SSL Revival 4000 channel strip from the iconic SL 4000 console

Aug 28, 2025 | news

Revival 4000 is an all-analog channel strip Solid State Logic, delivering the unmistakable sound of the SL 4000 series consoles from the early 1980s, a sound that set industry standards and helped shape the music of such iconic artists as Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Bryan Adams, Pink Floyd, Prince, U2, Metallica and many others. Drawing from the design of the B-Series and E-Series consoles, the Revival 4000 offers the distinctive sound and timbral flexibility that are at the heart of SSL's legacy.

Meet the Revival 4000

Revival 4000 - a distinctive analog channel strip that combines the sonic excellence and unique features of the legendary 4000 series in a compact 1U format. Featuring the classic JT-115K-E Jensen E-Series transformer microphone preamplifier, B-Series De-Esser, discrete E-Series Class A VCA dynamics section and the iconic E-Series four-band parametric EQ - complete with high-pass/low-pass filters and switchable EQ with Brown/Black knobs.
Offering flexible routing, symmetrical insertion point and sidechain connection, the Revival 4000 is the essence of SSL sound perfectly suited to the modern studio.

Specification:

  • The classic SSL 4000 E microphone preamplifier with Jensen transformer.
  • De-Esser 4000 B section with one knob.
  • +48 V, polarity reversal, Pad and Line input.
  • The best dynamics section of the 4000 E series:
    • Class A VCA compressor section.
      • Soft or Hard Knee modes.
      • Enable/disable fast attack.
      • Logarithmic or linear modes for the release parameter
    • The classic gate/expander section:
      • With on/off fast attack.
  • SSL's classic 4-band equalizer:
    • Fully parametric midbands.
    • Switchable Brown Knob „02” and Black Knob „242” equalizer circuits.
  • High-pass and low-pass filters:
    • Brown 02 mode - 12 dB per octave HPF and LPF.
    • Black 242 mode - 18 dB per octave HPF and 12 dB per octave LPF.
  • Symmetrical insertion point for connecting external devices into the signal path
  • Enhanced „do sidechain” functionality:
    • Filters for sidechain dynamics.
    • EQ for sidechain dynamics.
  • Flexible processing order in the signal path:
    • Filters for input, Dynamics and De-Ess after equalizer, insert for output.
  • Line output adjustment.
  • Switchable input/output meter.
  • External sidechain input (key).
  •  Sidechain Link dynamics - allows 2 Revival 4000 compressors to work as a stereo pair.
Meet the Revival 4000