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Equipment file · Large-format digital live console

Live L650

Solid State Logic · 2021

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

The SSL Live L650, announced in November 2021 with Live V5 software, is SSL's largest live console. V5 added scalable Plus Processing Packs and control of Meyer Spacemap Go and Shure wireless from the console.

Introduced
2021
Category
Large-format digital live console
Intended use
Flagship touring and installed mixing
Production
Solid State Logic

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Live L650 console

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Live L650 console·Solid State Logic·© Solid State Logic, used for identification and historical commentary

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    DSP can be added later rather than fixed at purchase, extending the [[ssl-live-l500|L500]] line.

  2. 02

    It brought immersive panning and RF control into the console.

Engineering record

Channel control
Knob-per-function tile shared with L550 Plus[1]
Integration
Spacemap Go and Shure ULX-D/Axient Digital control[2]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

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Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

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Sources

  1. 1SSL Launches L450, L650 ConsolesMix · technical paper · 2021-11-02
  2. 2SSL Live L650 and V5 softwareSolid State Logic · brochure

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