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Love the Lindell 80!

2:44 Lindell (1970s) 3:27 Neve (1980s) 4:25 Focusrite (1990s) 5:25 SSL 4000 E (1980s) 6:41 SSL 9000 J (2000s) Thoughts: Most accustomed to SSL 4000 E sound. It felt home. Didn't expect to like the Lindell so much. I want to try this on some "larger than life" feeling songs. SSL 9000 K was very similar to Lindell...with a little more mid range clarity. But somehow "wow'd" me less than the Lindell? (edit: it wow'd me less because of the low end frequencies) I think Focusrite would sound great on Jazz/Classical music...its richness and warmness sounded the cleanest/least distortion...but I find it to be too boring for Pop/Rock. The Neve just screamed "Grunge and angry music" to me for some reason.

Wooow, that console N is incredible for low-end! It's tight and polished

Best video I have seen explaining this… I wish the Lindell API was out at the time of this.

That Lindell just works perfectly for this song...sounds so beautiful, Second for me would be the 9000J on the E curve, those open highs sound really good

The Neve and SSL 9000 sound amazing to my ears. However I love the API in my mixes.

As a singer songwriter... That Lindell is sounding amazing. So much vibe!!!

I think Joe Carell nails it.Once you identify each console's extra nice sections,i.e.the beautiful Lindell high end,fat fluffy low end,the almost foolproof musical EQ and dynamic sections of the SSL consoles,its really gratifying to knowingly reach for the right match for your source material.I love the tip about juicing the input of the console front end to invoke some extra mojo it's a very valid one,if you haven't,give at go,it's nice.P.S anyone else think the BX N console EQ is possibly the nicest all round EQ in these series?

love the lindel audio and 9000 punch clarity depth & width...

Love the sound of the Lindell 80, use it all over my mixes and just adore the sound, the PA Lindell strips are AMAZING, I also love their Lindell X Channel, it's very affordable and just has a richness about it that just brings the sound out in a bright, yet warm way... PA strips are amazing!

Best channel strip comparison ever made, as far as I can find. 😎👍👍

Thanks! If i wrote one wrong, please let me know. 00:00 Intro 02:40 Neve 03:24 Console N 04:20 Focusrite 05:18 SSL E 06:35 SSL 9000 E 07:50 Scrolling through Channel Strips

between that 4000 and 9000 they both sound good to me

That SSL 9000 J is pretty good.

after everything i still love the 4000! the definition and clarity in the mid range is just so good, and i find the low end and high end easier to control and get right

Man, I used to have a buddy who mixed on an SSL 9000J and I'd pay him some cash to run my mixes through his console....he was working on an old Mac Pro 2 core, so it would take 5hrs just to load my files from a usb stick to his computer so he could run them through the SSL from there, then re-record them it was a couple hours as well. Man come to think of it, I owe him a couple more bucks....uggghhh! Anyway the 9000j does have this high end cleanness that all other's do not have! And when it's gone you totally miss it! And I didn't realize I was missing it till this video...so thank you! That's exactly what I've been trying to get on my mixes with my mixbuss eq...which is generally the V3 eq and then some widening with Nugen Qudio Steroizer and Monofilter. But that magic air and sheen you get from the 9000J might be just what the Dr. needed to save a shit ton of time and searching to replace that magical sheen on every single....source!!! Copied from Paul Allen:Wouldn't it be great if you could cycle through these channel strips keeping the same settings to decide which 'flavour' you wanted with one instantiation of a plugin? Plugin Alliance - if you're listening?

You were looking for the word "creamy" when you described the Lindell Neve plugins... You're welcome. :-) The SSL E sounds nice too.

SSL 9000 J for the win,Lindell is a close second place 👍

The Focusrite is growing on me.

I liked the Console N and SSL 9000 J.

Lindell 80 rules then the SSL 9000 J !

I have the Focusrite and recently I decided to use it. And is a very good one.. I am really impressed . But he second VST in my speakers sound it better. The snare wasn't muddy . The third one in my speakers sound it like transients were cut of very settle.. All of them are very good. I guess it depends what kind of music are you mixing . Thank you so much for this rich video..

Great video! It is good to see this kind of real-life comparison between the different channel strips and hear the difference. Much appreciated!

Thank you Joe. This taught me so much. Even more than you were showing us. Very much appreciated.

Highly appreciate this! Thank you Plugin Alliance. Love the Lindell.

The SSL 9000 J has a two end clarity I really like. The bass and mids are good, too, as are they are in the other channel strips, but the clarity of the sounds helped me dive into the music.

Lindel 80 sounds great, but for this song I like the SSL9000J

This is exactly the video I needed as a new mega bundle subscriber 🤌

Great demonstration. Thanks, Joe!

It's funny because reviewing the Focusrite SC nobody really says too much in the comments about it, but he literally says he just used it on some records.... That's selling point. Missed it the first time but starting to appreciate the more transparent way this thing works. Cheers.

I really needed this video !

Just came across your mixes today. These sounds are tugging on my heart making' me cry man!

I'm a big fan of the lindell, the low end is so amazing to my ears. I also like the other Neve, but the 9000 surely has a place as well. Great video for helping us knowing which one to grab depending on the context.

Just starting to decipher this stuff... thank you for the elegant, concise presentation! Loving the Lindell but also the N.

What a great tutorial!!!. THANK YOU SO MUCH JOE & ALLIANCE

Great vid! I was just messing around with these a few hours ago. Perfect timing, thanks.

Thank you for doing this straight forward , easy to understand comparison.

Joe Carrell is a guarantee

Thanks Joe, great lesson. Very eye/ear opening.

Use all of these. Mega Bundle is the way to go. Waiting on a Trident channel strip

Great stuff as always Joe!!!!!!

