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The Liquid Mix 16 FireWire Processor is the latest product in Focusrite's award-winning Liquid range, bringing the power of Liquid Mix to an even wider audience. Combining the same pool of classic EQ and Compressor emulations with a killer control surface, Liquid Mix 16 brings the sound of the rare, the priceless, and the historically significant, within reach of even the most modest studio owner.

Each of the audio processor's sixteen mono 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 available for free online. As with the original Liquid Mix, a hybrid seven-band "super EQ," which you can build out of separate classic EQ sections, is available in every instance. Liquid Mix 16 also offers a "Free" mode for the compressor: original compressors with limited or absent controls suddenly become fully featured - yours to use as you choose. Each channel appears as a separate VST/AU/RTAS effect within the sequencer and will work within all major applications, including Pro Tools. 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).

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 frequencies. 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 16s DSP is housed within an elegant desktop control solution and connects to the computer via Firewire, which also provides bus-powering. The physical metering, 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 from within the sequencer or an alternative controller, using the same simple GUI from Liquid Mix, 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 the Live arena. Focusrite looks forward to bringing Liquid technology to a growing audience, providing the sound of vintage processing and the reliability of digital processing to studios the world over.

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Focusrite Liquid Mix 16 Firewire Audio Processor Features:

Classic Emulations?40 compressors and 20 EQs, sampled from vintage originals with a free expanding library online.
Dynamic Convolution process delivers unparalleled EQ and Compression emulations.?
Hybrid Super EQ -?Create your own totally unique 7-band super EQ, built out of separate classic EQ bands.
Compressor 'Free' Mode -?Original compressors with limited or absent controls suddenly become fully featured - yours to use as you choose.
Hardware-powered Plug-ins?-16 instances of Liquid Mix run off the desktop hardware, reducing the impact on your CPU.*
Tactile Control Surface?-Just plug in, power-up, and dial in the perfect mix using hands-on tactile controls.
Full Plug-in Operation?- Each instance has a dedicated GUI Desktop Metering?- 12 LED meters on the hardware controller display i/o levels and gain reduction alongside their respective controls.
The optional expansion card, which is easy to install and fits neatly into the underside of the unit, allows Liquid Mix 16 users to increase the number of channels at 44.1/48kHz from 16 to 24 and the number of channels at 88.2/96kHz from 4 to 8.

Focusrite Liquid Mix 16 Firewire Audio Processor Specifications:

System Requirements:
Windows
Operating System:
VST, RTAS
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Home, Professional, or Media Centre Edition) or Windows Vista (32bit only) - OS Version subject change
Min version of ProTools required - 7.0 if planning to use the included FXpansion (earlier versions will require the full Fxpansion VST wrapper.)
Computer:
Windows XP compatible PC (Pentium 4 2GHz or higher recommended)
400Mb/s IEEE1394/FireWire port (OHCI compliant recommended)
DVD drive required for Installation
CPU/Clock:
1.4 GHz Intel or compatible
2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or Xeon recommended
Memory (RAM)
256MB or more
512MB or higher recommended
Apple Mac
Operating System
AU, VST, RTAS
Mac OS X Panther (10.3.9 or later) - OS Version subject change
Min version of Logic required - Logic 7.1, but 7.2 highly recommended
Min version of ProTools required - 7.0 if planning to use the included FXpansion (earlier versions will require the full Fxpansion VST wrapper.)
Computer
Apple Mac Power PC G4, G5 or Intel Mac (any)
CPU/Clock
G4/800 MHz (minimum)
G4/1.5GHZ or higher recommended
Memory (RAM)
256MB or more
512MB or higher recommended
Sequencer compatibility: Liquid Mix 16 operates as VST, AU, or as a RTAS-wrapped VST within compatible hosts.
Cubase 4 on Intel Macs does not support VST 2.3 plugins. If you want to use Liquid Mix 16 with Cubase 4 on an Intel Mac, you must install the Liquid Mix 2.4 VST plugins available separately on the Liquid Mix downloads page.
Optional Expansion Card details: The card is suitable for those people interested in increasing the channel count. The channel count increases as follows:
Channel Counts:
44.1kHz/48kHz: 16 channels mono, (8 stereo) unexpanded. Expansion card provides 24 mono / 12 stereo
88.2/96kHz: 4 channels mono, (2 stereo) unexpanded. Expansion card provides 8 mono / 4 stereo
Weight:
0.8kg
1.76lbs
Dimensions:
220mm (W) x 28 - 45mm (H - front to rear) x 152mm (D)
8.66" (W) x 1.1" - 1.77" (H - front to rear) x 5.98" (D)

Focusrite Liquid Mix 16 Firewire Audio Processor

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