The Neve Mark 3 Desk

Most of the Mark 3 Local Radio Desks were made in house by the BBC, but some were made by Neve.

This picture shows Dave Bussey at the faders of the Neve Mark 3 at BBC Radio Lincolnshire. Apart from all the bits being squashed closely together it looks largely similar to the layout from the BBC design. Moving the cart machines out of the frame of the desk has obviously helped to narrow it down a bit.

I always thought the space around the controls was one of the things that made the desk so user-friendly, especially for self-op work, so I wonder what this was like to operate?