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The price for the amount of stuff you get is excellent. thinking about picking one up as I get more into multi tracking jazz improv with some friends of mine! Thanks for the review!
Great video! The SSL interfaces have been a great add to a crowded market. I was recently looking for a new interface and ended up getting the Audient ID44 but i was looking at the SSL interfaces as well. The 4k switch is interesting. I think more recording people need to start commiting to sounds and just going with them and not getting option paralysis. But thats just my thoughts
I agree, it's an art form that people have drifted away from and there's something helpful about making choices in the process, instead of after the fact.
@@malonedrum not bad for the price right !! i sort of wish it had adat in and out so you could easily send line outs from daw to outboard gear and then back in. I have one but am thinking about maybe switching to the audient id44. has 20 ins and 22 outs i believe. an old focusrite saffire pro40 that’s now obsolete with new machines can be used through adat with newer interfaces. really quick cheap way to get a bunch more ins, also those old saffire preamps are not bad at all
Thanks so much! There are so few reviews of the SSL 12, this was very useful and well presented! (no Sweetwater where I live unfortunatlety ;-) but we have Thomann). Was torn between this and the Motu M4 - but the SSL is more versatile and seems equally easy to use and portable. You haven't mentioned the 32 bit float, I'm guessing you just keep recording at 16/24 bit!
I saw you playing bass in another video. As a longtime drummer who is learning bass, I’d be interested in your path to learning bass and guitar. Which did you learn first, what’s been challenging, how it’s helped your drumming, etc. Maybe you could make a video on that!
I don’t really play guitar besides just knowing a few campfire chords, but I love being behind the bass and it’s certainly helped me grow as a drummer and at the same time be easier to learn due to my experience behind the drums. I started mostly just to jam along with my students, and then to hop during the house gig I played where a lot of drummers would come sit in. I’m not great, but enough to be on the sub list for a few churches and other very low things.
awesome review. can you use it as direct monitoring ("stand alone")? I mean it's plugged to mac but mac is power off and you are able to listen what's coming from the inputs? like a analog mixer.
great review! very detailed and helpful. thank you for the effort :) would you recommend switching to SSL12 from Focusrite Scarlett 2i4? I've had the latter for 10 years now for my home studio but I got some issues with it: 1. usb input is glitching 2. not possible to listen with 2 headphones 3. modern active humbucker basses are too hot when recording. I don't plan to record the full band with the interface, but I record guitars, piano and synth with it for my tracks, so I'm not sure if it's worth it. again, thank you very much for your effort!
Hey Mike, great video and review. I was wondering if you’re using Ventura or Sonoma. I bought the 2+ and on Sonoma , I get audio output on one channel. Everything worked fine until I updated to 14.5😢
Hello Mike! Thank you so much for the review, excellent! I'm looking for similar interface and have pretty much the same requirements as you stated in the video, lol. I have two questions. 1. I heard that the preamps in this interface are quite hot which meant some people found recording drums with very low gain and almost clipping anyways. What is your experience with this please? 2. My second choice would be Steinberg UR44C. It has pretty much all of the things the SSL 12 does but also has DSP inside to have latency-free fx monitoring (EQ, comp, reverb, and some guitar sims). The only drawback of this interface is according to Julian Krause it has noisier preamps (which on SSL 12 are super quiet). Do you have any chance to review this interface? I would highly appreciate that since it would help me choose between the two. Love you videos, keep them coming!
I haven’t had an issue gain staging any instrument to get a nice level without clipping, and no I haven’t had a chance to try any Strindberg interfaces.
Mounting the XLR connector from the front in the right orientation without turning around the interface will make it a right connection. Hence the design, I believe.
@@malonedrum Well, its all about your skills! There are so many reviews out there with crappy sound.. But your review is fun to listen on my studio monitors 🙂
I've never heard it called a crotch mic! 😮 You can't go wrong with ssl. It sounds great. Maybe the xlrs are that way because that's how they're mounted to the board?
