Solid State Logic UF1 Advanced DAW Controller

Yeah my neighbor says he ordered one, he joked that I’ll be able to say there is an SSL studio under my bedroom.

Just wondering how much I’d use it. Been ITB and using the ole mouse for years. It’s one of those things where - “will it take less time to just use the mouse?”

I keep saying I’ll be all over the first controller where a manufacturer makes an effort to provide control mapping of plugins besides their own.

You guys seen the MP Midi?

mpmidi.com/

That’s really cool, but I swear that would take longer than just making the move with your mouse.

The UC1 also includes the 4K B plugin as well, which is supposed to have more of the old school SSL color which, again, I'm not even necessarily desiring. It's really just the hands on direct control element that I'm wanting. This UC1 is pretty slick in that regard.

I can't really speak to the sound quality of any of the SSL plugins that come with the UC1, or how those plugins compare to other SSL-type plugins on the market.

I'm so glad to see someone still putting effort into control surfaces. It seemed like the market was completely dead for a few years there. Personally, the times I've used a mouse only have been really taxing on my wrist/shoulder/neck. I have an Avid D-Control which maps EQs and Compressors to individual knobs in the center section. It's such a time saver but the size and price makes that one not work for a lot of people. I also know at some point it won't be supported any longer so having another option like this is awesome!

First thought, if it was a modern SSL you would find out how crappy SSL’s DAW intergration really is.
Now can we all hope and make our sacrifices to the gods of audio in hopes that AVID’s next owners open up EUCON to other hardware vendors?

That's why the SSL UC1 appeals to me. It has dedicated physical knobs for every function.

I would be completely okay with using a controller like that, provided that I want the sound of the particular plugin(s) that are tied to that controller. I mean, it's not like you wouldn't have a bunch of channels of the exact same eq on every channel if you were working on an actual analog console. It's not like you need 15 or 20 different kinds of eq on a mix.

That said, I don't know whether or not I'd want to be using SSL eq on every channel. However if a controller ever came out that was mapped in the same way as the UC1, but for an API, Neve, EMI, etc, I'd be all over that.

I'm still hoping that something like this comes out for the UAD API Vision console emulation. Absent that, I'm still thinking that I may just pick up a UF8, once Luna gets full MCU capabilities, and map the Vision knobs across the top eight Vpots on the UF8, implement the API on every channel in Luna, and then use muscle memory to manipulate those eight Vpots the same way, no matter what channel I'm on.

My main focus going forward is to figure out a control surface that I just use with the same channel strip on every channel, instead of a bunch of different kinds of plugins on each channel.

Yeah, we have talked about this in private, but I thought I would publicly bring up the point as much as SSL pushes its DAW intergration, it’s really a crappy HUI built into the console. Those who have lived in the world of mid to large scale Control Surfaces are usually very disappointed.

Too much money for a potentially offbrand fader and a transport control. So SSL is Presonus competitor now? This was made to compete with the Presonus 1 channel fader port and Steinberg CC121 which goes for money used despite being largely useless to me. Guys who only need to ride a vocal bus fader loved that. People also complained about the previous ssl controllers not having good transport controls so this one has them. They’re hoping guys who have the uc1 and uf8 buy them just for this too and maybe use the fader as a mix bus send fader to feed the compressor and two bus chain.

The benefit of multiple faders in a controlled, mixer, or console is to ride multiple faders at once maybe with multiple fingers because the levels interact with one another as you feed everything into the bus compressor. This enables faster and more immediate rides and automation. You are able to get a less surgical and more emotional mix down or automation passes then with the bus compressor controlling your fader moves. A single fader will not provide you with this experience

I mean this is more for the FL and Ableton crowd, who already have some pretty good options from Ableton and Novation. Ableton already has better stock plugs than SSL sells premium controllers for. Wtf man wtf