Waves eMotion LV1 Classic

Maximum Power. Compact Form.

eMotion LV1 Classic builds upon the industry-proven quality of the Waves LV1 mixer engine, and delivers its advantages in the preferred console workflow of live sound engineers worldwide.

With a pristine-sounding mixer engine, quick-access UI, and the industry’s deepest integration of state-of-the-art processing, LV1 Classic packs more live mixing power into a compact console than ever before.

Features:

• 64 mono/stereo input channels
• 44 mono/stereo buses: 8 groups, 24 auxes, 8 matrices, 3 master, cue
• Double Precision 32-bit floating point mix engine (44.1–96 kHz)
• Latency as low as 0.8 ms
• 21.5” multi-touch screen with 1000 Nit brightness
• 16+1 motorized 100 mm Alps faders
• 16+1 precision encoders, with mini-displays including per-channel LCD metering
• Select/Mute/Solo keys per channel
• 16 layers with utility keys and tempo pad
• 16+2 user-customizable shortcut keys
• 16 Waves Signature Preamps with mic/line inputs
• 12 line outputs, 2 AES3 outputs, AES3 SRC input
• Internal ultra-low-latency Waves SoundGrid DSP engine handles processing
• Add more I/O: Up to 14 SoundGrid-compatible devices, including Dante and MADI convertors
• Add up to 3 processing servers and 4 backup servers
• 4 SoundGrid switch ports: 2 Ethercon + 2 Rj45
• 8-slot rack hosts 8 plugins per input channel + all mix channels
• Plugins included with the console:
  • F6 Dynamic EQ
  • Waves Tune-Real Time
  • eMo Q4 EQ
  • eMo D5 Dynamics
  • eMo F4 Filter
  • GEQ 30-band EQ
  • X-FDBK Feedback Eliminator
  • PSE (Primary Source Expander) Mic Bleed Reduction
  • Renaissance Compressor
  • Renaissance Bass
  • Doubler
  • H-Delay
  • Renaissance Reverb
  • TrueVerb
  • Magma Tube Channel Strip
  • GTR3
• 160 additional award-winning Waves plugins available as upgrades
• Immersive in-ear mixing available as software upgrade (eMo IEM)
• Dugan auto-mixing available as software upgrade
• Custom options for mixing layout
• Intuitive control over each channel’s parameters
• Patch system-wide connections
• Custom colors per channel
• Unicode multi-language support
• Up to 1000 scenes with Recall Safe and Scope Filters
• 8 Mute groups and 16 Link DCAs with Spill function
• Digital preamp control with local V-Gain tracking for sharing
• Multiple outputs per channel with delay alignment controls
• Record 16 tracks locally to USB / 128 tracks to remote computers
• Stereo playback from USB
• Remote control apps for mobile & tablet, for both FOH and stage
• Size: 22” (560 mm) x 15.8” (402 mm) x 22.1” (561 mm)
• Weight: 38 lbs. (17.2 kg)

Sound

The LV1 Mix Engine: Pristine Clarity. Maximum Headroom.
eMotion LV1 Classic boasts a double-precision 32-bit float mix engine that delivers unmatched clarity and headroom at sample rates of 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.

Powered by Waves Signature Preamps
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.

The Live Sound Industry’s Deepest Processing
LV1 leverages Waves’ Grammy-winning digital processing to deliver live sound processing capalities that are unmached in the live sound market. With 16 powerful processors included in the console, plus the industry’s most extentsive processing upgrades, all available on every single channel, LV1 has the deepest processing of any live sound console, anywhere.

Intuitive Control

Intuitive Control. Quick-Access UI.
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.

Touch a Large Canvas
eMotion LV1 Classic’s large 21.5” touch screen allows you pinpoint touch control of everything that matters in your live mix, and beyond. Detailed mixer and channel functions, as well as feature-rich processors such as the eMo channel strip plugins, are laid out in front of you conveniently without struggling for space.

All-New Tactile Surface Design
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 control important mixer functions and user-defined functions, including mapped plugin control. Integrated LCD metering per channel provides extra instant visual feedback.

Faster Access with Two Mixer Windows
LV1 Classic’s two independent Mixer windows (Mixer 1 and Mixer 2) allow you to assign each to different uses. For example, view your channels’ processing on one, and other functions such as DCA/Spill on another. Customize the two windows to get you quick access to what you need, whether different channel groups or your choice of what to show per channel at any given time (whether preamps, panning, gain, aux sends, routing, etc.)

Get Quick Focus with Mixer Modes
LV1’s Mixer Modes are intuitively laid out to let you quickly view and control specific functions per channel. From your inputs, to your processing rack, to quick dynamics and EQ control, to FX, Monitors or Routing—you can quickly focus on what you need at any given moment, over multiple channels.

