<> The Solid State Logic/SUPER 9000 SUPER ANALOGUE CHANNEL STRIP is a channel strip for SSL's flagship 9000 series mixing console.
■Channel Strip
■The SSL SuperAnalogue 9000 Series console channel strip is back!
The Super 9000 is Solid State Logic's all-in-one analog channel strip. Featuring SuperAnalogue preamps, VHD circuitry, 9000 Series dynamics, and a four-band EQ with selectable G Series or E Series curves, the Super 9000 channel strip delivers the ultra-low distortion and breathtaking clarity of SSL's SuperAnalogue™ studio consoles in a single 1RU footprint.
The 9000 Series consoles made rock and pop mixes sound bigger than ever before, while also bringing deep lows and shimmering highs to hip hop and R&B. Renowned for their unparalleled dynamics and depth, delivering a sense of musical scale, the 9000 Series set the standard for its time, marking a groundbreaking achievement in analog circuit design and paving the way for the development of modern SSL consoles like Duality and Oracle. Now, Super 9000 brings the professional sophistication once found only in the massive 9000 Series consoles to your studio.
Top studios such as Abbey Road, Metropolis Studios (London), Real World Studios (Bath), Record Plant (LA), and Avatar/Power Station (NY) have adopted 9000 Series consoles. Top engineers such as Manny Marroquin (Alicia Keys, Rihanna), Michael Braugher (Coldplay, John Mayer), Kevin Shirley (Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin), and Tony Maserati (Jay-Z, Beyoncé) have used SuperAnalogue™ sound to create countless hits.
SuperAnalogue™ technology designs an extremely transparent, wideband signal path, eliminating any signal loss.
Key design elements of SuperAnalogue™ technology:
- Ultra-wide audio bandwidth.
- Extremely flat frequency response: ±0.1 dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
- Ultra-low transient intermodulation distortion.
- No electrolytic capacitors in the audio path.
- Extremely low noise and harmonic distortion.
- Extremely low phase shift across the entire audible frequency range.
The result is unparalleled power, clarity, and a stunning soundstage. These characteristics define the modern ""SSL sound"" and are why SuperAnalogue™ consoles remain the professional choice for music production.
Like SSL's flagship Duality console, the Super9000 offers a choice of two world-class preamps. Switch between the high-headroom SuperAnalogue preamp for unparalleled transparency, or the variable VHD (Variable Harmonics Drive) for added character and saturation. Shape your tone by adjusting the second harmonic for rich, tube-like warmth or the third harmonic for a sharper, transistor-like edge. The INPUT FLIP button moves the VHD circuit from the mic input to the line input, allowing you to easily color DAW stems or line-level instruments and sources.
Variable Harmonics Drive (VHD)
Variable Harmonics Drive (VHD) was developed to provide engineers and producers with a single preamp capable of covering a wide tonal spectrum. Originally designed to complement the clean, transparent SuperAnalogue™ preamp found in Duality consoles, VHD has long been a secret weapon for engineers looking to color their sound, found in numerous SSL consoles and rackmount units.
Full Dynamics Processing
The Super 9000 features the essence of SSL's modern dynamics section, delivering ultimate control and punch. The compressor, centered around a high-performance THAT 2181A VCA, features switchable Fast Attack mode and peak detection options—features first introduced on the SL 9000 console and continued in the Duality series. It also features SSL's classic expander/gate section, incorporating variable hysteresis in the threshold and a hold control for precise gate control and downward expansion management. Additionally, the Super9000 allows you to move the dynamics section pre- or post-EQ.
Pink (292) and Black (242) EQ Circuits & High-Pass/Low-Pass Filters
The Super9000 offers a choice of two EQ types: the 292 G Series ""Pink Knob"" EQ circuit or the 242 E Series ""Black Knob"" EQ circuit. The 292's variable Q design delivers smooth, wide boosts and cuts, and its shelves feature steeper slopes and ""undershoot/overshoot"" for a more musical sound.
The 242's Q design, developed in collaboration with Sir George Martin, allows for more precise control than the 292. The Super 9000 EQ section also features two buttons: ""E Bell/G÷3"" and ""Gx3/E Bell."" In 292 mode, these buttons divide low-mid frequencies by three and multiply high-mid frequencies by three, allowing the midband to be used to target frequencies far beyond its normal range, providing incredible flexibility and range. In 242 mode, these buttons toggle the low and high bands between bell and shelving modes. In true SSL style, the EQ can be placed in the dynamics sidechain, and the high-pass (18dB/oct) and low-pass (12dB/oct) filters can be completely bypassed or routed to the input/sidechain for ultimate control.
Flexible Processing and Routing
The Super 9000 features balanced insert points for integrating external devices into the signal path. Insert positions can be adjusted from the default (immediately after the input stage) to the output stage (just before the output trim). A dedicated external sidechain (key) input, along with a sidechain link function, are also provided, ideal for using two Super 9000s in a stereo pair.
Input Flip control routes the line input to the mic preamp while simultaneously switching the rear mic connection to a line path. This provides an easy way to process line-level returns from your DAW while adding saturation/distortion processing at the mix stage without manually re-patching.
Key Features
- Dual mic preamps: Choose from SuperAnalogue or VHD. +48V,
- Phase inversion and PAD functions.
- Two microphone preamp impedance settings: 1.3kΩ and 11kΩ.
- Dedicated line input (with ""input inversion"" function).
- 9000 series dynamics section.
- High-performance THAT 2181A VCA compressor section.
- Peak/hard knee or soft knee mode.
- Fast attack on/off.
- Classic gate/expander section.
- Fast attack on/off.
- Hold control.
- 4-band SSL EQ with two switchable EQ types.
- Fully parametric midband.
- Switchable between G series ""pink knob"" 292 circuits and E series ""black knob"" 242 circuits.
- High-pass/low-pass filter.
18dB/octave HPF and 12dB/octave LPF.
Insert point for connecting external devices.
Extensive ""sidechain"" functionality.
Sidechain from filter to dynamics.
Sidechain from EQ to dynamics.
Flexible processing order routing.
Filter to input stage, dynamics after EQ, insert to output stage.
Line output trim.
Switchable input and output meters.
External sidechain (key) input.
Dynamics sidechain linking. Two Super 9000 compressors can operate as a stereo pair (loudest signal takes priority). Linked via TS/TRS jack cable (cable not included).
SUPER9000のダイナミクスセクションはまさに9000コンソールのダイナミクスセクションを移植したものになります。 THAT 2181A VCAを中核に据えたコンプレッサーで、切り替え可能なFast Attackモードとピーク検出オプションを搭載。これはSL 9000コンソールで初導入された機能です。さらに、SSLのクラシックなエキスパンダー/ゲートセクションを搭載。スレッショルドに可変ヒステリシスを組み込み、精密なゲート制御とダウンワードエキスパンション管理のためのホールドコントロールを備えています。Super9000ではこのダイナミクスセクションをEQのPre or Postに移動可能。
フィルター&EQセクション
ハイパス(18dB/oct)およびローパス(12dB/oct)フィルターを搭載。バイパスにすることも可能です。Dynサイドチェーンへのルーティングも可能です。 EQは4バンドパラメトリックEQ。 Super9000では292 G シリーズの「ピンクノブ」EQ 回路、または 242 E シリーズの「ブラックノブ」EQ 回路の2種類から選択可能です。
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