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DUNK B/ US MODERN OPTICAL 1
Based on a MANLEY SLAM!* (US) serial # SLAM120 (ELOP (opto) limiter)

No Ratio, Attack and Release

PRIMITIVE/ US CLASSIC TUBE 2
Based on a MANLEY STEREO “VARIABLE MU”* (US) serial # MSLC61536

Attack has SLOW and FAST at max and min settings, Release has FAST, MF (Medium Fast), MED, MS
(Medium Slow) and SLOW settings

BIG GREEN/ BRIT CLASSIC OPTICAL
Based on a JOE MEEK SC2* COMPRESSOR* (UK) serial # 05-1038

All controls – Ratio has four presets, 1 being the lightest and 4 being the heaviest compression. Attack and
Release have SLOW and FAST at max and min settings

NEW AGE 2E/ US MODERN HYBRID 2E
Based on a MILLENNIA STT-1* (US) serial # 0-161 (Solid state input, solid state
compressor settings.)

All controls

NEW AGE 2A/ US MODERN HYBRID 2A
Based on a MILLENNIA STT-1* (US) serial # 0-161 (Vacuum tube input,Vacuum
tube compressor settings.)

All controls

CLASS A 1 / BRIT 70'S CLASS A 1
Based on a NEVE 2254/A* dual/stereo compressor/limiter (UK) serial # 5008K

No Attack – stepped Ratio and Release. Release has AUTO at max setting (Automatic Release) 

CLASS A 2/ BRIT 70'S CLASS A 2
Based on a NEVE 33609/B* dual/stereo compressor /limiter (UK) serial # 108

No Attack – stepped Ratio and Release. Release has AUTO1 and AUTO2 at max settings (Automatic Release) 

BRIT DESK1/ BRIT CLASSIC DESK 1
Based on a NEVE VR CONSOLE* compressor (UK) serial # unknown.

All controls – Ratio has LIMIT at max setting, Attack has FAST and NORM settings

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

FOCUSRITE, the FF logo, LIQUID TECHNOLOGY, LIQUID MIX CONTROL, LIQUID MIX and the

LIQUID MIX logo are trademarks of Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. DYNAMIC CONVOLUTION is a trademark of Sintefex Ltd.
All other product names, trademarks, or trade names are the names of their respective owners, which are in no way
associated, connected nor affiliated with Focusrite or its LIQUID MIX product and which have not endorsed Focusrite’s LIQUID
MIX product. These other product names, trademarks, and trade names are used solely to identify and describe the third party
products the sonic behaviour of which was studied for the LIQUID MIX product, and to accurately describe the functionality of
the Liquid Mix product. The Liquid Mix product is an independently engineered technology which utilises the patented process
of Dynamic Convolution to actually measure examples of the sonic impact of original analogue products upon an audio stream,
so as to electronically emulate the performance of the original product studied. The result of this process is subjective and
may not be perceived by a user as producing the same effects as the original products studied.

Summary of Contents for Liquid Mix

Page 1: ...U S E R G U I D E Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...ective owners which are in no way associated connected nor affiliated with Focusrite or its LIQUID MIX product and which have not endorsed Focusrite s LIQUID MIX product These other product names trademarks and trade names are used solely to identify and describe the third party products the sonic behaviour of which was studied for the LIQUID MIX product and to accurately describe the functionalit...

Page 3: ...that you have run the Installer found on the accompanying Resources disc This will install the Liquid Mix Manager application the Liquid Mix plug in software and EQ Compressor emulations onto your computer Once done you can connect the Liquid Mix hardware to your computer using the supplied Firewire cable and begin applying vintage flavours to your mix Make sure the hardware is connected before bo...

Page 4: ...he signal between Compression and EQ stages after compression without Compressor Post EQ switch active or after EQ with switch active 10 Output Meter displays the level of the signal after both EQ and compression 11 EQ controls Gain Frequency and Q 12 EQ Output sets the level of the signal after EQ 13 Bypass bypasses the currently active instance of Liquid Mix 14 EQ Band On activates the whole EQ ...

Page 5: ...ontrols Gain Frequency and Q dials for each of the seven bands 14 Shape Names display the shape of each band click to select additional options when a blue arrow is displayed 15 Mid Meter shows the level of the signal between Compression and EQ stages after compression without Compressor Post EQ switch active or after EQ with switch active 16 Compressor Graph displays the compressor shape threshol...

