john-baxter-dev/ssl12-ctl — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-05-18
Turn phantom power on or off for microphones connected to the SSL 12 from a Linux terminal.
Adjust the monitor mix matrix and input gain levels using a visual terminal dashboard.
Control headphone output modes and operating levels without needing the manufacturer's software.
Develop and test UI changes safely using the built-in mock mode without real hardware.
| john-baxter-dev/ssl12-ctl | adsharma/ast-grep | codeitlikemiley/antigravity-sdk-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Language | Rust | Rust | Rust |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | easy | hard |
| Complexity | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| Audience | developer | developer | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Requires an SSL 12 audio interface connected via USB for actual hardware control, though a mock mode is available for UI development.
ssl12-ctl is an unofficial, independent tool for controlling the Solid State Logic SSL 12 audio interface on Linux. The SSL 12 is a USB audio device, and standard recording and playback already work through the Linux kernel without any special software. What this project handles is the SSL-specific mixer and DSP settings: monitor mix, input gain, phantom power, routing, headphone modes, and operating levels. It talks to the hardware over a USB protocol that was reverse-engineered, meaning the manufacturer never documented it and the author figured it out by observing how the device communicates. The project includes a command-line tool called ssl12ctl and a terminal user interface called ssl12tui. The command-line tool lets you issue specific instructions like turning phantom power on for a microphone, setting input levels, adjusting the monitor mix, or muting outputs. The terminal interface gives you a visual dashboard with four screens you can switch between: a meter view showing all 29 channels, an inputs screen with toggle switches for things like phantom power and polarity, an outputs screen for monitor controls, and a mixer screen for the monitor-mix matrix where you can adjust gain levels with your keyboard. A notable design choice is safety. The software deliberately refuses to send messages that could write to non-volatile memory, which are the ones that could potentially brick the device. All the controls it exposes are volatile, meaning if you power cycle the SSL 12, everything resets to factory defaults. The tool has been tested against real hardware and the author provides detailed documentation about the protocol and risk discussion. The project is written in Rust and uses a pure-Rust USB library, so it does not depend on external system libraries. It also includes a mock mode for the terminal interface so developers can work on the UI without having the actual hardware connected. There is an offline capture decoder tool used for reverse-engineering, but it is turned off by default. The author is clear that this is an independent project, not affiliated with Solid State Logic, and you use it at your own risk.
An unofficial Linux control tool for the SSL 12 audio interface. It adjusts mixer, DSP, and routing settings via a reverse-engineered USB protocol, and includes both a command-line tool and a terminal UI.
Mainly Rust. The stack also includes Rust, USB.
The license for this project is not specified in the explanation, so its terms are unknown.
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
This repo across BitVibe Labs
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