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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 101069" data-attributes="member: 126">Re: Sign of the times. I just bought this for $1,300.I am not sure what understanding an analog console really means? In fact many people who write about them don&#039;t really understand them that well IMO. While some digital consoles mimic control interface features that look like the earlier analog consoles, this is mainly because the old guys who approve purchase decisions lack imagination so it makes they more comfortable about signing big ticket checks.&nbsp; While i still expect consoles to shrink and eventually disappear into other functional blocks that won&#039;t go away (speakers&lt; mic, etc), the classic definition of what a console does will evolve too. In the future when mics just deliver their output wirelessly to some digital network, and have the EQ and effects inside, consoles will not need to mess with that trivia. The mechanics of mixing (faders to a master output) may evolve too, as cybernetic help steps up to take over some of the light lifting. I don&#039;t see analog or digital consoles, I see consoles. I do not see any need to read and write latin, nor do i find much value in learning how to use slide rules, and doing math by hand. While after the machines take over some old skills could become useful again (actual science fiction, Assimov IIRC). JR</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 101069, member: 126"] Re: Sign of the times. I just bought this for $1,300. I am not sure what understanding an analog console really means? In fact many people who write about them don't really understand them that well IMO. While some digital consoles mimic control interface features that look like the earlier analog consoles, this is mainly because the old guys who approve purchase decisions lack imagination so it makes they more comfortable about signing big ticket checks. While i still expect consoles to shrink and eventually disappear into other functional blocks that won't go away (speakers< mic, etc), the classic definition of what a console does will evolve too. In the future when mics just deliver their output wirelessly to some digital network, and have the EQ and effects inside, consoles will not need to mess with that trivia. The mechanics of mixing (faders to a master output) may evolve too, as cybernetic help steps up to take over some of the light lifting. I don't see analog or digital consoles, I see consoles. I do not see any need to read and write latin, nor do i find much value in learning how to use slide rules, and doing math by hand. While after the machines take over some old skills could become useful again (actual science fiction, Assimov IIRC). JR [/QUOTE]

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