NEW - SSL Revival 4000 channel strip
- Graham Collins
- Aug 28
- 1 min read
SSL have announced a new channel strip based on the legendary 4000 series consoles. We expect a demo unit to try out in the next few days. Check back for our first thoughts!

Key Features
Classic SSL 4000 E Jensen transformer-balanced mic preamp.
Musical one-knob 4000 B De-Esser section.
Ultimate 4000 E Series Dynamics section:
Discrete Class A VCA compressor section.
Soft or Hard Knee modes.
Fast Attack on/off.
Logarithmic or Linear Release Modes
Classic Gate/Expander Section
With Fast Attack on/off.
External sidechain (key) input.
Dynamics sidechain link – allows two Revival 4000 compressors to work as a stereo pair.
Classic 4-band SSL EQ:
Fully parametric mid-bands.
Switchable 'Brown Knob' 02 and 'Black Knob' 242 EQ Circuits.
High and Low Pass Filters:
Brown 02 mode – 12 dB per octave HPF & LPF.
Black 242 mode – 18 dB per octave HPF & 12 dB per octave LPF.
Balanced Insert point for connecting external devices into the signal path.
Extensive ‘to sidechain’ functionality:
Filters to Dynamics sidechain.
EQ to Dynamics sidechain.
Flexible process-order routing:
Filters to input, Dynamics and De-Ess post-EQ options, Insert to output.
Line Output Trim.
Switchable input/output metering.