For Sale: SSL XL-DESK CONSOLE
[PRICED PER UNIT - 1 AVAILABLE AT TIME OF LISTING]
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SSL XL-DESK (DOM:22/06/17) (SN:TBD)

THE SSL XL-DESK IS A LARGE-FORMAT, ALL-ANALOG MIXING CONSOLE FROM SOLID STATE LOGIC, DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONAL TRACKING AND MIXING ENGINEERS WHO WANT WORLD-CLASS ANALOG FEATURES WITH MODERN WORKFLOW FLEXIBILITY BUT WITHOUT DAW CONTROL OR AUTOMATION, MAKING IT AN IDEAL CHOICE FOR STUDIOS THAT DEMAND HIGH-END ANALOG QUALITY, FLEXIBLE SUMMING AND ROUTING, AND OUTBOARD INTEGRATION WHILE WORKING IN A DAW-BASED ENVIRONMENT.

NOTE - NONE OF THE 500 SERIES MODULES EXCEPT THE BUS COMPRESSOR ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SALE.

**KEY FEATURES:**

- **20 CHANNEL STRIPS:** 16 DUAL-INPUT MONO CHANNELS (SWITCHABLE BETWEEN MAIN INPUT OR DAW RETURN) AND 4 STEREO CHANNELS.

- **8 VHD MIC PREAMPS:** THE FIRST EIGHT MONO CHANNELS FEATURE SSL'S UNIQUE VARIABLE HARMONIC DRIVE (VHD) MIC PREAMPS FOR VERSATILE COLORATION OR TRANSPARENCY.

- **18-SLOT 500-SERIES RACK:** INTEGRATED AND FULLY PATCHABLE, ALLOWING YOU TO LOAD YOUR CHOICE OF 500-SERIES MODULES—PRE-INSTALLED WITH SSL BUS COMPRESSOR IN SLOTS 17 & 18, HARD-WIRED TO MIX A.

- **FOUR MIX BUSES:** A, B, C, AND D; BUSES B, C, AND D CAN BE SUMMED INTO MIX A FOR FLEXIBLE STEM AND GROUP MANAGEMENT.

- **DIRECT OUTPUTS ON ALL CHANNELS, STEREO RETURNS, AND MIX BUS** FOR EASY STEM AND MULTITRACK PRINTING.

- **CUE STEREO BUS SECTION** WITH PAN AND VOLUME FOR HEADPHONE MIXES DURING TRACKING.

- **MASSIVE SUMMING CAPABILITY:** UP TO 40 INPUTS AT MIX-DOWN, EVEN MORE WITH CLEVER USE OF RETURNS AND INSERTS.

- **COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING:** SECTION INCLUDES BASS MANAGEMENT (3 SETS OF SPEAKERS PLUS SUBWOOFER), TWO INDEPENDENT HEADPHONE FOLDBACKS WITH TALKBACK, AND BUILT-IN LISTEN MIC INPUT WITH CLASSIC COMPRESSOR.

- **2 MONO AUX SENDS, 2 STEREO RETURNS, AND BALANCED D-SUB CONNECTIONS** FOR SEAMLESS STUDIO INTEGRATION.

- **NO DAW CONTROL OR MOVING FADER AUTOMATION**—PURE HANDS-ON ANALOG WORKFLOW.