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An overview of routing and mixing tips for the waves SSL E-Channel and G-Channel strip plugins.

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The G-Channel EQ module delivers the original hardware's characteristic pre-boost dip, pre-cut rise, and broad Q for extreme frequency manipulation.

The Dynamics section features soft-knee compression and limiting, a gate/expander, and automatic makeup gain for rock steady output levels. Together, they deliver the one-of-a-kind sound and convenient routing flexibility that have made the SSL G-Series console a control room classic.

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The SSL E-Channel delivers the incomparable sound of the Solid State Logic 4000-series console's all-discrete design and its Class A, VCA chip. It's a slice of the world's greatest hitmaking machine, in your computer.

The equalization section of the SSL E-Channel is based on the renowned Black Knob equalizer, developed in 1983 with legendary producer George Martin. It features a High Pass Filter, Low Pass Filter, and a four-band parametric equalizer.

The dynamics section features a soft-knee compressor/limiter and an expander/gate modeled on the SSL LS611E. Like the original, it can be placed before or after the equalization section, and makeup gain is automatically applied to maintain a steady output level.

Software:
- Avid Pro Tools
- Waves SSL G-Channel Strip Plugin
- Waves SSL E-Channel Strip Plugin

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The Waves SSL E-Channel Strip and G-Channel Strip are some of the most popular plugins for mixing, and for good reason. They sound great, they can also be used as an all-in-one effects processing unit. One thing that might be overlooked when first using the plugins is the internal routing options. These options change the order of the various sections of the plugins.

There are 3 sections: one section is the filters section, which consists of a high pass and low pass filter. Another section is the 4-band equalizer, and the last section is the dynamics section which consists of the compressor and expander/gate. Internal routing options can be used to change the order of these sections such as putting your equalizer before you dynamics section. Or put you dynamics section before you equalizer.

You can also use the internal routing options to do more advanced techniques such as de-easing.

I have a multitrack drum recording with consists of several different microphones on the drum kit. I have kick drum over here, snare drum, toms, overhead and a couple room mics.

[drums]

On some of the tracks I've inserted the E-Channel Strip and on other ones I've inserted the G-Channel strip.

I'll start with my kick drum track and E-Channel Strip. I've got it in it's default settings, and the default routing is to first start out with the dynamics section then go into my filter section, and finally the EQ section. What I'm doing here is just a little bit of compression and then the expander/gate, then I'm going into the filter section which has a high pass starting around 40 Hz, and then a low pass around 10k. And I have a 4-band equalizer, boosting a little bit around 2k and up around 5k to give it some snap and punch. I'm rolling off around 200 and 300 Hz to take away the boxiness and then boosting finally around 60 Hz just so I can kind of fill out the bottom end of my kick drum

[kick drum]

On the external mic I'm still using the E-Channel, but i've clicked on the split button right here. What this is going to do is move the filter section in front of the dynamics. This can be done if you don't want your really low end signal triggering the compressor. This is a popular way to use the plugin, especially for things like kick drum or bass where in the first situation the compressor was sensitive to the really low frequencies, but by putting the filter in front, now the compressor and gate are no longer listening to those really low frequencies that you're going to roll off anyways.

[toms]

And just to demonstrate that the compressor is not listening to it, if I roll it off, it's no longer listening. I'm doing a similar thing on the sub kick. Where I had the split engaged. And that's just putting the filters before the dynamics section.

Next let's get to the G-Channel I've got inserted on the snare drum. Again I've got the split button engaged. Even though it's the G-Channel strip, it's gonna do a similar sort of thing. I've got the filters going before the dynamics and thing going into the equalizer.

[drums]

On my snare bottom mic I've decided to use this channel out button. What this channel out button is going to do is put the equalizer in front of the dynamics section. I've also got the split engaged which also puts the filters in front of the dynamics section.

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