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Focusrite Liquid Channel Preamp – its extremely difficult to tell the difference between the original and the modelling version .
The Liquid Channel – the best pre/comp/eq Focusrite has ever madeThe Liquid Channel is essentially a channel strip in a 2U rackmounting box that precisely replicates (rather than models) a wide range of classic mic preamps and compressors, in combination with a Focusrite digital EQ and some top-grade digital converters thrown in for good measure. It uses digital convolution with some very sophisticated analogue techniques and was the product of almost three years of joint R&D effort between Sintefex a company known for its experience in convolutional processing and Focusrite.The Liquid Channel features stunning chrome rack ears and a distinctive fascia style. This is a single-channel processor equipped with analogue mic and line input connections plus an AES-EBU digital input, and both analogue and digital outputs. It is also equipped with word-clock in and out, and a USB port for both remote control and data transfers to and from a Mac or PC. A pair of phono connectors is also provided to couple two units together for stereo working.The signal path comprises a mic preamp the most sophisticated Focusrite has ever built followed by an A-D stage. The subsequent digital processing provides a convolutional preamp and compressor, plus a digital EQ stage. The processing order of the compressor and EQ can be reversed, or the equaliser can be allocated to the side-chain of the compressor.The unit uses a single, high-powered SHARC chip for all its processing, and supports audio sample rates up to 192kHz!With its digital I/O facilities, the Liquid Channel can be used entirely in the digital domain but not only for the replications of analogue compressors. Another converter enables the digital input to be routed through the analogue preamp as a line-level signal, to benefit from a chosen preamp’s character, if required.The unit contains the convolutional data for 40 different mic preamps and 40 compressors. Both discontinued and current, esoteric and familar, models of pres and comps that could fill the wishlists of most engineers and producers. The unit also provides 99 user preset memories, which can also be stored externally via a USB transfer to a computer. These enable every parameter including mic gain to be stored or recalled in an instant. The unit can also be operated remotely via the USB interface but there is, surprisingly, no MIDI facility at all.The Liquid Channel is a producer’s dream, providing accurate renditions of a wide range of hard-to-find or unaffordable preamps and compressors, in an easy-to-use format and with repeatable settings. If you put this unit next to the original preamps and compressors you’ll struggle to tell them apart the modelling is so accurate. One of the models we like the most is the RED 7.At Studio 52 in Collingwood, we have 6 of these units so we have decided to sell just one we don’t need. We highly recommend these units.
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