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anyone know what kind of mixing boards have really big dials instead of the sliders - i know they're pretty old school? i remember reading an article where someone was decribing these desks. i really want to know more about these boards, so any info. would help - brand, model, etc.i know this is sort of a long shot but thanks for reading (and maybe even responding.
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I used to have a couple of Vortexion tube mixers... -Man, that thing had some pretty huge knobs!-What about the old stud faders? -In the late sixties/early seventies, there were a lot of consoles produced which used 'stud' faders; -kind of like a slide fader, but the control moved in an upward arc, rising above the control surface in the middle.
Keith
Like throttles on a B-29 bomber!!!
in case you couldn't tell from my previous post, the dials (and sliders on most boards) are the things that control the volume levels - you know what i mean.thanks.
almost all old mixers (pre-1960, or so) used rotary faders instead of the straight line faders used on modern consoles. And everything was bigger back in the good old days.....There were several broadcast consoles available back then from manufacturers. REcording consoles were less common and more frequently a home-brew affair, although many studios started with a broadcast console and just mod'd it for recording use.
I'm not sure exactly what you want to know, but some of the more well known brands of desks were Altec, Gates, Universal Audio, Telefunken, RCA.
I have a lot of info on this sort of thing, so let me know if you have any specific questions. But now I've got to run out to dinner.
stevelex125@pacbell.net
digital? I'm still not sure about transistors....
that works for me. i just wanted a to know if it was one brand specificaly or what not. you summed it up pretty good.
thanks steve.
Anotehr one was Langvin.Mr Langvin assembled his studio consoles himself and they were hailed as some of teh quietest and most reliable consoles ever made in their day.
Spelled Langevin. Modules and catalogs for these pop up on E-bay quite frequently.
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