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Key Features
The SSL Live-Recorder is designed for situations where a robust and reliable high-channel-count Recorder/Player is need in a live performance environment. The professional-grade live recorder is the ideal choice for any live audio professional, allowing you to capture live-recordings with pristine audio quality. This bundle also includes the MadiXtreme 128 for additional I/O with up to 128 simultaneous inputs for expansive connectivity.
Product Ref: 43933
The Live-Recorder system consists of a fully arranged and soak tested 1U PC fitted with a 128 channel SSL MADI Audio Interface and with Soundscape V6.2 Recorder/Player software installed. Each system is supplied with a disk image making returning to a fresh system after each project simple and streamlined. The Live-Recorder PC is an extremely high quality 1U unit with 4 x front loading RAID bays pre fitted with two SSD drives. The Live-Recorder system is connected to a FOH or Broadcast Production Console (directly or via a Router) using 2 x 64 channel Optical MADI connections. Live-Recorder supports MTC and MMC via MIDI over Ethernet (or any other MTC/MMC capable USB Synchronizer or Midi Interface) for external system transport control and can sync via MADI or Word Clock (via BNC). Video Sync can be supported via low cost 3rd party hardware. The software also features advanced crash recovery routines which will retrieve incomplete audio recordings on reboot after a host system catastrophic failure such as sudden power loss.
The Soundscape software is a powerful audio only multi-track DAW Recorder/Player. Soundscape V6.2 has SSL's 'Pro-Convert' technology built in, so you are able to export recorded multi-track sessions for studio based editing and mixing using a 'Save As' command in the File Menu. This exports a range of formats that are compatible with a selection of popular DAW packages including; native Pro Tools 8 & 9 (.ptf) Sessions, Cubase/Nuendo Track Archives, Final Cut XML's and Samplitude/Sequoia Edit Lists. By default audio recordings are saved as Broadcast WAV files and of course these can also be accessed and used for more traditional approaches to project export if needed. Soundscape also provides session import from the same selection of supported DAW's and can be used as a Player for full multi-track sessions for live performance.
The Solid State Logic MadiXtreme 128 PCIE Multichannel Digital Audio Interface supplies you with two optical MADI connectors that allow you to utilise up to 128 simulteanous I/Os, achieving high-speed performance. The PCIe half-length card is ideal for use with other SSL units asuch as the SSL Alpha-Link MADI AX and MADI SX units. Each MADI ports also functions as redundant multichannel feeds, as well as being able to use them in applications that require a higher number of I/Os for recording, mixing or playout. You can achieve sample rates ranging up to 192kHz for exceptional audio quality and performance and the Worldclock connector allows you to improve performance with external upgrades.