SSL Odyssey — a large-format mixing console

A year after releasing the Oracle, Solid State Logic has introduced a flagship console supporting up to 96+8 channels.

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Odyssey has a modular design and uses the same ActiveAnalogue technology as Oracle. This combines analogue sound with digital control at a resolution of up to 16,000 steps per parameter. It eliminates errors associated with ageing potentiometers and provides instant session recall without noise or distortion. The new console returns to the classic in-line layout, with automated 60 mm and 100 mm faders on each channel.

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Each channel strip has a PureDrive microphone preamplifier with Drive adjustment, a four-band parametric equalizer with switchable E-Series and G-Series responses, assignable high-pass and low-pass filters, insert points and a full analogue dynamics section. The compressor/limiter and expander/gate feature TouchView. The central section controls routing and monitoring and integrates external Dolby Atmos renderers for immersive work. A built-in analogue THE BUS+ master compressor extends the classic G-Comp with LOW THD, Feedback and 4K Saturation modes.

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O-Control Application Suite, with O-Setup, O-Session and O-Overview modules, manages presets and snapshots. The O-Motion plugin places dynamic automation of analogue parameters directly on DAW tracks. The console comes in straight frames, curved ProStation versions and custom enclosures. Its modular design supports configurations from 24+8 to 96+8 channels, with all analogue circuitry housed in remote rack units.

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The basic 24-channel SSL Odyssey will be available for $295,000.