Liquid Mix Technology even more accessible
High Wycombe, Bucks, UK (March 12, 2008) – Musik Messe 2008 sees the launch of the Focusrite’s fourth Liquid solution, Liquid Mix 16.
Combining the same pool of classic EQ and Compressor emulations with
a killer control surface, Liquid Mix 16 brings the sound of the
priceless and the historically significant, within reach of even the
most modest studio owner.
Focusrite and Liquid Mix 16 can be found on Stand #B61 in Hall 5.1 at
the Musik Messe, Frankfurt am Main, running from the 12th – 15th
March 2008.
Each of the 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. As with Liquid Mix, 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 launches
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 same optional expansion card will be available for both Liquid
Mix and Liquid Mix 16. With Liquid Mix 16, the card allows users to
increase the umber of available channels at 48kHz from 16 to 24
(sold separately). Installed in the original Liquid Mix, the card
enables additional channels at higher frequencies up to 192kHz. This
card is simple to install and fits neatly into the underside of both
units.
Liquid Mix uses the same patented Dynamic Convolution process as
Focusrite’s other Liquid products. 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 requencies. All this processing
is done using onboard DSP, so the processing has a relatively low
effect on your computer’s own CPU, (variable subject to the sequencer
used). Liquid Mix’s DSP is housed within an elegant desktop control
solution and connects to the computer via Firewire, also providing
bus-powering. The physical metering, and most rotary controls and
buttons from the original Liquid Mix are provided here. 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 looks forward to bringing Liquid
technology to a growing audience, providing the sound of vintage
processing with the reliability of digital processing to studios the
world over.
For pricing details, contact your local Focusrite distributor. A list
of international distributors is available online at focusrite
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