[sdiy] Behringer Cybermix CM8000

[Ben Lincoln]

Since it's a mixer automation product, I imagine the send/return takes 
the place of the per-channel send/return on the mixer it's connected to. 
I wasn't able to find anything substantial about it either, but it would 
make sense that you could at least toggle the send/return loop on and 
off, and probably control the wet/dry mix - otherwise why would 
Behringer have doubled the number of plugs when you could just put the 
processing inline after the Cybermix?

Batz Goodfortune wrote:
> Y-ellow Humans.
>         I'd be wondering if anyone has any inside experience with one 
> of the above Behringer boxes by any chance? I have a small opportunity 
> to get one if it might solve a problem. But I'm not sure it will.
>
> I found a site with lots of nice porn shots of it. Seems it's full of 
> THAT corp 2159 VCA chips. They're supposed to be good aren't they?
>
> http://pics.stromnet.se/index.php?subdir=2005/2005-11-29-ETA-Auktion_Prylar/Behringer%20Cybermix%20CM8000 
>
>
> That withstanding, I'm more concerned about it's functionality. 
> Software and controllability. That kind of thing.
>
> I don't have a data sheet on the 2159 but from what I gather it's a 
> single VCA. There are 32 of them and the front panel has 32 sections. 
> Which, I'm led to believe is designed to sit across the inserts of a 
> mixer and provide some level of automation. What I don't get is the 
> labelling on the sockets. "Tip = in/Ring = out" etc. So what is the 
> other send/return socket?
>
> My intention would be to hack the I/Os and bus it to 16 stereo 
> channels. Mainly pre-set as a rack mixer. I've already got an 
> automated main console. So I'm just wondering what the software is 
> capable of and what you can do with MIDI on it.
>
> Seems to be an otherwise dirth of information out there on this box so 
> I'm just wondering if anyone has any intimate connection with one.