Mastering with SSL Fusion Like A Pro
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มี.ค. 2020
- SSL Fusion Analog Master Processor: bit.ly/ssl-fusion-sd
In this tutorial we'll master a track from scratch, using the analog processing in the Solid State Logic Fusion to add color, character, depth and width to the mix! I'll walk you through the 5 modules (Vintage Drive, Violet EQ, HF Compressor, Stereo Image and Transformer), explaining how each can be useful in the context of master stereo bus processing. Then we'll do a final A/B comparison with the Fusion master bypass activated :)
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That mix was already extremely solid. The mastering moved it to another level. And thanks for not talking while doing the bypass toggle, so we can clearly hear the difference. A lot of TH-camrs make that mistake.
I appreciate that!
@@davelordy Totally agree with looping the same section to do the A/B testing. Otherwise you're comparing apples and oranges, and well, of course they're gonna taste/sound different…
@@davelordy Indeed. Many people just suck at doing the right thing when it matters. They’re everywhere.
I have a Fusion and IT IS the single most powerful tool we have to take the tracks to the promised land.
@@ilikemyrealname 15 Albums later and the Sunshine is as bright as ever...
@@jaimepainortiz I want to move to HW and yes this thing just seems to be golden and a good swiss knife to begin !
Seriously this box is the most spectacular analog colour device I’ve ever heard. You can actually hear the difference for once...
Warning - Hardware is a gateway drug.
bob smith he is not lying.
yes
True to life
😭😭😭 Hellppppp because im spending all my money. Want to buy the warm audio bus compressor then im like... should I just drop 1200 more and buy a professional bus compressor. I love analog now.. but hate that im addicted lol
The truth! I'm thinking about a Limiter next, but I'm not trying to tell my mom that I'm about to spend like $2500 on a rectangle piece of metal that adjusts the audio in ways that she can't understand ( again lol )
People! I love the fusion. When produce with Logic, I find that the final mix is just not „ clear „. When I run the mix through the fusion as a final step, the fusion adds a beautiful clear precise mix! I am extremely happy with the fusion. No money wasted at all!!!!
Hola Bro, he comprado una Ssl Fusión, al pasar el limitador en el máster la perilla de Drive mete bastante ruido, a ti también te pasa?
the difference is more then subtle. this box seems to give one´s song that expensive polished final magic. great demonstration. thank you!
Vintage Drive: ON
Me: shiiiet...dat is where dat radio-ready sound comes from 🔥🔥🔥
It really is that sound!
@@richardsmithson4453 but it drops 3 db when he bypass.. cheats your ear
@@emilbirkedal8430 that's what perceived loudness is.
@@KeenApollo no lol unless he turned down the output to match levels, thats not perceived loudness. Im sure when he gain matches it will def have some perceived loudness but I doubt by that much.
This was awesome watching!! That High End boost really changes the mix, plus that saturation section! FIRE!!
"THE KICKS AND SNARES IS POPPINNNNN"
Bless up bro!!
Sean, Man you never disapoint. I was waiting on this vid. Good stuff 🎛 💪🏾
Your videos bring value to my life in more ways than one. Thank you for all you bring.
Really dope bro! Thanks for the vid. Will NEVER let go of the Fusion. Such an essential piece!
Really brings up vocals on top of the mix! Great demo of a great unit! Thanks!
A little bit more skills today, thanks to YOU! ❤️Bless you 🙏
Gladly I have also one of this magic SSL Fusion and I wanna thank you for this great inspiring tutorial ♥️
I could barely pay attention to the processing just vibing on the song. Good good good stuff
Yeah! This will go into my Studio this year! ✨🎶✌🏻 Thank you!
another great video..thank you so much!! love the song!!
Im loving the rhymes ten seconds in... this is motivation
That vintage drive is incredible. Great walkthrough man and that's a great mix.
appreciate it Richard
Great song and great video! That thing is a beast awesome improvements. Once you hit that bypass I missed what the unit did to the mix
Love it, It's been working out well on my Master Bus. Thank you
enjoy 🙌
im in love!!!
You're a Genius. Thanks a lot for all the tips you're share with us. God Bless you Man
My pleasure, glad it’s been helpful
Very cool piece of kit man,...sounds great. Diggin that tune as well.
thanks man! 🙌
@@SeanDivine Hi Sean, what would you recommend adding to my mastering chain after the SSL Fusion insert? Other than a limiter
Thanks man! awesome!
Although the gain levels were only slightly different you should have matched the output gain after processing everything through the Fusion. I' ll agree, it is indeed a nice device which seems to deliver great results.
Great chorus, and the recording sounds awesome.
thanks Lauren!
Sounds sweet!
This will be my next piece of hardware for sure
Awesome to see you getting into more hardware! Looking at that empty 1U space above the Fusion, an AudioScape Buss Compressor would look pretty sexy there. That thing will beat out any SSL style VCA Compressor plug-in in EVERY mix. I have a Tegeler Crème, but for $700 you can’t beat AudioScapes comp. And if you want to fill out that rack I’d suggest a LTL Chroma+ with the Pentode Tube Colour modules! All are amazing companies! That being said, thanks for all your videos and tutorials; you’ve helped me grow more as a producer/engineer. 🖖🏽
I have the Silver Bullet in combo with the Stam SA-4000. How do you think the 4000 stacks up against the Audioscape?
