New Avid live console announced: S3L!

[Voice Of Truth]

Originally Posted by vikingthor

True, but correct me if i'm wrong, the whole venue line, at least until the S3L uses the same pre-amps and converters. so i'm just guessing it will be the same for S3L.

S3L uses different preamps/converters than VENUE.

[Kristo Kotkas]

Originally Posted by marceloviana

Hi guys, i´m new here, glad to join you.
I have a couple of question about the E3 engine(the brain of S3L).

It channel run at 32 bits and 192Khz? even at 64 channel? is that true?

I hear about the modularity of the system and it´s hdx capable.
It means that it´s upgradable with more HDX boards? so it can do more than 64 channels?

I found the site a little vague in tecnical specification.
Since i didn´t find the answer on site, maybe anyone can help me.
thanks in advance.

AFAIK S3L will be 48khz fixed and if you run it as a 64 channel desk there won't be too much DSP left over for plugins. The engine is not expandable, there is a single HDX card in there, most likely physically not the same that we see made for computers, much like current VENUE line has TDM cards inside that do not resemble Pro Tools TDM cards, but the DSP usage is the same, like how many ReVibes you will be able to run per chip ect.

[vikingthor]

Originally Posted by Kristo Kotkas

but the DSP usage is the same, like how many ReVibes you will be able to run per chip ect.

Since S3L make use of the AAX plugin format, will there DSP plugin sharing ?

[remotedude]

What I've been told is the HDX card inside is only using 2/3 (possibly a little more or less) of the DSP on the card. They are setting this up for future upgrades. Sample rates over 48K? The surface also speaks EUCON. So there is the possibility that it will control Pro Tools at a later date also. Right now tracking 64 channels to a PT11 is great. But on playback you get none of the PT features you'd want for remixing using the surface (currently). In the future a quick flip for the surface and you're mixing with Pro Tools (possibly).

[Kristo Kotkas]

Originally Posted by vikingthor

Since S3L make use of the AAX plugin format, will there DSP plugin sharing ?

Probably like we see now, some plugins are able to share, others not.

[n8white]

It will be cool to see if you can add DSP right into the EUCON network. Those who need/can afford to add more could just pop in some extra nodes.

The S3L is just the beginning of a modular system that has some serious potential.

[Bruce Paine]

August 15, 2013

Avid S3L Now Available Worldwide



Avid is hugely excited to announce that Avid S3L is now available for purchase worldwide. Originally announced on May 29th. Avid S3L brings the performance, sound quality, and features that countless live sound professionals have come to rely on in a system architecture that’s built for the future.

Transcend Everything You Thought Live Mixing Could Be!

The modular S3L System is comprised of a high-performance HDX-powered processing engine running AAX plug-ins, scalable remote I/O that can live on stage or in a rack, award-winning VENUE and Pro Tools® software, and a head-turning compact control surface that’s built for the road, but equally at home in the studio. Re-creating the sound of the studio in a live setting has never been easier—or more accessible.

Feature Highlights

• Experience uncompromising performance with HDX-powered processing
• Re-create the sound of the studio with integrated Pro Tools AAX plug-ins
• Get reliable Ethernet AVB connectivity, including a fault tolerant ring topology, without the cable bulk
• Configure the modular system with up to 64 remote, recallable mic pres
• Record directly to Pro Tools (or other DAW) through your laptop’s Ethernet port
• Control Pro Tools and other DAWs using the S3 control surface as a EUCON controller (feature coming soon)
• Fit the system anywhere and transport with ease—perfect for fly gigs and bus tours
• Get the celebrated hallmarks of Avid live sound systems
• Take your VENUE show files with you on a USB key for use on any Avid live system

What’s Included

• S3 control surface
• E3 engine
• Stage 16 remote I/O box
• VENUE software
• Pro Tools software
• AAX DSP plug-in bundle (see below)
• Power cables, accessories, and guides

AAX DSP plug-in bundle:

• Avid Channel Strip EQ, dynamics, filter, and gain effects
• Dynamics III compressor/limiter, expander/gate, and de-esser
• EQ III high-resolution, double-precision 48-bit EQ
• Mod Delay III variable delay processing
• Pultec Bundle analog EQ simulator of three classic designs
• BF-2A emulation of the LA-2A vintage tube compressor
• BF-3A smooth leveling amplifier ideal for voice and instruments
• Purple Audio MC77 digital replica of the acclaimed Purple Audio MC77 Limiting Amplifier
• Reel Tape Saturation analog tape color, compression, and saturation effects
• ReVibe high-quality room-modeling reverb

More Information

• Avid S3L Product Section
  
• Upcoming Live Sound Webinar: Meet the Avid S3L Live Sound System
  (August 28, 10am PDT/1pm PDT)
  Host Robert Scovill offers an in-depth look at the new, ultra-compact Avid® S3L live sound system featuring a first-of-its-kind modular, networked architecture that will enable expansion and customization well into the future to meet all your production needs. To attend the webinar, see the Registration page
  
• "Designing Avid S3L"
  New blog series, available now on the Avid Blogs Music & Sound

Check it out!
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