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Talk About a Nice Pair. . .
It's pretty safe to say that the days when a large console was the cornerstone of every studio are over. This is particularly true in post-production and home facilities. With the proliferation of digital audio workstations, fewer engineers need the numerous inputs or automation features of a big board. Yet consoles offer more than channels and faders: Most of us still require quality preamps, headphone cue systems, and talkback functions, just to name a few things that consoles do well. For those who want to bridge the gap between large consoles and compact setups, the Universal Audio Desktop Console System (DCS) was designed with you in mind.
This box (which is actually a pair of "boxes") packs full-featured preamps, a headphone cue system, and more into a small footprint. But commercial studio owners should also take note: The design and implementation of this piece of gear is anything but hobby-level. And after working with one for several weeks, I can recommend the unit for the preamps alone ... but I'm getting ahead of myself. First, a little about the gear.
THE PEDIGREE
The DCS is the product of a joint collaboration between Universal Audio and Scott and Rob Silf vast, the original founders of Euphonix. A well-respected manufacturer, Euphonix's large consoles are known for good sonics and for a streamlined workflow designed to "get out of the way" and let you make music. Fortunately, these traits were inherited by the DCS.
THE FEATURES
A 100% digitally-controlled analog device, the DCS consists of...