Plugin Boutique is running a limited-time sale on Solid State Logic’s SSL LMC+. The plugin delivers the sound of the Listen Mic Compressor from an SSL 4000E console. It is available at nearly 70% off, priced at $15 USD instead of $49 USD, until May 14th, 2026.
The SSL LMC+ emulates the hardware compressor originally used in the SSL 4000E mixing console. Paired with the console’s built-in noise gate, it helped create the gated-reverb drum sound that defined much of 1980s music production.
Music producers working on drum processing, retro synthwave tracks, or any mix requiring punchy, aggressive compression will find this plugin useful. It supports VST, VST3, AU, and AAX formats for both Windows and Mac systems.
This deal stands out because it lowers the barrier to accessing an authentic SSL console emulation, typically priced higher for such specialized hardware modeling. Solid State Logic developed the LMC+ with enhancements beyond the original hardware.
The LMC+ plug-in eclipses the original hardware, providing advanced functionality such as external sidechain capabilities, highpass filters and lowpass filters, and Scoop and Split functions. Its intuitive controls make it straightforward to dial in settings.
SSL LMC+ features
- Replicates the sound of an SSL 4000E console’s Listen Mic Compressor.
- Fixed attack and release curves are tailor-made for ambient drums.
- External sidechain triggers gain reduction with an external source or signal.
- Variable highpass and lowpass filters tailor which frequencies trigger the compression.
- Scoop button phase-inverts wet signal.
- Split button activates bandpass-subtraction mode.
- Mix control makes parallel processing straightforward.
For more details, check Solid State Logic at Solid State Logic or the product page for SSL LMC+.
