SSL SubGen

SSL SubGen is a high-quality sub-bass harmonic synthesizer with support up to 4 independently configurable bands, generating frequencies an octave lower than the source signal - perfect for adding power and thump to snares, kicks and bass. Whether you’re looking to rebuild bass frequencies in thin-sounding or poorly recorded kick and bass guitar tracks or generate LFE content for a film mix or sound design project, SubGen provides an intuitive interface to quickly generate rumble and sub-bass.

Aside from sounding super musical – with a sub-bass generation algorithm that blends naturally with your source instrument – SubGen provides an incredibly easy-to-use interactive interface for controlling the gain, width and frequency for each band as well as workflow enhancements such as per-band solo-ing options, mix lock, and built-in contextual help.

Use the 3 tailored saturation modes (“pre”, “kick” and “bass”) alongside the gain-compensated drive control to easily dial in harmonic character for different sources. Control your sub-bass dynamics using the compressor module. The intuitive all-in-one mix allows you to blend any combination of your wet and dry signals from a single parameter, as well as dial in parallel compression and punch.

Need to tame your sub-bass? Dial in the gentle low- and high-pass filters to control the generated bass or cut unwanted high frequencies and tidy up your mix.

Features

• High-quality sub-bass generator

• Sub-bass harmonic synthesizer with up to 4 configurable bands

• Global filter control with gentle low-pass and high-pass filters

• Interactive graph for configuring band gain, center frequency and width

• Per-band soloing options for auditioning the generated sub-bass

• Dial in harmonics it in with a single, gain-compensated drive control

• Choose from three types of tailored saturation characters (“pre”, “bass” and “kick”)

  • Bass - 70s transistor-style drive and grit with strong harmonics, mild overtones, med-high wet/dry blend with aggressive overtones for adding bite to bass

  • Kick - 60/70s transistor-style drive with lighter harmonics and subtle overtones for adding distortion to kicks

  • Pre - 50s valve-style overdrive, with smooth and subtle overtones, emulating a valve pre-amp and ideal for sources other than bass and kick

• Built-in compressor with make-up gain and GR meter, for adding ‘glue’ and controlling the generated sub-bass

• Quicky A/B the effect of drive and compression using each section’s bypass controls

• Use the intuitive all-in-one mix control to blend any combination of wet/dry signal from a single control

• Lock your desired mix setting when switching between presets

• Built-in help – simply click the ‘?’ and mouseover the GUI to find out more 

• Cross-platform preset management 

• A/B for quickly switching between presets 

• Undo/redo

System Requirements

Windows

•     Windows 10 - Windows 11 (64-bit only)

Mac

• macOS 11 Big Sur - macOS 13 Ventura (64-bit only) (M1 Mac supported)