Solid State Logic Launches 16-Channel ORIGIN Mixing Console
Solid Slate Logic introduces ORIGIN 16, a mixing console fit for project studios, producer rooms,
and small record/mix facilities
Solid State Logic (SSL) has expanded its ORIGIN range with a new 16-channel variant.
Ideal for
project studios, music technology schools and colleges, as well as producer rooms or smaller
record/mix facilities, ORIGIN 16 brings the dream of an SSL studio closer to a broader range
of
users who crave the legendary sound and advanced workflow of SSL.
With its legendary sound and powerful features, ORIGIN 16 is the most comprehensive analogue console
in its class and the ultimate solution for a hybrid, DAW-based workflows where console automation is
not required. Sharing the same centre section as the bigger 32 channel variant, ORIGIN 16 draws on
traditional in-line consoles for inspiration, while leveraging SSL's latest cutting-edge analogue
design.
"We are thrilled to extend the ORIGIN range, offering no-compromise SSL quality to an even broader
range of professionals. For its size and footprint, we are confident there is no other analogue
console on the market today that offers superior performance or value." comments Nigel
Beaumont,
Managing Director of Solid State Logic.
ORIGIN 16's simple signal flow and layout make it easy to understand and use, while powerful
features such as channel direct outputs, a fully balanced electronic architecture and precision
bargraph meters make it an ideal companion for even the highest quality converters and the most
demanding professional production applications.
Similar to its larger sibling, an innovative modular centre section allow ORIGIN 16 to adapt to
different applications - for instance a tracking console with additional boutique analogue
processing to its 19" rack centre section, or a more digital/analogue hybrid approach with screens
and controllers such as the SSL UF8 Advanced DAW Controller - all of which are easily reached from
the listening position. ORIGIN 16's ultra-low power consumption and innovative power saving features
equal lower operational costs for smaller rooms and musician-based project studios.
ORIGIN 16's PureDrive microphone preamplifier provides a wide range of sonic options, bringing
unparalleled flexibility whether using it for tracking or mixing. Users can attain ultra-clean to
driven sounds present in previous SSL mic pre designs, but also engage a warmer, more harmonically
rich tone by activating the “Drive" function.
ORIGIN 16 also uses a classic SSL EQ design made famous on its previous generations of consoles. The
E-Series '242' EQ was probably the most popular EQ from the SL 4000 Series console range, and this
design was also present in several SSL console designs that followed, including the G-Series. A
built-in classic SSL Bus Compressor, with sidechain access and HP filter, make ORIGIN 16 an ideal
solution for mixing and summing.