eMotion LV1 Classic. Big-console power, compact footprint.
The LV1 Classic puts Waves’ award-winning LV1 mix engine into a traditional console layout: a 21.5-inch multi-touch screen, 17 motorized faders and the deepest built-in processing in live sound. It is easy enough for church volunteers and powerful enough for touring engineers. Wilson Pro AVL designs, installs and trains on LV1 systems for houses of worship.
Studio sound, live-console feel
The LV1 mix engine
A double-precision 32-bit floating-point engine at 44.1 to 96 kHz delivers pristine clarity and huge headroom, built on Waves’ Tech Grammy-winning DSP expertise.
Waves Signature Preamps
16 fully discrete, digitally controlled preamps with a very low noise floor and fast transients. HMX lets you choose clean or warm harmonic color on each input.
A surface built for speed
17 motorized faders, 17 assignable encoders with per-channel LCD metering, 16 layers, 18 custom keys and a tempo pad put every key control within reach.
Any plugin, any channel
An 8-slot rack on every input and every mix bus means processors chain freely. No fixed channel strip, no limits on where you use your tools.
Mix from anywhere
MixTwin mirrors the console on an iPad, MyFOH gives independent iPad control around the room and MyMon lets musicians run their own monitor mixes.
Support 7 days a week
Waves’ live sound support line answers by phone every day, with remote TeamViewer help straight to your console. Register for a free second year of warranty.
Simple for volunteers. Deep for engineers.
The LV1 Classic is intuitive at every skill level, and it has the tools to handle tricky rooms, open mics and feedback-prone stages.
- Feedback and bleed control with X-FDBK and Primary Source Expander.
- Clear, confident vocals with F6 Dynamic EQ and Waves Tune Real-Time.
- Up to 1,000 scenes with Recall Safe and scope filters, so every service starts right.
- 8 mute groups and 16 DCAs with spill, plus custom colors and layouts per channel.
- Grows with your church: add channels, stageboxes and processing as needs change.
17 Waves plugins built in
The console’s built-in SoundGrid server, an Extreme Server-grade DSP engine, runs a full studio-grade toolkit with no extra hardware.
Want more? Upgrade to 160+ live-optimized plugins, including SSL, API, Abbey Road and CLA models, plus eMo IEM immersive in-ear mixing and Dugan auto-mixing.
Everything plugs in
- 16 Waves Signature Preamp mic/line inputs.
- 12 line outputs, 1 AES3 SRC input and 2 AES3 outputs.
- 4 SoundGrid ports: 2 etherCON and 2 RJ45.
- Record 16 tracks to USB or 128 tracks to a computer, with stereo USB playback.
- HDMI, 8 USB ports, remote network and a high-power headphone output.
- Dual power supplies for redundancy, plus a 12 V XLR4 lamp option.
64 channels now, 80 when you need them
The LV1 Classic ships with 64 stereo channels and 44 buses. A software upgrade expands it to 80 channels and 52 buses.
| LV1 64-channel (standard) | LV1 80-channel (expansion) | |
|---|---|---|
| Channels (mono/stereo) | 64 | 80 |
| Inputs (maximum, all mono) | 128 | 160 |
| Buses | 44 | 52 |
| Auxes, total | 24 | 32 (8 flexible) |
| Monitor auxes | 16 | 16 or 24 |
| Audio groups | 8 | 8 or 16 |
| FX auxes | 8 | 8 |
| Master channels | L / R / C / Mono | L / R / C / Mono |
| Matrices | 8 | 8 |
From one console to a whole campus
- Typical: one LV1 Classic at front of house running mains and monitors, with IONIC stageboxes on stage over two cable runs.
- Expanded: add a second touchscreen, a recording computer and an extra DSP server for plugin-heavy services.
- Large: network LV1 Classics at front of house, monitors and broadcast, with shared I/O and real-time gain tracking.
- Add as you grow: IONIC 24 and IONIC 16 stageboxes, Dante and MADI, up to 3 extra servers plus 4 backups, and extra fader banks.
At a glance
| Mix engine | Double-precision 32-bit float, 44.1–96 kHz |
| Screen | 21.5″ multi-touch, 1000 nit |
| Faders and controls | 16+1 motorized 100 mm faders, 16+1 encoders with LCD metering, 16+2 custom keys |
| Processing | Built-in Extreme Server-grade SoundGrid DSP, 8 plugins per channel |
| Expansion | Up to 14 SoundGrid devices, 3 processing servers and 4 backup servers |
| Dimensions | 22 × 15.8 × 22.1 in (560 × 402 × 561 mm) |
| Weight | 38 lb (17.2 kg) |
| Warranty | 1 year, extended to 2 years free when registered within 30 days |
We make the LV1 work for your team
Design
We spec the right console, stageboxes and network for your room and your service style.
Install
Stage and booth wiring, SoundGrid networking, IONIC stageboxes and integration with your speakers.
Set up
Scenes, layouts, plugins and monitor mixes built for your worship team before the first service.
Train
Hands-on training for volunteers and staff, plus ongoing support when you need it.
Let's Talk About Your Room
Tell us about your space and goals — we'll follow up with next steps and a clear path to a quote.