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Solid State Logic XL-Desk (Unloaded) - 24x8x2 Mixing Console
20 + 1 fader, over 40 input SuperAnalogue SSL console
8-built in Variable Harmonic Drive (VHD) preamps
16 dual input mono channels (switchable between main input or DAW return)
4 stereo channels (switchable to mono for tracking)
The legendary Stereo Bus Compressor, with new high-pass filter sidechain
18-slot 500 format rack built-in, accessible from channels or mix busses
In addition to a 500 rack insert each mono channel also has a standard insert point
4 stereo Mix Buses with their own insert points and access to the 500 rack
One stereo and 2 mono aux sends
Two dedicated stereo return inputs
Direct outputs on every channel, stereo return and mix bus for stem printing
Fully-featured monitoring section with bass management
Foldback A and B with individual talkbacks for headphone mixes
Built in Listen Mic input + classic compressor circuit, with its own direct output
AFL and Solo-In-Place solo modes, with Solo Clear and Solo Safe (Protect) modes
Balanced D-Sub rear panel inputs/outputs & Front panel headphones & iJack sockets
High quality internal PSU
Price does not include shipping. I am willing to freight at buyers expense or is ready for pickup.
The smart dumb analogue console.
XL-Desk is a modern twist on the classic analogue studio console. It's designed for tracking or mixing engineers who require an analogue console within a DAW centric studio, but don't want or need the integrated DAW control and analogue level automation other SSL console products have made the new hybrid studio standard.
XL-Desk is in many ways a traditional 24 into 8 analogue console but it packs in an incredible collection of features. It has 20 channel strips: 16 dual input mono (switchable between main input or DAW return) and 4 stereo channels. The first eight channels have VHD mic pre's. There is an 18 slot 500 format rack built in that can be used for processing or mic pre's.
XL-Desk ships with a legendary SSL Stereo Bus Compressor module in slots 17 & 18 (hard wired to Mix A). The rack has its own dedicated high spec' power supply. There are four main Mix Buses (A, B, C, D) with buses B, C and D able to be summed into Mix A. The Buses and channels can access the 500 rack and each have a separate insert point for processing.
There are two mono aux sends and two stereo return inputs. Direct outputs on every channel, stereo return and mix bus enable convenient stem printing. Each channel has a Cue Stereo Bus section (with Pan and Volume) used to provide one of the headphone mixes while tracking. At mixdown the mono channel DAW return signals can be routed to the CUE ST bus and then summed into Mix A, so there are 16 main faders + 16 Cue ST inputs + 4 Stereo channels providing 40 summing inputs (using the stereo returns and insert Sum functions you can squeeze in over 50 summing inputs).
There is also a fully-featured monitoring section with bass management (3 sets of speakers + subwoofer), Foldback A and B with individual talkbacks for headphone mixes and a built in Listen Mic input + classic compressor circuit, with its own direct output.
Overview:
SSL Quality for a New Era of Recording
If you love your outboard gear, then the Solid State Logic XL-Desk may be the perfect large-format recording console for you. The XL-Desk is geared perfectly toward this new balance. It gives you the SuperAnalogue sound you expect, breathtaking VHD preamps, incredible routing flexibility, and the signature SSL monitoring and talkback options you need. At the same time, built-in 500 Series racks and a wealth of I/O make integrating your external hardware and DAW rig effortless.
Amazing SSL Preamps Onboard
Sculpt your harmonics with eight VHD preamps
Pioneered by the flagship Duality console, and further popularized by the rackmountable Alpha Channel, SSL's Variable Harmonic Drive preamps are revered throughout the recording industry for their tonal versatility and performance. When you engage the VHD circuit on each of the XL-Desk's eight preamps, you instantly go from a pristine, uncolored sound to the volume-responsive warmth you'd expect from a vintage console. What's more, there's a knob that lets you dial in the proportion of second-order harmonics to third-order harmonics, allowing you to seamlessly transition between tube warmth and aggressive transistor bite.
VHD Preamps at a Glance:
8 SSL preamps deliver 75dB of pristine gain
Switchable Variable Harmonic Drive on every pre
Blend between tube and transistor distortion styles
Phantom power and -20dB pad on every preamp
Trim knob and hi-Z switch accommodate most levels
Breathtakingly Clean Signal Path
SuperAnalogue signal path delivers pristine audio
Audio systems are defined by their bottlenecks, such as dynamic range, noise floor, and true frequency response. In most systems, this occurs well before the digital stage, which offers 144dB of dynamic range (at 24-bit) and supports frequencies up to 96kHz (a full 76kHz above the threshold of human hearing). That isn't the case with SSL's SuperAnalogue DC-coupled circuitry design. Using top-of-the-line surface-mount manufacturing techniques, the signal path from any point to another in the XL-Desk offers an extremely wide frequency range with a flat response, next to no distortion, and an almost unmeasurable noise floor. Even if you're recording at 24-bit/192kHz, this console will never be your sonic bottleneck.
