Introduction - Solid State Logic ORIGIN User Manual

Introduction

Welcome to ORIGIN...
ORIGIN is a console that has traditional analogue 'in-line' studio workflow at its heart and is the latest in a long heritage of large
format SSL studio mixing consoles. With the evolution of more sophisticated digital audio workstations and new hybrid approaches
to session workflow, ORIGIN takes a fresh look at what an analogue console provides to complement these sophisticated tools to
make the production process fast, fun and creative.
While ORIGIN has a familiar surface, its design makes it adaptable for many different production scenarios. The 19" rack based
'modular' centre section allows the console to adapt to different control priorities and adds space for custom outboard processing.
For example, the addition of a 500 series rack provides a way to accommodate flexible analogue processing from a number of
manufacturers, the ability to move the centre section allows for workstation controllers to be centrally located, even the 3U centre
meter panel can be moved to allow a workstation monitor to move closer to the engineer without obscuring the main meters.
SSL has invested thousands of hours of research into the sonic signatures of both analogue and digital processing in recent
years. This has resulted in new analogue designs that have found their first showing in the acclaimed Fusion and SiX products
and which, along with a huge catalogue of proven and well-loved traditional SSL processing, have been brought together in the
design of ORIGIN.
A purely analogue design, ORIGIN represents a new benchmark in SSL's SuperAnalogue™ performance with a unique sonic
signature while being unmistakably an SSL console;
A new PureDrive™ mic pre inherits the clarity and purity of previous SSL Mic Pre designs that can also switch to a
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warm, harmonically rich and driven tone that varies with mic pre gain when the "Drive" function is activated.
A new mix bus and mix amp architecture delivers an amazingly low noise floor and huge headroom, along with SSL's
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latest summing bus technology that retains the classic SSL sound while bringing the breadth and space to mixes
that engineers and producers love from analogue.
Acclaimed SSL E-Series four band parametric channel EQ.
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Classic SSL Bus Compressor with sidechain access and HP filter.
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Balanced Insert Point per Large Fader and Small Fader Channel paths.
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Dedicated Channel Direct Output make it easy to print mixes to the workstation for easy mix revisions.
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Modern circuit designs and unique power management tools deliver ultimate reliability and low running costs.
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The in-line structure provides the twin paths needed for recording to and summing from a workstation with simple path routing
indication and fast push switch access to alter signal flow. The balanced insert point per fader path is perfect to insert an SSL
Sigma, adding level automation controlled directly from the DAW.
The console's clear and simple signal flow make this an easy console to use. Simple path LED indicators show where processing
is in the signal chain, while a concise and clearly labelled master section is designed with all the tools needed to allow simple, fast
and creative session flow, plus the adaptable centre section provides great flexibility for a focus on workstation control or more
pure analogue summing/recording applications.
ORIGIN brings a new SSL studio console within the reach of every large format production room budget and creates a great tool
for managing complex studio workflow and maximising the efficiency of modern workstation driven production processes.
ORIGIN User Guide
Introduction
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