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Duende Mini DSP Powered DAW Plug-In Platform

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Overview

FireWire DSP processor brings SSL sound to small studios or laptop-based DAWs.

The Solid State Logic Duende Mini is a stylish little one-third rack wide all-metal desktop powered DAW plug-in DSP platform that hooks up to your computer via FireWire. Duende Mini makes adding your own slice of SSL sonic magic to your DAW more affordable and portable than ever. This compact, rugged Duende 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 DSP technology behind SSL's C-Series digital consoles. Mini ships with the EQ and Dynamics Channel, a plug-in developed by SSL to provide an EQ and dynamics processing solution with all the power and processing flexibility of a regular SSL console channel. Duende Mini is compatible with both PC and Mac platforms and supports popular applications like Logic, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live!, Sonar, and more.

Note: This also comes with a free download of Duende V3 which provides a few feature enhancements as well as introduces high channel count capabilities to the Duende platform.

Features

  • SSL sound for your digital audio workstation
  • 16 channels of console-grade SSL EQ and Dynamics processing (upgradeable to 32)
  • Offers up to 44.1kHz to 96kHz sample rates
  • 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
  • Supported Audio Applications (Mac)
    • Logic 7.2.3 + 8.01
    • Cubase SX3.1.1 and Cubase 4.1
    • Nuendo 3.2.1 + 4
    • Pro Tools HD, LE and M-powered 7.4
    • Ableton Live! 6.0.10
    • Digital Performer 5
    Supported audio applications (PC)
    • Cubase SX3.1.1 and Cubase 4.1
    • Nuendo 3.2.1 + 4
    • Pro Tools HD, LE and M-powered 7.4
    • Ableton Live! 6.0.10
    • Sonar 7
    Specs

    Duende Mini DSP Powered DAW Plug-In Platform Specifications:

    Minimum system requirements (Mac):
    • Apple Macintosh G4, G5, MacPro, Macbook, Macbook Pro, iMac (933MHz or higher)
    • OS X 10.4.10 or 10.4.11
    • Duende is not currently compatible with Leopard (Mac OS 10.5). This is under development and will be offered in a future software upgrade
    Minimum system requirements (PC):
    • Intel Pentium IV/AMD 1Ghz or higher
    • Windows XP
    Both systems
    • 512Mb of RAM (1Gb Recommended)
    • 80MB of free hard drive space
    • 1024 X 768 screen resolution
    • Internet connection for software updates
    • One available FireWire/IEEE1394 400Mb port
    • Supported VST, AudioUnit or RTAS (Pro Tools 7 through the use of VST-RTAS wrapper) host application
    Note:
    • Your system should meet the minimum requirements for your selected host application too.
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