Solid State Logic’s new UF8 controller promises ‘a new level of user focused design, insightful displays, intelligent fader and control access and function, multiple stand angles for user defined placement’.
Expandable to a 32-channel control surface with integration for all major DAW platforms (including Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live and Studio One), UF8 is suited to music creation, production and mixing, postproduction and webcasting.
Presented in a layout designed to improve production workflow, the surface uses high-spec touch sensitive faders, encoders, and high-resolution colour displays. The new SSL 360° control software manages multi-controller configurations, customised user keys, and DAW switching across multiple layers, allowing for seamless switching between numerous sessions.
‘UF8 is an obvious next step in SSL’s development in ergonomically designed studio tools for todays’ mixers, producers and creators, says SSL Studio Product Manager, Andy Jackson. ‘The layout and build quality are all about our fixation with ‘human engineering’; creating products that keep you in the creative zone with high-speed access to every fader or control, without operator fatigue or discomfort.’
Key features:
- 100mm touch-sensitive faders.
- High-resolution colour displays.
- Eight endless rotary encoders.
- Five banks of 8 user keys.
- Three quick keys .
- 43 assignable keys per UF8.
- Multi-purpose channel encoder.
- Mouse Scroll Emulation.
- Control of any plug-in parameter with mouse hover.
- Workflow ready templates .
- Switch between three connected DAWs.
- Powered by SSL 360° Mac/PC application.
- Includes Vocalstrip 2 and Drumstrip plug-ins.
The UF8 is available at: £833 (plus VAT), US$1,299 (plus tax Tax) or €999 (plus tax).