Page 6: ...his stage to name the instance so that you can easily locate it from the Liquid Mix hardware To do this click on the Track box in the top left of the software GUI and write an appropriate name e g Vocal Drums etc Now if wishing to control the Liquid Mix on a particular track from the hardware simply press the Track Select button below the LCD screen and then scroll to the corresponding name in the...

Page 7: ...ror messages and prevent the unit from functioning correctly The maximum number of tracks mono instances of the Liquid Mix software can also be set within this window At higher sample rates some options will disappear due to the increase in processing requirements and Firewire bandwidth see the previous section for more details Once the sample rate or any other settings have been changed the DO IT...

Page 8: ...cel the compressor select press the Go Back button To choose a complete EQ emulation across all bands as required rotate the data encoder to All in the EQ Band list and then press Emulation Select The list of available EQ emulations will then appear Rotate and then press the data encoder to select an EQ emulation To cancel the EQ select press the Go Back button If wanting to build a hybrid mixed E...

Page 9: ...e exact value is shown in dB on the LCD screen and directly above the dial in the software GUI RATIO The Ratio control determines the amount of compression applied to the signal with increasing input and is the ratio of change in input level compared to change in output level Higher ratio settings will produce more noticeable compression so for the least obtrusive result the ratio should be set at...

Page 10: ...nables both channels to be compressed equally by the linking of sidechains for use when compressing a stereo signal This switch will be active as default when a stereo instance of Liquid Mix is opened Deactivate the switch if you are wishing to compress two mono signals separately this makes the instance of Liquid Mix function in dual mono mode GAIN REDUCTION METER The vertical LED meter indicates...

Page 11: ...et buttons or very limited options then the Liquid Mix controls will step through those options as the active controls are rotated The Free switch on the Liquid Mix hardware and software provides you with options previously impossible with the vintage units Activating the switch makes all the Liquid Mix compressor controls active for that emulation each with a full range For example the Vintage co...

Page 12: ...ected band BAND ON On the hardware pressing the Band On button next to the EQ On button with a particular Band selected on the LCD screen above will activate that Band On the software there are separate Band On switches for each band located below the three corresponding dials GAIN The Gain dial boosts or attenuates the gain of the selected band across a range dependant on the settings of the orig...

Page 13: ...lations Guide section for more details on Shape options for each EQ emulation As an individual band is modified on the hardware or software its value will be displayed on the hardware LCD s graph Remember that the Band On switch must be active for that band to have an effect despite a curve appearing on screen To view the overall EQ shape all bands combined you must select All using the data encod...

Page 14: ... mouse outside the drop down menus at any point will cancel the emulation select Now click on another of the seven bands and repeat the process as required FROM THE HARDWARE Constructing Mixed EQs from the hardware is done by pressing the Emulation Select button when a band is active For example if wanting to set up a High Pass Filter on Band 1 select EQ Band 1 on the LCD screen using the data enc...

Page 15: ... WASP 1 BRIT CLASSIC TUBE 1 Based on a DRAWMER 1960 UK vacuum tube compressor amplifier serial 1002 No Ratio Attack has FAST MED and SLOW Release has 6 settings 1 being fastest and 6 being slowest IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOCUSRITE the FF logo LIQUID TECHNOLOGY LIQUID MIX CONTROL LIQUID MIX and the LIQUID MIX logo are trademarks of Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd DYNAMIC CONVOLUTION is a trademark of...

Page 16: ...sed on a FOCUSRITE RED 7 UK serial FO6350T All controls stepped Ratio Attack has SLOW and FAST at max and min settings respectively DUNK A US MODERN FET 1 Based on a MANLEY SLAM US serial SLAM120 FET limiter No Ratio Attack has VF Very Fast F Fast and M Med Release is stepped with CLIP in min setting COMPRESSOR AND EQ EMULATIONS GUIDE CONT IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOCUSRITE the FF logo LIQUID TECHNOL...

