Its not uncommon for a musician to cut his teeth on a Studiomaster console and as time and money allow move up the range as they progress. The problem was that after the Mixdown there was nothing in the range to move to. 8 bus consoles were now the norm and engineers were after more. A 12 bus console was asked for and the reply came in the shape of the Trackmix or later known as the T24. A full size modular format looked really professional with all the features of Mixdown, MIDI muting and also designed to take an after market automation package. Once again the cost of big featured consoles was being challenged!

With such a strong MIDI association in the products there had to be a conversation similar to this- It would be great if you could trouble shoot MIDI like you can with a multimeter. Simple problems like being on the right channel would easily be solved. Had to be because the worlds first MIDI tester was invented called the MA36. It could be plugged into any MIDI system and the array of red LEDs told you exactly what was happening. Still unique today, its simplicity and small size have retained its popularity in studios and service centres throughout the world.