Ssl alpha link converters review

Hey there! The plan is to get a 24 channel Toft board with new converters though I could probably easily live with a 16 channel. They all use Apogee and old Digi HD stuff. Makes me wonder.. Will I go "Wow! Judging by my signal chain, am I short-changing my other gear by sending it all into SSL converters?

Any and all advice welcome! Jack Luminous. No complaining here, it works, it sounds great. Go for it and don't think twice about it. Jim Keaney Devotion Recording.

I use the Alphalink AX via madi-card and it sounds awesome. I'd put it right up there with the Digi's. We still see them every where because guys are stuck with them pre-native PT hardware options. My Studio. Another very happy customer here!! Sample rate can be adjusted up to 96kHz which sounds even better! Everything sounds so much clearer and open! It's like walking into Narnia and discovering a whole new world. This unit allows you to expand up to 20x the amount any other interface can manage.

If you were in a position like I was and wanted a taste of professional then this is the product for you without paying the price for a ProTools HD setup. Overall, this converter is a life changer and allows to just focus on the music. Sonic performance! It's hard to change the analog IO ins to optical IO ins.

But it is only the problem. The Alphalink convert is versatile! There is a factory issue with these units, and SSL pretends like the problem doesn't exist. My unit i have to turn on and off between times to make it make normal sound. Either i get distortion or white noise, and if i'm lucky - normal sound. Search the forum, stay far away, it feels like SSL is trying to make money on the users misfortune with all the faulty units.

But WHEN it works, it's great. If there is a problem - have the big wallet ready. Remember Me? The No. Today's Posts competitions support us FAQ advertise our advertisers newsletter. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Espacially in the higher mids where the Cranesong is brutally honest and the SSL sounds a bit boring, very gentleman like. I also had to adjust my mixing to the converter specs, but it was not a huuge difference, so I ended up beeing very happy with the mix.

Mixing: Easy time while mixing. Again upper mids are a bit lush. If you know that, you can adjust yourself to the converter. No problems occured. Drivers: Very stable, no direct monitoring, which is a drag. It seems together with the MX4 card, it will be possible in the future.

Can you notice the latency getting higher firewire and USB soundcards? Thanks for a great review! But I can't argue with the sound: this is an EQ that will allow you to polish your sound rather than simply chisel lumps out of it!

I particularly liked the option of switching the low band to shelving or bell mode, as bell mode is often more appropriate for tweaking bass instruments and kick drums. Having an on-board limiter standing guard before the converter input felt reassuring, and the designers have managed to give this a soft characteristic, so it deals with most peaks in a smooth and largely invisible way — and although it made its presence known if I hit it hard and often, that's not what a safety limiter is for.

I found no solid technical details relating to the type of converters used but, again, the quality seems good, with no obvious difference between the sound after digitisation and the original analogue version. The only possible issue is the fixed What it all boils down to is that, if you tend to record most of your tracks one at a time, the Alpha Channel provides you with the sound and the core facilities of an SSL console without you having to buy the whole thing.

I really liked the gentle EQ and the clean audio path and, given what's on offer, the price is pretty attractive too. This is a really sweet-sounding front end that delivers true SSL sound and performance at a price that's comparatively affordable.

Alternatives There are dozens of worthy channel strips; comparing the Alpha Channel to other solid-state designs, it's less costly than a Neve and closer to a Rupert Neve Designs Portico and Chandler TG Channel in price, but is a little different in concept from either.

Pros Smooth, polished sound. Compact 1U format. Cons No word clock input. Mid-band EQ could go lower for my liking.