SSL Fusion Bundle at a Glance

The SSL Fusion Bundle by Solid State Logic is the full set of five plugins modelled on SSL’s Fusion, a stereo analogue processor for adding colour to tracks and mixes: Vintage Drive, Violet EQ, HF Compressor, Stereo Image and Transformer. Each one is $99 on its own at SSL’s store, and SSL sells the bundle there for $199. Plugin Boutique has it for $49.99 until 7 December 2026, as one of its exclusive Black Friday deals.

Each plugin copies one section of the hardware, so you use them separately: Vintage Drive on a drum bus, HF Compressor on a harsh vocal, Stereo Image on the mix bus. Vintage Drive, HF Compressor and Transformer have a Mix control for blending the processed sound with the dry signal, and four of the five have an ECO mode that cuts latency and CPU use while you record.

Plugin Boutique shows the regular price as $495, which is the five single prices added together. We’ve compared the deal with SSL’s own $199 bundle price instead. That still makes it 75% off.

Vintage Drive is the console-colour pick in our guide to saturation for beginners, next to Decapitator, Saturn 2 and Softube Tape.

Vintage Drive

• The saturation circuit from the Fusion. Drive and Density work together to add harmonics, soft clipping and natural compression.
• Auto Gain keeps the output level steady while you push it.
• Zero-latency ECO mode for tracking.

Violet EQ

• A 2-band shelving EQ. SSL says it was the first new SSL analogue EQ circuit in more than 25 years.
• Includes the Fusion’s high-pass filter, with a FAT button that adds a small low-end lift when the filter is on.

HF Compressor

• Compresses only the frequencies above a crossover point you set, to smooth sibilant vocals, bright guitars and cymbals.
• Two main controls, Threshold and X-Over. Ratio, attack and release are set for you.
• Listen solos the frequencies being compressed, and a gain reduction history graph shows what it’s doing.

Stereo Image

• The Fusion’s mid-side circuit. Width narrows or widens the stereo image.
• Space boosts or cuts the bass in the side signal, and Shuffle moves the frequency it works on.
• Vectorscope and Solo Side for checking the stereo field.

Transformer

• Thickens the low end and adds high-end sheen, like driving an analogue transformer.
• Shine controls the high-frequency effect and Amount pushes the harmonic distortion past what the hardware does.
• LF Extend keeps the low end that would normally roll off as you drive it harder.

In all five

• Built-in help: click the ? symbol and hover over a control to see what it does.
• Undo and redo, A/B comparison and SSL’s preset system.
• Presets from engineers including Alan Moulder, Michael Brauer, Sean Divine and Wez Clarke.

System Compatibility

• Plugin Formats: AU, VST2, VST3 and AAX Native (64-bit only)
• Mac Requirements: Plugin Boutique lists macOS 11 Big Sur to macOS 13 Ventura, with M1 Macs supported; Intel dual-core at 2.4 GHz or faster; 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
• Windows Requirements: Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit only); Intel Core 2 or similar at 2.4 GHz or faster; 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
• Licence: a free iLok account is needed to activate it

SSL Fusion Bundle Deal FAQs

How long is the SSL Fusion Bundle deal on?

The $49.99 sale price runs on Plugin Boutique until 7 December 2026.

Do I need an SSL Fusion Bundle coupon code?

No. The discount is already applied on Plugin Boutique, so the $49.99 price shows without a code.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. SSL offers a 14-day free trial of each Fusion plugin from its own website. You activate it with your iLok account.

How much are the Fusion plugins on their own?

Each one is $99 at SSL’s store, so a single plugin normally costs about twice the price of the whole bundle on this deal.

Does the SSL Fusion Bundle work in Pro Tools?

Yes. All five plugins come in AAX Native format.