SuperAnalogue Circuitry at a Glance:
Same DC-coupled circuit design found in SSL's top gear
Transparent signal path exceeds 24-bit/192kHz resolution
Extremely wide frequency range with flat response
Ultra-low distortion performance won't color your sound
Virtually non-existent noise floor offers extended dynamics
Magnificently Modular Design
Customize your console with 500 Series modules
The XL-Desk is an ideal choice for engineers who love their outboard gear, and nothing embodies this more than its integrated 500 Series racks. All 16 of the XL-Desk's mono channels have access to their own 500 Series slot, and they're all free for you to customize. The last two slots come preloaded with the legendary SSL G Comp bus compressor — possibly the most popular signal processor of all time. Rather than run them inline, you can insert any of the modules in slots 9–16 into the path of the four stereo mix buses. What's more, you can access all 16 of the mono slots I/O via dedicated DB25, allowing you even greater routing flexibility. And thanks to the over-specified power supply onboard, all 18 500 Series slots are virtually future proof.
500 Series Integration at a Glance:
Integrated 500 Series slots on all 16 mono channels
XL-Desk can come preloaded with 16 x 611EQ modules
Mix Bus A includes SSL G Comp bus compressor
Slots 9–16 can be assigned to any stereo mix bus
Slots 1–16 are also accessible via DB25 connectors
EQ MODULES NOT INCLUDED!
Freakishly Flexible Routing
All the buses and routing options you need
The purpose of any mixer is pretty basic: get signal from multiple sources, blend them together, and send them to one or more destinations. The magic happens at the mix bus, where audio signal comes together and interacts in a way that's greater than the sum of the parts, and SSL's mix buses are second to none. The XL-Desk gives you four of these amazing mix buses along with a pair of aux sends and a ton of I/O options that let you set up your studio exactly how you like it. Each input channel features a direct output (pre or post fader) and an insert point with a continuously active send. There are also 16 additional ALT line inputs, which provide an easy inline mixing workflow for your DAW complete with analog summing. Add a patch bay to your XL-Desk, and the mixing configurations are nearly endless.
Buses and Routing at a Glance:
4 mix buses provide legendary SSL summing
Insert points and direct outputs offer additional routing
ALT inputs on first 16 channels provide playback summing
Stereo Cue and both Aux sends can be pre or post fader
Uniform DB25 I/O makes it easy to add a patch bay
Incredible Monitor Control and Talkback
Experience perfect monitoring and communications
When it comes to monitoring and communications, few console manufacturers can hold a candle to Solid State Logic, and the XL-Desk only builds on their solid reputation. On the monitoring side, the XL-Desk lets you hook up three sets of speakers, allowing you to work on your main monitors, check your mix on your full-range nearfields, and then dazzle the client on your Hi-Fi rig, all without touching a cable. You can even hook up a subwoofer and assign it on or off with each monitor set. Mono fold down, dim volume attenuation, and two solo modes (solo-in-place or after-fader listen) are just a button push away. On the talkback side, there's a mic built into the XL-Desk that lets you effortlessly talk back to two of the three headphone mixes. What's more, there's a Listen Mic input onboard with the legendary SSL listen compressor, which you can split to a recording channel if you want to pull off the classic Genesis room mic trick.
Communications at a Glance:
Effortlessly switch between 3 sets of monitors
Assign a subwoofer in or out with each monitor set
Mono fold down, dim, and 2 solo modes onboard
Talkback mic feeds 2 of 3 headphone mixes
Recordable Listen Mic input with classic compression
Tech Specs
TypeAnalog
Channels24
Inputs - Mic Preamps1 x DB25
Inputs - Line1 x DB25
Inputs - Other2 x DB25 (500), 2 x DB25 (Misc), 1 x DB25 (Mix)
Outputs - Main2 x XLR
Outputs - Direct2 x DB25
Outputs - Other2 x DB25 (500), 2 x DB25 (Misc), 1 x DB25 (Mix)
Headphones1 x 1/4"
Send/Return I/O1 x DB25 (Mix Send), 2 x DB25 (Insert Return), 2 x DB25 (Insert Send), 2 x DB25 (500 Return), 2 x DB25 (500 Send)
Phantom Power8
Aux Sends1 x Stereo, 2 x Mono
Busses/Groups4 x Bus (Stereo Mix)
Faders21 x 100mm
Channel InsertsYes
EffectsYes (Compression)
TalkbackYes
Computer Connectivity1 x USB
Height9.9"
Width40"
Depth32"
Weight89.5 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number729732X1
Solid State Logic XL-Desk (Unloaded) - 24x8x2 Mixing Console
20 + 1 fader, over 40 input SuperAnalogue SSL console
8-built in Variable Harmonic Drive (VHD) preamps
16 dual input mono channels (switchable between main input or DAW return)
4 stereo channels (switchable to mono for tracking)
The legendary Stereo Bus Compressor, with new high-pass filter sidechain
18-slot 500 format rack built-in, accessible from channels or mix busses
In addition to a 500 rack insert each mono channel also has a standard insert point
4 stereo Mix Buses with their own insert points and access to the 500 rack
One stereo and 2 mono aux sends
Two dedicated stereo return inputs
Direct outputs on every channel, stereo return and mix bus for stem printing
Fully-featured monitoring section with bass management
Foldback A and B with individual talkbacks for headphone mixes
Built in Listen Mic input + classic compressor circuit, with its own direct output
AFL and Solo-In-Place solo modes, with Solo Clear and Solo Safe (Protect) modes
Balanced D-Sub rear panel inputs/outputs & Front panel headphones & iJack sockets
High quality internal PSU
Price does not include shipping. I am willing to freight at buyers expense or is ready for pickup.
