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  1. Inside the Harrison 34-series and its singular console architectureThe Harrison 34-series arrived when studios were juggling larger mix counts and rising analogue hardware costs. Built in the mid-1980s by Glenn Meise and his…
  2. The Calrec PQ2100: A Broadcast-Era Parametric EQ Worth KnowingFor decades, Calrec Audio was the quiet giant of British broadcast sound, building consoles that ran for thirty years inside radio vans, television control…
  3. The Studer 189 A Compact Console Built for Location RecordingStuder has long been a name associated with precision in audio, and few manufacturers have carried the same weight when studios or broadcasters need to capture…
  4. The Amek Angela: A Four-Band Sweepable EQ Console for TrackingThe Amek Angela arrived in the early 1990s as Amek's statement console for music recording, distinguished immediately by its fully parametric four-band…
  5. The Tascam M-320 in 8-Track Studios: A Workhorse of the Analog EraBy the late 1970s the recording industry was undergoing a quiet shift. Booking a major studio with a 24-track console was no longer the only path to a…
  6. The Soundcraft Ghost: a console that brought professional features to home studiosThe compact mixing desk has long been the heart of any serious recording space, and few boards have bridged the gap between project studios and commercial…
  7. Yamaha PM5000: inside the architecture of a touring-grade consoleThe Yamaha PM5000 arrived at a moment when the professional live-sound industry was rapidly scaling up. Festivals demanded more inputs, broadcast trucks…
  8. The trim preamps behind the legendary Trident A-Range consoleFew pieces of recording hardware carry the mystique of the original Trident A-Range. Built in the early 1970s by Malcolm Toft and his small team in a Soho…
  9. How the MCI JH-500 Series Shaped 1970s Studio SoundThe mixing desk in the live room is rarely the first thing a casual listener thinks about when a classic record starts, but for engineers working in the early…
  10. SSL 4000 E-Series vs G-Series: two consoles that shaped an eraFew pieces of studio gear carry the cultural cachet of the Solid State Logic 4000 series. From the late 1970s through the 1990s, these desks sat at the heart…