X-Desk
16 Channel Analogue Summing Mixer
The centre of your scalable studio
Built from the same SuperAnalogue™ DNA as our AWS, Duality and Matrix consoles, we are proud to deliver the X-Desk.
Meeting the demand for a world-class, compact SSL mixing desk, X-Desk combines a 16 channel SSL SuperAnalogue™ summing mixer with a compact analogue audio hub for your studio. Small enough to be easily transported, X-Desk fulfills all the essentials of the audio mixing process, with typical SSL attention to detail and depth, including smooth 100mm faders, comprehensive artist & studio monitoring with Dim & Cut buttons, Stereo and Mono Aux sends, channel and Master Bus Inserts and accurate bar graph level metering.
For easy integration into your existing studio, X-Desk can be used as an elegant and ergonomically refined desktop mixer with removable rack ears for standard 19" rack mounting (7U space required). Like all SSL SuperAnalogue™ products, it is extremely robust, hand-built in the UK with an all-metal chassis and high-quality controls and components. Up to eight X-Desks or X-Desk & X-Rack combinations can be cascaded via D-Sub connection to expand up to 160 inputs on mixdown. X-Desk brings benchmark audio performance to the compact mixer format.
- SuperAnalogue™ - analogue purity at the highest level
- 8x dual input Mono Line channels: 16 channel mixdown
- 8x Insert Send/Returns on channels
- Stereo CUE and 2 Mono Auxiliary Sends
- Cascade with X-Rack and other X-Desks for bigger systems
- Talkback - for artist communication
- Dim & Cut buttons
- Independent Main and Alternate stereo monitor outputs
- SSL Stereo Mix Bus with External summing and Inserts
- 2x Stereo Returns with Level, Pan and Bus assignment
- iJack front panel input for portable playback devices
- High quality internal PSU
- D-Sub Channel I/O connection for studio integration
- 19" Rack mount ears included
| PHYSICAL | |
|---|---|
| Depth | 310mm / 12.25" (7 RU) height when rack mounted |
| Height | 120mm / 4.75" depth in rack |
| Width | 434mm / 17.1" casing only 484mm / 19" including rack ears |
| Weight | 4.8kg / 10.5 pounds Power < 40 Watts |
| Boxed size | 320mm x 550mm x 80mm 19.75" x 15.2" x 7.5" |
| Boxed weight | 6.6kg / 14.5 pounds |
| *All values are approximate | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL | |
| Temperature | Operating: +5 to 30 deg. C Non-operating: –20 to 50 deg. C Max. gradient: 15 deg. C/hour |
| Relative Humidity | Operating: 20 to 80% Non-operating: 5 to 90% Max. wet bulb: 29 deg. C (non-condensing) |
| Vibration | Operating: < 0.2 G (3 – 100Hz) Non-operating, power off: < 0.4 G (3 – 100Hz) |
| Shock | Operating: < 2 G (10ms max.) Non-operating: < 10 G (10ms max.) |
| Altitude | Operating: 0 to 3000m (above sea level) Non-operating: 0 to 12000m |
| EMC PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | |
| Line level inputs and outputs Measure at mid-gain, noise <–56dBu | |
| CONNECTIONS | |
| Power | IEC320 3-pin connector, 100 – 240 Vac, 50 – 60 Hz |
| I/O | 25-pin D-type socket, Zi > 10kΩ |
| iJack | Un-balanced, 3.5mm Stereo Jack, Zi > 47kΩ, +12dB gain |
| Speakers | Balanced, 3-pin XLR-M, Zo ≈ 100Ω |
| Headphones | Un-balanced, 0.25" Stereo Jack, Zo ≈ 40Ω |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Channel Line/Alt In to Channel Out (post fader): | |
| Frequency Response | 10Hz – 40kHz ±0.2dB |
| THD+N | < 0.05% (20Hz – 20kHz) |
| Noise | < –83dBu (20Hz – 20kHz) |
| Headroom | > +24dBu (into 10kΩ) |
| Channel Line/Alt In to Mix Buss (single fader): | |
| Frequency Response | 10Hz – 40kHz ±0.3dB |
| THD+N | < 0.05% (20Hz – 20kHz) |
| Noise | < –77dBu (20Hz – 20kHz) |
| Headroom | > +24dBu (into 10kΩ) |
| ELECTRO MAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY | |
| EN55103-1:2009, EN55103-2:2009 Environments E1, E2, E3 and E4 | |
| Initial in-rush current | 55A |
| 5 sec in-rush current | 55A |
| Braid-screened cables should be used where applicable Star Quad cables should be used where applicable | |