What’s more, while I still use the computer for certain advantages (unlimited plugin power, automation, and editing capabilities) I am a big advocate of what studio geeks call mixing “out-of-the-box” which is to say I still move faders personally and mixdown in real-time. During mixing, each of the 8T’s 24 channels can be doubled to allow an extra signal path to come from the multitrack, digital effects, and extra busses for truly analog track summing. During tracking, the signal can be monitored back directly without passing through the computer for zero-latency monitoring (recording just the way it used to be, when it was more organic and rock and roll). The EQ section adds the coveted British EQ tone-control to each channel. Each channel’s pre-amp adds warm, clean and transparent tone to every single track, making drums bigger, basses meatier, guitars lusher and vocals more crisp and powerful. John Oram’s 8T is a modern re-imagining of that classic British 80B sound in a smaller form-factor.
Trident/Oram 8T mixing console – Trident is well known in recording-engineer circles for its classic 80B console through which many great 70’s rock albums were committed to tape.
A little bit about Steve’s arsenal of choice.