Live Sound I/O & Interfaces | Solid State Logic

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A powerful, versatile combination of high bandwidth Dante and MADI I/O

SSL Live consoles use MADI, SSL's proprietary Blacklight II high bandwidth MADI, SSL's proprietary X-Light high bandwidth Dante, and Dante for audio distribution to a range of Stageboxes and converters. The result is an extremely flexible and robust distributed audio ecosystem for live sound reinforcement, recording and simultaneous broadcast.

Blacklight II

Blacklight II is a high channel count, ultra-low latency interface, carrying 256x256 channels of 96 kHz 24-bit audio plus control data between SSL Live consoles and MADI devices on stage via a single cable. Featuring ruggedised connectors and cable redundancy, Blacklight II has been designed to offer a MADI I/O solution that is reliable and quick to deploy in the field, for those using point to point audio distribution. Blacklight II cables are used to connect consoles to a BL II.D MADI concentrator unit, from which MADI is distributed to Stageboxes. Blacklight II is an optional connection type for new L550, L350, L200 and L100 consoles and for L300, L500 and L500 Plus legacy consoles.

X-Light

X-Light is a high channel count, ultra-low latency interface, carrying 256x256 channels of 96 kHz 24-bit audio plus control data between SSL Live consoles and Dante devices on stage via a single cable. Featuring ruggedised connectors and cable redundancy, X-Light has been designed to offer a Dante I/O solution that is reliable and quick to deploy in the field, while maintaining many of the benefits of a scalable and flexible AoIP network. X-Light establishes SSL Live as the first live sound console with enough Dante I/O to handle stage inputs for mid to large scale touring applications. With SSL Live, users are not limited to 64 Dante channels or a 48 kHz sample rate. X-Light cables are used to connect consoles to an X-Light Bridge unit on stage, from which Dante and Control Data is distributed to Dante Stageboxes via network switches. New L350 and L550 consoles can be specified with X-Light and SSL Blacklight II connections. The X-Light option can be fitted to any L100, L200, L350 or L550 console. Owners of L300 and L500 consoles can upgrade to L350/L550 to take advantage of X-Light.

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SSL Live Console Overview

A video introduction to the user interface of the SSL Live console.

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SSL Live Console Overview in Spanish

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SSL at The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Part 1

Part 1: The new £57 million Royal Birmingham Conservatoire building has officially opened its doors. It's a milestone development that elevates the Conservatoire facilities to world-class status and includes a recording and live sound production infrastructure without compromise, and with SSL very much at its heart. The new equipment list includes four SSL Live consoles and five SSL SuperAnalogue consoles,…

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SSL at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Part 2

Part 2: The new £57 million Royal Birmingham Conservatoire building has officially opened its doors. It's a milestone development that elevates the Conservatoire facilities to world-class status and includes a recording and live sound production infrastructure without compromise, and with SSL very much at its heart. The new equipment list includes four SSL Live consoles and five SSL SuperAnalogue consoles,…

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Jay Rigby, Front of House Engineer, Queens of the Stone…

Jay Rigby has chosen the SSL L500 console for Front of House duties on the recent Queens of the Stone Age world tour, supplied by Eighth Day Sound. In this interview, at the Eden Sessions UK, he talks about his creative approach to the QOTSA signature sound, dealing with mid-range madness, working with a 'variable' set-list, and the role the L500 console plays in everything.

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Antony King Interview Part 2 - Front of House Engineer…

In Part 2 of this interview, Depeche Mode's Front of House Engineer Antony King talks about his choice of SSL Live L500 consoles, how he sets up and uses those consoles, and offers some real world advice on live drum production, reaching the back of the stadium, as well as spilling the beans on Dave Gahan's vocals.

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Chris Stephens: FOH for Jason Aldean with SSL L500

Chris Stephens, FOH Engineer for Jason Aldean talks to SSL about the L500 live console.

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Underworld on Tour with SSL Live

Rick Smith and Karl Hyde talk about using the SSL L500 console live on stage.

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Rob Ziemba, Monitors, Chance The Rapper.

Monitor Engineer Rob Ziemba talks about his experiences with the SSL L500 console during the latest Chance The Rapper tour.

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Kyle Bulmann, FOH, Chance The Rapper

Front of House Engineer Kyle Bulmann talks about his experience with the SSL L500 Plus live console during the latest Chance The Rapper tour.

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The Analogues - Remko Luijten and Ger Arts

The Analogues is an extraordinary band with an ambitious mission. The aim is to recreate, live, the last six Studio albums of The Beatles using the same instruments, amplifiers, and arrangements. The band has tracked down and restored period instruments from all over the world, such as a rare Lowrey Heritage Deluxe Organ, as used on the introduction to Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. Remko Luijten,…

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Antony King Interview Part 1 - Front of House Engineer…

Antony King is the fingers behind the faders behind Depeche Modes's epic Global Spirit Stadium Tour that spans 2017 and 2018. In Part 1 of this interview he talks about his own background and how he prepares for a tour like this, as well as offering some insight into the technical and creative aspects of a Depeche Mode gig, and how you get that kind of gig in the first place.

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The Church At Brook Hills

A video interview with Director of Technology, Matt Glover, and Production Manager Landon Robertson - church mixing, loudness, and technology choices. The Church at Brook Hills (Alabama) uses SSL L300s at FOH and monitors.

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Kenny Kaiser, Front of House Engineer, The Killers

During sound check at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Front of House Engineer Kenny Kaiser takes time out to share wisdom from his years or experience in live sound engineering, and from life on the road with US rock phenomenon, The Killers.

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Andrew Stone, Church On The Move

How do you get a church to rock? Respected Production Manager and Front of House Engineer Andrew Stone talks about how Tulsa's Church On The Move has carved character into its message, and why he switched from all-analogue to SSL Live.

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Chris Pollard: FOH Engineer for Mumford & Sons

Front of House Engineer Chris Pollard has been touring with Mumford & Sons since their first album and is currently in the midst of the Band’s epic 'An Arrow Through The Heartland' tour. Pollard's console of choice for the tour is the SSL L500 live console...

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Brian Montgomery, Monitors - Santana on SSL Live L500

Brian Montgomery (Monitors, Santana) shares his experiences in transitioning to and touring worldwide with the SSL LIve L500 console.

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Michael Montanari: SSL Live at Christ Community Church,…

Christ Community Church (Illinois) Technical Director Michael Montanari has specified SSL L500 consoles for both Front of House and Monitor positions at its St Charles campus. In this video he talks about audio production at the church and his experiences with SSL Live.

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Mark Dowdle on SSL Live L500

Mark Dowdle, FOH Engineer for Gloria Estefan, Steely Dan and many more talks to SSL about his experiences using the L500.

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Chris Rabold: FOH for Kenny Chesney with SSL Live SSLvideos

Engineer Chris Rabold talks to SSL about his experiences using the SSL L500 live production console at FOH for Kenny Chesney.

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Synchron Stage Vienna Pt 2

Herb Tucmandl, CEO and Founder of Vienna Symphonic Library and Synchron Stage Vienna reveals the story behind the creation of this fantastic new facility.

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Synchron Stage Vienna Pt1

Successful sample library and virtual instrument developer Vienna Symphonic Library has opened a new large-scale, high-end scoring stage and studio complex, Synchron Stage Vienna. The complex features two Duality consoles, an L500 live console and a huge Dante network powered by SSL Network I/O.

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