Manual

58 | SOLID STATE LOGIC XL 9000 K
where the Punch and Sustain knobs control Range
and Hold levels. is makes it more individually
adjustable compared to the SL 4000 E model,
where a fast workow was prioritized. e compres-
sor comes in two avors, one with the  circuit
(“Peak” button on on the original console) and the
other with the  circuit, which allows for a softer
knee and sometimes a more musical compression.
Select dierent compressor modes
You select between these two modes when you
insert the compressor on a channel using 
 (Shift + Track Selector 4) on the
hardware. If the XL 9000 K strip is installed, you
will see the two compressors: “   -
  ” and “  
-  ”. Just select which
one you’d like to use.
VHD model included
XL 9000 K is a very clean console. In order to still
have the option of using distortion creatively, we
added a model of Solid State Logic’s VHD (Vari-
able Harmonic Distortion) circuit, which is part
of the Duality series consoles and Alpha channel
preamps. e Drive knob on Console 1 determines
the amount of distortion, and the Character knob
moves the added distortion from 2nd order (more
tube-like) to 3rd order (more transistor-like), or any
in-between blend—just like on its analog counter-
part.
Extended gate and
compressor options
Furthermore, the Shape section of the XL 9000 K
for Console 1 features a fully controllable gate unit,
The control section of the XL 9000 K in Peter Gabriel’s studio Real World UK.