Page 17: ...ings Automatic Release BRIT DESK1 BRIT CLASSIC DESK 1 Based on a NEVE VR CONSOLE compressor UK serial unknown All controls Ratio has LIMIT at max setting Attack has FAST and NORM settings COMPRESSOR AND EQ EMULATIONS GUIDE CONT IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOCUSRITE the FF logo LIQUID TECHNOLOGY LIQUID MIX CONTROL LIQUID MIX and the LIQUID MIX logo are trademarks of Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd DYNAMI...

Page 18: ...t and 10 the heaviest compression ACME 2 US MODERN TUBE 4 Based on a SUMMIT TLA 100A tube levelling amplifier US serial 0120429 All controls 10 ratio settings with 1 being the lightest and 10 the heaviest compression Attack and Release have FAST MED and SLOW settings COMPRESSOR AND EQ EMULATIONS GUIDE CONT IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOCUSRITE the FF logo LIQUID TECHNOLOGY LIQUID MIX CONTROL LIQUID MIX ...

Page 19: ...k face 30dB switch setting on rear panel Attack and Release are fixed Ratio switches between COMP and LIMIT modes STELLAR 4 US CLASSIC OPTICAL 1 Based on a UREI LA 4 compressor limiter US serial 4832A Silver face Attack and Release are fixed stepped Ratio COMPRESSOR AND EQ EMULATIONS GUIDE CONT IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOCUSRITE the FF logo LIQUID TECHNOLOGY LIQUID MIX CONTROL LIQUID MIX and the LIQU...

Page 20: ...endent Q Absence around 4k On Off HF shelf Vari Gain COMPRESSOR AND EQ EMULATIONS GUIDE CONT IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOCUSRITE the FF logo LIQUID TECHNOLOGY LIQUID MIX CONTROL LIQUID MIX and the LIQUID MIX logo are trademarks of Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd DYNAMIC CONVOLUTION is a trademark of Sintefex Ltd All other product names trademarks or trade names are the names of their respective owners...

Page 21: ...q HF shelf Cut Vari Gain VINTAGE 3 based on an EAR 822Q ser TH82 LF boost Vari Gain switched Freq LF cut Bands 1 and 2 are interactive with linked freq MF bell boost Vari Gain and Q switched Freq HF shelf Cut Vari Gain COMPRESSOR AND EQ EMULATIONS GUIDE CONT IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOCUSRITE the FF logo LIQUID TECHNOLOGY LIQUID MIX CONTROL LIQUID MIX and the LIQUID MIX logo are trademarks of Focusri...

Page 22: ...with x 10 in Shape options and 2 Q settings HF shelf Vari Gain and Freq COMPRESSOR AND EQ EMULATIONS GUIDE CONT IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOCUSRITE the FF logo LIQUID TECHNOLOGY LIQUID MIX CONTROL LIQUID MIX and the LIQUID MIX logo are trademarks of Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd DYNAMIC CONVOLUTION is a trademark of Sintefex Ltd All other product names trademarks or trade names are the names of thei...

Page 23: ...ION FOCUSRITE the FF logo LIQUID TECHNOLOGY LIQUID MIX CONTROL LIQUID MIX and the LIQUID MIX logo are trademarks of Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd DYNAMIC CONVOLUTION is a trademark of Sintefex Ltd All other product names trademarks or trade names are the names of their respective owners which are in no way associated connected nor affiliated with Focusrite or its LIQUID MIX product and which hav...

Page 24: ...ion on the computer It is advisable to save this file in the following location Mac HD Library Application Support LiquidMix This way the snapshot can be recalled from the hardware by pressing the Load Snaphot button Doing so brings up a list of all snapshots in the folder listed above Use the data encoder to select one from the list or press Go Back to cancel To load a snapshot from the software ...

Page 25: ...own list A window will then appear allowing you to navigate to the snapshot anywhere on your computer Remember that snapshots that are saved from the hardware can be found in the LiquidMix folder detailed in the previous section FROM THE HARDWARE To load a snapshot from the hardware press the Load Snapshot button and then use the data encoder to scroll through all available snapshots The hardware ...

Page 26: ...ll only compress if a ratio other than 1 1 has been set Can t hear the EQ Is the EQ On switch engaged Is the Band On switch active for the band in use Is the EQ Output turned down Can t select EQ bands using the hardware Is the band trying to be selected empty The data encoder must be pressed and held then rotated whilst held down for empty bands to be selected Can t open up 32 mono plug ins Are y...

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