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  1. The Harrison 3232 and the Rise of Programmable Console AutomationThe Harrison 3232 belongs to an important period in studio history, when large-format analogue desks were gaining computer-assisted control without…
  2. Neve 8068 Design, Routing And The Character Of 1084 EQThe Neve 8068 occupies a special place in recording-console history. Built for large studios and demanding sessions, it combined a substantial frame, expansive…
  3. The SSL 9000 K-series and the birth of a console legendThe SSL 9000 K-series arrived in the mid-1990s as the first console to carry the "K" designation, a label that would soon describe a distinct analogue…
  4. The Yamaha DM1000: a digital console for surround and DAW controlThe Yamaha DM1000 occupies an important place in the history of compact professional digital consoles. Introduced for studios, post-production rooms, broadcast…
  5. The API 3124 and the enduring 312 microphone preamp circuitThe API 3124 is a four-channel microphone preamp built around one of the most recognisable signal paths in professional recording. Its design takes the core…
  6. The MCI JH-24 and the console that challenged SSLThe MCI JH-24 occupies a fascinating place in recording history. Strictly speaking, it was not a mixing console at all, but a 24-track, 2-inch tape machine.…
  7. The Tascam M-520 and the Shape of Multitrack MixingThe Tascam M-520 arrived when a serious recording setup needed to move beyond a stereo mixer. With 16 input channels, multitrack routing, subgroup control and…
  8. The Amek 9098: A Console Designed by Rupert Neve for MasteringThe Amek 9098 occupies a distinctive place in professional audio history. It belongs to the generation of large-format analogue consoles that treated every…
  9. The Trident 56 and the four-band EQ it borrowed from the A-RangeThe Trident 56 occupies a curious middle ground in console history. It is neither the legendary A-Range that defined British rock recording in the early 1970s…
  10. The Harrison 950M: Modular Control for Film and PostThe Harrison 950M belongs to a period when film mixing consoles had to combine the immediacy of analogue circuitry with increasingly complex multichannel…