SSL (Solid State Logic) / Bseries Dynamics Module

The Solid State Logic/B-Series Dynamics Module is a 500 Series module channel compressor with a more aggressive character, based on the original circuit design of the SSL 4000 B console channel strip.

■Compressor & Gate/Expander, API 500 Compatible

The ""SL 4000 B,"" a large-format studio recording console released by Solid State Logic in 1976 during its founding period, is a legendary console, considered the ""starting point"" for SSL, with only six units ever manufactured, serving as a prototype for the SSL 4000E console that was later adopted by recording studios worldwide.

It is famous for being installed in the ""Stone Room"" of London's Townhouse Studios from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. This console was used to record many famous songs, including Phil Collins' ""In the Air Tonight,"" The Buggles' ""Video Killed the Radio Star,"" and Peter Gabriel's ""Intruder."" Its unique sound quality played a significant role in the iconic sound of hit songs of that era.

The B-Series Dynamics Module is a 500-series module channel compressor with a more aggressive character, based on the original circuit design of the SSL 4000 B console's channel strip. The B-Series Dynamics Module consists of a compressor/limiter and an expander/gate.

* Circuit design based on the legendary SSL 4000 B-Series channel strip

* Compressor ratios: 2:1 / 4:1 / 10:1 / ""ds""

* Automatic makeup gain via RATIO control

* ""ds"" setting, effective for wideband frequencies, with fast attack and release times triggered by sibilance.

* ""OUT"" setting allows bypassing the gate/expander

* LINK sidechain prevents stereo signal image shift



The B-Series Dynamics Module features a compressor/limiter with three fixed step compression ratios: 2:1, 4:1, and 10:1, plus an additional ""ds"" mode. The ""ds"" setting is a fixed 10:1 with an added sidechain filter. Due to its topology, the B-Series Dynamics module is a more distinctive and colorful Dynamics processor than the E-Series.

The gate/expander functions as a 20:1 gate, and pressing the EXP button activates it as a 2:1 expander. Furthermore, the OUT setting allows you to bypass the gate/expander and use it as an independent compressor.

The B-Series Dynamics Module's circuitry is based on the legendary original circuit design of the SSL 4000-B Series Channel Strip, which produced that iconic 80s sound.