Ahh, Winter NAMM. It's truly where the magic happens. Rick Springfield and Corey Feldman standing next to each other, signing autographs; Gwar and Dave Mustain competing for the Press's attention; Tony Levin competing for dorky King Crimson lovers' attentions; and here -- Martin Atkins of. . . well, too many bands to mention,* putting the PreSonus StudioLive 16.4.2 through its paces and loving every sodding minute of it.

Martin swears he's not a rep for PreSonus, but he knows the ins and outs -- literally -- or this board better than most hired PR guns know theirs. Truth is, he didn't even know the camera was on; we were just lucky enough to be rolling when he started espousing the many advantaged the StudioLive has to offer.

*Public Image LTD, Pigface, Killing Joke, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Murder, Inc., Revolting Cocks, The Damage Manual. . . more, probably.