“Especially dealing with these bigger studios, these guys and gals are working with tactile [console controls] a lot … They can’t get that with touchscreen, but touchscreen has cost advantages, maintenance advantages, it’s compact. You can integrate it nicely into the furniture. There are applications for both.” -Marcus Bekker 

“If you ever get the opportunity to watch a racing broadcast, they are basically doing an OB every three and a half minutes and these guys are playing [the console] like a piano. They’re watching stats on screens and it’s an artform and they need faders and tactile control. The other end of the spectrum is voicetracking in a studio, and you can get away with not having a console and just a screen there.” -Chris Penny 

Get more tips from our studio experts Chris Penny of Agile Broadcast and Marcus Bekker of Southern Broadcast, along with Mike Dorris of Inrush Broadcasting Services, by clicking on a replay of Studio Project Planning, which was moderated by Jay Tyler and held during #RadioWeek last month. You can also download our Studio Project Planning ebook for additional project planning tips and tools.