Mackie Big Knob

No other tool has made making working in the studio more convenient for me.  This has really streamlined my monitoring process.  I can input up to four audio sources and route them to three different sets of speakers.   There are really only three stereo inputs as the fourth is a phono input.   I'm not even sure why they did that.   How many people are listening to a record player in their studio?  I'd rather have a fourth normal input, but have no fear, I understand that with  a couple 30 db pads in place  it turns the phonograph input into a normal input.   I'll give it a try if I ever need the fourth input.

One of the coolest features on the Big Knob is the talk back mic.  It allows me to communicate easily with my drummer sixty five feet away in my drum room.  

I really didn't want to spend three hundred dollars for just a convenience item, but I can't imagine my work flow without it now.  It was worth every penny.