This monster Euphonix console was the central nervous system for live performances on Rockline not that long ago. When The Bag moved into the Rockline studios, comments like "I'll bet you guys get a lotta use outta that" bounced around quite a bit. The truth is, we stared at it like your dog stares at you when you change his food. It's a great desk and it was the bees knees in it's day but, our mixing and mastering takes place in pro tools and this behemoth does not really speak that language. PT integration is key for us to crank out the tracks day after day. We use the control24 work surface designed by digidesign and focusrite. Pro Tools can be a persnickity program and you'll likely find, as we did, that 3rd party products don't provide a similar level of integration. If you're on PT and speed is your thing, it's tough to beat the digi stuff. We're not schilling for digi, just trying to warn you if you're looking for a work surface. There are a lot of good products on the market but, think about how well they speak pro tools. The Euphonix turned out to be a $100,00 (used) gem that we had to pass on for something smaller, cheaper and better for our work flow.
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