The biggest problem has been trying to get all of the channel label stickers off of it, and the "limiter" labels that say "Do Not Go Above This Level." It was built in Germany, has a direct out and insert on every channel and it was in a smoke free environment.
While I may not pick one of these for a commercial studio, it's pretty dang sweet for a project studio. The person I traded with got two pieces he could easily sell on eBay, and I got a huge console with little to no investment. I was able to trade two microphones I wasn't using for a used Midas Venice 320, 32 channel console. The first is that I was able to get a ridiculous deal on an amazing analog console. I chose to run with a hybrid design for a few reasons. To go truly, 100% completely out of the box, you'd have to find a mixer, and some sort of multi track recorder like an ADAT, Tape machine, or similar. So most OTB systems end up in a computer at some point anyway- so they are in fact more of a hybrid type system. I don't think it's really feasible to create a true OTB system in this modern age. My whole "studio" can fit in a back pack. I can launch a software like Ableton, Reason, Logic, or whatever- find a synth I like and create, record and mix directly in my laptop. I'll be the first to admit that in-the-box is super easy.
These are just a few things to get out of the way and even think about before we continue. When cruising the interwebs one of the biggest debates I've seen for studio design is in-the-box (ITB) vs out-of-the-box (OTB.) This refers to working in the computer, meaning creating, arranging, editing, applying effects and mixing your music inside a computer, "The Box," or doing all of that outside the computer using a mixer, effects processors, "real" instruments etc. At the end of the day it's your space, your workflow, and your music. The first rule of building a home studio is.
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