Harrison Audio have released 32Classic Channel Strip V2, available for $149.00. Existing V1 owners can upgrade for FREE. SSL hardware owners can.pick it up for $74.50. SSL UC1, UF8, & UF1 owners will receive a special launch pricing of $19.99 during the first 30 days.
What’s new in version 2:
- Native SSL 360° & UC1 Hardware Integration: Insert the plug-in directly into your DAW and control it seamlessly via the SSL 360° Plug-In Mixer and UC1 controller—no SSL 360° Link middleware required.
- Dual GUI Modes (360° & Legacy Skins): Switch between a sleek new 360° Skin optimized for hardware controllers (complete with integrated Channel Fader, Pan, Width, Solo, and Cut controls) and a Legacy Skin that retains the familiar layout of original Harrison consoles.
- Auto-Gain Compression: Automatically compensates for volume changes as you tweak compressor settings, ensuring level-matched adjustments.
- Compressor Mix Control: Enables effortless parallel compression directly inside the strip without requiring complex routing.
- Emphasis Listen Mode: Quickly audition and isolate the compressor’s emphasis filter for ultra-precise dynamics shaping.
- External Sidechain Inputs & Dedicated Sidechain Monitoring: Drive the compressor, gate, or both using external audio signals, with clear visual feedback and source monitoring.
- Workflow & Quality-of-Life Upgrades: Includes new preset management, A/B comparisons, full Undo/Redo history, High-Quality (HQ) processing mode, a resizable GUI, and integrated product documentation links.
The real headline of Version 2 is Harrison’s seamless integration into the SSL 360° ecosystem. Since Harrison joined the Solid State Logic family, audio engineers have been eager to see how the strengths of both iconic brands would mesh. The 32Classic V2 delivers on that promise.
If you own an SSL UC1 Plug-In Controller, you can now map Harrison’s rich, analog channel processing directly to physical knobs and faders. The dedicated 360° skin re-architects the interface around hands-on tactile mixing, letting you tweak EQ and dynamics without taking your eye off the board—or your ears off the mix. For engineers attached to the classic Harrison look, the toggleable Legacy Skin keeps the original visual layout fully intact.
Harrison’s original V1 captured the distinctive filter curves and smooth analog drive of the hardware console, but V2 takes dynamics processing further for modern producers:
- Parallel Compression Made Simple: The new Compressor Mix knob lets you blend crushed, punchy transients back into your dry signal—perfect for drums, vocal buses, and parallel bass chains.
- Auto-Gain Control: Prevents the “louder is better” psychoacoustic trap by keeping output levels steady while you push the threshold and ratio.
- Flexible Sidechaining: External sidechain inputs give you ducking and tight dynamic control, while Emphasis Listen lets you isolate problem frequencies before hitting the gain reduction circuit.
32Classic Channel Strip V2 is available to.PC and Mac users (VST3, AU and AAX).
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