"The console is easy to use and it is especially good to teach the students signal flow," explains Colon when asked about the Audient desk's advantages. "The mic pre sounds great and so does the EQ. We also appreciate that it has a small footprint."
Specifically used by students of the 16-month long Audio Engineering and Music Production course, the compact console is now at the centre of this, the newest analogue recording studio at the Liceo.
Comprising two HD ProTools systems, compressors by dbx and Avalon, a Lexicon reverb/effects processor and two patchbays, Colon was keen to ensure the 225 students in the Liceo's audio department are provided with authentic analogue training. "The desk will give the students the analogue experience that most do not have elsewhere," he says.
(Jim Evans)
