Mastering with SSL Fusion Like A Pro

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4 жыл бұрын

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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@bbxdesign 4 жыл бұрын

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 KZfaqrs make that mistake.

@SeanDivine 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@bbxdesign 4 жыл бұрын

@@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…

@recurvmusic Жыл бұрын

@@davelordy Indeed. Many people just suck at doing the right thing when it matters. They’re everywhere.

@jaimepainortiz 3 жыл бұрын

I have a Fusion and IT IS the single most powerful tool we have to take the tracks to the promised land.

@jaimepainortiz 2 жыл бұрын

@@ilikemyrealname 15 Albums later and the Sunshine is as bright as ever...

@banba69 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaimepainortiz I want to move to HW and yes this thing just seems to be golden and a good swiss knife to begin !

@scottminor6960 Жыл бұрын

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!!!!

@ninodebohemia Жыл бұрын

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?

@dyonissiszoes3747 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously this box is the most spectacular analog colour device I’ve ever heard. You can actually hear the difference for once...

@Superlover 4 жыл бұрын

the difference is more then subtle. this box seems to give one´s song that expensive polished final magic. great demonstration. thank you!

@JrumBeats 4 жыл бұрын

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!!

@greganikin7003 4 жыл бұрын

Really brings up vocals on top of the mix! Great demo of a great unit! Thanks!

@OfficialJBlair 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos bring value to my life in more ways than one. Thank you for all you bring.

@srosh218 4 жыл бұрын

A little bit more skills today, thanks to YOU! ❤️Bless you 🙏

@JaMard80 4 жыл бұрын

Sean, Man you never disapoint. I was waiting on this vid. Good stuff 🎛 💪🏾

@MSXIISound 4 жыл бұрын

Really dope bro! Thanks for the vid. Will NEVER let go of the Fusion. Such an essential piece!

@jerrylmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Gladly I have also one of this magic SSL Fusion and I wanna thank you for this great inspiring tutorial ♥️

@1kingstan795 4 жыл бұрын

Im loving the rhymes ten seconds in... this is motivation

@ProducerStefanSchnabel 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah! This will go into my Studio this year! ✨🎶✌🏻 Thank you!

@user-my9dp2ny3l 4 жыл бұрын

another great video..thank you so much!! love the song!!

@diegooliveirabenjamin 4 жыл бұрын

I could barely pay attention to the processing just vibing on the song. Good good good stuff

@richardsmithson4453 3 жыл бұрын

That vintage drive is incredible. Great walkthrough man and that's a great mix.

@SeanDivine 3 жыл бұрын

appreciate it Richard

@demodeiowa 4 жыл бұрын

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

@SOUNTH11composingdesign 5 ай бұрын

Great video, great audio and video quality. Thank you.

@bikesnbeerz 4 жыл бұрын

Warning - Hardware is a gateway drug.

@kanonpeterson9478 4 жыл бұрын

bob smith he is not lying.

@BALTAOFC 4 жыл бұрын

yes

@TouchToneDSG 4 жыл бұрын

True to life

@gusdee4844 4 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭 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

@OmoiSenpai 4 жыл бұрын

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 )

@donniehill5688 3 жыл бұрын

Love it, It's been working out well on my Master Bus. Thank you

@SeanDivine 3 жыл бұрын

enjoy 🙌

@teyerancealfred7178 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Manley Numu on the insert of my Fusion and man it sounds amazing with it..👍👍

@aarons6617 4 жыл бұрын

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. 🖖🏽

@Sance21 4 жыл бұрын

I have the Silver Bullet in combo with the Stam SA-4000. How do you think the 4000 stacks up against the Audioscape?

@ezayproductions 4 жыл бұрын

Vintage Drive: ON Me: shiiiet...dat is where dat radio-ready sound comes from 🔥🔥🔥

@richardsmithson4453 3 жыл бұрын

It really is that sound!

@emilbirkedal8430 3 жыл бұрын

@@richardsmithson4453 but it drops 3 db when he bypass.. cheats your ear

@KeenApollo 3 жыл бұрын

@@emilbirkedal8430 that's what perceived loudness is.

@gusdee4844 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@NDULEENTERTAINMENT 2 жыл бұрын

🤯 i was about to get the thebus+ but this has changed my mind. i'll get the fusion first

@alterethos 11 ай бұрын

Dude, thank you so much for this video. Truly appreciate it; the song is dope too! Well done!

@SeanDivine 11 ай бұрын

Sure thing man and appreciate the kind words!

@darkerfactory 4 жыл бұрын

You're a Genius. Thanks a lot for all the tips you're share with us. God Bless you Man

@SeanDivine 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, glad it’s been helpful

@billyhughes9776 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool piece of kit man,...sounds great. Diggin that tune as well.

