research into production techniques (operating desk)

I found that researching into operating desk's and systems proved to be difficult. But the research I did find was informative.
A website that I had found distributed a service where you can hire proffesional radio equipment including the mixing desk we use in our own workshop, the Alice air 2000. This perticular piece of equipment will set the consumer back £375 per month.
They specialise in this one perticular piece of equipment but there is other models that you can hire for a maximum of one month.