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  1. The SSL AWS 900: A hybrid console with DAW controlThe SSL AWS 900, better known as the AWS 900+, arrived at a useful dividing point between large analog desks and computer-based mixing. Its importance lies in…
  2. The Trident A-Range: the console that launched a legendary soundThe Trident A-Range occupies a special place in recording history. Introduced by Norman Sheffield’s Trident Audio Developments in the late 1960s, it gave…
  3. Talkback systems for control room communicationA technically immaculate mix can still fail if nobody hears the warning. If the artist is monitoring the wrong source, a producer cannot be heard above the…
  4. The Midas Heritage 3000: Warm, Punchy British AnalogIntroduced in the early 1990s, the Midas Heritage 3000 became one of Britain’s most ambitious analogue mixing consoles. Its modular architecture, broad routing…
  5. The Solid State Logic 500 Series: console-inspired module lineSolid State Logic’s consoles became shorthand for British studio sound because they combined flexible routing with signal paths that remain recognisable today.…
  6. Inside console summing amplifiers: from discrete designs to ICsAt the centre of a professional mixing console is a deceptively simple idea: combine several signals into one without making that combination unstable, noisy…
  7. The Yamaha QL1: A Digital Console for Theatrical and Broadcast UseYamaha introduced the QL series in 2013, and the QL1 established a compact template for digital live sound: a 7-inch colour touchscreen, 16 input channels,…
  8. The Neve 5088 and the Character of Discrete MixingThe Neve 5088 occupies an interesting place in modern studio history. It is a large-format analogue mixing console built around modular construction, discrete…
  9. The SSL 4000 K-series and the K EQ curve explainedThe Solid State Logic SSL 4000 K-Series arrived in the late 1980s as the flagship of the British manufacturer’s long-running 4000 console family. Its fully…
  10. How console automation changed the role of the engineerBefore motorised faders and stored scenes, every level change belonged to the moment of the mix. An engineer balanced a bus, nudged a compression threshold and…