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SSL SiX Desktop Mixer
The SSL Six is a compact desktop mixer designed to bring the iconic SSL sound to small-scale recording and mixing environments. With six input channels, two mono and two stereo, this mixer packs a punch with classic SSL features like the legendary G-Series bus compressor, high-quality preamps, and SSL's signature EQ.
The SSL Six is perfect for a variety of studio setups. It's an excellent addition to a project studio where space is at a premium, or for small mobile setups where portability is key. It's also perfect as a summing mixer for running digitally recorded channels back through your audio interface to give some analog flavour making use of the legendary G-Series bus compressor.
Legendary SSL studio tools redefined and streamlined
To the casual observer SiX looks like any other compact desktop mixer. Look a little closer and like all SSL consoles, SiX reveals a carefully considered feature set that is driven by an obsessive desire for total flexibility, to encompass every creative eventuality. It may be small but SiX is a classic SSL design. It carries the DNA of 40 years of true expertise in creative studio workflow. Listen to SiX and you will experience the impeccable sonic performance that is the hallmark of every SSL console. It is powerful and intuitive. Inspired and rewarding.
SiX is a condensed professional console for use in the studio, in post-production, on stage, and for podcasting. SiX offers big console sound and an impressive set of utility features in a format that is small enough to stick in a bag a go wherever you need it. SiX is stunning value; it offers two recording channels with SuperAnalogueTM mic pres, two band EQ, an essential one knob version of the classic SSL Channel Compressor, a new two-band Channel EQ, inserts and 100mm faders.
There is a two-knob version of the legendary G-Series Bus Compressor on the main mix bus and the unique Listen Mic Compressor on the Talkback. In mixdown mode it is a very capable twelve channel summing system that offers analogue detail, depth and width to your mixes.
The SuperAnalogue™ Sound of SSL
SiX is an SSL SuperAnalogue™ design – it gives you the sonic signature of a large format SSL console on your desktop or in your backpack. Its signal path is fully balanced from front to back on everything except the headphone output. It delivers pristine, detailed audio with wide dynamic range, ultra-low noise, ultra-low distortion and superb imaging. If you want to know more about the technical reasons why SSL mixers sound so good read our Lifting The Veil document.
- Benchmark SuperAnalogue™ for Ultra low noise : ultra-low distortion
- Stunning Record Path with Two SSL console grade SuperAnalogue mic pre’s
- Classic SSL Channel Processing
- The unique Listen Mic Compressor
- Professional Routing & Monitoring
- 12 Input Summing at Mixdown
- 12 line level inputs with channel and Master Bus inserts