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Great review. I enjoy your channel and appreciate your efforts.
I appreciate that!
Beyond the really helpful video I love your drumming and your drumsound!
Thank you!
The price for the amount of stuff you get is excellent.
thinking about picking one up as I get more into multi tracking jazz improv with some friends of mine!
Thanks for the review!
That’s awesome! If you end up deciding to pick one up, consider using my affiliate link so Sweetwater knows I sent ya!
WELL DONE
Appreciate it
I LOVE my SSL12. As this is coming from Discrete 4 Synergy core. Great video.
Good choice!
Is it that good?
@@Icko_VOT actually yes I was quite surprised. Simple and straight to the point with BIG sound being pushed. Great package and price point.
Thanks for this! What is that sweet little roller desk?
I built that for myself. It's very similar to IKEA Alex Drawers, but wider, and a scrap piece of Butcher block on top.
Great idea! Very good drumming too! Thanks again
Great video! The SSL interfaces have been a great add to a crowded market. I was recently looking for a new interface and ended up getting the Audient ID44 but i was looking at the SSL interfaces as well. The 4k switch is interesting. I think more recording people need to start commiting to sounds and just going with them and not getting option paralysis. But thats just my thoughts
I agree, it's an art form that people have drifted away from and there's something helpful about making choices in the process, instead of after the fact.
I'm using it - it is second to none! The on-off button is priceless 🙂
Ha, I'm still not very big on needing the on/off button, but I can see where some people may appreciate it.
the 4K button is an analog circuit in the preamp believe, button just engages and disengages it
That’s impressive
@@malonedrum not bad for the price right !! i sort of wish it had adat in and out so you could easily send line outs from daw to outboard gear and then back in. I have one but am thinking about maybe switching to the audient id44. has 20 ins and 22 outs i believe. an old focusrite saffire pro40 that’s now obsolete with new machines can be used through adat with newer interfaces. really quick cheap way to get a bunch more ins, also those old saffire preamps are not bad at all
Thanks so much! There are so few reviews of the SSL 12, this was very useful and well presented! (no Sweetwater where I live unfortunatlety ;-) but we have Thomann). Was torn between this and the Motu M4 - but the SSL is more versatile and seems equally easy to use and portable. You haven't mentioned the 32 bit float, I'm guessing you just keep recording at 16/24 bit!
The 32 bit float is another great feature I really didn't even get to, correct. Hope this works for you!
@@malonedrum Cheers!
I saw you playing bass in another video. As a longtime drummer who is learning bass, I’d be interested in your path to learning bass and guitar. Which did you learn first, what’s been challenging, how it’s helped your drumming, etc. Maybe you could make a video on that!
I don’t really play guitar besides just knowing a few campfire chords, but I love being behind the bass and it’s certainly helped me grow as a drummer and at the same time be easier to learn due to my experience behind the drums.
I started mostly just to jam along with my students, and then to hop during the house gig I played where a lot of drummers would come sit in. I’m not great, but enough to be on the sub list for a few churches and other very low things.
awesome review. can you use it as direct monitoring ("stand alone")? I mean it's plugged to mac but mac is power off and you are able to listen what's coming from the inputs? like a analog mixer.
I’m not sure you’re supplying power without having your Mac on
Another great video
Thanks again!
I love the look of this and the Universal Audio Volt 76 interfaces.
I dig them too
great review! very detailed and helpful. thank you for the effort :)
would you recommend switching to SSL12 from Focusrite Scarlett 2i4? I've had the latter for 10 years now for my home studio but I got some issues with it: 1. usb input is glitching 2. not possible to listen with 2 headphones 3. modern active humbucker basses are too hot when recording. I don't plan to record the full band with the interface, but I record guitars, piano and synth with it for my tracks, so I'm not sure if it's worth it.
again, thank you very much for your effort!
Yea, I’d absolutely recommend it.
Hi Mike, your drum mixing sounds amazing!
