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Originally Posted by sirthought  It seems like a very intriguing board. As someone else pointed out, this sort of is falling in line with Mackie Onyx to the Yamaha n12 to the Presonus StudioLive to this. Trying to sort out the differences is a bit challenging, but it sounds like it's headed in the right direction.
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Exactly... add the Korg Zero 8 to that class of product, although it is marketed for the DJ market. It is definitely a changing of the guard, where analog boards are integrating DAW controls both control and audio streams, but...
I would like to see some manufacturer with the balls to come out with a full 100mm motorized solution rather than just keeping up with the competition. If I'm using a big board like this to route analog and switch back to DAW control, I really want motorized faders so that it can keep updated with my current focus. I'd rather have an 8x4x2 mixing paradigm, so that I could control strips in the DAW in banks of 8 or preassigned presets, if it helps keep costs under control.
Ok, so as long as I'm describing my dream controller... here it is...
10RU 8x4x2 master module with connection pod that can be rotated down for rackmount, or straight back / straight up for standalone use.
10RU 16 channel fader expansion, for those that don't want to switch between banks.
PCI-e x1 via internal card or EXPRESSCARD would be the preferred method of connection.
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A&H product definitely looks the best out of any of its contemporaries. This is THE one to watch for sure. However, given my reservations I list above, I'm still more tempted to go with a Euphonix Artist controller combined with generic I/O ITB type solution. Rack mounting is obviously important to me, as everything would be put into cases for transportation. For fixed installations, it would probably just drop into an Argosy rack module.