SSL Fusion Reviews

Great unit

I use it on drums, bass, hours, scythes and backing vocals. Just running every track trough it and the mix sounds amazing

Just okay and yet "assembled" in China

SSL Fusion worth the hype? might be. But I found that this unit did not blown my mind away. Firstly, I had bad experience with other item from SSL (that they did not soldered some component inside and makes me to open and repair myself), I asume that they lowering the working labour budget and comes with lower quality checking and the material of the product.

I guess it is the same with this Fusion. Beautiful unit in the picture and video, but again, did not impressed me much in reality. Have to say that this SSL's great and versatile in functionality aspect but sorry to try as realistic as possible but I really not sure it will last for two decades or so. Previously I want to buy SSL THE BUS+ after this fusion, but now I change my mind and after a Tegeler VTC / VTRC or Creme. Or if possible I will go for the Avalon products. Some product that not made or assembled in CHina

Fantastic - front power button please!

Fantastic colour box that makes a meaningful difference. Only gripe is that the power switch is on the back which is idiotic given that it is designed to live in a rack!!!

SSL Fusion is the Best

i have used it on my mix and it opened up my mix with the stereo image and vintage drive , it is a great device for mixing and mastering and you can even use it to saturate Drum Tracks and Vocals using Vintage Drive and many other things,i love the Violet EQ with the HF Compressor it sounds musical.

Cons : When i Turn on Vintage Drive it Gets Noisy and its very loud if you are using it for mastering, but still it sound great with it on and sometime i like the analog Noise in my master .

Fantastic Unit

Adds a magic to your mix and master.

Very Happy with this SSL

It works on almost any mix or master I pass thru it. All the tools it has are really good at what they do and the sound is really really good. Incredible price for such a good unit!

Fantastic Product

I only rated it 4 stars because of the noise that the Vintage Drive produces, other then that the device helps you deal with the dry and thin sounding mixes that sometimes happen because of in the box mixing.

To be honest I can't imagine it without being paired to the SSL Bus+, they do make phenomenal pair in the rack.

Such a great product!

Super precise Color EQ, everything from the vintage Drive, to the HF Compressor, to the Violet EQ, how Sides can be controlled ... it's flawless! I used it already on several projects and I'm too busy using it to be able to say much on a review. So happy to have it in my rack

good sound

Nice pice of gear. I use it on my mixbus and it gives a subtle flavor

All in one

SSL making very good gears for modern studios, this was shocked me when it release. You can use it anywhere you want. my favorite was on 2bus and master. Any section of this device was very good, is hard to sound bad. The insert was really useful. Can have so many combo. The build quality was so Good. Very happy to have Fusion on my chain.

For those who are concerned about the latency of plugins.

I hate plug-in latency when I'm composing and programming while playing. It has a bad effect on composition. But with SSL FUSION, we don't use plugins for the master channel. Latency is zero.

Also, if you don't get good mix results with SSL FUSION, you'll quickly notice that the mix before using SSL FUSION is bad.

Reduce the amount of time you spend thinking and making mistakes with plugins.

It speeds up your composition.

This item is very good.

Comes with hidden expenses...

I really love this unit for any buss including the master, but what i did not like is if you have it delivered to the U.S., expect to receive a follow up bill for $650 for Tariffs and Taxes as I did. If I had known that would happen, I would never have made the purchase.

A color box for every genre

Great sounds and warmth. A very beautiful piece of equipment!

Fantastic.

Don't hesitate to get this one into your studio if you're looking for a super powerful mixing / mastering processor, it's absolutely fantastic.

Great tool for analog mastering

It is the true analog sound

SSL Madness

The Fusion is exactly what I needed to add to my outboard gear. Featuring a nice EQ, cool drive and excellent hi-freq compressor it really adds something to the mix that plugins just can't seem to do. The stereo imaging is also something I haven't been able to recreate with plugins. Very nice unit!

Dial in warm analog texture

So far used this on electric piano's and synths. The vintage drive adds a lovely warm texture and let's you dial in some grit when pushed.

recommend ssl fusion

nice mixing colouring unit, every parameter design is right at the point

Flawless!

If it can make a dull mix sound sweet, big and punchy, imagine what can you do a beautifully mixed song.

Finishes the mixes, perfect for mastering and individual tracks.

It can make ur song sound like it was mixed on a classic and expensive SSL console. THE MOST AMAZING BOX I'VE USED!!

Tha gear make's the difference

At first i wasn't sure if that piece of gear makes the difference on my tracks.When the unit come to my place and put it on my master bus i was in love!!! The track take that beautiful analogue fill. The glue was amazing all the harsh of the track disappear and suddenly my track touch that huge professional sound!!!

Don't waste money and your time!!!!

Just buy it !!!!!! 11/10 for that gear!!! SSL i love you !!!!