Waves Audio has announced the release of eMotion LV1 Classic, a new integrated live mixing console with 64 stereo channels and 44 stereo buses as well as a workflow designed to be intuitive, 16 onboard Waves Signature Preamps, and Waves processors.
eMotion LV1 Classic builds upon the LV1 mix engine, which until now has been available only as a software-based modular system. This new hardware console delivers the LV1 in a console form factor and workflow of live sound engineers.
The LV1 Classic is powered by a double-precision 32-bit floating point mix engine, operating at 44.1–96 kHz sample rates,. The 16 onboard Waves Signature Preamps offer fully discrete analog circuits, a low noise floor, and the ability to switch between transparent preamp sound and harmonic enhancement. LV1 Classic can be expanded with IONIC stageboxes that also include Signature Preamps.
The console is outfitted with a large 21.5-inch multi-touch screen, 17 new 100 mm faders, and a smart Quick-Access UI designed to provide quick control of all key mixer functions. The console also allows customization of user-defined actions and views, via both the screen and the tactile surface.
The 16 built-in processors include tools favored by live sound engineers, including Dynamic EQ (F6), live vocal pitch correction (Waves Tune Real-Time), feedback and mic bleed elimination (X-FDBK and PSE), plus compression, de-essing, gating, EQ, effects, analog saturation and more (via plugins such as the LV1’s channel strip eMo D5/F2/Q4 plugins, H-Delay, R-Comp, Magma, and more).
Up to eight plugin inserts are available on every single channel (every input channel plus all other channels included any bus/group), so that users can shape their processing without being locked into any pre-determined processing setup. The console’s processing is powered by an internal Waves DSP engine (with the option of easily adding more DSP if needed).
In addition to the onboard processors, users can upgrade to a portfolio of more than 160 live-optimized Waves plugins, including analog emulations of SSL, API, and Abbey Road processors, surgical and creative mixing tools, Dugan auto-mixing, and much more.
Also available as an upgrade is the new eMo IEM plugin for immersive in-ear mixing. With eMo IEM running in LV1 Classic, no external hardware or complicated routing is required to mix immersive in-ears. With a click of the button, LV1 Classic can send immersive in-ear monitor mixes to performers that they can control themselves via the LV1’s personal monitor mixing mobile app, MyMon.
LV1 Classic systems are designed to be easy to scale up with expansion, from small systems with a single console with IO and DSP expansions to larger systems with multiple consoles at different mix positions (FOH, monitors, broadcast). Up to 14 SoundGrid-compatible IO devices can be added, including IONIC and other SoundGrid stageboxes, Dante and MADI convertors, and more.
Front of house engineer Ken “Pooch” Van Druten (Iron Maiden, Jay Z), who has consulted Waves on developing the LV1 Classic, remarks, “I’m proud to have advised on the workflow architecture of this great console. It is intuitive, the new build is robust, and above all I’m continuously amazed by the console’s incomparable sound.”
Jeff Sandstrom, FOH engineer for Chris Tomlin who’s active in the house of worship market, adds, “LV1 Classic is the perfect solution for churches in need of uncompromising sound fidelity, accessible workflow, and powerful processing that solves many typical house-of-worship audio challenges, all in a compact form factor.”
Waves senior product manager Yaniv Litmanovich concludes, “We are excited to introduce the eMotion LV1 Classic console, making Waves’ sonic capabilities and tools accessible for all in a familiar yet innovative form factor. This robust yet compact desk blends all Waves audio and UX expertise, marking a new era in Waves’ product offerings for the live sound industry.”
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