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Solid State Logic PURE DRIVE OCTO 8-Channel Mic Preamp

Solid State Logic PURE DRIVE OCTO 8-Channel Mic Preamp

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Sale price €1.699,00 Regular price €1.849,00

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Main features

  • Drive modesClean, Classic Drive and Asymmetric Drive, selectable per channel
  • Gainstepped Gain up to +65 dB plus 31-step Trim in 1 dB increments
  • High-pass filterfixed 75 Hz, 3rd order, engaged by clicking the Trim pot
  • Digital I/OADAT, AES and USB soundcard alongside built-in conversion

Overview

The Solid State Logic PURE DRIVE OCTO is an eight-channel microphone preamp in a 2U rack unit, with built-in AD/DA conversion and a USB soundcard. It uses the SuperAnalogue PureDrive preamp design from SSL's ORIGIN console and is aimed at professional studios, live consoles that need extra inputs, and mobile recording rigs.

  • Three drive modes per channel: Clean, Classic Drive and a new Asymmetric Drive, each selectable on its own channel.
  • Stepped gain with trim: Gain up to +65 dB plus a 31-step Trim in 1 dB increments.
  • Per-channel switching: +48V phantom power, polarity invert and a fixed 75 Hz 3rd-order high-pass filter.
  • Selectable input impedance: four impedance options for tone shaping or matching dynamic and ribbon mics.
  • Flexible I/O: eight rear XLR/TRS combo inputs, four front-panel Hi-Z instrument inputs, DB25 line I/O, insert sends and returns.
  • Built-in conversion: up to 192 kHz / 32-bit, with ADAT, AES and USB digital connectivity plus word clock in and out.

Clean mode is SSL's low-noise, linear preamp. Classic Drive is symmetrical, adds mostly odd harmonics and matches the drive found on ORIGIN. The amount of character depends on the gain setting, so a common approach is to push the preamp with Gain and then bring the level back down with Trim. The high-pass filter is switched in by clicking the Trim pot.

There are no pots, mechanical switches or relays in the critical audio path. Detented controls and electronic switches drive the analogue circuitry digitally, which gives close matching across all eight channels, not only stereo pairs, and makes settings easier to recall. Balanced insert sends let you patch outboard processing before conversion, with +24 dBu insert returns feeding the converters.

Specifications· 19 details

General

Channels
8
Format
19" rack, 2U
Part number
729745X2
D-Sub connectors
3 x DB25 (line inputs, outputs/insert sends, insert returns)
Digital I/O
ADAT, AES, USB
Device interface
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Connectivity technology
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Audio component form factor
Rackmount 2U
Maximum bit depth

Controls

Gain
Stepped, up to +65 dB
Trim
31 steps, 1 dB per step
High-pass filter
75 Hz, 3rd order
Drive modes
Clean, Classic Drive, Asymmetric Drive
Mic/line inputs
8 x XLR/TRS combo (rear)

Connections

Instrument inputs
4 x Hi-Z/DI (front panel), auto-detect
Insert returns
+24 dBu line level (ADC inputs)
Conversion
Up to 192 kHz / 32-bit
Reference level
+24 dBu = 0 dBFS
Word clock
In and out, auto-ranging

About the brand

Solid State Logic

SSL revolutionized the global music industry with legendary large-format analog consoles delivering punchy, punch packing dynamics, pristine SuperAnalogue routing, and total studio automation that shaped the sound of generations of hit records.
Origin
GB
Founded
1969
Products
19
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