mixers and....what does "custom panel" mean, anyway?
2001-07-08 by matt wilson
i've uploaded two pics of my mixer panel to the list.
first, here is a general pic of the panel (its obviously the bottom
panel):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SergeModular/files/mixer1.jpg
from left to right, there are two pres, a C/M, two res eqs, two QVMs,
custom
master level (hardwired to the QVMs). so whats that last module? its
not in
the catalog ;^)...
well, its just what it appears to be: a master volume module controlling
QVM 1 and 2,
respectively. each half of the module has gain knob with associated VC
input and an
attenuator knob. here's a close up:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SergeModular/files/master.jpg
as its patched in the pix, the bottom half of a scaling processor acts
as a volume control
knob for both halfs of the master level module. the output of QVM 2
(matched, of course, to QVM 1)
is patched to the aux in of QVM 2, whose stereo outs are patched to a
couple of res eq's, which is then
patched up and to the right to a DCSM's aux in, with 1/4" outs to the
mixer.
the result: a semi traditional 8 channel mixer with VC gain and pan,
killer master stereo eq,
stereo pres, and stereo 1/4" to banana inputs with attentuation. nice!
this is where external
sounds come into my serge, and where everything gets mixed and sent back
out. nice! its more
or less permanently patched like this, but that can sure change.....
there are a few more custom jobbies here: 1/4" ins on the eq's, and note
that even the C/M is a little
different: there are 1/4" ins here, too, but instead of a linear module,
top and bottom are both exponential
and labeled as such.
so here's an example of what i consider a real custom panel, which took
about two months to hammer out
with rex. i had loads of requirements, some of which rex couldn't
immediately resolve ("hey kevin? can we
put 1/4" ins on a control module? kevin?") and others (e.g. the master
volume) which had to have an entirely
new graphic created to make it work, with corresponding circuit board.
this type of panel, IMO, really illustrates the type of work STS is
capable of....and according to rex: "This custom
'Stereo Output Mixer" panel is the tits."
lastly, for folks looking to add panels with medium sized systems like
mine and barry's (THX for the patches,
by the way, bar!! ) don't overlook your mixers. this mixer panel was
the last panel i purchased, after realizing
i had some needs that needed to be met, and really it was rex who pushed
the mixers. you've a wealth of
outputs on your system, and getting organized can be tricky. i found
that a more traditional mixer approach
really opened up my system. when i'm into it, i can easily set up 8
part multitimbral patches, with each discrete sound
being panned separately and amplified separately....when its good, its
*really* good!
see ya,
matt
--
matt wilson is OdysseySounds
email: sebsi23@...
web: http://members.home.net/odysseysounds/index.htm
music: http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/242/matthew_b_wilson.html
first, here is a general pic of the panel (its obviously the bottom
panel):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SergeModular/files/mixer1.jpg
from left to right, there are two pres, a C/M, two res eqs, two QVMs,
custom
master level (hardwired to the QVMs). so whats that last module? its
not in
the catalog ;^)...
well, its just what it appears to be: a master volume module controlling
QVM 1 and 2,
respectively. each half of the module has gain knob with associated VC
input and an
attenuator knob. here's a close up:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SergeModular/files/master.jpg
as its patched in the pix, the bottom half of a scaling processor acts
as a volume control
knob for both halfs of the master level module. the output of QVM 2
(matched, of course, to QVM 1)
is patched to the aux in of QVM 2, whose stereo outs are patched to a
couple of res eq's, which is then
patched up and to the right to a DCSM's aux in, with 1/4" outs to the
mixer.
the result: a semi traditional 8 channel mixer with VC gain and pan,
killer master stereo eq,
stereo pres, and stereo 1/4" to banana inputs with attentuation. nice!
this is where external
sounds come into my serge, and where everything gets mixed and sent back
out. nice! its more
or less permanently patched like this, but that can sure change.....
there are a few more custom jobbies here: 1/4" ins on the eq's, and note
that even the C/M is a little
different: there are 1/4" ins here, too, but instead of a linear module,
top and bottom are both exponential
and labeled as such.
so here's an example of what i consider a real custom panel, which took
about two months to hammer out
with rex. i had loads of requirements, some of which rex couldn't
immediately resolve ("hey kevin? can we
put 1/4" ins on a control module? kevin?") and others (e.g. the master
volume) which had to have an entirely
new graphic created to make it work, with corresponding circuit board.
this type of panel, IMO, really illustrates the type of work STS is
capable of....and according to rex: "This custom
'Stereo Output Mixer" panel is the tits."
lastly, for folks looking to add panels with medium sized systems like
mine and barry's (THX for the patches,
by the way, bar!! ) don't overlook your mixers. this mixer panel was
the last panel i purchased, after realizing
i had some needs that needed to be met, and really it was rex who pushed
the mixers. you've a wealth of
outputs on your system, and getting organized can be tricky. i found
that a more traditional mixer approach
really opened up my system. when i'm into it, i can easily set up 8
part multitimbral patches, with each discrete sound
being panned separately and amplified separately....when its good, its
*really* good!
see ya,
matt
--
matt wilson is OdysseySounds
email: sebsi23@...
web: http://members.home.net/odysseysounds/index.htm
music: http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/242/matthew_b_wilson.html