SSL System T S500 — a clear winner
“After seeing and — most importantly — hearing SSL’s demo console in an immersive environment, we were once again reminded why SSL continues to be at the forefront of any market they’re involved in,” Tidwell says. “The tight integration with DAWs, the familiar onboard SSL processing and the power and flexibility to tackle recording and mixing duties across multiple formats put the S500 ahead of the competition. SSL has a clear winner here already and the updates that are coming will continue to innovate this console for immersive music for many years to come.”
Tidwell continues, “System T is my first foray into a digital console, but the SSL conversion emulates the SuperAnalogue sound from the J series. I think it sounds really good.”
He adds, “Derek Bason has been a client of ours forever and ever and mixed those Carrie Underwood records originally on the 9000J. He’s one of the last holdouts for mixing completely on a large-format analog desk of any of our clients. But he said to me, ‘I can’t believe how good it sounds in there.’ Obviously the ATCs are great speakers and it’s a Michael Cronin room, but Derek said he’s been blown away by how great it sounds in the room as well as the fact that he’s able to match mixes that he did 10 or 15 years ago on a fully analogue console.”
“We’ve owned SSL consoles for many years,” Daugherty says, “and the company continues to offer the level of support that a 24/7 recording studio requires. Not only are the products of the highest quality from the outset, they continue to be supported by a team of capable and, most importantly, accessible support engineers. Once we saw that this console was everything we needed it to be, and more, the fact that it was an SSL made it an easy choice.”
