In this forum, I originally said (among other things) the following:
I can get tracks on the DP-32 that rival anything I did back in the US when I was producing. But, I have no intention of mixinganything on the DP-32. I'm going to get my tunes mixed in a real mixing room on a proper desk with actual effects and not digital recreations of them.
So, I'm only cutting tracks and not mixing, or mastering. The DP-32 is very fast, clean and reliable, even more than those 2" tape machines. It's perfect for what I'm doing.
In the interest of transparency, I need to come clean about the fact that I have modified my viewpoints and opinions, based on comments by other forum users and in particular
@cmaffia who made some strong points that compelled me to expend considerable time and energy on research. I also feel it proper to place this post in the same forum in which it was originally said (but I will move it somewhere else if suggested).
I decided that the best thing for me to do is to mix my own music since I have extensive experience doing so in the past, professionally. By simply considering the economics of paying someone else to mix an entire album, I realized I could buy a console that would allow me to do my own mixing. I settled on the Behringer X32 partly because of the work done by Dr. Patrick-Gilles Maillot with OSC protocol utilities he created for the M/X32 series. I contacted Dr. Maillot about producing a professional level automation system for that series of consoles. He agreed to do it, and for the last three months I've had the privilege of testing various iterations of this tool, and all I can tell you is that it is better than any console mixing automation system I ever worked on in any major studio, anywhere. He will be releasing details shortly.
If it wasn't for the insightful interaction with other formum members that I've enjoyed, I may never have gone so far down this avenue of approach as I have. The results of using this console with the automation tool have been astonishing.
I wish to extend my personal thanks to everyone who has expressed their opinions in this thread. The Tascam forums are perhaps the best technical forums in existence (in the English speaking universe). The level of courtesy, camaraderie, and respect found here are unparalleled. It is a privilege to be here.
So, yes, by all means, experience the joys of mixing on a console over a mouse/keyboard! The Model 24 is making that possible for many without breaking the bank.