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  1. How routing matrices shape large-session workflowsA routing matrix is the control network inside many professional mixing consoles, deciding where each microphone, line input, playback channel or processed…
  2. The API Legacy Plus: Classic EQ in a Modern Recording ConsoleThe API Legacy Plus occupies an interesting position in console history. It is a large-format analogue desk built for contemporary production, yet its identity…
  3. The SSL 9000 J-Series and the magic of the JSolid State Logic's SSL 9000 J-Series arrived in the mid-1990s as a flagship British mixing console, yet its reputation has outlasted the era that produced it.…
  4. The Neve 5315 and the Craft of Four-Band Broadcast MixingThe Neve 5315 occupies an important place in the history of professional broadcast consoles. Designed for serious on-air and production environments, it…
  5. Auxiliary sends: pre-fader and post-fader usesConsole auxiliary sends provide a second route for a channel signal, usually feeding an effects processor, a parallel recording chain or a monitor mix. The…
  6. Midas Venice: A Compact Analog Console for Live SoundThe Midas Venice occupies a useful middle ground between a large studio mixing desk and a stripped-back live mixer. Its analog signal path, tactile channel…
  7. Trident 24: The console that shaped multitrack recordingThe Trident 24 arrived in 1967 at a decisive moment in studio recording: British engineers were moving from two-track production to eight-track tape, and more…
  8. How console width changed recording studiosMixing console width was once a practical measure of studio ambition: how many signals could be accepted, routed, shaped and summed before they reached the…
  9. The Yamaha M7CL: digital mixing with touchscreen controlThe Yamaha M7CL belongs to the point in digital console history when a large touchscreen began to replace banks of dedicated channel controls. Introduced in…
  10. SSL 6000 E-Series master section: routing and monitoringThe SSL 6000 E-Series entered production in the mid-1980s, extending the British manufacturer’s large-format console into a denser, more flexible era. Its…