
Soundcraft
Bringing Professional Sound to Every Studio
Soundcraft (Harman) ↗Phil Dudderidge and Graham Blyth founded Soundcraft in 1973 in Surrey, England. Their first product — the Series 1 — was the first mixing console ever built into a flight case, and it established the company's philosophy: professional quality at accessible prices. Acquired by Harman International in 1988, Soundcraft produced consoles across every sector — studio, live, broadcast — and their recording desks found homes in thousands of studios worldwide.
The TS24 was their flagship analog recording console, reaching as far as Prince's Paisley Park (Studio C). The 6000 competed directly with Neve, API, and Trident in professional studios. The DC2020 brought moving-fader automation at a fraction of SSL's price. Note: Phil Dudderidge later bought the assets of Focusrite in 1989 after it went into liquidation, making him a central figure in both companies' histories.
Notable Consoles

Series 800B
1978 – 1989- Channels
- 16 – 40
- Layout
- Split
- EQ
- 3-band
TS24
1984 – early 1990s- Channels
- 24 – 40
- Layout
- In-line
- EQ
- 4-band
6000
1988 – early 1990s- Channels
- 16 – 56
- Layout
- Split
- EQ
- 4-band (sweepable mids)

Sapphyre
1991 – 1996- Channels
- 24 – 48
- Layout
- In-line
- EQ
- 4-band

DC2020
1995 – early 2000s- Channels
- 32 (72+ on mix)
- Layout
- In-line
- EQ
- 4-band splittable

Ghost
1993 – 2010s- Channels
- 16 – 32
- Layout
- Split
- EQ
- 4-band
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