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80's Drums and Beyond
The SSL LMC+ replicates the sound of an SSL 4000E console's reverse talkback function, a.k.a. the Listen Mic, which included an integrated compressor to safeguard against overloads and make quiet speech intelligible. It was the Listen Mic Compressor, combined with the SSL 4000E's built-in noise gate, that was the genesis to the gated-reverb drum sound that dominated the '80s.
The LMC+ plug-in eclipses the original hardware, providing you with advanced functionality that wasn't present in the original console, such as external sidechain capabilities, highpass filters and lowpass filters, and Scoop and Split functions. And thanks to its intuitive controls, the LMC+ is a breeze to use. If you want to smash everything back to the 1980s, the LMC+ is the plug-in to do it with.
The LMC+ plug-in takes the vaunted SSL Listen Mic Compressor from the center section of an SSL 4000E console and enhances it with modern features derived from SSL's LMC+ 500 Series module. An external sidechain enables you to trigger gain reduction with an external source or signal, while variable highpass and lowpass filters allow you to tailor which frequencies trigger the compression. You also get Scoop and Split functions. Scoop phase-inverts your wet signal, while Split engages a bandpass-subtraction mode.
There is also a Mix control, which makes parallel processing a piece of cake. If you enjoy slamming audio into oblivion, you'll find a zillion uses for the LMC+.
Features
- Replicates the sound of an SSL 4000E console's Listen Mic Compressor
- Fixed attack and release curves are tailor-made for ambient drums
- External sidechain triggers gain reduction with an external source or signal
- Variable highpass and lowpass filters tailor which frequencies trigger the compression
- Scoop button phase-inverts wet signal
- Split button activates bandpass-subtraction mode
- Mix control makes parallel processing a piece of cake
System Requirements
Mac
- macOS 11 Big Sur - macOS 13 Ventura (64-bit only) (M1 Mac supported)
- Intel Dual-Core Mac running at 2.4GHz or higher
- 4 GB of RAM minimum (8 GB of RAM recommended)
- AU, VST2, VST3, AAX Native
Windows
- Windows 10 - Windows 11 (64-bit only)
- Intel Core 2 (or comparable) CPU running at 2.4GHz or higher
- 4 GB of RAM minimum (8 GB of RAM recommended)
- VST 2, VST3, AAX Native
Please Note: A FREE iLok Account is required for the authorisation of this software.
Important note:
- For licenses with the format - XXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXX - please scroll down and follow the instructions for Harrison Multi Band Compressor, below
- For iLok licences with the format XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XX please follow the instructions for Harrison Bass Flow & SSL Guitarstrip immediately below
Please Note: Harrison Bass Flow & SSL Guitarstrip are used as examples
iLok Registration
1. Go to the iLok website and create a new account if you are not currently registered and do not have the iLok Licence Manager installed on your computer
Note: Skip to the 'Registration' procedure if you are already an iLok registered user
2. Download and install the iLok License Manager
SSL Download Manager Installation
1. Go to https://solidstatelogic.com/ssl-download-manager or click DOWNLOAD in your Plugin Boutique User Account
2. Click either macOS or Windows to download the installer (Linux versions available here)
3. Double-click installer > Follow the on-screen instructions to install
4. Open SSL Download Manager
5. Locate Harrison Bass Flow & SSL Guitarstrip > Click Install on each plugin
iLok Authorisation
1. Open your iLok license manager application > click Sign In
2. Enter your iLok registered User ID and password > click Sign In
3. Once you are signed in, click the ‘Redeem’ icon which is located at the top-right corner of the iLok Licence Manager’s interface
4. Copy and paste/manually enter the 30-digit code from your Plugin Boutique User Account into the available Activation Code boxes, and then click Next
5. Select your activation destination > Click Activate
6. Click OK
7. Open the plugins in your DAW
Your plugins are now installed and ready to use. Enjoy!
Please Note: Harrison Multi Band Compressor is used as an example
Note: Harrison and SSL plugins now share the same installation process via the SSL Download Manager
iLok Registration
1. Go to the iLok website and create a new account if you are not currently registered and do not have the iLok Licence Manager installed on your computer
Note: Skip to the 'Registration' procedure if you are already an iLok registered user
2. Download and install the iLok License Manager
Registration
1. Go to https://account.solidstatelogic.com/register-software > Create a new account or log into your existing account if you have one
2. Click REGISTER SOFTWARE
3. Enter your license code found in your Plugin Boutique User Account as well as your iLok ID > Click SUBMIT
SSL Software Installation
1. Go to https://solidstatelogic.com/ssl-download-manager or click DOWNLOAD in your Plugin Boutique User Account
2. Click either macOS or Windows to download the installer (Linux versions available here)
3. Double-click installer > Follow the on-screen instructions to install
4. Open SSL Download Manager
5. Locate Harrison Multi Band Compressor > Click Install
6. Open your DAW > Scan for plugins
7. Click Activate
8. Click Skip
9. Enter your iLok account details > Click Next
10. Select 'Harrison Multi Band Compressor' > Click Next
11. Select an activation location > Click Next
12. Click Continue
13. Open the plugin in your DAW
Your plugin is now installed and ready to use. Enjoy!
