How It Was Recorded

Gear · console

SSL 4000 E Series console

Records it appears on · 1

  • ...And Justice for All

    Metallica · Album, 1989

    • Bass · Input chainVerifiedConsole channel the bass DI went through; this was the only input that went through the SSL.

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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