SSL SiX vs In-The-Box Mixing

I purchased the SSL SiX a few months ago to use as a summing mixer to get analog color, depth and separation. In this video I compare a mix I originally did in-the-box to a mix where I simply routed 4 busses out to the SSL SiX.

I made sure to calibrate all channels on the SSL SiX before bouncing the mix.

Song in video:
Back It Up by Jake Lewis
https://song.link/i/1652371550

Routing:

OUT
4 Pro Tools sub-groups thru Orion Studio Rev 17 outs via Dsub

IN
SSL SiX
Ch 1-2 used as stereo Vocal Bus
Ch 3-4 used as stereo Drum Bus
Ch 5-6 used as stereo Instrument Bus
Ch 7-8 (ext 1L & 1R) used as FX Bus

OUT
SSL SiX
SSL SiX Main Out L & R

IN
Pro Tools Master Bus thru Orion Studio Rev 17 inputs

OUT
Pro Tools Mater Bus thru Orion Studio Rev 17 Monitor Outs (at Unity volume)

IN
SSL SiX Ext 2L & 2R (Used to monitor everything via SSL SiX Monitoring controls)

Download the examples here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Comment if you have any questions or concerns! :)

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Timecodes
0:00 Intro
0:10 How We're Testing
1:15 Listening To The Bounces
1:51 Thoughts
3:07 Driving The SSL
3:51 Violin Listening
4:47 Undriven SSL Bounce Not Hittin'
5:14 Final Thoughts & Outro