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  1. The Allen & Heath dLive: A Digital Console With Flexible ProcessingThe Allen & Heath dLive is a digital mixing system designed around a clear idea: keep the control surface responsive and familiar while placing substantial…
  2. Yamaha CL5 Digital Console And The TouchFlow WorkflowThe Yamaha CL5 occupies an interesting place in the history of professional mixing consoles. It is a compact digital desk with the capacity of a much larger…
  3. Avid VENUE S6L: Digital Control for Large-Scale ToursThe Avid VENUE S6L is built around a touring problem that a conventional studio console cannot solve easily: a production may need a large input count, fast…
  4. The DiGiCo SD7: A Digital Console with Quantum Processing PowerThe DiGiCo SD7 occupies an important place in the development of large-format digital mixing consoles. Introduced as a flagship live sound desk, it brought…
  5. Siemens SITRAL: The German Console With A Singular SoundThe Siemens SITRAL occupies an unusual place in recording history. It is less universally recognised than an SSL 4000, less romanticised than a vintage Neve,…
  6. The EMI REDD.37: The Console That Recorded The BeatlesFew recording consoles have become inseparable from a band’s identity. The EMI REDD.37 is one of them. Built for EMI’s Abbey Road Studios in London, this…
  7. Helios Type 69 and the Rolling Stones’ Classic SoundThe Helios Type 69 is one of the most recognisable pieces of British recording history, even though its name is less familiar than Neve, API or Solid State…
  8. The Studer 962: Broadcast Precision with Exceptional PreampsThe Studer 962 occupies a distinctive place in professional audio history. Built for broadcast rather than for the glamour of a large recording room, it…
  9. The Amek TAC Matchless And Its Custom Transformer CharacterThe Amek TAC Matchless occupies an intriguing place in the history of large-format recording consoles. It arrived when established British analogue design was…
  10. Tascam M-3500: The 24-Bus Console That Made Project Studios AffordableWhen Tascam unveiled the M-3500 in the mid-1990s, the recording industry was undergoing a quiet but decisive transformation. The digital audio workstation had…