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The SSL 4000 Series Console Bundle Black Friday deal is 60% off at $99, ending Nov 10, 2026, for the E Series channel strip and G Bus compressor from Universal Audio.
The bundle pairs two Solid State Logic console emulations in one package. Universal Audio says it built them in close partnership with Solid State Logic.
They run as UAD Native plugins, so no Apollo is required. The maker also lists support for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces.
Two plugins:
Both are described as exacting circuit emulations of the original console sections.
It gives you a full channel path for tracking and mixing. The maker lists these features:
The maker points to punch on drums, presence on vocals and heft on bass as typical uses of the EQ. It also describes the EQs as having "colorful band interdependencies", meaning the bands interact when you move them.
The G Bus Compressor is a circuit emulation of the bus compressor from the SSL 4000 G console. The maker says engineers use it to "glue together" mixes.
Put it on the mix bus for cohesion, or patch it onto drums, pianos, strings and background vocals.
It includes the Auto Fade feature from the original console, with a range of 1 to 60 seconds.
The UAD Native versions add external side-chaining, which gives you more dynamic control over a mix.
The bundle ships with artist presets from several engineers and producers, so you have a starting point to dial in from:
Universal Audio says the SSL 4000 Series is the console series used on more Platinum-selling records than any other.
Yes. The SSL 4000 Series Console Bundle Black Friday deal is 60% off, bringing it to $99. The offer ends Nov 10, 2026. The bundle includes the E Series Channel Strip and the G Bus Compressor as UAD Native plugins.
Two plugins: the SSL 4000 E Series Channel Strip and the SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor. The channel strip has EQ, filters, a gate and compression. The G Bus Compressor is built for mix bus and group processing.
No. The bundle is available as UAD Native plugins, and the maker says no Apollo is required. It also lists support for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces if you already use them.
The EQ comes in two versions of the Type E four-band design, the black knob and the brown knob, along with high and low cut filters. The maker says you can use them to add punch to drums, presence to vocals and heft to bass.
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