BEHRINGER DDX3216

January 2002—Now shipping, the DDX3216 from Behringer is a compact digital mixer featuring 32 full-feature channels, 16 buses, eight aux sends, 12 mic preamps, internal digital patchbay/routing, and static and dynamic automation of all console parameters, including its 100mm moving Alps faders. Powered by four SHARC DSPs, the DDX3216 also offers 4-band parametric EQ, compressor and gate on all 32 channels, along with four onboard digital effects processors, 24-bit AKM/Crystal converters, and two I/O card slots for TDIF, ADAT and AES/EBU interfacing. Retail is $1,999, including free editor software for Windows.