Duende Mini is upgradeable to 32 channels of processing power and you can run two Duende units on a single computer system for up to 64 channels of processing.ĭuende is based on the powerful DSP technology behind SSL’s acclaimed C-Series digital consoles and Mini ships with the ‘EQ and Dynamics Channel’, a plug-in developed by SSL to provide an EQ & Dynamics processing solution with all the power and processing flexibility of an SSL console channel. Mini makes a stack of DSP processing power available to drive up to 16 mono channels of plug-in processing (at sample rates up to 96kHz) within your host application. This compact rugged unit is ideal for small studios or laptop based DAW users. Mini is a stylish little ‘one third rack width’, all metal construction, desktop box that hooks up to your computer via Firewire.
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While it's questionable whether the current 'X' range goes far enough on its own to persuade us to buy a Duende, they're hopefully the first of many designer audio tools from this stable, and for some of us, the SSL brand is a proven mark of quality that's incredibly hard to resist.DSP-powered SSL processing in a compact desktop formatĭuende puts the legendary SSL sound within your DAW and Duende Mini makes owning your own slice of SSL sonic magic more affordable and portable than ever. It also throws in many subtle choices and masses of options, delivered with sweet-sounding analogue-style tone, and is enjoyable to use, once you've got the hang of it. In the mix, it runs the gamut from the freaky effects of the SSL Listen Mic Compressor right up to 'brick wall with class' limiting akin to the legendary SSL Bus Compressor, although we should say that we couldn't get it to replicate either one exactly. X-Comp takes a bit of getting used to and, like X-EQ, it could benefit from an 'A to B' copy function. SSL reckon that this is similar to what happens in hardware optical compressors, which have an inherent gain reduction limit forced by the maximum amount of luminosity available from an LED! This lets the largest signal peaks slip through the compression net a bit and retain a little of their dynamics, giving a more natural sound, which could be desirable in certain situations, such as preserving some kick drum dynamics while still solidifying the sound. This creates a really easy-to-use type of parallel compression that's great for situations where you don't want as much - or any - compression on the bass end, the highs or both.Īn adjustable knee enables you to completely tailor the compression response, while a control dubbed Max GR gives the ability to determine the maximum amount of gain reduction that X-Comp can apply, ranging from 20-60dB. You can determine the balance of dry/wet signal for either range, for further flexibility.
These filtered signals are recombined with the compressed signal at the output, with first order filters used to minimise colouration and ringing. The latter enables you to specify frequency ranges to be filtered and routed past the compression stage. In practice, it recreates aspects of classic analogue equalisers but with certain qualities. Moving on, and a familiar-looking compression law graph sits mid-screen, and below it the Bleed Through section. Designed to run either on the SSL Duende Classic (10/10, cm105) or SSLs latest entry into the external DSP market, the all-new Duende Mini (see boxout opposite), X-EQ is a parametric EQ designed to combine 'the best of the analogue and digital worlds'. This enables you to see exactly what effect X-Comp is having - you can literally visualise, for example, a signal going into X-Comp with dynamics across the entire range and coming out of the other end with its energy mostly concentrated in the centre of the spectrum. Also included is a gain reduction display, but far more useful is the inclusion of an amplitude histogram named I/O Diff that shows the dynamics of the input and output signal set back-to-back.
Input and output meters are located on either side of the GUI, and each displays peak, RMS and dynamic history (showing the largest and smallest recent signal peak). X-Comp is immediately notable for its metering.
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