Overall we give this plugin a score of 7.6 out of 10: This lets you effectively be able to use the SSL EV2 as a distortion plugin.įundamentally though, you are probably curious about if the The Verdict… The true beauty of this new version is the capability of the pre-amp section whereby you can now inject total harmonic distortion (THD) similarly to the real-deal. With the Waves SSL EV2 plugin, there is updated code, and model amongst previously mentioned features such as the output imager and pre-amplifier section. You’re getting effectively the same thing as the old version, but better. Simply put, this is like a ‘remastered’ version of a video game. In fact this new plugin really does compete with the Brainworx SSL E Channel Strip as well as even the Universal Audio SSL E Channel plugin. It has more depth, more flavour and simply ‘feels’ more like an SSL. Yes! It sounds like an SSL E Channel – even more so than the previous plugin.
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These new features alone make the upgrade worth-it! Does it sound good!?
The most noticeable difference however is the addition of the brand-new pre-amp section as well as the new fader and stereo processing section. Upon opening, you are greeted by the clean new user interface and a familiar layout to the predecessor. The most noticeable difference with the Waves SSL EV2 is the fresh and finally scalable GUI - something users have been begging Waves to bring to the SSL plugins for years! It is version 2 of the SSL E Channel previously available with Waves ( check out the former E Chanel here).