SSL 360 V1.8 Update feat. SSL 360 Link Bus Compressor V1 and SSL 360 Link V1.1

[@massivebeatzz]

This is an example of a solid company. Pun intended. Thanks guys, great work.

[@infojunkie4989]

Every update makes me feel better about my investments this ecosystem. Thanks SSL.

[@JM_2019]

You are delivering constantly! Being able to use the metering with 3rd party plugins is just perfect. Thank you!

[@kristofdevlamynck4786]

SSL are on Fire🔥, thx for listening to us.

[@paulkit-]

you guys are just crazy, thank you for this update!!!

[@theMarcoBarosi]

I've been waiting for this since the release of 360 Link, thanks guys it's amazing 🙌

[@Harrysound]

Link compressor works really well. well done lads and ladies!

[@josephgooch5562]

Thank you so much for continuing to update these controllers with such great features! Really sets SSL apart from other companies

[@danielkisel5661]

I Never hit the like button on any SSL video this fast before...

[@djslink]

This is amazing. I haven’t got any SSL controller yet but they are the only ones I look at because of the constant updates and support 👏🏻

[@boom_shak]

Oh man, all i want for Christmas is: this cardigan jacket :-) by the why, you guys from SSL are genius, love your work keep on going.

[@dannykirsch]

Excellent update Luke however I still have a few suggestions for future updates. Firstly it would be amazing if one third party plugins could utilise both the compressor section and the rest of the UC1 not just one or the other as some plugins are more complex and require more knobs and buttons to assign. Secondly while it’s fantastic that on many (not all) you can assign meters and lights to third party plugins (shame the Amek 200 compression threshold can’t be assigned to compression lights like some of the other plugin alliance channel strips can) unfortunately adjusting the input gain doesn’t correspond with the lights showing input level in any of the third party plugins. This for me at least is absolutely essential for proper gain staging as I need to be able to adjust the input gain to see visually that I’m not going into the red lights on the input. This works beautifully with ssl native channelstrip such as the 4KB but not with any third party plugins sadly which is a deal breaker for me. A third suggestion would be to find a way where adding ssl link plugins doesn’t create an additional channel on 360. You should be able to have several link plugins without creating any more than the one channel. Also if you assign a third party plug-in to the new ssl bus comp link selecting that channel on the uf8 doesn’t take you to that bus comp on the uc1 even in 360 mode……ie. it doesn’t follow. Also it would be great to somehow allow the UC1 to control two plugins. In other words you could make your own custom channel strip perhaps using a pro q3 and pro c1 together for example. Last but not least it would be amazing if as soon as you tweak a third party plug-in using the uc1 the gui of the plug-in comes up on your monitor just while you are turning knobs and stays up until you don’t touch the controller for a second or two. I mean the actually gui itself and not a really small version of the gui. Something large and easy to see. Last but not least could the lovely UF1 screen be used to see the gui or third party plugins or at least something if not the actual gui just like you can see an eq curve for the ssl native channel strips?

[@martijnvandongen]

Thank you so much for this amazing update! Very sad that I can't view the gain reduction of the UAD plugins which I mostly use....

[@boogiexx]

Like I said when 1.6 came out and there was a talk about not being able to map bus compressor, calm down people they will add this feature in future update, glad to see SSL is listening to the community.

[@bossistheboss6996]

Love my ssl units and plugins! Man that jumper is out there 👍🏻

[@tukiura8307]

Thank you so much for this amazing update! However, the 360 ​​plug-in currently has a fatal problem. The great update has made it possible to follow the DAW track, but the volume meter on the UF8 and UF1 only shows the volume when the plug-in passes through, not after the track fader. This means that even if you set the fader to minimum, the volume meter will not be at minimum. Many people mix while checking the output volume of the track, not the input. The UF8 has a great color display, but it doesn't work well. In Cubase, you can get around this by inserting it into a post-fader slot, but other DAWs currently have no solution for this problem. Even if you can get the meter to work as expected in Cubase's post-fader slot, you will then have to apply SSL channel strips, EQ, etc. to the sound after the fader, and you will not be able to use the wonderful SSL plug-in as intended. Softube uses VST3 to display the track volume after the fader, so I think this is technically possible. Also, as others have pointed out, if you use multiple 360 ​​plug-ins on one track, the UF8 and UF1 will create many faders for the same track as each plug-in is added. I really admire SSL for continually releasing exciting updates, but I hope they will prioritize this basic and fatal problem as a DAW mix controller and improve it in the next update. (I apologize if there are any incorrect expressions because I am using a translation. As hardware, I feel that SSL's controllers are truly amazing, so I made this comment with the hope that they will improve in the future.)

[@fernandwilmouth7669]

Great work 👍Thanks so much for this update 🙏🙏🙏

[@thomas-mavian]

Just wow, amazing update!

