Need to beef up your bottom end? This could be just the processor you need to make things phat. Jon Musgrave gets low, low low low…
Processing bass frequencies typically involves EQ and compression. However, sometimes these simply aren’t able to deliver, and we need some kind of bass enhancement processor. These tend to fall into two camps – those that generate higher harmonics to give the impression of more bass and those that synthesise additional lower frequency content.
SSL’s new SubGen plugin falls primarily into the latter category, but there is some harmonic enhancement available too. It features four sub harmonic generators, and these along with the accompanying display dominate the plugin interface. Each band includes fully adjustable centre frequency (20Hz to 160Hz), bandwidth (0.1 to 1.0) and amount (-60dB to +12dB), and bands can overlap. Settings are made using either the regular controls or within the display, and the display also includes a background frequency analyser showing both the original and generated signals for each band. If you want to hone in on just one band, each also includes a solo Listen button.