[sdiy] pro EQs

[endiendi at tin.it]

It is funny, I had posted this EQ question several weeks ago and just by
chance I now noticed that there were messages related to this topic again
here in this list.
So just to make things clear:
I'm a newbie and i was encouraged to pose a question by the fact that other
simple (sometimes stupid) questions are posed here in this list from time
to time by other beginners and these questions get regularly patient, kind
and professional replies by real professionists; of course I understand
that a diy list is more professionally oriented so I "filter" myself a question
before posing it. Ken is right saying that commercial gear is fine if I
just need an eq but the fact is that I have a rack with 8 channel mic PREs
(4X sx202 symetrix) 8 channel comp/gate (presonusACP88) 8 channel line mixer
(Behringer RX1602) and I like the way this thing sounds but I don't have
any EQs. I don't want to use a regular flat desk mixer BUT I couldn't find
any 2U rack 8 channel analog EQ. The only one I could find was almost 4,000$
it is Oram I think, so my question came from the fact that it seems than
nothing exist similar to what I'm looking for in a reasonable price range.
So saving money is not the first urgency if I can find a MULTI channel eq
(6 or 8 in a rack) that is only eq and nothing else and that doesn't cost
3 or 4,000$ I'm not looking for a stereo pair or a single channel strip
or else.
Many thanks Enrico
>-- Messaggio originale --
>Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:12:33 -0500
>From: Michael -nil-x <nil at pressurepenetration.com>
>Reply-To: nil at pressurepenetration.com
>To: Kenneth Elhardt <elhardt at worldnet.att.net>
>CC: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] pro EQs
>
>
>If you think DIY is about saving money, think again. Maybe some circuits
>
>can be built for less but that's not the point. We build, we learn.
>Sometimes it's relaxing, sometimes it makes us throw the circuit out the
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>window. Either way we're having fun.
>
>- Michael nil-x
>- Pressure : Penetration
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>Kenneth Elhardt wrote:
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>>Enrico Dibennardo writes:
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>>>>Hello, can anyone point me out a good, simple and effective eq circuit?
>My
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>>>>
>>dream is to build a 2 rack unit with eight separate EQs, with eight separate
>>little boards which would share only the power source, each circuit with
>>line level balanced Input and output and bypass, parametric or semi
>>parametric for professional vocal recording, so: 1 eq circuit to be
>>duplicated eight times (ehm.. seven actually)am I asking too much? My
diy
>>skills are very limited, i.e.I'm not able to make a mod to an existing
>>project or to find out an error in a drawing. Any thoughts would be very
>>much appreciated.<<
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>>
>>OK, this brings up something I'm seeing quite a bit that baffles me about
>>this list.  It's people reinventing the wheel over and over again.  In
this
>>example, parametric and graphic EQ's are so inexpensive and readily
>>available these days why would one want to spend so much time and effort
>>building one and probably end up spending more money to boot?
>>
>>-Elhardt
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