Quote:
Originally Posted by
BrianT
Yet all of this obsolesence begs the question of why the sound of a digital console designed 15 years ago arouses more passion from people who used it than anything currently in production.
Strike anyone else as unfortunate?
In a word, YES!
When I saw the Capricorn at AES I thought it was way ahead of it's time and had a load of intelligent ergonomics in the design. Fantastic!
About 10 years ago, I was supposed to install one in a studio I was helping design, So we got to spend some time with it. I thought it was fantastic sounding, and as already said, the dynamics and EQ are great. The "page" layout of the control surface was a great idea and allowed you to sit in one spot and mix your brains out.
Was this the first generation of paginating a control surface to get big I/O structure in a small footprint?
The soft knobs remind me of an onion bulb growing out of the ground... Cool!
This studio partnership parted, so the install didn't happen, but I hope the folks who were going to build this place are doing something creative in music. I know one of them still is

Hopefully, we will again see something the likes of The Capricorn. I think it would make a heck of a front end for a DAW