Mackie was founded by Greg Mackie and is one of the now legendary brands from the USA. The company's analogue mixers have been part of the soundscape for the last 30 years and who hasn't had a 1202 as their first mixer - not many. Mackie is behind several iconic products that have shaped project studios and still do. The Mackie 24/8, one of the first larger consoles that was affordable - and still sounded good - gave more people the opportunity to mix outside of larger studios, and the Mackie Big Knob is now a legend among cheap monitor controllers.