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  1. The API 1608: A compact console with API's classic soundThe API 1608 brought a large part of API's studio-console identity to a compact analogue recording desk that fits a small rack or studio wall. Its eight…
  2. The Harrison MPC: a console designed for surround sound mixingThe Harrison MPC belongs to the short, consequential period when professional audio moved from stereo desks to purpose-built multichannel rooms. Designed in…
  3. Console channel inserts: connecting outboard gearConsole channel insert points are the socket pairs that let a mixing channel interrupt its internal signal path so outboard gear can process the signal. The…
  4. The Soundcraft Ghost: A Practical Classic for Project StudiosThe Soundcraft Ghost occupies an important place in the history of affordable recording consoles. It gave project studios access to a substantial analogue…
  5. Midas PRO1: A Compact Digital Console with Audio NetworkingThe Midas PRO1 is a compact digital mixing console built for live sound and fixed installation. Its combination of 40-bit floating-point processing, 96 kHz…
  6. How the console monitor section shapes studio monitoringA mixing console’s monitor section is the part of the signal chain that decides what the engineer hears through the studio loudspeakers and, in many cases, the…
  7. The Neve 8232 and the legendary 1081 equaliserPicture a network radio studio in Sydney during the breakfast shift. A presenter leans towards a microphone, a producer cues a music bed, and another voice…
  8. The SSL Sigma: A remote-controllable analog summing consoleThe SSL Sigma gave Solid State Logic an unusually direct answer to a question that shaped early-2000s studios: how could an analogue console join a DAW…
  9. The Trident 65 and Its Signature Trim PreampsThe Trident 65 occupies an important place in the story of British recording consoles. It brought much of the character associated with larger Trident desks…
  10. When console metering becomes part of the workflowConsole meters have always done more than show whether a channel is alive. They reveal balance, help set gain and show where headroom disappears. What has…