Solid State Logic SSL Fusion Stereo Image User Guide
- June 8, 2024
- Solid State Logic
Table of Contents
SSL FUSION
STEREO IMAGE
USER GUIDE
SSL Fusion Stereo Image
The SSL FUSION Stereo Image plug-in brings SSL FUSION’s mid-side circuit to
your DAW, for spatial manipulation of the stereo field. WHAT IS SSL
FUSION?
SSL FUSION is a hardware mix bus processor, delivering five powerful analogue
colouration tools — Vintage Drive, Violet EQ, HF Compressor, Stereo Image
enhancer, and SSL Transformer — from SSL, the Masters of Analogue.
find out more @
https://www.solidstatelogic.com/products/fusion
The 5 colors of SSL FUSION AKA the “Analogue Hit List”
VINTAGE DRIVE
Additional harmonics and gradual saturation that emerge from an analogue
‘sweet spot’.
VIOLET EQ
A rich analogue EQ with gentle shelving filters.
HF COMPRESSOR
Smooth top-end rounding, in the analogue domain.
STEREO IMAGE
Wider stereo imaging with depth via true Mid/Side processing.
TRANSFORMER
Add that transformer mojo.
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INPUT METER
Segmented metering showing the input level, with 3s peak hold, for a clear indication of peaks in the signal. -
MID/SIDE MONITORING
Switches the input meter to show mid signal on the left, and the side signal on the right. -
INPUT TRIM
Applies gain to the input signal. -
BYPASS
Bypasses plug-in processing. -
VECTORSCOPE
See how ‘stereo’ your signal is.
The central polar sample plot lets you visualise the stereo image of the incoming signal.
As you adjust the SHUFFLE, SPACE, and WIDTH controls, you will see the signal become wider or narrower.
Samples (dots) appearing within the 45° lines indicate that they are in-phase.
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SHUFFLE
Changes the cut-off frequency for the ‘SPACE’ control. -
SPACE
Broadly boosts or cuts bass frequencies, based on the ‘Stereo Shuffling’ technique. -
WIDTH
Widens or narrows the stereo image by applying a gain to the side signal. Our sweet spot is between +2 and +4 dB! -
OUPUT TRIM
Applies gain to the output signal. -
SOLO SIDE
Listen only to the side (stereo image) of the signal. -
OUTPUT METER
Segmented metering showing the output level, with 3s peak hold, for a clear indication of peaks in the signal. -
MID/SIDE MONITORING
Switches the output meter to show mid signal on the left, and the side signal on the right.
THE SSL PLUG-IN ENGINE
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UNDO/REDO
Reverse a mistake, or redo it.
Happy accidents can sometimes lead to great things. -
A/B
Toggles between two presets. Useful for comparing between two parameter settings.
Tip: click the Preset Menu and select ‘Copy from A to B’, change a select ‘Copy from A to B’, change a parameter and use A/B to ‘preview’ the change you made. -
PRESET MENU
Use the arrows to cycle through presets.
Click to open the Preset Menu..
LOAD load a preset from a file
SAVE overwrite the current preset
SAVE AS… save a preset
SSAVE AS DEFAULT overwrite the default
COPY X TO Y copy presets between A/B
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