Waves Audio announced a live mixing console dubbed the eMotion LV1 Classic; with 64 stereo channels and 44 stereo buses, 16 onboard Waves Signature Preamps and Waves processors included with the console. eMotion LV1 Classic builds upon the Waves LV1 mix engine, which until now has been available only as a software-based modular system.

LV1 Classic is powered by a double-precision 32-bit floating point mix engine, operating at 44.1–96 kHz sample rates, ensuring unmatched clarity and headroom. The console’s pristine audio is further enhanced by 16 onboard Waves Signature Preamps, featuring fully discrete analog circuits, incredibly low noise floor, and the ability to switch between pure transparent preamp sound and rich harmonic enhancement. LV1 Classic can be expanded with Waves IONIC stageboxes that also include Waves Signature Preamps.

The console has a large 21.5-inch multi-touch screen, 17 all-new 100mm faders, and a smart Quick-Access UI that guarantees speedy control of all important mixer functions. The console also allows customization of user-defined actions and views, via both the screen and the tactile surface.

LV1 Classic comes equipped with 16 built-in Waves processors, including tools favored by the live sound industry: Dynamic EQ (F6), live vocal pitch correction (Waves Tune Real-Time), feedback & mic bleed elimination (X-FDBK and PSE), plus compression, de-essing, gating, EQ, effects, analog saturation and more (via powerful 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 flexibly on every single channel (every input channel plus all other channels included any bus/group), so that users can shape their processing freely without being locked into any pre-determined processing setup. The console’s processing is powered by a robust internal Waves DSP engine (with the option of easily adding more DSP if needed).

eMotion LV1 Classic Features:

• 64 stereo channels / 44 stereo buses
• Double-precision 32-bit float mix engine (44.1–96 kHz sample rates)
• 16 original-design Waves Signature Preamps
• 12 line outputs, 1 AES3 SRC in, 2x AES3 out, 4 SoundGrid ports
• Quick-access UI with 21.5-inch touch screen & 100mm Alps faders
• Built-in processing, with industry-favorite dynamic EQ, vocal tuning, feedback control, analog saturation, FX, more
• The industry’s most powerful processing upgrades: Easily add 160+ plugins, immersive in-ear mixing, Dugan auto-mixing
• Premium stagebox expansions with Waves IONIC 16 and IONIC 24 stageboxes
• Easy scalability: Add I/O and DSP, network multiple consoles
• Compact, lightweight & flyable at just 38 lbs (17.2 kg)