Lurking behind the Digital 8•Bus' 100mm motorized faders are four banks of channels, each available at the touch of a dedicated button. Channels 1-24 are for tracking. Channels 25 to 48 are for tape returns. Plus you get a third bank for Internal Stereo Effects Returns and four External Stereo Effects Returns. You also get - on a fourth bank - 8 virtual group master faders, 8 dedicated MIDI controller faders, and 8 bus master faders. When you switch banks, all faders will "snap" to their relative position in the selected fader bank. The SVGA display changes, too, reflecting the selected bank and all controller positions. Our 24-bit console has some very handy analog features, too.

The D8B allows you to choose between near-field or main speaker outputs to monitor your mixes. This section can receive source signal from your stereo mastering returns via three sets of analog two-track inputs and/or the stereo AES./EBU or S/PDIF input. Plus, a built-in 'Talkback' microphone with 'Dim' button allow communication with studio talent through the Phones/Cue mixes or Studio outputs.

Each provides an amplified headphone output of either the Control Room mix or either of the 'Cue Mixes' (Auxes 9/10, or 11/12). A unique 'Copy Mix to Cue' function allows you to set up your headphone mixes using the D8B faders, and then copying their relative positions to the Cue Mixes.