With SSL 360°, you can now control every plug-in using a controller UC1
Latest Update SSL 360° Link software, Version 1.7 includes, among other things, a groundbreaking new plug-in that allows UC1 to control any third-party plug-in.
Following a preview presentation at The NAMM Show 2024, Solid State Logic officially unveiled the new SSL 360° Link plug-in, a powerful new software tool that allows users to control any third-party plug-in via the UC1 interface. Using 360° Link, music producers and engineers can access any plugin within the SSL 360° environment and its hybrid „virtual console” workflow. Whether it’s a reverb, a parametric equalizer, or a guitar amp simulator—the UC1 can now control them all.
„A ”hybrid” combination of hardware and software in a plug-in controller UC1 The SSL 360° software is the result of decades of experience in console design. The result is a device in which every parameter of the highly regarded SSL 4K E, 4K B, Channel Strip 2, and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins has its own physical controller. Now, with the introduction of the SSL 360° Link plugin, UC1 users have even greater capabilities, gaining access to a much wider range of plugins and ensuring an almost infinite array of creative options for music production and mixing.
„Integrating control over third-party plug-ins and bringing them into the SSL 360° ecosystem has always been one of our goals,” commented Andy Jackson, Studio Product Manager at Solid State Logic. „With the launch of SSL 360° Link, producers and engineers can now enhance their UC1 by controlling any plug-in from the interface, all without leaving the SSL 360° „virtual console”—it’s a very powerful addition. Best of all, SSL 360° is free to download and is available now.”.
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Delivered through a streamlined user interface and designed with intuitive configuration features, SSL 360° Link allows you to quickly add third-party plugins to sessions via drag-and-and control them using the advanced „console-style” workflow offered by UC1. Any third-party plug-ins mapped by 360° Link become visible in the SSL 360° Plug-in Mixer (also controlled from SSL control surfaces UF1 i UF8) along with the SSL 4K E, 4K B, and CS2 channel strips—resulting in even deeper integration with the SSL console's virtual workflow.
SSL 360° Link includes a selection of customizable factory presets for popular SSL channel strip plugins such as Slate Digital®, Harrison Audio®, Universal Audio®, Waves®, and Brainworx®. While UC1 is optimized for a typical channel strip setup, any plugin can be quickly mapped using the user-friendly mapping tool.
The SSL 360° Link plugin is free and available in AAX Native, AU, VST3, and VST formats via the website Solid State Logic
„Hosted” third-party plugins must be in the VST3 format.
SSL 360 V1.7 Update
In addition to the 360° Link plug-in, the SSL 360° V1.7 update includes numerous improvements for the U-series controllers and the SSL 12 interface. Official integration with Bitwig and Digital Performer has been added for the UC1, UF8, and UF1; greater customization of DAW profile buttons on the UF8; configurable jog wheel behavior on the UF1; and a momentary talkback function has been added to the SSL 12.
Key Features of SSL 360 Link:
- Control any third-party plug-in using UC1.
- Set up your SSL 360° hybrid workflow with any plugin.
- Choose from editable factory control maps for Slate Digital®, Universal Audio®, Waves®, Brainworx®, and Harrison Audio® plug-ins.
- Customize your mixing experience by creating control maps for any plugin.
- Customized parameter mapping and control profiles.
- Optimizing workflow efficiency by centralizing control within the SSL 360° ecosystem.
- Upgrade your UC1/UF8/UF1 and SSL 360° environment:
- Use third-party plugins alongside the official SSL 360° channel strips, such as 4K E, 4K B, and Channel Strip 2.
- Control third-party plug-ins with UF8 and UF1 set to Plug-in Mixer Layer—a place to view and control all channel strips that support 360v and 360°-link plug-ins. Your own virtual SSL console environment.
- Insert empty 360° Link plugins on each channel as an effective way to add VST3 DAW controls (pan, fader, track colors, sends, etc.) for the UC1/UF1/UF8. Compatible only with VST3-based DAWs.