@SeanDivine 4 жыл бұрын

thanks man! 🙌

@Mixedin4k 3 жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine Hi Sean, what would you recommend adding to my mastering chain after the SSL Fusion insert? Other than a limiter

@iamantoniofernandez 3 жыл бұрын

DANG! Well... so much for my Black Friday purchases... Now I need THIS right now

@petepeters419 3 жыл бұрын

awesome vid with good source material for showing the Fusion's versatility.

@SeanDivine 3 жыл бұрын

thanks Pete!

@charliekey2979 2 жыл бұрын

It works pretty good as a "master processor" as stated by the manufacturer. Good example of hybrid mixing.

@calebneff5777 2 жыл бұрын

Well, that might be the best piece of gear for mastering ever.

@gweeds334 3 жыл бұрын

This will be my next piece of hardware for sure

@MakingMadBeats 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@ambrocado 3 жыл бұрын

LISTENING TO THE ALBUM...WOW HOW IT SOUNDS MAN!!!. MASSIVE.CRYSTAL CLEAR

@SeanDivine 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it fada!

@laurenpassarellipasswords7143 3 жыл бұрын

Great chorus, and the recording sounds awesome.

@SeanDivine 3 жыл бұрын

thanks Lauren!

@BlueSB017 2 жыл бұрын

Solid video, cheers

@millionhertzbeats2352 4 жыл бұрын

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

@QueEstaPasando_YT 3 жыл бұрын

Aweome Vid Thanks!

@mphatic 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! awesome!

@tylersiddiqui1132 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds sweet!

@hang-sangitch 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing unit

@JamalWadeLive 4 жыл бұрын

Great content thanks for the information Sean

@SeanDivine 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@JamalWadeLive 4 жыл бұрын

Sean Divine looking forward to much more.

@bkmusicofficial3852 Жыл бұрын

great vedio......thank you for all........

@yjxoxo 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone always ignores the engineer when they start making their own music lol but that song was amazing acoustically and creatively.

@MasterOneMusic 3 жыл бұрын

So enjoyable video!

@SeanDivine 3 жыл бұрын

🙌

@Kawiracer300 4 жыл бұрын

im in love!!!

@philcodeca 3 жыл бұрын

I have a UAD X4 and a fusion arriving tomorrow. I feel like a kid of Christmas Eve right now!

@SeanDivine 3 жыл бұрын

Have fun :)

@bikesnbeerz 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@SeanDivine 4 жыл бұрын

the 500's are tempting :)

@bikesnbeerz 4 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@DreErdna 4 жыл бұрын

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! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@redviagra 4 жыл бұрын

This sounds perfect.. what else would you add to this?

@SINGLARGrupoEcuador 3 жыл бұрын

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...

@jossuecastaneda8135 4 жыл бұрын

I just ordered mine 🔥🔥😎🤓🤓

@alexanderclifford7417 4 жыл бұрын

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?

@bolemereja777 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH DEAR BROTHER. MUCH LOVE FROM ETHIOPIA

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

🙏

@TheRTM 3 жыл бұрын

Nice track.

@raymondlooi 4 жыл бұрын

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 💪

@jmula1963 4 жыл бұрын

Sean should also check out Matthew Lane’s OnTheMoon Spacecraft for crazy analog mid-side processing

@SeanDivine 4 жыл бұрын

Love mathew’s plugins! 👍

@jmula1963 4 жыл бұрын

Sean Divine awesome ya then you should try and get hands on that hardware unit he just released recently 🥶🥶

@twentytwobeatz 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@sqwop 4 жыл бұрын

wow you sold this man

@crystalveil3213 4 жыл бұрын

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?

@CoolDali 4 жыл бұрын

how do you hook it up? if you only have an interface

@argiopeMusic 4 жыл бұрын

Trying to wrap my head around how it's different from the Neve MBP... which is my personal favorite, but I'm always open minded.

@BryceKleinhanz21493 4 жыл бұрын

congrats g

@kuldeepgohel29 Жыл бұрын

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.

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

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+

@eddierosa98 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@SeanDivine 4 жыл бұрын

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

@alexfont 4 жыл бұрын

Happy I have at the moment both of them!

@williamtettehfio8723 4 жыл бұрын

amazing

@dariogomez461 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@ITRiBUTEI 4 жыл бұрын

Wow what a difference. Almost makes me wanna invest into one. Even just for fun.

@koningvaro7298 4 жыл бұрын

TRiBUTE almost lol

@crystalveil3213 4 жыл бұрын

im addited to this...

@RRMUZIKINC 4 жыл бұрын

Dope!

@rodmorris2075 2 жыл бұрын

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?

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the only option is real-time bounce (either to a record-armed audio track or on session export)

@TrillTraxx 3 жыл бұрын

Dope Song my dude !

@SeanDivine 3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@burnercomented 4 жыл бұрын

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

@KINGHIGHZ 3 жыл бұрын

Nice vid

@ambrocado 3 жыл бұрын

KILLEEEEEERRRRRR . LOVE IT . WANT IT

@thadobster 2 жыл бұрын

Bro, that track slaps!

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@thadobster 2 жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine The message is on point too! Its helping me deal with some things I got going on in life right now.

