After weeks of speculation following their “Studio Revolution” teaser, Solid State Logic has officially launched the SSL Oracle — a large-format analog console designed to meet the demands of modern hybrid studios. The Oracle represents a bold new chapter in SSL’s storied legacy, combining their revered analog signal path with total digital recall, modular workflows, and built-in mastering-grade processing.

Highlights at a Glance

• Fully analog signal path with digitally controlled routing and recall
• Total recall of every channel strip and routing path via SSL’s new control platform
• Integrated SSL Bus+ compressor with all advanced features
• Modular channel layout with touchscreen-enhanced workflow
• New “Smart Fader” automation system that merges hardware feel with DAW flexibility
• Onboard scene recall and deep DAW integration
• Customizable to suit tracking, mixing, and mastering workflows
• MSRP for 24-channel configuration: $149,999

A Console for the Modern Studio

SSL describes Oracle as a “Future Analogue Console,” but this isn’t just marketing. The console is analog through and through, but under the hood lies a deeply integrated digital brain. Every setting — from EQ curves to aux routing and fader levels — is storable, recallable, and automatable. That’s right: true analog tone meets modern workflow recall.

Built-In Bus+ Brilliance

One of the standout features is the integration of the SSL Bus+ directly into the console’s center section. Long regarded as one of the most versatile and refined versions of SSL’s legendary bus compressor, the Bus+ brings:

• Classic SSL glue
• Advanced sidechain filtering
• Dynamic equalization
• Multiple compression modes (including 4K and “Feedback” styles)

This puts mastering-grade glue right at the heart of the console.

The Smart Fader System

The new Smart Fader system adds motorized automation with touch-sensitive controls and precise DAW sync. This allows seamless transitions between tactile analog mixing and total in-the-box control, without compromising either.

Modular and Expandable

Oracle is offered in modular configurations, starting at 24 channels and scaling upward. Each channel module includes:

• Mic/line preamp
• Classic SSL E/G-style EQ
• Dynamics section
• Assignable auxes and buses
• Digital routing matrix with OLED displays

With touchscreen access to routing, automation, and recall data, Oracle eliminates the tedium of scribble strips and deep menus — without removing you from the physical desk.

Who Is It For?

While SSL’s AWS and Duality consoles have long served hybrid studios, the Oracle is clearly built for modern facilities who demand analog sonics with total digital control. High-end tracking studios, mix engineers, and mastering houses will find plenty to love here.

Price and Availability

The SSL Oracle is now available for order, with the 24-channel configuration priced at $149,999 USD. Larger frame sizes and channel expansions are available to suit custom installations.

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The Oracle marks a significant leap forward for SSL — and for the future of hybrid studio design. If you’re building a dream room or rethinking your workflow around total recall, this may be the most exciting analog console to launch in a generation.

Stay tuned to Tone Circuit for deep dives, module breakdowns, and setup tours as the first Oracles hit studios later this year.