photo caption: Digidesign’s Lev Perrey

It’s been a long time coming but Digidesign has exeeded expectations with their release of the C|24, a replacement for the Focusrite Control 24. The unit features a lot of ICON features including 6 character, over/under scribble strips, new mic preamps taken from the Digi 003, a line mixer that’s integrated into the monitor system, twin 5.1 returns and true 2-knob surround panning. The unit will sell for under $10k and will fit into the same slot as its prececessor with room to spare.