Here’s how it works. I’ve been a big Mackie fan since they released the original CR-1604 mixer back in the day. In fact, I bought two of the first run. Before the 1604 came along, even the most modest ...

In small room layouts, a mixer like the venerable Mackie 1604 generally is the first choice, for many good reasons. It connects to almost anything, is forgiving of incoming levels, has lots of extras ...

1. The punchy TR-909 kick responds well to grungy analogue drive, so we've recorded a 4/4 kick hot through a Mackie CR-1604 mixer channel for cheap '90s flavour. Distortion will exacerbate low mid mud ...