[@SybrenRoefs]

What a great update! But also, you have such a pleasing voice and pronunciation to listen to. I wouldn't mind listening an audiobook of you reading about 'The History of SSL' :'D

[@Dean-p1s]

Gaaaaay

[@kellyblain714]

Thank you for this update! It just keeps getting better!!! 💯💯💯💥💥💥💥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@Truth565]

Thanks SSL🙏🏾, the whole UC and UF controller universe just keeps getting better! I've use many other controllers in the past and the SSL's are by far the best (at least for me with Logic Pro). There's still a few things I'd like to see in Logic Pro (that I think are in Cubase etc.) but hopefully we're getting there.

[@akosfarkas1159]

Amazing update. Thank you guys. 👏

[@stupidusername38]

Massive applause here. Brilliant update to an already fantastic piece of kit. Can't wait to dive in with this as it's almost perfect. Almost. Now I just need the automation buttons visible on each channel of SSL 360 app and this will be the ultimate workflow solution for me. Once again well done

[@40gogo]

Amazing! Thank you SSL.

[@southkak48]

Wish UA allowed meter mapping on their plug-ins.

[@stephb7958]

ouah super cool, il ne manque plus que le "plugin track follow" et il n'y aura plus de débat entre softube et ssl

[@techniciendushowbiz]

Merci pour ce tuto très clair ...

[@stevenpagano]

If you own SSL hardware, it would have been cool to be informed of this via email, instead on being directed here by a Mix Magazine article.

[@miguelsoares5340]

Wonderful update, super glad to map the Bus compressor as well! I would love to use to UC1 while tracking in UAD's LUNA. Since the 360 link plugin is not available in Luna's ARM mode, I can't use it while recording. Do you guys think there's a workaround for that? Would be awesome to have an even closer experience to having a SSL Console for live recordings.

[@angermanagementstudios]

Guys. In logic the channel strip STILL shows each instance of a plugin as “360 Link” so I can’t bloody see what the actual plugin is unless I actually open it. Seriously. You’ve got to sort this.

[@haukekasten]

Unfortunately, there is no GR data for the SSL Native X-ValveComp...

[@TheRickdoggie]

An amazing update!!!!!!!!

[@KreativeDevices]

Straight 🔥!

[@thaexception3406]

Still going! Nice.

[@Orgster]

Thanks for the update! But I have a question: Does the metering not work with UADX Plugins yet?

[@jerrylmusic]

This is really nice and if you would make the plugins via click applicable when we’re using just the 360 Link, so we can stay permanently in the mixer view? This way, we won’t need to switch back and forth between the DAW for plugins that don’t have the meter functionality. Best and thank you 🙏 Jerryl

[@joolm4976]

Excellent, thank you

[@KUMStudio1]

Amazing!! Great job SSL but I'm still waiting for update where we can have external (3part plugins) insert on channel strips (for example insert of 1176 between eq and vca fader like on real SSL desk). I hope you will make this in a future.

[@Capt.Tillo13]

This is awesome 🥳

[@belgradeboy1977]

This is the way

[@MusicProducersBlog]

My only issue with the 360 software is that each channel produces the same flavor. Hence, the plugin alliance channel strips are still the best because you can give each channel a different flavor (saturation) like a real analog desk. That's the only update I'm looking forward to.

[@stupidusername38]

That's down to the plugin, not 360.

[@paul_ward_music]

Updates appreciated, but surely the first 'third party' compressors to support should have been our bundled DAW compressors?! How about allowing me to use my UC1 to control Cubase's channel EQ?

[@joolm4976]

Channel DAW EQ isn't a VST3 format. Technical limitation

[@paul_ward_music]

@ Not the channel EQ. How about Frequency, for example. Or Black Valve?

[@joolm4976]

@@paul_ward_music if frequency IS VST3 you can

[@AntonioTeoli]

This is great guys! What about the update with UF8 properly working as CC controller on cubase?

[@thaexception3406]

Updated per the release notes.

[@AntonioTeoli]

@@thaexception3406thanks. Since they didn’t mention in the video I was wondering about it. “Using the MIDI CC Layer with Cubase/Nuendo - timestamps now sent with MIDI CC data, meaning that you can write MIDI CC directly to MIDI parts without needing to record it to the automation lane.”

[@247digital]

Love the update. But why does it still create a track for each plugin when using multiple 360 plugins on one track? This is annoying, there must be a better way without having to create extra tracks.

[@thecatch735]

SSL should’ve made an option to hide them in the mixer view. How hard would that have been? Really!?

[@247digital]

@@thecatch735 I know right. This is the update I wanted. Wish they would change this.

[@himanperera558]

❤

[@thecatch735]

Disappointing. Still no channel colours for Logic Pro. Can’t be a AU issue, because Softube have cracked it in console. No LUFS on the meter. Still no easy DAW Fader Trim for automated faders.