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KEY FEATURES
40 mic pres and 40 compressors
The Liquid Channel comes loaded with forty classic mic-pre and forty classic compressor emulations, with an expanding library online.
Best of both worlds
The Liquid Channel fuses cutting-edge analogue design with lightning fast SHARC DSP to deliver the finest preamp emulations possible.
Digital head, analogue heart
The Liquid Channel uses an analogue preamp front-end to match the input impedance and signal path of the device being emulated before applying dynamic convolution for amplification characteristics.
Global Recall
100 programme memories allow you to save every parameter, whilst the file format provides easy transfer of these settings to other Liquid Channel users.
Remote Control
Free software application LiquidControl™ allows comprehensive remote operation and archiving facility of emulations and programme memories.
192kHz ADC/DAC as standard
The Liquid Channel features the finest conversion paths possible, ensuring the audio is unaffected whilst dynamic convolution is applied in the digital domain.
Not all vintage units are born equal
So the 'Harmonics' dial lets you account for variance in vintage originals, or use levels of 2nd, 3rd and 5th Harmonic distortion creatively.
TECH SPECS
We always quote 'real world' performance figures (measured to the AES17 standard). Some companies choose to quote chipset performance, which is misleading, and here's why.
Converter performance
• Sample rate: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192kHz
• Bit depth: 24-bit
ADC
• SNR: 120dB measured with 20Hz/22kHz bandpass A-weighted filter
• Frequency response: ±0.05dB between 20Hz ? 22 kHz
• Maximum input level: +22dBu
• THD+N: 0.00035% (-109dB)
DAC
• Dynamic range: 116dB measured with 20Hz/22kHz bandpass A-weighted filter
• Frequency response: ±0.05dB between 20Hz / 22kHz
• Maximum output level: +22dBu
• THD+N: 0.0007% (-103dB)
Jitter
• Internal clock: < 20 pico-seconds
• AES digital output: < 200 pico-seconds
• External clock: < 1 nano-second
• Analogue and digital path
Mic pre
• Gain range: +6dB to +80dB, switched in 1dB steps
• Frequency response: variable, set by pre-amp chosen
• THD+N at analogue out: 0.001% measured with a +4dBu 1kHz input signal with 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter
• THD+N at AES digital out: 0.0005% measured with a +4dBu 1kHz input signal with 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter
• Mic noise: EIN = -126dB measured at 80dB of gain with 150 Ohm source impedance and 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter
• Noise at analogue out: -92dBu measured at +6dB gain with 20Hz/22kHz bandpass
A-weighted filter
• Noise at AES digital out: -119dBFS measured at + 6dB gain with 20Hz/22kHz bandpass
A-weighted filter
• Maximum input level: +16dBu
• Input impedance: variable, set by preamp chosen
• CMRR: Transformer: 123dB @ 60dB of gain
• Electronic: 102dB @ 60dB of gain
Line input
• Gain range: 10dB to +10dB, switched in 1dB steps
• Frequency response: 0dB ±0.1dB between 20Hz and 20kHz
• THD+N at analogue out: 0.001% measured with a +18dBu 1kHz input signal with 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter
• THD+N at AES digital out: 0.0004% measured with a +18dBu 1kHz input signal with 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter
• Noise at analogue out: -92dBu measured at 0dB gain with 20Hz/22kHz bandpass
A-weighted filter
• Noise at AES digital out: -120dBfs measured at 0dB gain with 20Hz/22kHz bandpass
A-weighted filter
• Maximum input level: +22dBu
• High pass filter
• Roll off frequency: switchable between 75Hz and 120Hz, frequency measured at 6dB down point, 12dB per octave roll-off
Harmonics
• Distortion range: 0 to 15 where 15 (maximum) = 10% of 2nd-, 20% of 3rd- and 10% of 5th-order at 0dBFS (level-dependent distortion)
Compressor
In 'As Original' mode the parameter ranges will be the same as on the original unit being emulated. In 'Free' mode the parameter ranges are as follows:
• Threshold range: -40dB to 20dB switched in 1dB steps
• Ratio range: 1:1 to limit
• Attack range: 0.1ms to 2.5s
• Release range: 0.1ms to 2.5s
• Make-up gain: -20dB to +20dB switched in 0.5dB steps
EQ
High Shelf
• Frequency range: 200Hz to 20kHz
• Gain: +/-18dB
Mid Band
• Frequency range: 100Hz to 10kHz
• Gain: +/-18dB
• Q: variable between 0.8 and 2.5
Low Shelf
• Frequency range: 10Hz to 1kHz
• Gain: +/-18dB
Weight
• 8.6kg
• 19Ibs
Dimensions
• 484mm (W) x 85mm (H) x 270mm (D)
• 19" (W) x 3.5" (H) x 10.6" (D)
• 2U rackmount
WINDOWS
Operating System
• Windows XP Service Pack 2 (all versions) or Windows Vista (32 bit versions only)
• Pro Tools 7.1 or higher (only if using the Liquid 4Pre TDM / RTAS plugin)
Computer
• Windows XP compatible PC (Pentium© 4 1GHz or higher recommended)
• Network card supporting ethernet 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, or 1000Base-T
CPU/Clock
• 1.0 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
• Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11 or later) - OS Version subject to change
• Pro Tools 7.1 or higher (only if using the Liquid 4Pre TDM / RTAS plugin)
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