In article <19991121130421...@ng-ba1.aol.com>,
denn...@aol.com (Dennis4JC) wrote:
Dominique Grand inquires:>Could someone give his $.02 about those 2consoles?
What is the E.Q.
section? What troubles should I expect? How does it sound ( I have >6-1073, an old Helios console circa 75, and a
Midas PR05 to beat...)? What's a good price range for 48 inputs? Are
they worth the investment?
Mucho thanks!!
Dominique Grand
WildSky Studio
Being the owner of a 48in version of the sometimes maligned 8108, (topsecret
code "N78" back in 1978 when the Neve designers plotted to take theaudio world
by storm over pints of ale and mortadella sandwiches at the companypicnic. Or
somethin like that, eh Geoff? ) I thought I'd toss a few of mythoughts into
the mix....I think the console sounds great.Hi Dennis
That's a pretty fair appraisal you've given there! I've met engineers in
8108 studios who have told me that the EQ's were the best they had ever
used. . . they certainly are pretty powerful with all that sweepin'!
I dunno about mortadella sandwiches. . . the ones I ate were cheese and tomato with the white bread a little squigy from the tomato juices! The
cans of beer were OK too and saved the necessity of tearing over to the Queen's Head at Fowlmere or the Dolphin in Melbourn (if you could get
near the bar) plus all the dashing around to make sure I was back at my
desk microseconds before my crew arrived back and I could tap my watch
and look scornfully managerial!
Mind you, with all the beer and food (in a conference room. . . no
picnics!), I can't remember much about the ideas that were discussed but
just looking at the console demonstrates the broad concepts!
Anyone still owning an original 8108 brochure should look very hard at
the bar graph meters. . . they are actually pieces of orange sticky tape against a black painted backing! The 250v dc bar graph displays arrived
too late for the photo session!
--
Geoff Tanner
phoeni...@earthlink.net
http://www.phoenixaudio.com
phone: 323 462 4373
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Before you buy.
I'm posting to see if anyone has any advice for me.
I semi-recently purchased a replacement bus card for my 8128 from www.81ser= >ies.com.=20
The stock computer in my desk works perfectly - all busses and routing are = >functional. However, the new replacement card is stuck in 32 track/40 chann= >el frame size and doesn't respond to setting the frame size (the stock comp= >uter does, and allows 32, 40, and 48 tracks no problem). My desk is 56 chan= >nel, 48 bus.
I've tried seeking help from 81series (a man named Louis) but have subseque= >ntly been ignored for the past 10 months, blocked on social media, and as I=
live across the country from them I'm limited in my ability to rectify.
Primarily I'd love for this to work, and all of my communications have been=
pleading for help or troubleshooting. Short of this, I'd love for them to =
stand by their product as I currently have a $1,200 paper weight.
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