Harrison consoles have been an enormous a part of the sound of the 70s and 80s, serving to form the sound of everybody from Michael Jackson to ABBA to Kenny Rodgers and so many extra music legends. The corporate’s hottest console again then was the 32C, which was famend for it sound and musical EQ part. SSL, which acquired Harrison final 12 months, has now launched a brand new channel strip plugin based mostly across the 32C, however with some further options, known as the 32Classic.
The 32Classic is principally an EQ with a gate and compressor, together with a drive part that emulates the sound of the unique 32C enter transformer and circuit. The highest panel has an Enter management, polarity swap, and a Drive management with In/Out button and VU-style meter. Beside it on the correct is an Output management with one other VU-style meter.
The Gate Part
The Gate part incorporates a Threshold fader with a ladder-style stage indicator, and a Depth management with an quantity indicator to begin. Then there’s the Assault and Launch controls, and sidechain part with a Frequency management, In/Out and Pay attention button. An Expander button then prompts the Hysteresis and Maintain controls in that mode. It’s a fairly full-featured gate, though gates are used much less and fewer today in favor of automation and clip acquire.
It’s A Compressor
Subsequent to that could be a Compressor part that additionally incorporates a Threshold fader with a ladder-style stage indicator, and a Ratio management with a acquire discount indicator. It additionally has Assault, Launch and make-up Acquire controls, but additionally has an Emphasis management which adjusts the frequencies that can activate the compressor, from 100Hz on the left to 12kHz on the correct. There are additionally 3 Modes – Stage, which has a low compression ratio, the conventional Comp, and a Restrict mode with a excessive ratio.
And The Well-known EQ
Lastly comes the well-known 32C EQ part, with 4 bands of proportional EQ. In different phrases, the Q (bandwidth) will get narrower the extra acquire or attenuation you provide. The excessive and low bands of the EQ may also be switched from a shelf to a bell curve. The well-known Harrison LFP and HPF filters are additionally included, which may be switched in individually from the EQ. Lastly, on the underside of the plugin you’re capable of change the routing of the three sections as wanted.
The Harrison 32Classic plugin usually sells for $299.99, however is presently on sale for simply $49. You’ll be able to discover out extra right here, or watch the video beneath.