Engineers have come to rely on this master compressor to "glue together" mixes like nothing else, as well as patching into it for wonderful results on drums, pianos and more.
The G-Series Bus Compressor has a host of plugin emulations, some of them officially sanctioned, including one by Universal Audio, one by Waves and SSL’s own version.
1. Threshold sets the operating level for the knee of the compressor.
Threshold is continuously adjustable from -15 dB to +15 dB.
2. Make up Gain compensates for a change in signal level due to compressor activity.
Make up is continuously variable from -5 dB to +15 dB.
3. Attack controls the quickness of the compressor’s response to changes.
Six switchable attack rates: 0.1; 0.3; 1; 3; 10 and 30 ms.
4. The Release time of the master compressor is switchable between 0.1, 0.3, 0.6 and
1.2 seconds, or to automatic. If Auto is selected, the release time is dependent
upon the duration of the program peak.
5. Ratio sets the ratio of signal level to signal gain, i.e., the compression ratio.
Ratio can be switched between 2:1, 4:1 and 10:1.
