Because of its affordability and relatively low difficulty, the GSSL has become a very popular project with many PCBs and mods available.

The VU meter makes the feel of the compressor closer to, say, the 1176.

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The SiX may at first look just a small desktop console but holds a whole range of functions within its petite design.

The SiX features 12 inputs at mixdown, SSL Channel EQ and Dynamics, legendary Master Bus Compressor Master Bus Inserts, an essential version of the incredible SSL legacy, 2 x SSL console grade SuperAnalogue mic pres and a completely balanced signal path.

Look a little closer and like all SSL consoles, SiX reveals a carefully considered feature set that is driven by an obsessive desire for total flexibility, to encompass every creative eventuality.

It carries the DNA of 40 years of true expertise in creative studio workflow.

Listen to SiX and you will experience the impeccable sonic performance that is the hallmark of every SSL console.

They include transparent SuperAnalogue Mic Pres with a wide 66dB of gain range, phantom power, 75Hz high pass filter and separate line-level input which can be switched to instrument level.

Each has a brand-new one knob compressor circuit based on and with the same sound as the classic SSL Channel Compressor.

It has program-dependent attack time, fixed release time, fixed ratio and automatic gain make up.

There is a new two-band SSL EO that may be switched between shelf and bell curves, with different centre frequencies for each type.

Each channel has a balanced insert point for integrating other processors, and like all SSLs the insert send is always active - so it can be used as a record send to your DAW.

SiX has 100mm faders with carefully set fader tapers that give the most control over the most useable gain range for both studio and live production control.

Using the two mono input and the two stereo input channels gives SiX its name, but it also has two stereo EXTernal inputs (with level controls) which can be sent to the mix bus.

Include the ALT inputs and we have up to 12 channels that can be summed into the main mix bus.

This uses the classic console circuit design but with a fixed ratio, attack, and release settings and a more modern quad-VCA chip.

The simplified controls make it very easy to get that SSL glue and snap on whatever you push through your master bus.

The channel mute buttons route to Bus B which can be used as a DAW record send but also routes to the monitor matrix enabling its use as a handy way to monitor a remote source before going live in a webinar.

We also have a talkback mic input with phantom power and SSLs classic, crunchy Listen Mic Compressor.

Ssl Talkback Compressor Schematic