SSL Fusion B-Stock

At the beginning and at the end of the signal chain, the Fusion has trim pots with which the output volume can be adjusted to the input volume. This adjustment becomes especially important when carrying out settings on the vintage drive section, which adds more overtones and a slight compression to the sound by means of a pleasant saturation. After the drive section, the Violet EQ provides more punch and shine with its two-band shelving filter, and excessively harsh highs can in turn be tamed with the high-frequency compressor. The stereo imager generates more width in the stereo field; in addition, low frequencies can be opened up in width or focused in the middle with the Space control. And at the end of the chain, the transformer provides some additional colour.

Solid State Logic (SSL), is a renowned British manufacturer of high-end mixing consoles and hardware. It was founded in 1969 by Colin Sanders and is based in Begbroke, Oxfordshire. Initially the company developed transistors to control church organs, hence the name Solid State Logic. At the end of the 1970s they made huge advances in the domain of large mixing consoles with the 4000 series which pioneered the oncoming era of the ‘super’ consoles. Later, the 6000 and 9000 series also proved to be a great success and are still being used in countless recording studios all over the world. In 2005, Peter Gabriel and David Engelke took a majority stake in the company and then sold it to the Audiotonix Group in 2017.