DANG! Well... so much for my Black Friday purchases... Now I need THIS right now
So enjoyable video!
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I have a Manley Numu on the insert of my Fusion and man it sounds amazing with it..👍👍
Aweome Vid Thanks!
Solid video, cheers
Great video, great audio and video quality. Thank you.
Well, that might be the best piece of gear for mastering ever.
Great content thanks for the information Sean
My pleasure!
Sean Divine looking forward to much more.
LISTENING TO THE ALBUM...WOW HOW IT SOUNDS MAN!!!. MASSIVE.CRYSTAL CLEAR
Appreciate it fada!
Amazing unit
I just ordered mine 🔥🔥😎🤓🤓
awesome vid with good source material for showing the Fusion's versatility.
thanks Pete!
hey sean thanks for the video, nice explanation of the unit and good job with the track aswell ! off topic question but are u working in 44.1khz for all of your producing,mixing and recording?
Pretty cool and this video was awesome! It was really interactive. Do you always use this when mastering & Do you use it with ozone as well?
I been out here prayin for my foes (tooooo) this song is bomb! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
It works pretty good as a "master processor" as stated by the manufacturer. Good example of hybrid mixing.
Dude, thank you so much for this video. Truly appreciate it; the song is dope too! Well done!
Sure thing man and appreciate the kind words!
Dope!
Hey Sean, would you suggest using the Fusion before going "back in the box" for the final (digital) limiting/maximizing? Thanks for the insight on the unit!
🤯 i was about to get the thebus+ but this has changed my mind. i'll get the fusion first
congrats g
This sounds perfect.. what else would you add to this?
Hi sean, thanks for sharing this vid, i ve got one question, the aphex and fusion whats the config? you make an input of both in master channel?
another question is, when you re mastering "stems", you treat for example, the aphex in a channel 1 mix, and a compressor or something else in a channel 2?
Wow... Fantastic! Appreciate your efforts, Sean! Love the magic of HF compressor, it seems super smooth for the High Frequencies after that application! Still, great job of the Energy on Vintage Drive, significant punch on the Low and High! But gonna carefully play around the amount of Stereo Image dials, right? Lost Solid Low when given too much. Thanks Sean 💪
Sean should also check out Matthew Lane’s OnTheMoon Spacecraft for crazy analog mid-side processing
Love mathew’s plugins! 👍
Sean Divine awesome ya then you should try and get hands on that hardware unit he just released recently 🥶🥶
amazing
I have a UAD X4 and a fusion arriving tomorrow. I feel like a kid of Christmas Eve right now!
Have fun :)
Congrats SD and thanks for the demo. Can't wait to see what you get next. Maybe a Neve MBP?
I've been into 500's lately. So flexible. I just need your talent now.
the 500's are tempting :)
@@SeanDivine Started out with a Neve R10 rack last Oct; filled it. Got another cheaper 10 space just to test modules. Super fun and shipping them is easy. A good power supply is the key. The R10 does that well and is made in Texas!
great vedio......thank you for all........
Everyone always ignores the engineer when they start making their own music lol but that song was amazing acoustically and creatively.
wow you sold this man
This is f.k great brro
how do you hook it up? if you only have an interface
Wow what a difference. Almost makes me wanna invest into one. Even just for fun.
TRiBUTE almost lol
im addited to this...
Dope Song my dude !
thanks!
What is your dbfs going into the ssl ? Are you limiting after the ssl back into the DAW ?
This is a great video so thank you for sharing your knowledge, in the same time can you explain to us how this is routed and formost what are the levels you need to target going into the fusion and how are you getting it back : analog or digital and why please. Thanks in advance
KILLEEEEEERRRRRR . LOVE IT . WANT IT
Bro, that track slaps!
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@@SeanDivine The message is on point too! Its helping me deal with some things I got going on in life right now.
can you use this with a n apollo twin x???
Great video bro and amazing final master; What compressor would you recommend with this? I am thinking to accompany a compressor with this and in terms of the chain, I am planning to add a hardware compressor before this and then this hardware to add color and width to the final track.
I don't have a hardware compressor currently, I use the SSL Bus Comp plugin :) That being said, I've heard great things about the SSL Bus+
For some reason putting it as an insert I can’t hear any plugins I put after it. Is that the same case for you?
THANK YOU SO MUCH DEAR BROTHER. MUCH LOVE FROM ETHIOPIA
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Nice track.
How does the ssl subscription work?? Do you have to be connected to wifi to use?? Would being connected to wifi while mixing cause interference??
Thanks..sorry for the rapid fire questions
hey bro! great vid! where should the levels be at b4 running the final mix thru the ssl and where should they be at after final mix thru the fusion?
No rules. It's usually a good idea to bring the input trim back some on the Fusion so you have headroom to work with (analog reacts differently). Use your ears and make sure you're not introducing any undesired distortion going out / coming back in to the DAW.
