Fast, Easy Finishing Touches for Your Mixes
Comprising an excellent vintage tape delay plus an 18-band compressor, this plug-in bundle ensures your mixes will sound better than ever, faster than ever. The SSL X-Echo vintage tape delay plug-in gives you classic vintage tape unit sounds like tape hiss, soft clipping, self-oscillation, and much more. Sweetwater studio engineers agree that it’s simply the easiest way to get that classic, beloved tape quality and tone that makes every mix sound finished. Additionally, the Harrison MPC Spectral Compressor gives you enormous dynamic range precision. It features control over 18 individual bands as well as global controls to shape the sound mix overall. Put them together, and you’ve got a real 1-2 punch to mixing perfection.
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X-Echo vintage tape delay
The Solid State Logic SSL Native X-Echo packs the sound of a vintage hardware tape delay into a convenient plug-in. Moreover, this plug-in enables you to add SSL's trademark saturation to its tape-style analog degradation for an effect that's chock-full of vibe and character. X-Echo faithfully models the classic characteristics of a vintage tape unit, including the looping EQ, soft clipping, tape hiss, and self-oscillation behavior. You also get a Wow & Flutter knob that emulates the sound of old-school mechanical components, plus Freeze and Kill buttons for creating risers and drops. Diffusion and De-esser controls are also onboard. You'll also benefit from easy synchronization, an outstanding mono-to-stereo function, and four switchable tape heads for added sonic flexibility. Complete with a unique interface with built-in waveform visualization, the SSL Native X-Echo is your one-stop shop for authentic-sounding tape delay effects.
Solid State Logic SSL Native X-Echo Plug-in Features:
- Packs the sound of a vintage hardware tape delay into a convenient plug-in
- Faithfully models the characteristics of a vintage tape unit, including the looping EQ, soft clipping, and tape hiss
- Wow & Flutter knob emulates the sound of vintage mechanical components
- Saturation control delivers classic SSL character and distortion
- Freeze and Kill buttons create risers and drops
- 1-knob Diffusion control unleashes a brand-new reverb design
- Bult-in de-esser tames the sibilant frequencies often accentuated by tape echoes
- Synchronize your delay to note values with a single click
- Outstanding mono-to-stereo function
- 4 switchable tape heads give you added sonic flexibility
- Cranking the Feedback control yields true-to-life self-oscillation
MPC Spectral Compressor
Looking for a compressor that enables you to get inside your mix with surgical precision? If so, then the Harrison MPC Spectral Compressor plug-in may be just what the doctor ordered. With a whopping 18 bands of individual dynamic range controls across six selectable frequency ranges, the MPC Spectral Compressor enables you to quickly locate troublesome hisses, tame sibilance on vocals, attenuate wayward cymbals on drum buses, augment the top end of acoustic guitars, and so much more. Plus, with familiar controls such as Threshold, Knee, Output Trim, and an excellent Gain Reduction Graph that constantly provides you with visual feedback, performing surgery on your mixes will be as painless as possible.
Harrison MPC Spectral Compressor Features:
- Spectral compressor with 18 individual bands of dynamic range control
- Global controls shape your overall mix sound
- Threshold controls anywhere from -60dB to 0dB
- Frequency Range lets you adjust which ranges get compressed, with 18 available bands available across each frequency range selection
- Frequency ranges include Full Range (16Hz–20kHz), High (3kHz–20kHz), High-Mid (200Hz–18kHz), Mid (180Hz–7kHz), Low-Mid (12Hz–8kHz), and Low (15Hz–500Hz)
- Controls for Knee and Output Trim as well as an excellent Gain Reduction Graph that provides visual feedback
- Works extremely well as a drum bus processor, a de-esser, an enhancer for vocals, and much more