realmseeker
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Hey Everyone,
I just finished building a console that I’d like to share with you all. The desk is a combination of Electrodyne, Quad Eight, Langevin and Altec. There are three separate power supplies for the desk that take care of the different voltages that each module requires. I built the console frame out of a mix hardwood walnut and walnut plywood. Metalwork was done by a local laser cutting shop here in Portland, OR. They did a fantastic job on the instrument panel which had blind holes tapped for mounting the graphic eq’s. A sub panel assembly was also fabricated to mount the Weston VU meters behind the panel. This panel style was inspired by the Altec 9200 console instrument panel.
The main desk is of classic late 60’s, early 70’s console design. All of the channels strips located on the left section of the desk are actually 19” racked units that I patch in and out of using a patchbay in a seperate rack. There is a combination of Quad Eight and Electrodyne modules as well as the Altec 9061a. In the middle portion of the desk is the Langevin Am3. This is currently being used as a summing mixer. The right master section is comprised of a passive program section that is completely patchable and an electrodyne master section panel that I am currently still working on. The passive panel includes 4 submaster attenuators that feed a pair of Western Electric 111c transformers, and a pair of Triad HS66 transformers. To the far right of the passive panel is Langevin high and low pass filters as well as patch points to the VU meters and graphic eq’s on the meter panel.
I’ve always wanted to design my own console and decided to bring a lot of gear that I have collected over the years into one space and I think it turned out quite nice. It helps that all of the brands at some point used rolo knobs!
Hope you enjoy the throwback brochure style pictures I put together
Thanks,
Bryan
I just finished building a console that I’d like to share with you all. The desk is a combination of Electrodyne, Quad Eight, Langevin and Altec. There are three separate power supplies for the desk that take care of the different voltages that each module requires. I built the console frame out of a mix hardwood walnut and walnut plywood. Metalwork was done by a local laser cutting shop here in Portland, OR. They did a fantastic job on the instrument panel which had blind holes tapped for mounting the graphic eq’s. A sub panel assembly was also fabricated to mount the Weston VU meters behind the panel. This panel style was inspired by the Altec 9200 console instrument panel.
The main desk is of classic late 60’s, early 70’s console design. All of the channels strips located on the left section of the desk are actually 19” racked units that I patch in and out of using a patchbay in a seperate rack. There is a combination of Quad Eight and Electrodyne modules as well as the Altec 9061a. In the middle portion of the desk is the Langevin Am3. This is currently being used as a summing mixer. The right master section is comprised of a passive program section that is completely patchable and an electrodyne master section panel that I am currently still working on. The passive panel includes 4 submaster attenuators that feed a pair of Western Electric 111c transformers, and a pair of Triad HS66 transformers. To the far right of the passive panel is Langevin high and low pass filters as well as patch points to the VU meters and graphic eq’s on the meter panel.
I’ve always wanted to design my own console and decided to bring a lot of gear that I have collected over the years into one space and I think it turned out quite nice. It helps that all of the brands at some point used rolo knobs!
Hope you enjoy the throwback brochure style pictures I put together
Thanks,
Bryan