The smart dumb analogue console.
XL-Desk is a modern twist on the classic analogue studio console. It's designed for tracking or mixing engineers who require an analogue console within a DAW centric studio, but don't want or need the integrated DAW control and analogue level automation other SSL console products have made the new hybrid studio standard.
XL-Desk is in many ways a traditional 24 into 8 analogue console but it packs in an incredible collection of features. It has 20 channel strips: 16 dual input mono (switchable between main input or DAW return) and 4 stereo channels. The first eight channels have VHD mic pre's. There is an 18 slot 500 format rack built in that can be used for processing or mic pre's.
XL-Desk ships with a legendary SSL Stereo Bus Compressor module in slots 17 & 18 (hard wired to Mix A). The rack has its own dedicated high spec' power supply. There are four main Mix Buses (A, B, C, D) with buses B, C and D able to be summed into Mix A. The Buses and channels can access the 500 rack and each have a separate insert point for processing.
There are two mono aux sends and two stereo return inputs. Direct outputs on every channel, stereo return and mix bus enable convenient stem printing. Each channel has a Cue Stereo Bus section (with Pan and Volume) used to provide one of the headphone mixes while tracking. At mixdown the mono channel DAW return signals can be routed to the CUE ST bus and then summed into Mix A, so there are 16 main faders + 16 Cue ST inputs + 4 Stereo channels providing 40 summing inputs (using the stereo returns and insert Sum functions you can squeeze in over 50 summing inputs).
There is also a fully-featured monitoring section with bass management (3 sets of speakers + subwoofer), Foldback A and B with individual talkbacks for headphone mixes and a built in Listen Mic input + classic compressor circuit, with its own direct output.
Overview:
SSL Quality for a New Era of Recording
If you love your outboard gear, then the Solid State Logic XL-Desk may be the perfect large-format recording console for you. The XL-Desk is geared perfectly toward this new balance. It gives you the SuperAnalogue sound you expect, breathtaking VHD preamps, incredible routing flexibility, and the signature SSL monitoring and talkback options you need. At the same time, built-in 500 Series racks and a wealth of I/O make integrating your external hardware and DAW rig effortless.
Amazing SSL Preamps Onboard
Sculpt your harmonics with eight VHD preamps
Pioneered by the flagship Duality console, and further popularized by the rackmountable Alpha Channel, SSL's Variable Harmonic Drive preamps are revered throughout the recording industry for their tonal versatility and performance. When you engage the VHD circuit on each of the XL-Desk's eight preamps, you instantly go from a pristine, uncolored sound to the volume-responsive warmth you'd expect from a vintage console. What's more, there's a knob that lets you dial in the proportion of second-order harmonics to third-order harmonics, allowing you to seamlessly transition between tube warmth and aggressive transistor bite.
VHD Preamps at a Glance:
8 SSL preamps deliver 75dB of pristine gain
Switchable Variable Harmonic Drive on every pre
Blend between tube and transistor distortion styles
Phantom power and -20dB pad on every preamp
Trim knob and hi-Z switch accommodate most levels
Breathtakingly Clean Signal Path
SuperAnalogue signal path delivers pristine audio
Audio systems are defined by their bottlenecks, such as dynamic range, noise floor, and true frequency response. In most systems, this occurs well before the digital stage, which offers 144dB of dynamic range (at 24-bit) and supports frequencies up to 96kHz (a full 76kHz above the threshold of human hearing). That isn't the case with SSL's SuperAnalogue DC-coupled circuitry design. Using top-of-the-line surface-mount manufacturing techniques, the signal path from any point to another in the XL-Desk offers an extremely wide frequency range with a flat response, next to no distortion, and an almost unmeasurable noise floor. Even if you're recording at 24-bit/192kHz, this console will never be your sonic bottleneck.
