SSL Native Drumstrip drum channel strip plugin interface by Solid State Logic

SSL Native Drumstrip: Channel-Strip Plugin for Drum Mixing

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SSL Native Drumstrip is a channel-strip-style drum processing plugin from Solid State Logic. It combines a drum gate, transient shaper, high- and low-frequency enhancers and an SSL listen mic compressor in one plugin.

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01Overview

SSL Native Drumstrip brings the main processing steps used on drum recordings into a single plugin. Its signal chain includes a dedicated gate for cleaning up mic bleed and background noise, a transient shaper for controlling attack and sustain, and separate enhancers for the high and low end. A classic SSL listen mic compressor is also included, and the processors can be reordered to build a custom chain.

Best for

Drum bus processing
Kick and snare separation
Tightening tom tracks
Gating mic bleed
Parallel room mic compression
Drum mix polishing

Developer: Solid State Logic
Category: Channel Strips
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Channel-strip-style plugin with the components for a complete drum mix
Transient shaper for controlling attack and sustain
Dedicated drum gate for reducing mic bleed and background noise
High-frequency enhancer for the top end
Low-frequency enhancer for the low end
Classic SSL listen mic compressor
Reorderable processors for a custom signal chain
64-bit VST3, VST2, AU and AAX formats

03In depth

Shaping Drum Sound With Gate, Transients and Enhancers

The gate is aimed at cleaning up mic bleed and unwanted background noise, which helps when separate drum mics pick up other parts of the kit. The transient shaper lets you manipulate attack and sustain, so kicks, snares and toms can be made to hit harder or ring longer.

The high-frequency enhancer adds brightness to the top end, and the low-frequency enhancer is intended to tighten and add weight to the low end. Together they cover the frequency ranges most often adjusted on drum tracks.

Signal Chain and Workflow

Drumstrip is built as a channel strip, so the gate, transient shaper, enhancers and compressor sit in one place rather than across several plugins. The processors can be reordered to change how the signal flows through the chain.

The plugin is available in VST3, VST2, AU and AAX formats for Windows and macOS, which covers most common DAWs on both platforms.

04Specs