Universal Audio SSL 4000 E Channel Strip Plug-In, Download

Add Famed SSL Sound at your Fingertips
Introduced in 1979, the SSL 4000 E console powered more Platinum-selling records than any other. Its bold, punchy character and incredible dynamics have made it a bastion of modern recording. In close partnership with Solid State Logic, the SSL 4000 E Channel Strip Collection is our end-to-end emulation of this world-beating analog channel strip.

Turn Your DAW into a Classic SSL Console
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 harnessing the preamp's signature sound, you get all of the SSL hallmarks - expansive, punchy, deep, assertive character for any source.

Get Famed British EQ in Spades
Add punch to drums, presence to vocals, and heft to bass with the SSL 4000 E's iconic Type E 242 "black knob" and 001 "brown knob" four-band EQ and filters. The "brown" EQ is easy to dial in and musical, while the "black" is more surgical and clean.

Explore Expansion, Compression & More
From subtle dynamics control to in-your-face smack, the E Series' compressor gives guitars presence, makes vocals "pop," and adds clarity, and depth to your drums. 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.

Experience Ultimate SSL Sound with Apollo
Harnessing UA's groundbreaking Unison technology, the new SSL 4000 E Channel Strip plug-in gives you the hardware's mic/line preamp impedance, gain stage "sweet spots," and exact circuit behaviors.