NewYorkDave
Well-known member
Not sure if I'm posting this in the right forum. Things have changed since I was a regular here.
I'll start off by saying that racking channel strips is something I haven't gotten into much because I always had a distaste for the practice of parting out nice old consoles for their "kewl mic pres." But I'm facing a situation where this might be an option I ought to consider.
Recently, a friend of mine passed away unexpectedly at the age of 44. He ran a recording studio for about 25 years and leaves behind a large collection of gear, which I am currently assisting in cataloguing so that it may be sold to raise money for a scholarship in his name. The centerpiece of the control room is an AMR 2400 and there's also a partially dismantled/incomplete AMR 800 in the storage room. I recorded several songs with my late friend over the last year, all of which were tracked through the 2400, and it's a GREAT-sounding console that's a pleasure to operate. I'd buy it if I had the money and the space.
In the event (unlikely, I hope) that we can't find a local buyer willing to pay a reasonable price for the consoles and pick them up, and it turns into a choice between parting them out or letting them end up in a landfill, I'm considering the purchase of some of the modules because I'd love to have a few channels to use in recording my own projects in the future. Again, I'd rather have the whole console, but that's just not an option for me.
My question is, have any of you racked (or know of someone who has racked) the channel strips from these consoles? I'm sure I could figure it out on my own, but having some idea of the relative feasibility and difficulty of the project is always nice to start - especially if I'm trying to encourage other people to buy channels as well.
By the way, the consoles are located about 90 minutes north of NYC, just in case any potential buyers are reading this.
Thanx for your input.
I'll start off by saying that racking channel strips is something I haven't gotten into much because I always had a distaste for the practice of parting out nice old consoles for their "kewl mic pres." But I'm facing a situation where this might be an option I ought to consider.
Recently, a friend of mine passed away unexpectedly at the age of 44. He ran a recording studio for about 25 years and leaves behind a large collection of gear, which I am currently assisting in cataloguing so that it may be sold to raise money for a scholarship in his name. The centerpiece of the control room is an AMR 2400 and there's also a partially dismantled/incomplete AMR 800 in the storage room. I recorded several songs with my late friend over the last year, all of which were tracked through the 2400, and it's a GREAT-sounding console that's a pleasure to operate. I'd buy it if I had the money and the space.
In the event (unlikely, I hope) that we can't find a local buyer willing to pay a reasonable price for the consoles and pick them up, and it turns into a choice between parting them out or letting them end up in a landfill, I'm considering the purchase of some of the modules because I'd love to have a few channels to use in recording my own projects in the future. Again, I'd rather have the whole console, but that's just not an option for me.
My question is, have any of you racked (or know of someone who has racked) the channel strips from these consoles? I'm sure I could figure it out on my own, but having some idea of the relative feasibility and difficulty of the project is always nice to start - especially if I'm trying to encourage other people to buy channels as well.
By the way, the consoles are located about 90 minutes north of NYC, just in case any potential buyers are reading this.
Thanx for your input.