SuperAnalogue Circuitry at a Glance:
Same DC-coupled circuit design found in SSL's top gear
Transparent signal path exceeds 24-bit/192kHz resolution
Extremely wide frequency range with flat response
Ultra-low distortion performance won't color your sound
Virtually non-existent noise floor offers extended dynamics
Magnificently Modular Design
Customize your console with 500 Series modules
The XL-Desk is an ideal choice for engineers who love their outboard gear, and nothing embodies this more than its integrated 500 Series racks. All 16 of the XL-Desk's mono channels have access to their own 500 Series slot, and they're all free for you to customize. The last two slots come preloaded with the legendary SSL G Comp bus compressor — possibly the most popular signal processor of all time. Rather than run them inline, you can insert any of the modules in slots 9–16 into the path of the four stereo mix buses. What's more, you can access all 16 of the mono slots I/O via dedicated DB25, allowing you even greater routing flexibility. And thanks to the over-specified power supply onboard, all 18 500 Series slots are virtually future proof.
500 Series Integration at a Glance:
Integrated 500 Series slots on all 16 mono channels
XL-Desk can come preloaded with 16 x 611EQ modules
Mix Bus A includes SSL G Comp bus compressor
Slots 9–16 can be assigned to any stereo mix bus
Slots 1–16 are also accessible via DB25 connectors
EQ MODULES NOT INCLUDED!
Freakishly Flexible Routing
All the buses and routing options you need
The purpose of any mixer is pretty basic: get signal from multiple sources, blend them together, and send them to one or more destinations. The magic happens at the mix bus, where audio signal comes together and interacts in a way that's greater than the sum of the parts, and SSL's mix buses are second to none. The XL-Desk gives you four of these amazing mix buses along with a pair of aux sends and a ton of I/O options that let you set up your studio exactly how you like it. Each input channel features a direct output (pre or post fader) and an insert point with a continuously active send. There are also 16 additional ALT line inputs, which provide an easy inline mixing workflow for your DAW complete with analog summing. Add a patch bay to your XL-Desk, and the mixing configurations are nearly endless.
Buses and Routing at a Glance:
4 mix buses provide legendary SSL summing
Insert points and direct outputs offer additional routing
ALT inputs on first 16 channels provide playback summing
Stereo Cue and both Aux sends can be pre or post fader
Uniform DB25 I/O makes it easy to add a patch bay
Incredible Monitor Control and Talkback
Experience perfect monitoring and communications
When it comes to monitoring and communications, few console manufacturers can hold a candle to Solid State Logic, and the XL-Desk only builds on their solid reputation. On the monitoring side, the XL-Desk lets you hook up three sets of speakers, allowing you to work on your main monitors, check your mix on your full-range nearfields, and then dazzle the client on your Hi-Fi rig, all without touching a cable. You can even hook up a subwoofer and assign it on or off with each monitor set. Mono fold down, dim volume attenuation, and two solo modes (solo-in-place or after-fader listen) are just a button push away. On the talkback side, there's a mic built into the XL-Desk that lets you effortlessly talk back to two of the three headphone mixes. What's more, there's a Listen Mic input onboard with the legendary SSL listen compressor, which you can split to a recording channel if you want to pull off the classic Genesis room mic trick.
Communications at a Glance:
Effortlessly switch between 3 sets of monitors
Assign a subwoofer in or out with each monitor set
Mono fold down, dim, and 2 solo modes onboard
Talkback mic feeds 2 of 3 headphone mixes
Recordable Listen Mic input with classic compression
Tech Specs
TypeAnalog
Channels24
Inputs - Mic Preamps1 x DB25
Inputs - Line1 x DB25
Inputs - Other2 x DB25 (500), 2 x DB25 (Misc), 1 x DB25 (Mix)
Outputs - Main2 x XLR
Outputs - Direct2 x DB25
Outputs - Other2 x DB25 (500), 2 x DB25 (Misc), 1 x DB25 (Mix)
Headphones1 x 1/4"
Send/Return I/O1 x DB25 (Mix Send), 2 x DB25 (Insert Return), 2 x DB25 (Insert Send), 2 x DB25 (500 Return), 2 x DB25 (500 Send)
Phantom Power8
Aux Sends1 x Stereo, 2 x Mono
Busses/Groups4 x Bus (Stereo Mix)
Faders21 x 100mm
Channel InsertsYes
EffectsYes (Compression)
TalkbackYes
Computer Connectivity1 x USB
Height9.9"
Width40"
Depth32"
Weight89.5 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number729732X1
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