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Product Summary

The SSL Mixing Bundle (Exclusive) packs four professional mixing tools from Solid State Logic—the world’s leading manufacturer of analogue and digital audio consoles—into one value-focused package. You’re getting studio-grade processing that mirrors the signal path philosophy of SSL’s renowned hardware, now optimized for modern DAW workflows.

X-EQ 2 serves as your mastering-grade parametric EQ toolkit. It features 24 fully configurable bands, each switchable between bell, shelf, low-pass, or high-pass filter types. With 17 different classic and modern EQ curve options, you can shape tone with surgical precision or broad strokes. What sets it apart: SSL’s proprietary anti-cramping algorithms preserve high-frequency detail that often gets lost in digital processing, while band soloing and real-time frequency analysis help you pinpoint problem areas fast. Mid/side and independent left/right processing options give you extra flexibility for stereo imaging work.

X-ValveComp brings analog-style warmth to your dynamics chain. It’s a full-featured mono or stereo compressor with classic controls—Threshold, Ratio, Knee, Attack, Release, and Hold—plus a dedicated valve emulation stage that adds primarily 2nd-order harmonic saturation after compression. You can run it in Peak or RMS detection modes, engage sidechain high/low-pass filters to focus triggering, and use the wet/dry mix control for parallel “New York-style” compression. Input/output meters with kick-down indicators and auto gain make-up keep your levels in check while you dial in the perfect amount of color.

SSL X-Gate is a highly visual gating plugin inspired by SSL’s digital broadcast consoles. The rolling waveform graph lets you see your incoming signal while you set open/close thresholds, and the tri-color traffic light system gives instant visual feedback on gate status. Hysteresis controls let you set separate thresholds for opening and closing the gate, reducing chatter on sustained signals. You also get EXP mode for transparent expansion, DUCK mode for sidechain-style attenuation, lookahead options for low-latency tracking, and mid/side processing to gate only specific stereo components. The interactive sidechain filter graph helps you focus triggering on the frequencies that matter.

FlexVerb rounds out the bundle with a versatile algorithmic reverb designed for quick, mix-ready results. Its split early/late reflection interface lets you independently select room character and tail type across four algorithms: room, hall, plate, and chamber. A built-in 6-band SSL EQ shapes the reverb’s frequency response, while an output compressor helps the effect sit naturally in your mix. Lockable wet/dry controls make A/B comparisons easy, and the infinite reverb switch plus tail kill option open up creative sound design possibilities.

All four plugins are DSP-optimized for efficient CPU use, include A/B preset slots for fast comparisons, and work together to create a cohesive, pro-level mixing workflow—without the pro-level price tag during this exclusive promotion.

Key Features

Visual

• Rolling waveform visualization graph in X-Gate for intuitive threshold setting
• Real-time frequency analysis in X-EQ 2 and traffic-light gate status cues
• Hardware-inspired I/O graph and gain reduction meters across plugins

Control

• 24 configurable EQ bands with switchable filter types and band soloing (X-EQ 2)
• Traditional compressor layout plus valve emulation stage with wet/dry mix (X-ValveComp)
• Split OPEN/CLOSE threshold hysteresis and interactive sidechain filter graph (X-Gate)
• Independently selectable early/late reflection types with lockable wet/dry mix (FlexVerb)

Processing

• Anti-cramping algorithms preserve high-frequency detail in digital environments (X-EQ 2)
• 2nd-order harmonic saturation via valve emulation stage (X-ValveComp)
• Mid/side processing options across EQ, gate, and reverb for surgical or creative shaping
• 4 algorithmic reverb types (room, hall, plate, chamber) with 6-band SSL EQ and output compression (FlexVerb)

Workflow

• DSP-optimized for light CPU use across all four plugins
• A/B preset slots, parallel modes, and sidechain audition options for fast comparisons
• Zero-latency lookahead option in X-Gate for tracking scenarios
• Intuitive split early-late interface in FlexVerb for quick, mix-ready reverb crafting

System Compatibility

• Mac: macOS 11 Big Sur – macOS 13 Ventura (64-bit only) (M1 Mac supported) | Intel Dual-Core Mac running at 2.4GHz or higher | 4 GB of RAM minimum (8 GB of RAM recommended) | AU, VST2, VST3, AAX Native
• Windows: Windows 10 – Windows 11 (64-bit only) | Intel Core 2 (or comparable) CPU running at 2.4GHz or higher | 4 GB of RAM minimum (8 GB of RAM recommended) | VST 2, VST3, AAX Native