Control the Console from Anywhere in the Venue
LV1’s remote apps allow control of LV1’s functions from anywhere in the house and from the stage. MixMirror gives you full remote control over your mixer and 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.

Onboard Processing

Powerful Processing Included
On top of LV1 Classic’s already-stellar sound, the console comes with 16 industry-proven processors included. From F6 Dynamic EQ to Waves Tune Real-Time, X-FDBK and PSE to R-Comp and H-Delay—these processors are staples in both live sound and studio production, part of the legacy that has made Waves winner of a Technical Grammy™ Award.

Mix Live with Creative Freedom
LV1 allows you to mix live as creatively as you would in the studio. Waves Tune Real-Time allows live vocal pitch correction, ranging from subtly corrective to full-on creative. H-Delay, R- Verb, Doubler, GTR3, Magma Tube, R-Bass and more allow you to introduce a multitude of studio-quality flavors to your live vocals and instruments.

Solve Problems Before They Even Arise
Spend less time fixing and more time mixing: eMotion LV1 Classic comes with pinpoint precision processors to nip live sound problems at the bud. Handle any scenario quickly and easily with industry-leading tools included in the console, such as F6 Dynamic EQ, PSE for stage mic bleed control, X-FDBK for feedback elimination, the GEQ 30-band EQ—as well as the three eMo channel strip plugins (D5, F2, Q4) that cover your dynamics and EQ needs.

Don’t Get Locked In: All Processors on All Channels
Some digital mixers lock you into a pre-defined channel strip for processing. In LV1 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.

Processing Upgrades

The Industry’s Deepest Processing Upgrades
The processing included in LV1 Classic is already powerful. But if you want yet more power, you can reach even deeper. Waves processors are staples in both studio production and live sound—and you can upgrade to your choice of over 160 live-optimized plugins, individually or in Waves’ Live Sound bundles. Upgrades range from analog models of SSL, API and Abbey Road processors, to classic compression like CLA-2A and CLA-76 and much more.

Immersive In-Ear Mixing at the Click of a Button
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.

Dugan Auto-Mixing: Fully Integrated in the LV1 Workflow
Easily control events with multiple speakers: The Dugan Speech upgrade provides automatic real-time gain control for up to 64 mics, with UI fully integrated into the LV1.

Need More Power? The Sky’s the Limit
LV1 Classic’s internal DSP engine is powerful enough to support plugin-rich shows. But if you need more power, adding DSP is as easy as plugging in a single cable. No cumbersome configurations, no special licenses—simply add up to 3 additional Waves SoundGrid DSP servers (plus up to 4 more for backup), and let your processing take off to the stratosphere.

Scalability

Premium Stagebox Expansions
Powered by same Waves Signature Preamps as LV1 Classic’s own inputs, Waves IONIC stageboxes boast the same superior sound, with maximum headroom, exquisite dynamics, and an incredibly low noise floor. With IONIC 24 and IONIC 16, your LV1 Classic gets the pristine-sounding stageboxes it deserves.

Easily Expand As Your Needs Grow
LV1 Classic is built for easy expansion. Add more I/O with Waves IONIC stageboxes. Connect to Dante and MADI devices via SoundGrid-to-Dante and SoundGrid-to-MADI expansion devices. Add more anlog-to-digital convertors, connecting LV1 Classic to third-party consoles. Add an external touch screen, or more tactile fader banks.

Easy Recording and Playback
Easily connect multiple computers and DAWs for recording and playback, directly from the console without the need to connect to an external protocol. eMotion LV1 Classic allows up to 128 channels of recording/playback by connecting an external computer, and stereo playback via a USB drive.

Networking-Ready. Easy I/O Sharing.
Easily network multiple LV1 Classic consoles at different mix positions—FOH, monitors, broadcast—with easy I/O sharing and real-time gain tracking. Sharing I/O resources is easy to configure, without going to external protocols—LV1 Classics at different mix positions are all on the Waves SoundGrid audio networking protocol and are ready to ‘talk’ to one another.

Portability

Maximum Power. Compact Size.
eMotion LV1 Classic’s immense power is packed into a compact form factor, for easy travel and convenient placement at any venue. At only 15.8 x 22.1 x 22” (402 x 561 x 560 mm), and weighing just 38 lbs. (17.2 kg), LV1 Classic can be deployed easily even in the most space-constrained live setups.

Flyable on Commercial Flights
eMotion LV1 Classic is lightweight enough to be taken on regular commercial flights. At only 38 lbs. (17.2 kg), the total weight of the console inside a flight case (such as this SKB case) is just 68 lbs. (31 kg), enabling you to check it in commercial flights when touring or traveling to flight dates.

LV1 Classic is expected to ship in late 2024.