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  1. Why Console EQ Curves Differ and How They Shape a MixEvery recording engineer eventually reaches the moment when two consoles, set to the same EQ values, sound unmistakably different. The disparity is not about…
  2. The BAE Audio 1073 and the quest for genuine Neve characterFor decades, the original Neve 1073 preamp and EQ module has been a quiet cornerstone of countless hit records. From 1970s rock productions in London to the…
  3. The Chandler TG Microphone Brings Console Character to 500 SeriesThe Chandler Limited TG Microphone places a piece of EMI console history into a compact 500 Series format. Its name can cause a moment of confusion: this is…
  4. The Shelford Channel Strip: A Modern Homage to Vintage Neve ToneWhen Rupert Neve returned to the analog world with his own brand, he did not simply reissue the classics. The Shelford Channel, released in the early 2010s,…
  5. The Audient ASP8024: A Console with Class-A Preamps and EQThe Audient ASP8024: A Console with a Class-A Preamp and EQ Section occupies an interesting place in the history of modern analogue recording. It presents the…
  6. The Toft ATB and the Trident Console LegacyThe Toft ATB occupies an interesting position in modern studio history. It is a contemporary recording console, yet its architecture draws heavily from the…
  7. The Allen & Heath GL2800 and the Appeal of a Clean Signal PathThe Allen & Heath GL2800 arrived at a moment when live sound engineers were quietly tiring of feature creep. Released in the mid-2000s, this British-built…
  8. The Yamaha O2R and the Birth of the Affordable Digital Project StudioBy the mid-1990s, the professional recording world had reached an inflection point. Digital mixing had existed for years, but it lived behind the closed doors…
  9. The DiGiCo SD12: Compact Power with Dual Redundant EnginesThe DiGiCo SD12 occupies a deliberate middle ground in the digital console market. It is small enough to fit into a fly rig yet offers the processing headroom…
  10. The Avid Profile: A Digital Console That Dominated Live TouringWhen the first major digital live consoles arrived on the touring circuit at the turn of the millennium, many front-of-house engineers treated them with…