SSL UC1 Channel Strip and Bus Compressor Controller
Following the success of the UF8 advanced DAW controller, Solid State Logic present us with the next level in hardware plug-in control with the UC1, achieving that console workflow for producers and engineers.
SSL has built on decades of unique knowledge of console ergonomics and production workflows when designing the UC1, as it delivers simultaneous multi-function control of the included SSL Native Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins within your DAW session.
SSL Plug-in Controller
The UC1 from Solid State Logic is a hardware plug-in controller like no other on the market today. Featuring dedicated knob-per-function Channel EQ and Dynamics control, a centre section featuring full Bus Compressor controls and authentic moving-coil gain reduction meter, the UC1 offers the most creative, intuitive, and ultimately effective way of controlling the new SSL Native Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins within your DAW session.
Console Ergonomics and Workflow
Solid State Logic has established itself as the benchmark standard when it comes to studio ergonomics and workflow and the UC1 draws on decades of analogue and digital console design to help develop an intelligent and deeply integrated SSL plug-in control surface that allows you to focus solely on your production goals and not the process.
The UC1’s layout of encoders, switches and colour groupings offers you the famous, professional SSL console ergonomics that are seamlessly integrated with their most advanced Channel Strip and Bus Compressor plug-ins to date. Multiple parameters can now be controlled simultaneously and precisely, equipping you with a production tool that nurtures your muscle memory, while providing you unmatched sonic flexibility with operator confidence and inspiration.
Solid State Logic has meticulously designed every detail of the UC1 to keep you in total control and to keep you informed at all times of how your mix is reacting to processing. With the UC1 you’ll be able to move quickly between the Channel Strip and Bus Compressor directly from the surface with the dedicated front-panel encoders and accompanied high res onboard display while loading pre-sets and altering the Channel Strip process order.
SSL 360° Plug-in Mixer
At the heart of the UC1 system is the SSL 360° Plug-in Mixer, where you’ll be able to view and control all of your Channel Strips and Bus Compressors in one place. 360° Plug-in Mixer offers an efficient way of interacting with multiple plug-ins simultaneously, making for a more optimised user experience by bridging the gap between console and in-the-box workflow.
Channel Strip and Bus Compressor
The UC1 provides you with dedicated controls for all the key Channel Strip 2 plug-in parameters. EQ, Filters, Compressor and Gate/Expander controls offer the same configuration and visual feedback as found on large-format SSL consoles, allowing you to quickly home in on your channel processing sweet spot.
At the heart of the UC1 are Bus Compressor controls. Its authentic layout and metering feel like you’re controlling a hardware bus comp built into the centre section of an SSL console. With a classic moving-coil gain reduction meter as found on SSL consoles since the 1970s, it represents the Bus Compressors' time constants and gain reduction characteristics perfectly for producers and engineers to know exactly how it’s reacting with their instruments, subgroups and of course mix bus.
SSL Native Channel Strip 2 & Bus Compressor 2 Plug-ins
Full licenses of SSL Native Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins are included with the UC1. Channel Strip 2 is a fully-featured Channel Strip, based on digital modelling of the EQ and Dynamics curves from the legendary XL 9000 K SuperAnalogue console. V2 adds SSL’s proprietary anti-cramping algorithms and the ability to trigger the dynamics sidechain externally. Bus Compressor 2 adds a tonne of user requests, with additional Ratio, Attack and Release options, the ability to trigger the sidechain externally, as well as x2 and x4 oversampling.
Updates Features:
UF8 and UC1 now come with 6 month subscription to SSL Complete
The UC1 now comes bundled with SSL 360, an updated version of Channel strip 2 AND 4K B plug-in
New features added to Channel strip 2 plug-in
New features added to SSL 360 plugin mixer
Key Features:
Legendary SSL workflow and console ergonomics meets the power of SSL Native Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins
Every UC1 purchase includes full licenses of SSL Native Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins (worth £338.39)
Knob per-function control of SSL Native Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins
Muscle-memory operation and constant visual feedback via the smart LED rings
The on-board display tells you which Channel Strip and Bus Compressor plug-in UC1 is currently focused on, as well as giving you a value readout of the control currently being turned
Load Plug-in Pre-sets and change Channel Strip routing directly from UC1
Authentic moving-coil Bus Compressor gain reduction meter, driven from the SSL Native Bus Compressor plug-in
SSL Plug-in Mixer (hosted in SSL 360°) provides a place to view and control your Channel Strips and Bus Compressors, all from one screen
Switch between 3 different DAWs that are connected to the Plug-in Mixer
High-Quality all-metal enclosure, with a brushed anodised top plate
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