rdgO9ORbnFY Get the SSL Channel: https://waves.7eer.net/c/1321769/286864/4512?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waves.com%2Fplugins%2Fssl-e-channel For a long time we weren't able to get any good sound from an SSL channel, the compressor had too much pumping, the EQ seemed very unnatural... then the truth hit us in the face: the classic channel strip was build to be used differently than anything else built before. We decided to pay attention to every record ever made in an SSL and soon we realized they all had something in common: they were upfront, clear, separate, punchier and systematically different, all those were the characteristics that we were looking for years without knowing that it all was simply... the SSL sound. Then we started to close our eyes and pushed a knob like crazy, then pushing a different knob until the first one went back to a natural sound... That's the true about the SSL channel, you have to use all of it or don't use it at all. In the first half of the video we explain step by step how we use the EQ and compression sections of this plugin, then we repeat the process and its variations on electric bass, piano and guitar. We want to clarify that this video shows our procedure, we have seen other artists use #SSL channels in a diametrically opposite way and also obtain good and very creative results... Extracts from the video: "The first thing we usually do is place the #compressor after the #EQ, this rarely changes in our workflow... One of the most important features of this EQ is that it has been built to be taken to extremes so do not be afraid to reach the end of the knob if that is what the track requires..." KICK DRUM: Since the kick has only one low frequency area that doesn't move from its place, we'll use the LF with the bell shape. Usually we boost on the default frequency (60Hz) and lower until around 48Hz until we find the sweet spot. BASS: In the bass the high frequencies are useful up to a certain area which is usually below 5kHz, so before working on the highs we will use the LPF and guarantee that nothing confuses us when we are looking for the sound of the strings. Then we put HF below 5kHz and increase the gain. With the compressor we proceed in a similar way but usually we use faster RELEASE time and apply much more compression. PIANO: Electric Pianos: In pop and rock mixes they accept higher HPF cuts, especially because the energy of these is mainly in the area of mids and can be difficult to equalize. That is why we prefer to start by controlling its dynamics. ELECTRIC GUITAR: Guitars are a subject that varies from style to style. Among the few things that almost never change is the HPF at 120Hz. We assume as a starting point a shelf filter boost with HF in 5kHz for brightness and a bell boost in 3kHz with HMF that can perfectly be in 800Hz or 1kHz depending on the style. To find the exact value of LF it is necessary to do a boost and search between 100Hz and 200Hz, in many cases it can reach 400Hz which may require increasing the HPF value and combining it with a LMF cutoff at 500Hz. Direct link: https://waves.7eer.net/c/1321769/286864/4512?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waves.com%2Fplugins%2Fssl-e-channel Enjoy! http://amagrasmusic.com