Solid State Logic (SSL) has announced the expansion of its ORIGIN console range with a new 16-channel variant — ORIGIN 16 — offering the same features, hybrid workflows and sound quality in a smaller footprint for applications such as project studios, music technology schools and colleges as well as producer rooms or smaller record/mix facilities.
ORIGIN 16 is designed for hybrid, DAW-based workflows where console automation is not required. Sharing the same center section as the bigger 32-channel variant, ORIGIN 16 draws on traditional in-line consoles while leveraging SSL’s latest analog 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,” says Nigel Beaumont, managing director of Solid State Logic.
Additional features include channel direct outputs, a fully balanced electronic architecture and precise bargraph meters. Similar to its larger sibling, a modular center section allow sORIGIN 16 to adapt to different applications — for instance, a tracking console with additional boutique analog processing to its 19-inch rack center section, or a more digital/analogue hybrid approach with screens and controllers such as the SSL UF8 advanced DAW controller, all of which are reached from the listening position.
A PureDrive microphone preamplifier provides a range of sonic options, and users can also engage a warmer, more harmonically rich tone by activating the “Drive” function. ORIGIN 16 also uses a classic SSL EQ design 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 SSL Bus Compressor with sidechain access and HP filter, enhance mixing and summing.
ORIGIN 16 is available now and priced at £29,999 + VAT / $39,999 + tax. Go here for more information.
