How It Was Recorded

Gear · console

Solid State Logic SSL E-series console

Records it appears on · 1

  • Treat You Better

    Shawn Mendes · Illuminate, 2016

    • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedDesk EQ on the lead vocal channels, cutting low end and adding a little presence.Settings: Low cut at 70Hz; mild boosts at 150Hz and above 15kHz; desk compression at 2:1
    • Stereo mix bus · Mix effectsReportedConsole the song was mixed on.

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

Get the sound

First choice · Emulation of this unit

Waves SSL E-Channel

channel strip

Made with SSL as a model of the 4000 E channel strip.

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Alternative · Close match

Solid State Logic SSL Native Channel Strip 2

channel strip

SSL's own channel-strip plugin, based on a later desk.

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