SSL UC1 Advanced Plug-In Controller
Description
SSL hardware for your SSL software
UC1 is a hardware plug-in controller like no other. Dedicated knob-per-function Channel EQ and Dynamics controls, centre section featuring full Bus Compressor controls and authentic moving-coil gain reduction meter combine to offer the most creative, intuitive, and ultimately effective way of controlling your 360°-enabled SSL channel strip and Bus Compressor plug-ins.
SSL production tools are the benchmark for studio ergonomics and workflow. UC1 draws on decades of analogue and digital console design to develop an intelligent and deeply integrated SSL plug-in control surface that lets you focus on your production goals and not the process.
UC1’s layout of encoders, switches and colour groupings offer professional SSL console ergonomics seamlessly integrated with our 360°-enabled channel strip and Bus Compressor plug-ins. Multiple parameters can be controlled simultaneously and precisely, equipping you with a production tool that nurtures muscle memory, provides unmatched sonic flexibility and inspires operator confidence. To expand your hybrid workflow further, accompany with the UF8 Advanced DAW Controller.
KEY FEATURES
- Legendary SSL workflow and console ergonomics meets the power of SSL 360°-enabled channel strip plug-ins and Bus Compressor 2
- Every UC1 purchase includes licenses for 4K B, Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins
- Seamlessly control 4K B, Channel Strip 2 and Bus Compressor 2 plug-ins directly from UC1
- Authentic moving-coil Bus Compressor gain reduction meter, driven digitally from the SSL Native Bus Compressor plug-ins
- SSL Plug-in Mixer (hosted in SSL 360°) provides a place to view and control of your Channel strips and Bus Compressors, all from one screen
- Muscle-memory operation and constant visual feedback via the smart LED rings
- UC1 display tells you which 360°-enabled channel strip and Bus Compressor plug-in UC1 is currently focused on
- UC1 display gives you a value readout of the control currently being turned
- Load Plug-in Presets and change Channel Strip process ordering (routing) directly from UC1
- Switch between 3 different DAWs that are connected to the Plug-in Mixer
- High Quality all metal enclosure, with a brushed anodised top plate
- Hi-Speed USB connection to computer
- Powered by SSL 360° Mac and Windows software
At the heart of every UC1 system is the SSL 360° Plug-in Mixer, a place to view and control all of your 360-enabled plug-ins. The Plug-in Mixer offers a new and exciting way of interacting with your plug-ins, allowing you to adopt a true console-like approach to mixing in-the-box. Mix and match different channel strip flavours within to create your own hybrid SSL console sound.
UC1 provides dedicated controls of all key SSL 360°-enabled channel strip plug-in parameters. EQ, Filters, Compressor and Gate/Expander controls offer the same configuration and visual feedback as found on large-format SSL consoles, allowing you to quickly home in on your channel processing sweet spot. SSL plug-ins are the only plug-ins designed by the team of SSL engineers at HQ in Oxford, with exclusive access to the original data sheets and specifications from which the consoles were made.