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If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 30 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
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We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
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This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
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Key Features
The SSL Native X-ValveComp is a fully-featured SSL channel compressor with an added valve emulation switch for added grit. Putting console-grade compression into your DAW, the SSL Native X-ValveComp is indistinguishable from hardware compressors in response and character with additional inclusions that are made possible in the digital realm. Featuring a full suite of controls, X-ValveComp includes a complete set of compression dials; threshold, ratio, knee and envelope controls including attack, release and hold, to perfectly cater your compression to your input source.
Other inclusions are the Peak and RMS modes, ensuring you can tailor the response of your dynamics compression for different input sources along with a sidechain input to create balance between two instruments. The star of the show is the authentic analog valve emulation, a simple switch when engaged enhances harmonic saturation for a punchier tone with added character and grit. Ideal for a wide variety of audio applications including vocals, drums, bass or even entire mixes, with this switch you have more control over the tone of your compression than ever before.
Product Ref: 247844
No half-measures taken, the X-ValveComp doesn't give you a taste of the sound that made SSL consoles so famous, it gives you the full gamut. Providing an exhaustive range of controls, the X-ValveComp includes ratio, knee and threshold along with envelope shaping with attack, release and hold controls, making it simple to dial in your compression to your audio source. Whether it's a fast and punchy drum shell or a more slow and sustaining vocal note, you can find the perfect amount of dynamic control with the included controls.
A neat feature within the X-ValveComp is the RMS/Peak switch. With this control, you can adjust the response of your dynamic compression to target either the loudest peak source in your audio or the most common loudness level. Perfect for tailoring to different types of instruments and their transient response. Stay on Peak mode for transient-heavy instruments which come and go quickly in your session including drum shells and switch to RMS mode for more consistent instruments such as a bass guitar or even keyboard.
A dedicated Sidechain section includes low and high-pass filters and a Listen button to hear the sidechain source isolated. Perfect for creating space between two conflicting instruments such as a bass drum and bass guitar to let each bloom and duck, a common technique used in electronic music production for more consistent and clear low-end.
Where traditional compressors stop, the X-ValveComp keeps pushing. Designed with an added valve emulation after the compression stage, the X-ValveComp makes it simple to add enhanced harmonic excitement to any track. With many practical applications, the introduction of the valve emulation pairs perfectly with rock vocals. Where additional cut, grit and power are needed to cut through a dense rock mix, compressing vocals is a must to maintain consistency, add in the valve emulation and you can make your vocals jump out of a speaker and take to the forefront. Not only suited for vocals, but you can also try your hand pairing it with distorted rhythm guitars or synthesizers to add something extra which helps them to gel into a mix without needing to reach for any additional plug-ins.
For such a vital studio tool, only the best will do. Known around the world for its punchy sound and 'glueing' characteristics, the SSL Native X-ValveComp lets you harness the sound of console-grade processing in your DAW. The beating heart of all modern productions, dynamics control and compression will let you get closer to a professional sound than you thought you could. The combination of punchy compressor and aggressive harmonic saturation makes this an extremely versatile compressor for just about any audio application or instrument you might find in your sessions.
