Yamaha has been a leader in digital audio mixers since the mid 1980's, beginning with the revolutionary DMP mixers that led to the O2R digital console in the mid 1990s. This year, Yamaha has introduced the AW4416 Professional Audio Workstation. This product is called a workstation because not only is the AW4416 an automated digital mixer with moving faders and built-in effects, but it also contains a hard disk recorder, editor and sampler and has the ability to burn CD-Rs from it's hard disk to an internal CD-R. All these features are packed under a good looking, compact mixing surface that measures only 18 inches deep and 22 inches wide.