SSL Matrix 2 Delta Hybrid Studio Centre Piece

Here's what Solid State Logic have to say: 

Matrix2 is the ideal console/controller for your hybrid production studio. It is the most elegant solution available today for those who wish to incorporate the sonic advantages of SSL summing and a collection of boutique analogue mic pre's & processors into their DAW centred studio workflow. The analogue side of Matrix2 combines: a 40 input SuperAnalogue™ summing mixer, fully featured Monitor Switching & Talkback and an in-built 'Insert Router' which enables individual or chains of analogue outboard processors to be inserted quickly and easily. The 16 + 1 fader hardware control surface swaps with a single button push from control over the analogue console signal path to functioning as a comprehensive multi-layer DAW control surface.

Designed to be at the heart of your everyday creative process, Matrix is built to meticulous SSL hardware standards, to withstand even the most intensive studio use. Fully equipped to partner your monitors, workstations and outboard gear, Matrix lets you shape your project studio around the way you work.

Alongside its integration of your analogue and digital equipment, Matrix2 is a first-class SSL mixer drawing on our 30 years of analogue console design. The essential functions of recording and mixing; routing, level measurement and monitoring are organised and arranged to make everything available at your fingertips to streamline the entire recording and mixing process.

Matrix2 analogue architecture provides 32 channel inputs (each of the 16 channel strips has main and alt inputs). Each of the 16 channels has a direct output designed to be used primarily as a DAW record output. There are two Stereo Mix Busses and four Stereo Aux Returns with full stereo mix bus routing bring the total available inputs to mix to 40.

Powerful monitoring is a central feature of Matrix with independent Main and Mini monitor outputs, Artist Monitor output with independent EQ & source selection and three External Monitor inputs with source summing.

Specifications: 

• 40 input SuperAnalogue summing console
• 16 analogue line channels with two inputs per channel
• 32 x 16 x 16 'Insert Router' for up to 16 external hardware processing devices
• Stereo Aux Send and 4 x Mono Sends per channel and 4 Stereo Returns with full stereo mix bus routing
• Dual Stereo Mix Busses with summing Inserts and reassign
• Artist Monitor output with independent EQ and monitor source selection
• 'In Line' DAW monitoring with 'SuperCue' headphone mode
• Stereo or 5.1 EXT monitoring outputs with independent Main and Mini monitor control
• Stereo digital I/O (S/PDIF, AES/EBU) with SSL converter technology
• Ergonomically advanced hybrid hardware control surface
• Single button push flips control between the analogue signal path and DAW software
• Multi-layer control of up to four DAW's simultaneously
• 16 channel strips each with motorised fader and assignable rotary encoder
• Fader-linking for analogue channels
• Total Recall for analogue console controls
• A-FADA, Delta Control or MIDI Fader automation
• Heavy duty external PSU
• New Delta Control Software for DAW control of the Matrix2