64 stereo channels and 44 stereo buses of industry-leading sound. 16 inputs powered by Waves Signature Preamps. The live sound industry’s deepest processing, built into the console. Intuitive workflow, easy scalability, maximum portability.
Now, for the first time, all of these advantages of the LV1 live mixing platform are available in a classic hardware form factor.
eMotion LV1 Classic builds upon the industry-proven sound quality of the Waves LV1 mixer engine, and delivers its benefits in the preferred console workflow of live sound engineers worldwide.
With a pristine-sounding mixer engine, quick-access UI combining a large 21.5” multi-touch screen with powerful tactile control, the industry’s most powerful integration of state-of-the-art processing, and robust physical build—LV1 Classic packs more live mixing power into a compact console than ever before.
eMotion LV1 Classic boasts a double-precision 32-bit float mix engine that delivers unmatched clarity and headroom at 44.1–96 kHz. Renowned in the live sound industry, the proprietary LV1 mix engine leverages Waves’ Tech Grammy®-winning expertise in digital signal processing to deliver industry-leading sound quality.
LV1 Classic’s 16 inputs are powered by original-design, digitally controlled Waves Signature Preamps. With fully discrete analog circuits, these pristine preamps deliver maximum clarity and headroom, an incredibly low noise floor, and lightning-fast transient response. The added HMX feature allows you to choose between pure transparent preamp sound and rich harmonic enhancement per input.
In addition to the 16 Waves Signature Preamp inputs, the back of the console includes 12 line outputs, 1 AES3 SRC in, 2 AES3 out, 4 SoundGrid ports (2 Ethercon + 2 Rj45), a Hi-power H/P output with ¼” jack + minijack, HDMI / 8 USBs / remote network, a 12v XLR4 lamp option, and dual power supply for redundancy.
With a large 21.5” multi-touch screen, a carefully designed tactile surface with 17 100 mm faders, and smart software/hardware design that ensures quick access to essential mixer functions and user-defined actions, eMotion LV1 Classic is built for efficiency and speed in live sound scenarios.
LV1 Classic’s all-new tactile control surface is built for comfort and speed. The 17 newly designed motorized faders are designed for an organic feel, with optimal resistance to ensure both reliability and responsiveness. 17 multi-purpose encoders allow extensive customization of important mixer functions and user-defined actions, including mapped plugin control. Integrated LCD metering per channel provides extra instant visual feedback.
16 industry-favorite Waves processors come built into LV1 Classic, with processing handled by the console’s internal powerful DSP engine. Processors include F6 Dynamic EQ; Waves Tune Real-Time for live vocal tuning; X-FDBK and PSE for feedback and mic bleed control; the eMO D5, Q4 and F2 channel strip plugins covering dynamics, EQ and filtering; GEQ 30-band EQ; R-Comp; Magma Tube Channel Strip; H-Delay, R-Verb, TrueVerb, Doubler, and GTR3 for effects; and R-Bass for low end control.
Some digital mixers limit you to a pre-defined channel strip for processing. In LV1 Classic processors can be chained flexibly, on any channel, via the 8-slot processing rack per channel. All processors are available for use on all input channels and on all other mix channels—that is, directly on any channel or group/bus—for maximum control of your sound.
Bring clarity, openness and comfort to in-ear monitors: The eMo IEM plugin is a software-only upgrade to LV1 consoles, turning your LV1 monitor outputs to immersive at the click of a button. No external hardware is required—simply set any of the LV1’s monitor outputs to IEM, and your performers will receive monitor sound in their in-ears, via the Waves MyMon remote control app for LV1.
Control eMotion LV1 Classic from anywhere in the house: MixMirror gives you full remote control over your mixer & plugin settings from an iPad by mirroring the LV1 screen. MyFOH offers independent iPad control of the mixer levels, panning and sends from anywhere in the venue. MyMon gives performers mobile control over their own monitor mixes.
