You can t go wrong. Their 1604 boards have been a part of great sounds for a long time. Their sound is warm and quiet. Like I said, you can t go wrong. Now you ll hear purists bitch about how they ll only use analog equipment and you can safely punch them in the nose.
Chances are they wouldn t be able to tell the two apart.
Expensive analog machines spinning 2 reels at dizzying speed are great. It s the sound we grew up with. Digital is the way to go. Mackies and ADATs are modular . When you buy, ask if you can expand onto your foundation without having to upgrade your fundamental equipment.