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  1. 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…
  2. 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…
  3. 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…
  4. 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…
  5. 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…
  6. 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…
  7. 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…
  8. 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…
  9. The API 550A: The console EQ that defined American rockThree bands of equalization, a discrete op-amp, and a circuit that found its way onto nearly every major rock record from the late 1960s onward. The API 550A…
  10. The Neve 1073 and the Sound of Console HistoryThe Neve 1073 is one of the rare pieces of studio equipment whose name has become shorthand for a sound. Engineers may describe a vocal as “1073-like” even…