Solid State Logic (SSL) mixing consoles: complete guide to the SSL legacy
Few brands have shaped commercial recording the way Solid State Logic has. Founded in Oxford in 1969 by Colin Sanders, […]
Brands
Every major console maker has a house sound and a range logic that is worth understanding before you buy. These brand guides walk through SSL (4000 legacy, Origin, Duality, AWS), Neve (vintage and modern), API, Studer, Yamaha (Rivage PM, CL, QL, DM7), DiGiCo (SD and Quantum), Midas, Avid VENUE, Lawo and Calrec: ranges, history, sonic character, real prices and the model we would pick in each line-up.
Neve mixing consoles: vintage and modern flagship guide
If SSL defined the sound of 1980s pop production, Neve defined the sound of everything before — and a great
API mixing consoles: 1608, 2448, Vision, and the discrete legacy
Automated Processes Inc. — known universally as API — has occupied a specific and durable niche in pro audio since
Studer broadcast mixing consoles: Vista series complete guide
Studer is a name that carries unusual weight across two distinct domains in pro audio. To recording engineers, Studer means
DiGiCo Quantum and SD series: live sound flagship guide
In the upper tier of touring live sound, DiGiCo is the dominant brand. Founded in the UK in 2002 as
Avid VENUE S6L: complete pro audio guide to Pro Tools-integrated mixing
The Avid VENUE S6L occupies a specific and durable position in the professional live sound market: it’s the console of
Yamaha PM Rivage, CL, and QL flagship consoles: pro audio guide
Yamaha occupies an unusual position in the professional console market: it’s both the volume leader (the TF and DM series
Midas Pro and Heritage flagship consoles: complete pro audio guide
Midas has held a specific reputation in pro live sound for over four decades: the consoles that sound the most