Is it possible to use cobsole parts as standalone gear?

[ekfuim]

e.g. could you modify a bus compressor/channel strip from a ssl4000g to function as a regular rack or 500 series unit?

 

[MirrorProfiles]

e.g. could you modify a bus compressor/channel strip from a ssl4000g to function as a regular rack or 500 series unit?

yes, but you need a tech to sort out a suitable power supply and I/O. and you’d probably want to rack it.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Neither were mine but I had the chance to borrow them in my studio for a bit

This was from the guts of an early SSL4000E’s centre section. Gold can dbx VCA’s, bus compressor and all the good stuff.

Also had a channelstrip from a Focusrite console. Gorgeous sounding eq and preamp.