Solid State Logic Duende Mini £465
The smaller Duende has less processing power than the standard version but the same great sound
The MusicRadar Team, Tue 15 Apr 2008, 12:16 pm UTC
Manufacturer's description
Duende puts the legendary SSL sound within your DAW and Duende Mini makes owning your own slice of SSL sonic magic more affordable and portable than ever. Mini is a stylish little ‘one third rack width’, all metal construction, desktop box that hooks up to your computer via FireWire. This compact rugged unit is ideal for small studios or laptop based DAW users. Mini makes a stack of DSP processing power available to drive up to 16 mono channels of plug-in processing (at sample rates up to 96kHz) within your host application. Duende Mini is upgradeable to 32 channels of processing power and you can run two Duende units on a single computer system for up to 64 channels of processing.
Duende is based on the powerful DSP technology behind SSL’s acclaimed C-Series digital consoles and Mini ships with the ‘EQ and Dynamics Channel’, a plug-in developed by SSL to provide an EQ & Dynamics processing solution with all the power and processing flexibility of an SSL console channel.
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MusicRadar rating
Pros
An expandable system. More affordable than the Classic model. Great SSL sound.
Cons
Additional plug-ins cost extra.
Verdict
Duende Mini gives you a cheaper route into SSL's plug-in platform, but you'll need to spend more if you want more than one plug-in.
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Duende Mini
- Price:
- £465
- Features:
- 16 channels of console-grade SSL EQ and Dynamics processing (upgradeable to 32); Powerful DSP engine based on SSL's award-winning C Series mixing consoles; Relieves the plug-in processing burden on your computer's CPU; Single FireWire connection for fast set-up; Run two Duende Minis for up to 64 channels of processing
- Description:
- Compact powered plug-in system
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