A new class of audio interface
SSL 12 is a 12-in/8-out USB bus-powered audio interface that enables you to get studio-quality audio into and out of your computer with minimal fuss and maximum creativity. Building upon the success of SSL 2 and SSL 2+, SSL 12 gives you more. More I/O, more performance and more versatility. SSL 12 is fully integrated with SSL 360° software: Your SSL Control Room. Here you can assign monitor controls, create multiple independent headphone mixes, choose your Loopback source, customise the 3 front panel user-buttons and much more. SSL 12 presents a combination of professional features and workflow never seen before in a portable desktop interface.
Class-Leading Mic Amps
4 beautifully detailed mic preamps to capture every nuance of every performance, with enough gain to cope with whatever microphone you're plugging in. Our two-stage design uses a mixture of specially chosen discrete low-noise transistors in combination with ICs, resulting in exceptionally low-noise performance (-130 dBu EIN) and a superior gain range (62 dB).
Full +24 dBu Operating Levels
Unlike many USB-powered audio interfaces, the balanced line inputs and outputs on SSL 12 work all the way up to +24 dBu, allowing you to seamlessly integrate with your favourite analogue outboard gear and other line-level devices.
Features
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4 x SSL-designed microphone preamps with unrivalled EIN performance and huge gain range for a USB-powered device
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Per-Channel Legacy 4K switches - analogue colour enhancement for any input source, inspired by the 4000-series console
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2 Hi-Z instrument inputs for guitars, bass or vintage instruments
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2 professional-grade headphone outputs, with switchable modes of operation that cater for high impedance or high sensitivity headphones. Or re-purpose each headphone output as an additional “general purpose” balanced/unbalanced line-level output instead
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32-bit / 192 kHz AD/DA Converters - capture and hear all the detail of your creations
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ADAT IN - expand the input channel count with up to 8 channels of digital audio
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Easy-to-use Headphone routing via SSL 360° for critical low-latency monitoring tasks
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Built In Talkback Mic that can be routed to Headphone A, B and Line 3-4 outputs
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4 x dedicated balanced outputs and precision Monitor Level, with stunning dynamic range
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Use Outputs 3-4 to connect an alternative monitor set to or as additional line-level outputs
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USB Loopback with selectable source
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DC-coupled outputs for controlling CV input instruments & FX
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3 user-assignable front panel switches - assign various monitoring functions and talkback open/close
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MIDI I/O
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SSL Production Pack Software Bundle; includes 3-months free subscription to SSL Complete, plus an exclusive collection of 3rd party DAWs, virtual instruments and plug-ins
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USB bus-powered audio interface for Mac/Windows - power is provided by USB 3.0, audio via the USB 2.0 protocol
Total control from SSL 360° - Your SSL control room
SSL 360° hosts the SSL 12 software mixer, where you can set up low-latency headphone mixes, choose your Loopback source and customise the user-assignable front panel buttons on SSL 12 via the powerful but intuitive console-style mixer on-screen.
Easily set up multiple near-zero latency headphone mixes
SSL 12 provides an intuitive, virtual console-style mixer for dialling in headphone mixes. With independent pan, level and mute controls available for each send, the SSL 12 Mixer puts you fully in charge.
Configure HP A and HP B outputs the way you need them
Choose from 3 different modes of operation for the headphone outputs that best suit your headphones – Standard, High Sensitivity or High Impedance. Or, you can choose to re-purpose each HP output as a balanced/unbalanced mono output, if you need additional line level outputs from SSL 12.
Customise the 3 user-assignable front panel buttons
The 3 front panel switches come pre-assigned to CUT for the monitors, ALT speaker switching and TALKBACK mic engage/disengage but you can choose to change these buttons to any of the following functions to suit your needs - DIM, CUT, MONO SUM, ALT, INVERT PHASE LEFT, TALKBACK.