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The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

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The King Of Gear doubles down on its Oxford Drive with its new Dual Drive Oxford Monarch Breaker x Shredmaster / Guv'nor

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The King Of Gear first launched its Compact Oxford Drive unit back in 2019, with an updated V2 Edition released in 2021.

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