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  1. The Calrec UA8500 And Its Unusual Mic Pre InsertThe Calrec UA8500 belongs to a class of British broadcast consoles built around reliability, fast operation, and predictable signal flow. It was designed for…
  2. The Harrison 60 Series: A Console Designed for High-Speed Film MixingFilm mixing places unusual demands on a console. A dubbing stage may carry dialogue, music, effects, Foley, backgrounds, and print-master returns across…
  3. Neve 5106-24: A Medium Studio Console With Serious HeritageThe Neve 5106-24 occupies a useful middle ground in the history of professional recording desks. It offers the scale and control expected from a serious studio…
  4. The SSL L300 and the Character of Compact Console DesignThe SSL L300 occupies an interesting place in the story of professional recording desks. It offers the workflow associated with Solid State Logic’s larger…
  5. The Tascam M-320B and its smarter routing architectureThe Tascam M-320B belongs to the generation of Japanese analogue mixing desks that brought serious multitrack control within reach of project studios,…
  6. The Trident 24 Series and the Legacy of the A-RangeThe Trident 24 occupies an important place in the history of British recording consoles. It arrived after the celebrated Trident A-Range, carrying forward the…
  7. API 2500 And The Console Stereo Bus TraditionThe API 2500 is a stereo compressor that carries the sound and operating philosophy of API recording consoles into a dedicated rack unit. Its familiar role is…
  8. Yamaha PM2000: The Console That Took Touring SeriouslyThe Yamaha PM2000 arrived in the mid-1970s, when professional live sound was moving beyond improvised combinations of studio equipment, broadcast mixers, and…
  9. Soundcraft Series 8000: A Modular Console for Music ProductionThe Soundcraft Series 8000 occupies an interesting place in the history of British recording consoles. It arrived when studios were moving beyond…
  10. The Ramsa WR-4500 and the Logic of Audio Follows VideoThe Ramsa WR-4500 belongs to a class of mixing consoles designed for rooms where sound had to obey the picture. Rather than treating audio as an independent…