Fader Box for mixing setup

[craigmorris74]

Hello Craig, did you build the mini mixer you wanted?

Yes, built a box with four faders and some JLM audio Dingos for rebalancing/balancing.

 

[laitue5]

Thank you. Did you use 10k faders? I plan to build similar stuff but for stereo stems. More like a DJ mixer with That chips for debalancing/rebalancing.
Not decided which volume control yet. Maybe That 2181 VCA chip.
Is the global audio quality of your box good enough for your usage?

 

[craigmorris74]

Thank you. Did you use 10k faders? I plan to build similar stuff but for stereo stems. More like a DJ mixer with That chips for debalancing/rebalancing.
Not decided which volume control yet. Maybe That 2181 VCA chip.
Is the global audio quality of your box good enough for your usage?

Yes, went with 10k. They sound and perform great, transparent as far as I can tell.

 

[fragletrollet]

http://www.audiomaintenance.com/acatalog/faders_carbon.html

Cheers

Ian

What does VCA taper entail? Is it optimized towards controlling the gain of VCA's like the 2180?

I've been looking for a good source for quality stereo faders that don't break the bank; the p&g aml stocked in the past was about as much as a 24pos ELMA if I don't remember wrong, and only in 10k.

Where can I get stereo faders for my API mixer, which wants 1k (log)...?

Mouser has, surprisingly, good price on the fader assembly used in the Allen & Heath Xone42, which feels good, can take a beating and tracks good enough for all the world's hippest nightclubs. They're very deep though.