Producing With Pro Tools

And just when I thought Digidesign was going to “force” me to buy a D-Command mixing console… my patience has paid off. This past weekend at AES in NYC, Digidesign showed the new C|24, the replacement for the long-toothed Control|24. It looks pretty sharp and sleek, and brings tons of the D-Command style to the new design.

Here are a few of the features:
- 24 bankable channel strips with touch-sensitive, motorized faders
- 16 mic/line/DI preamps (we’ll see what they sound like)
- 8 x 2 stereo line mixer
- 5.1 surround analog monitor section (cool!)
- talkback mic and inputs for remote talkback and listenback
- tons and tons of buttons – mute, solo, select, input, record, EQ, dynamics, inserts, sends, and automation

It won’t be shipping for a few weeks, but I think I know what I’m getting for Christmas.

Who’s going to AES in New York? I will most likely be there, at least for Saturday and Sunday (Oct 6 & 7). I’ve been to AES many times over the past few years, and each time I go I have a blast. After spending the day learning about all the cool new stuff coming out, I usually end up at some crazy studio party. Man, there are some stories… the best one involves jello shots, but we won’t go there in this blog.

If you are going to AES and want to meet up, let me know. I usually spend a lot of time at… yeah, you guessed it… the Digidesign/M-Audio booth. Ask for me there, or if there’s enough interest, we can set up a specific meeting point. I’d love to meet up with other cool Pro Tools users and studio owners.