UAD SSL-E Channel vs. WAVES CLA-MIXHUB
This is a compressor and gate comparison. The goal was to get the same result. With the same parameter settings, i got almost the same sound.
Findings:
the Waves threshold is more intensive, so it had to be taken down
the UAD eq is difficult to position and sounds more quiet
essentially, the same sound is easily achieved with both plugins
UAD SSL-E channel: 449 EUR
WAVES CLA-MIXHUB: 42 USD