Focusrite Liquid Mix 16 Multi-Channel Firewire Mix Processor

Liquid Mix 16 Multi-Channel Firewire Mix Processor description:

The Focusrite Liquid Mix 16 is an affordable yet revolutionary multi-channel firewire mix processor.

The Focusrite Liquid Mix 16’s onboard DSP enables you to use 16 mono or 8 stereo instances of 20 classic EQs and 40 vintage compressor emulations simultaneously in your favourite DAW sequencer software – an impossible task to achieve with your computer’s CPU alone.

Each of the Focusrite Liquid Mix 16's sixteen mono channels (or eight stereo channels) provides Compressor and EQ emulations selectable from a huge pool of high-quality vintage and modern day classics. Forty Compressors and twenty EQs are available straight out of the box, with some additional emulations already online, available for free. Also a hybrid seven-band ‘super EQ’ is available in every instance, built out of separate classic EQ sections. Each channel appears as a separate VST/AU/RTAS effect within the sequencer and will work within all major sequencers, including Pro Tools.

Liquid Mix 16 comes with Liquid Mix v2.2 software, ensuring compatibility across all major platforms, for both Mac and PC, and including the latest side-chain processing options.

The Focusrite Liquid Mix uses the same patented Dynamic Convolution process as Focusrite’s Liquid Channel. Unlike standard convolution techniques, Dynamic Convolution utilizes vast processing power to sample the effect of a classic processor on a series of audio pulses, at many different gain settings and frequencies. In the Focusrite Liquid Mix, all this processing is done using onboard DSP, so the processing has almost no effect on your computer’s own CPU.

The same optional expansion card is available for both Liquid Mix and Liquid Mix 16. With Liquid Mix 16, the card allows users to increase the number of available channels at 48kHz from 16 to 24 (sold separately). This card is simple to install and fits neatly into the underside of both units.

Liquid Mix 16’s DSP is housed within an elegant desktop control solution and connects to the computer via Firewire, also providing bus-powering. The hardware helps to provide a tactile ergonomic solution, placing the sounds of an array of classic processors at your fingertips. You can choose to control each channel either from the desktop control unit or an alternative controller, or from within the sequencer using the same simple Liquid Mix GUI, which functions exactly like a plug-in.

The Liquid range of products has won in excess of twenty awards to date, becoming a worldwide hit in the audio production world, from project studios to post production and broadcast facilities, not to mention in the Live arena.

Focusrite Liquid Mix 16 main features include:

• Any Compressor and EQ in history. 40 compressors and 20 EQs, with a free expanding library online.
• Onboard DSP - 16 mono or 8 stereo instances – many more than are possible with CPU alone
• Software and Hardware control - EQ and Compression can be applied via a hands-on control surface, or within your DAW application via a simple GUI.
• Hybrid Super EQ creation - Unique 7-band super EQs can be created, constructed from separate classic EQ sections of your choosing
• Desktop Metering - Large format LED bar-graphs mean ergonomic display of levels and processor impact.
• Optional Expansion Card - An optional DSP expansion card is available to increase the maximum channel count.