Do you mind sharing what mics you used for your setup?
sE V Kick(Bass)
Shure SM57 (Snare)
Shure KSM32 (OH)
EV 635a (knee mic)
@@malonedrumthank you so much mike, what about the stands you used?
@@pumpkinshadowshe used mic stands
Can you use those two hi-z inputs for extra mics?
Those hi-z inputs are for channels 1 and 2, which also have their XLR inputs on the back of you choose to use a mic for either of those channels.
@@malonedrum gotcha. Thanks!
Hey Mike, great video and review. I was wondering if you’re using Ventura or Sonoma. I bought the 2+ and on Sonoma , I get audio output on one channel. Everything worked fine until I updated to 14.5😢
I know I’m up to date on OS, so whatever is current.
Hello Mike! Thank you so much for the review, excellent! I'm looking for similar interface and have pretty much the same requirements as you stated in the video, lol. I have two questions.
1. I heard that the preamps in this interface are quite hot which meant some people found recording drums with very low gain and almost clipping anyways. What is your experience with this please?
2. My second choice would be Steinberg UR44C. It has pretty much all of the things the SSL 12 does but also has DSP inside to have latency-free fx monitoring (EQ, comp, reverb, and some guitar sims). The only drawback of this interface is according to Julian Krause it has noisier preamps (which on SSL 12 are super quiet). Do you have any chance to review this interface? I would highly appreciate that since it would help me choose between the two.
Love you videos, keep them coming!
I haven’t had an issue gain staging any instrument to get a nice level without clipping, and no I haven’t had a chance to try any Strindberg interfaces.
I'm thinking of getting another one. Keep in mind art has a built in talk back mic you can use for an input as a room mic.
I haven’t actually tried to see if I can route the talkback channel on logic, but would love that for the Phil Collins room mic approach.
What kind of kit is that you're playing? Looks fab! The first one in the video.
It’s a Gretsch Brooklyn kit!
@@malonedrum What dimensions do you use? I have a brooklyn kit as well!
@@sortebill at the time I had a shell bank of 10/12/13/14/15/20/22
@@malonedrum Spicy, I just have the 24 13 16 in a finish Gretsch sadly discontinued so I can't get an additional floor tom for it :(
Hi Michael,
I went with the Behringer Flow 8 for my home rig mine has fades and an app to but I dont use the app as I dont travel with my own gear
Cool!
Mounting the XLR connector from the front in the right orientation without turning around the interface will make it a right connection. Hence the design, I believe.
Best justification I’ve heard, although I still wish it was flipped
I've read the preamps run pretty hot, did you have any issue with clipping when recording very loud sources? Thanks for the review.
No, but I think I may have flipped the -20db pad on my KSM32 so I could crank the gain a little more on the interface.
What about 32 bit in there?
So much great stuff in here, I can't even hit all of it. Sorry, but yes, there 32 bit technology in there.
@@malonedrum Thanks ✨
I was hoping you will also tell how much it usable. Have you already try in your recordings?
@@Arwndr I believe so, honestly not a feature I can really say I notice in use.
im having issue with my ssl2 using shadowplay it only record in stereo and my voice comes in left cub of my headset !! can someone help ?
Sorry, I have no idea what shadowily is, I'd recommend reaching out to SSL directly.
@@malonedrum shadowplay is Nvidia recording software
Very good sound (all together!), outstanding!
It's a great way to capture audio!
@@malonedrum Well, its all about your skills! There are so many reviews out there with crappy sound..
But your review is fun to listen on my studio monitors 🙂
@@iamabsolutebeing Thank you!
I've never heard it called a crotch mic! 😮 You can't go wrong with ssl. It sounds great. Maybe the xlrs are that way because that's how they're mounted to the board?
Welcome to the world of phallic microphone techniques.
Did it really come that dusty/dirty out of the box?
Mine was a B stock, so Im sure it'd be opened before.
@@malonedrum Makes sense! Thank you! Great review!