@@SeanDivine thank u bro! Imma be placing that order soon!
Love the Fusion. But I let it go and got the Neve MBP because the hiss on the Vintage Drive was very annoying to deal with. I'm aware of analog hiss but that drive was on a different level.
It’s there but goes away as you bring it up. I’m usually really picky about introducing any noise but considering what it does, well worth the little bit here
Happy I have at the moment both of them!
Are you doing the mid side insert in the back
Hi, can you please tell me what is on your master chain in order. Thanks much.
Amazing tutorial. Just got one in the studio I work in and wanted to get more familiar with it before using it to master. I see you only used a Limiter in the box before the demonstration. Is that what you would actually do while mastering with the fusion or is it all circumstantial? Any other plugins you may throw in that you'd recommend alongside the Fusion?
Yep! I just route the master through the Fusion and follow with it a limiter / maximizer and any metering plugins. That's usually it although I may put on the bus compressor or a dynamic EQ on occasion.
@@SeanDivine Dope! Thanks man!
Great vid. Question, Fusion set up with I/O plugin, say on the master...or a pre-master Bus, then, what's the best way to print it in Logic? just realtime rec to a diff track? any convenient patching/routing to do it you can suggest?
Yeah, the only option is real-time bounce (either to a record-armed audio track or on session export)
Nice vid
Does it really do something that a couple of plugins can't do? may be using some waves plugins such as abbey road mastering? It's quite expensive
Is this in the same category as the Rupert Neve Master Bus?
that rap style be continually getting better Sean
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Just some quick, unsolicited advice: The results are somewhat meaningless unless you loudness normalize the A/B test. We humans tend to perceive louder as better, and since you're adding quite a lot of gain through this processor, it tends to exaggerate the perceived benefit. If you loudness normalized in post-production for this video, it would allow people to make a more informed decision about the actual enhancements this processor provides. All of that being said, I enjoyed the video. Thanks for making it. P.S. I too use an Aphex Channel. :)
Couldn't agree more. Volume matching when A/B comparing is very underrated. And it's crucial when making decisions.
Its for mastering, so its an assumed given that the processing here is obvious!!
Sir from where we can download reference tracks for mixing🙏🙏 bdw I don't have itunes.. thanks in advance much love♥️
Te saludo desde ECUADOR y te agradezco está excelente explicación... Ahora lo único que quisiera saber es... Como una vez que ya hayamos ajustado al gusto el producto final... Cómo volver al digital para exportar y bonce el producto final...
I have a question that has really been bugging the hell out of me. When I mix a song in logic everything is good then when I export it, the vocals are reduced by like 18db and are super quiet.. idk what is going on. I even go back in the mix and crank them up and same thing, they are still super quiet, everything else is fine tho.
You probably have Normalization set to on...on your Bounce Dialogue box
How are you routing your signal from Logic to the Fusion then back into Logic?
You have to use the insert I/o plugin.
Hey, a question, how do you "print" that out? Do you do a real-time export and the "processed" audio itself is printed on the file?
Please help me as I am struggling with my ART PRO VLA II
yes, you need to export in real time or route to an audio track and record the input
Question
Do you use the Fusion as the final stop in the mastering process?
I use it in my stereo bus mix then bounce that out to my Ozone 9 for mastering.
Just
Curious about your process.
Yep, it's just before the limiter :)
Are you keeping the Fussion??
Outstanding vid! Can you master a track only with this? How do you level the input and output? Cheers!
yep! Leveling the input / output depends on how you're gain staging coming in and out. I personally prefer to rely on the input and output levels in the DAW
Sean Divine awesome!
Question.. what if your mixing in a untreated room is it going to mess up the mix ? If I go from good studio headphones to listening on Monitors in a untreated room . What advice could you give me ?
spend a lot of time mixing on monitors to get used to them and how they translate outside of your room, it will take a bit!
can i use it with my spl crimson 3?
When do you engage this? After you've gotten your mix where you like it or are you mixing through it the entire time and tweaking as you go?
In this case and in most, this would be applied afterwards to the final mix for mastering
@@SeanDivine Guess that's why the video is called "Mastering with SSL Fusion." duh, lol
Hey Sean, a little help if you can. Should I run SSL Fusion into Warm Buss Comp or Buss Comp into the Fusion? I’m thinking Fusion into the Buss.
Jossue Castaneda mix into your buss comp first (4:1 ratio slow attack fast release for modern music) then use the fusion for final tweaks
yep, I would leave the Fusion last in the chain... although it does have an "insert" mode as well :)
Is it better to get this then Neve 8816 sir ??
How do you boost the sound with SSL to become louder.
Big Sean 😎Do you need to buy converters to use the fusion? You really psyching me to buy this thing!
Not necessarily. To get the most out of it, you want the best converters possible but if you have a good interface, the built in converters should work just fine. I use an RME and the built in converters are great!
@@SeanDivine phew thank God lol. Hopefully my Auident ID22 would be ok.. thanks for the response!
I have the same interface, do you use the analogue outs direct from the interface?
Yep!