Solid State Logic (SSL) UC1 Universal Controller For SSL Plug-Ins

SSL hardware for your SSL software... and third party plug-ins
UC1 is a hardware plug-in controller like no other. It features dedicated knob-per-function controls for EQ and Dynamics, a central section with full Bus Compressor controls and an authentic moving-coil gain reduction meter. This combination provides the most creative, intuitive and effective means of managing your 360°-enabled SSL channel strips and Bus Compressor plug-ins. Plus, with the SSL 360° Link plug-in, you'll soon have access to third-party plug-ins, enhancing your control and expanding your creative possibilities.

SSL production tools are the benchmark for studio ergonomics and workflow. UC1 draws on decades of analogue and digital console design to develop an intelligent and deeply integrated SSL plug-in control surface that lets you focus on your production goals and not the process.

UC1’s layout of encoders, switches and colour groupings offer professional SSL console ergonomics seamlessly integrated with our 360°-enabled channel strips and Bus Compressor plug-ins. Multiple parameters can be controlled simultaneously and precisely, equipping you with a production tool that nurtures muscle memory, provides unmatched sonic flexibility and inspires operator confidence. To expand your hybrid workflow further, accompany with the UF8 Advanced DAW Controller.

At the heart of every UC1 system is the SSL 360° Plug-in Mixer, a place to view and control all of your 360-enabled plug-ins. The Plug-in Mixer offers a new and exciting way of interacting with your plug-ins, allowing you to adopt a true console-like approach to mixing in-the-box. Mix and match different channel strip flavours within to create your own hybrid SSL console sound.

Features

• Legendary SSL workflow and console ergonomics meets the power of SSL 360°-enabled channel strip plug-ins and Bus Compressor 2
• Every UC1 purchase includes licenses for 4K B, Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins
• Seamlessly control 4K B, Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins directly from UC1
• Authentic moving-coil Bus Compressor gain reduction meter, driven digitally from the SSL Native Bus Compressor plug-ins
• SSL Plug-in Mixer (hosted in SSL 360°) provides a place to view and control of your Channel strips and Bus Compressors, all from one screen
• Muscle-memory operation and constant visual feedback via the smart LED rings
• UC1 display tells you which 360°-enabled channel strip and Bus Compressor plug-in UC1 is currently focused on
• UC1 display gives you a value readout of the control currently being turned
• Load Plug-in Presets and change Channel Strip process ordering (routing) directly from UC1
• Switch between 3 different DAWs that are connected to the Plug-in Mixer
• High Quality all metal enclosure, with a brushed anodised top plate
• Hi-Speed USB connection to computer
• Powered by SSL 360° Mac and Windows software

SSL sound and workflow
UC1 provides dedicated controls of all key SSL 360°-enabled channel strip 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. SSL plug-ins are the only plug-ins designed by the team of SSL engineers at HQ in Oxford, with exclusive access to the original data sheets and specifications from which the consoles were made.

SSL 360 Link
SSL 360 Link brings a new level of power and flexibility to your hybrid SSL workflow. It allows effortless control of any third-party plug-in using the UC1 hardware. UC1 draws upon decades of console design experience to provide a knob-per-function plug-in control surface and now with SSL 360 Link, you can control an unlimited range of sonic flavours, giving you even more creative options when producing and mixing music.

4K E Plug-in
The 4K E plug-in lives up to the legend of the 4000E, imparting all the vibe and rich non-linear analogue character of the console itself. The plug-in is a precise emulation, with detailed component-level modelling and an intricate capture of the original circuit schematics.

Available to purchase separately or as part of the SSL Complete subscription.

4K B Plug-in
Full of tone, punch and rich non-linear analogue character, the 4K B is a detailed emulation of the legendary SL 4000 console B channel strip. The iconic sound of the SL 4000 B console is synonymous with records that emerged from London’s famous Townhouse Studio 2, the ‘Stone Room’ in the late 70’s, early 80’s.

Channel Strip 2 Plug-in
Developed from our digital modelling of the renowned XL 9000K console, SSL Native Channel Strip 2 gives you everything you need to get that radio-ready, modern SSL sound in your DAW. Clean, linear tone shaping for maximum flexibility. Switch between classic E and G-Series EQ curves.

Bus Compressor 2
The centre section compressor from SSL’s 1980’s G Series analogue console is an audio production legend. It is the secret behind countless classic recordings. Bus Compressor 2 Plug-in boasts a host of enhancements, including Attack, Release and Compression ratios for added flexibility with individual sounds and subgroups, in addition to inbuilt wet/dry and S/C HPF control, as well as switchable 2x and 4x Oversampling.

Bus Compressor

At the heart of UC1 are the Bus Compressor controls that talk directly to SSL Native Bus Compressor 2. The authentic layout and metering feels 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 1970’s, 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, sub groups and of course mix bus.

Move to your production groove
Over the course of a session, workflow changes depending on the task in hand. We understand this and that’s why we made sure UC1 offers the tools, visual feedback and total synchronisation between hardware and software required to allow you to work the way you want at any given time. Get hands-on with the UC1 hardware, adjust parameters with the mouse in the individual plug-ins or immerse yourself in the Plug-in Mixer - changes are always synchronised across all software and hardware.