

But getting them to fit together, not just electronically but also in terms of their physical placement posed problems as well. Manufacturers rushed to replace them with single purpose-built products, such as monitor controllers, summing mixers, control surfaces, and multi-channel preamps. Once the industry shifted its focus to DAW-based recording and large-format consoles were expected to go the way of the dinosaur, audio professionals began to realize the functions of a console that made tracking and mixing easier were missing from DAWs.

Tracking and mixing each come with a set of procedures that encompass several moving targets, such as accessing preamps, EQs, and compressors metering input levels artist talkback cue mixes, and the bane of digital recording, low- or zero-latency monitoring-and that’s just for tracking. While the hybrid analog/digital studio is considered a best-of-both-worlds solution, combining the sonics of analog gear with the near-unlimited control capabilities of DAWs, the trick is tying it all together into the least complicated workflow as possible. SSL Matrix2-Beneath the Surface SSL Matrix2 Delta origin story

Whether you’re building a composer’s suite, hybrid mixing studio, or full-blown recording facility, the SSL Matrix2, while small in size, is mighty enough to give you everything you need for a world-class studio. The SSL M atrix2 Delta is a hybrid analog console/DAW controller that can incorporate hardware outboard with DAW mixing while providing 40-channel SuperAnalogue summing, monitor management, talkback, and insert routing for recallable chains of analog processors
