Harrison Launches 950mx Analog Console – Highly Flexible Desk for Mixing & Tracking

There’s a new analog board available, and it just may be a different way to mix.

The new Harrison 950mx is designed to turbocharge the DAW environment.

Harrison announced that it has launched the 950mx analog console. A highly flexible new desk, the 950mx is designed to be an analog monitoring, mixing, and summing solution that gives engineers/ producers myriad new options for mixing and tracking.

The latest in their series of 950 consoles, the board provides a significant range of upgrades designed to improve the sound, workflow, and even aesthetic environment of the studio.

With prices ranges ranging from $24,000-$45,000, this is no impulse buy. But with features like the same sweepable 3-band EQ from the 32 series console (the same one used to mix Thriller), two discreet mixbusses, progressive ergonomics, and even a matching line of studio furniture, it has a lot to offer to engineers seeking an ideal solution for breaking out of the box.

Here are more details from Harrison, and check out the video below for a thorough overview:

The 950mx is intended for facilities that need an analog monitoring, mixing, and summing solution when working with a DAW.  It provides large-format console sound and construction while forgoing the expensive multitrack buses and inline monitoring features that have become less necessary with modern DAW workflows.  The 950mx is the perfect centerpiece for a commercial recording studio, live 2-track recording rig, or project studio.

Harrison has been building consoles since 1975, and the 950mx incorporates design elements found across a wide range of console models such as the 32 Series, MR Series (2, 3, 4, 5 and 7), SeriesTen, SeriesTwelve, MPC and LPC.

The 950mx was designed by Harrison’s most experienced analog designers who were challenged to make the best-sounding, highest-spec analog console available today.  The 950mx features a robust ground plane, gold module connectors, gold-plated switches, conductive plastic knobs, and fully-differential balanced I/O at every point.  The summing busses are carried via PCBs, not ribbon cables.  A custom-designed linear power supply provides rock-steady voltage for clean sound, robust EQs, and generous headroom.

The 950mx is the latest model in Harrison’s 950 series consoles, introducing various user-suggested improvements.  All 950mx mono input modules now feature individually switchable, sweepable high-and-low pass filters, and 3-band sweepable EQ – featuring the same circuitry as the original Harrison 32-series consoles.  Mono input channels also feature switchable inserts, a mic pre (switchable to a line input), 4 aux sends, 100mm P+G faders, 2 Mix Bus assignments, and a post-fader direct output.  Stereo input modules feature switchable high-and-low pass filters, 3-band tone controls, balance, channel reverse, mono-sum, input trim, 4 aux sends, 100mm P+G faders, and 2 Mix Bus assignments.  Another user-requested feature was the addition of an alternate speaker output.

The mono and stereo modules of the 950m and 950mx are interchangable.  950m users can arrange to have their mono channels updated to the reflect the new features of the 950mx.

The 950mx console features 2 discrete mixbusses, each offering a different flavor at mixdown.  Mix Bus 1 features a transformer-balanced output, while Mix Bus 2 is electronically-balanced.  The buses can be used separately or may be summed to achieve effects like parallel compression.

The 24-module version is now available in a standalone format with optional legs.  For customers with existing analog gear, Harrison has designed a matching line of studio furniture to complement the 950mx console.  These pieces include a “sidecar” which provides 10 rack spaces at the desk surface, and a 16-space standalone rack.  Both pieces use the same laser-cut and powder-coated aluminum framing as the 950mx – providing a professional and cohesive look for any 950mx user.

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