This helped tremendously! Thanks!

I like the Lindell 80 and the 9000 J but I'm still learning how to use them.

I leaned back HARD when the SSL J came on

Great shootout Joe; Thanks!

Great Way to explain and compare the sonic characteristics of each emulation. Really helpful. Thank you 🙌🏾.

Excellent video, thanks Joe

Great video, thanks a lot. My fave is LINDELL 80, I just love what it does to the low end...

Great comparison video!!

Thanks a lot Joe. This demonstration video helped me make a decision as to which channel strip is my next purchase...

Really interesting and fun comparison! Thanks!

This was soo informative, thanks!

My faves were Lindell 80 and J9000 for this mix.

Focusrite for me. Warm sound without being muddy. I would add a 10k shelf on top of it. It's just what you like that matters. I like a 'live organic' sound.

AMEK 9099 I literally fell in love. I want an actual desk one day now lol I'm serious it is the best plug in for workflow and sounds magical omg thank you PA

thank you for doing this Joe great info

Thanks man, we'll done comparisons. They really all have their place.

Great video brother! best one i have seen. Keep it up really informative

Love the video. I have all of them except the Lindell 80 which I will get it soon or later. I already have the new Neold V76U73 which sounds amazing. I'm about that channel strip life!

Thanks for the nice demonstration. Quite right what you said: There isn´t one "the best". They all have their characters. Also at the end it comes down to your taste and how you can handle these different channel strips. Cheers, Mario.

Thank you for this video!

This is was an amazingly clear comparison.

Joe, I absolutely lovvve ur vids! Many thnx 2 plug-in alliance!

All sound great, but I like the most the Focusrite.

Awesome Joe glad they put you up to this😂

Very professional comparison, and true.

"What we're trying to do here is focus on the nature of the circuit itsef". Matching settings not only couldn't ever do that (hardware or software). Either at any settings or pushed where each of these channel strips also shine in their own right. Particularly, the SSL, and Focusrite SC. I mean, it's what they all do. Albeit with slightly different characteristics. Thanks for the review. You are right about them all being excellent. The bx Console series are all tremendous. The Focusrite and N are my two favorites. Getting just the right sound from Preamps really help. The Focusrite SC with acoustic instruments is or seems to really shine over the others. IMO. Cheers and thanks again for the tease : )

I use the Lindell 80 and I really like it. I would really like a Trident A Console channel strip by Brainworx, it would be kick-ass for vintage rock.

Love them all! One thing to note is that the 80 series is the only one that's using compression in the comparison.

Tremendously helpful video, thank you

Very Helpful!

This was so great at explaining and showing the differences. I have no one to guide me and have been going in blind for a while now and struggled to properly understand channel strips. I love the SSL and have been trying to properly understand how it works. This was a great door opener for me! Im getting it now lol thanks for this!

Great comparison, I use them too, on different tracks. And with TMT inside you have hundreds of different channel strips.

great video!!!

Really great video, man. I still need the Lindell and a 9000. Gotta have 'em all!

Great, thanks!

I come back to this video again and again to develop a strategy for each group of tools.Thank you so much Joe Carell for your efforts!

Lindell 80 and SSL9000J but Lindell 80 is better for me!

It was this video that sold me on the SSL J. Just running signal through it without any EQ saturates the sound in a a very classy and pleasing way and feels like 50% of the way toward making raw tracks sound like a record. I've played the field for a long time and was seriously dating the Neve N but it's so nice to finally have a default strip I can settle down with. Also, I was skeptical of tolerance modelling but now I'm sold. Really a top-shelf plug.

I like Focusrite and 9000 more than others. The sound so pleasing

Superb video.thanks man...

I enjoyed this one. More like this please! Pass the knowledge

Brilliant video thank you.

Given the amount of channel strips in PA bundle this video is super useful 👍👍👍

Wouldn't it be great if you could cycle through these channel strips keeping the same settings to decide which 'flavour' you wanted with one instantiation of a plugin? Plugin Alliance - if you're listening?

Lindell and SSL 9000 sound great for me. Already have the Lindell, I'll definitely get the 9000. I'm waiting for an API style from Plugin Alliance!

this review workflow is the most complete and straightforward . very good ! side by side 9000J shines for my ears, next is Lindel.

What a great video! I can see the benefit of the focusrite when I need to produce more Jazz 😁

What a great video

The Lindell and the SSL 9000 is a winner for me. I definitely like the bottom in and top smooth part of the SSL 9000. Can't wait for you guys to make the API style plugins. Great job as always Joe!

I have the SSL E and the Neve strips. I've listened to the phase differences of both and they do change the sound even without any processing applied. Interestingly, the SSL mainly colours only the low-end but the Neve colours the entire spectrum. The difference is very subtle (especially with no processing) but try running audio through multiple strips and you will hear the difference!

Focusrite and SSL 9000

Yep. Lindell and the SSL 9000 like others have said. I wandered in the wilderness of the Schepp's Omni for a while, but I'm going back to the SSLs. This is a great video. Thank you so much.

If I had to pick 2 of those I’d say the 9000 J would be my top pick for modern music (rap pop etc) but for those more accoustic tracks like the one in this example I think that Neve Console N sounds great. The focusrite seemed dull to me in this example but I’m sure it fits some genres

The SSL 4000 E sounded best for me and the Lindell 80 is also very nice for 70s style music. The Focusrite has a lot of punch in the lower midrange but sounds a little bit too dark and muddy for me (maybe other settings are necessary here).

That 9000J sounded great for this song. It reminded me sonically of Take My Breath Away by Berlin.

I favourite is the SSL 4000 G Brown

Great vid.. Thanks 😊

excellent tutorial. I suggest they do it without background music