SSL CONNEX Advanced USB Microphone

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Professional technology for everyday life

With 50 years’ experience defining the sound of the world’s top music artists, film and TV audio, Solid State Logic introduce SSL CONNEX, a high-quality, portable USB microphone for recording instruments, sounds and vocals, content creation and conferencing.

Bristling with useful features, SSL CONNEX is designed to enhance your on-the-go digital life with some of the technology professionals have relied on for decades.

Sound amazing with four user modes

SSL CONNEX enhances sound quality whether you’re recording a writing session when inspiration strikes, live streaming on your channel or wanting great audio whilst conference calling or listening to streamed music.

Featuring an advanced quad microphone array with four specially defined user modes, SSL CONNEX makes sure you sound great in any scenario. All four modes feature an advanced immersive recording setting. This allows you to access each of the four individual mic sources for the purpose of immersive and spatial recordings or broadcasts.

Create Professional Recordings with SSL CONNEX

Watch singer/songwriter, Beth Mendes and guitarist, Joan Martorell record a performance of the track ‘Busy Mind’ using SSL CONNEX at the Delay Haus writing room, located in London UK.

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Features that CONNEX

Studio sound processing.

Intelligent dynamic noise reduction.

USB powered.

Works with laptop or USB tablet.

Advanced USB microphone

Designed using premium components, in a sleek portable form factor. SSL CONNEX' high-quality, precision quad microphone array sounds stunning whether you're getting creative on your latest live stream or jamming with friends.

SSL CONNEX is powered by sophisticated studio quality digital signal processing (DSP), which uses a combination of SSL's renowned EQ and dynamics processing algorithms. Intelligent dynamic noise reduction works in harmony with the quad mic array and DSP makes sure your vocals and instruments sound great. SSL CONNEX even makes spacial recording easy with an advanced immersive mode.

What are they saying about SSL CONNEX?

Music Radar

“SSL’s Connex is a new 'advanced' USB microphone that’s designed to be used for everything from video conferencing to recording a group of musicians.”

Ben Rogerson, Music Radar

Recording Magazine

"SSL CONNEX is a USB-swiss army knife mic. It can be your day-to-day work-from-home companion, your song-writing sketch partner and a creative studio tool."

Alex Hawley, Recording Magazine

Gearnews

"With another move toward content creators, the SSL Connex is a multipurpose solution for recording vocals, speech, and live streams."

Stefan Wyeth, Gearnews

Forbes

“It’s an ideal microphone for picking up sound clearly in a video conferencing room with exceptional clarity thanks to SSL’s extensive experience in capturing sound.”

Mark Sparrow, Forbes Magazine

Robb Report

"The Connex is compact; it’s fully compatible with Mac, PC, Zoom, Teams and all other major VC platforms; and it features superb audio guts, including an advanced quad microphone array and four DSP modes."

Nicholas Stecher, Robb Report

Miami Herald

"Regardless of your level of expertise or end product goal, the SSL Connex USB microphone produces audio recording quality to the highest levels and standards."

Gregg Ellmann, Miami Herald

Music, Home, Work - CONNEX your world

Music Mode

Designed for a group of musicians, Music mode allows creativity as a group be captured. SSL CONNEX intelligently alters the sensitivity of the microphone array to reduce the noise floor and unwanted background noise. Blue: Music mode accepts louder signals commonly found on acoustic instruments. Combine this with CONNEX’ sophisticated studio quality processing and you’re on the way to a great sounding track.

Vocal Mode

Vocal mode is for when inspiration hits and you just have to record that performance. Utilising legendary SSL EQ and dynamics processing algorithms to enhance your recording or live stream, Vocal mode will reject sound from the sides and rear of SSL CONNEX making your performance absolutely sing.

Solo Mode

Optimised for a single 'spoken' sound source, e.g. conference / Working from home calls or live streaming with a single presenter. CONNEX is optimized for speech coming from the front while reducing unwanted sound from back and side faces. Struggling to make clear calls in a busy office, café or airport lounge, ‘White: Solo mode’ is the answer.

Group Mode

Designed for multiple 'spoken' sound sources e.g. round table conference call or live streaming with multiple presenters, SSL CONNEX’s quad microphone array and optimised mixer setting means all presenters are clearly heard and unwanted background noise isn’t.

Immersive mode

All four of SSL CONNEX’ User Modes feature an advanced immersive setting, letting you access all four of microphone signals independently for the purpose of immersive recordings or broadcasts. Want cutting-edge content or to explore spatial mixing? Switch SSL CONNEX into Immersive mode.

SSL CONNEX User Modes: Optimise Your Sound

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SSL CONNEX features:

Portable advanced USB microphone with high quality quad condenser microphone array for conferencing, content creation and recording.

Optimised studio quality processing using SSL EQ and dynamics algorithms taken from professional studio and broadcast products.

Acoustically designed decoupled microphone capsules.

Four pre-set user modes:
- Solo (directional; e.g. individual use for conference calls, podcasting, streaming)
- Group (e.g. round table discussions)
- Vocal (e.g. recording singing, narration, rapping)
- Music (e.g. recording loud sources)
Immersive mode gives you access to individual mic sources for spatial recordings and broadcasts.

Optimised mixer settings to make sure everyone’s heard.

High power 3.5 mm headphone output for crystal clear audio.

Microphone Loopback option for ambient monitoring.

Touch-sensitive controls to adjust headphone level and mute the mic.

‘Cough Switch’ and ‘Push To Talk’ features for temporarily muting/unmuting the mic.

Backlit RGB illuminated Solid State Logic logo indicates mic mute state and user mode.

1⁄4” camera tripod thread in base with included mic stand thread adapter for flexible mounting options.

2 m USB Type C to C cable and USB Type C (female) to Type A (male) adapter included.

USB powered.

Compatible with Windows and Mac OS.

Works with Laptop or USB tablet.

Learn more about SSL CONNEX

SSL CONNEX: Overview and getting started

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SSL CONNEX: In-depth features

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