@M.Holland 2 жыл бұрын

The Fusion seems to be great! and even that kind of music isn't my taste, the song is killer!

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael!

@contraspower6302 4 жыл бұрын

Sir from where we can download reference tracks for mixing🙏🙏 bdw I don't have itunes.. thanks in advance much love♥️

@tungdo3907 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, can you please tell me what is on your master chain in order. Thanks much.

@TouchToneDSG 4 жыл бұрын

Are you doing the mid side insert in the back

@ForgivenJ7 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@SeanDivine 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@ForgivenJ7 3 жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine Dope! Thanks man!

@bizonteclean8608 4 жыл бұрын

This is f.k great brro

@AlavonMajor 4 жыл бұрын

Wish it had a low frequency mono maker knob kind of like the Brainworx BX ...could be helpful 🤓

@ryanpwm 3 жыл бұрын

Better to do that in the computer anyways or just run mid side.

@REMRODFILMS 2 жыл бұрын

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?

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@REMRODFILMS 2 жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine thank u bro! Imma be placing that order soon!

@commonsense5188 2 жыл бұрын

The unit sounds great. The biggest thing I noticed aside from the smooth low end and beautiful high end sheen when you were bypassing, was the amount of 3D like depth you got from it via the stereo imaging module. That alone just about sold me on it. My wallet is already disliking me.

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

Tough to quantify just how good the hardware is in practice... and I was set on staying completely ITB for a long time 😅

@commonsense5188 2 жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine Heard that Sean. I've got some great plugins, including all of the SSL plugs which see action on just about every track in some for or another. Not to mention the usual suspects like Waves, soundtoys and all the Izotope plugs among others. Once I started dabbling in nicer hardware like my BAE 1073MPF preamp, my LA2A for tracking etc I immediately noticed a difference in sound. It might not be night and day, but there most definitely is a difference, especially when tracking. Now I'm really wanting to get my hands on a nice hardware EQ and this appears to fit the bill nicely. Great overview of a product as always.

@jamesviice4217 4 жыл бұрын

that rap style be continually getting better Sean

@SeanDivine 4 жыл бұрын

🙏

@SilentGloves 4 жыл бұрын

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. :)

@pinagerman 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. Volume matching when A/B comparing is very underrated. And it's crucial when making decisions.

@okidot 4 жыл бұрын

Its for mastering, so its an assumed given that the processing here is obvious!!

@DJBharali 3 жыл бұрын

hi can u plz show me the connections with RME 802 WITH SSL FUSION ..

@REMRODFILMS 2 жыл бұрын

can you use this with a n apollo twin x???

@shevyjohn9308 Жыл бұрын

What is your dbfs going into the ssl ? Are you limiting after the ssl back into the DAW ?

@mauricestar 3 жыл бұрын

How do you boost the sound with SSL to become louder.

@preciseaudioblog 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding vid! Can you master a track only with this? How do you level the input and output? Cheers!

@SeanDivine 4 жыл бұрын

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

@preciseaudioblog 4 жыл бұрын

Sean Divine awesome!

@ruggerobosso1345 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful music

@SeanDivine 3 жыл бұрын

thanks

@bossofly 3 жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine rare musicality of the vocal part

@eleven21_music 4 жыл бұрын

How are you routing your signal from Logic to the Fusion then back into Logic?

@ncyancy 3 жыл бұрын

You have to use the insert I/o plugin.

@dairebarefoot6763 3 жыл бұрын

Leaving the HPF off was a good call.

@eladreltuc 3 жыл бұрын

Is this in the same category as the Rupert Neve Master Bus?

@JBaileyTV 2 жыл бұрын

How do you wire this unit to logic and your interface? What is wires do you need?

@SeanDivine 2 жыл бұрын

it depends on your interface, I am running balanced XLR to TRS into the RME UFX and then I use the I/O plugin in Logic for routing

@tungdo3907 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sean, thanks for the great video. I just bought it 2 weeks ago and still don't know how to use yet. I have question about the send signal to this unit. I use 2 aux from my Presonus mixer to send to this Fusion unit; However, I don't know how much to send. Are we looking at between +9 and +15? Please help. Thanks much.

@SeanDivine 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Tung, I'm not sure about your exact setup but you're not essentially doing a "send" here. Actually, you're routing the output signal from the DAW to the Fusion and then back into the DAW for 100% processing in most cases :)

@b.hornetiii.6771 Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine Do you go after to plugin (daw) compressor (for final boost) as a final stage or is fusion your "final stage"?

@Avidince 4 жыл бұрын

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 ?

@SeanDivine 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@RodneyD 4 жыл бұрын

Are you keeping the Fussion??

@chromatic_man1800 3 жыл бұрын

Bought the unit and love it. Now I'm getting too know Logic so what would be the best way to route this to record the new processed sound? In your website you're simply listening to the difference with and without the fusion through the I/O plugin correct?