CREST CENTURY VX 40X8
[PRICED PER UNIT - 1 AVAILABLE AT TIME OF LISTING]
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CREST VX (YOM: 1997) (S#: TBD) GOOD (7-8)

FEATURES: FOR SALE IS A CREST 40X8 CENTURY SERIES VX MIXING CONSOLE. WE PURCHASED THIS NEW IN 1997, AND IT HAS BEEN WITH US EVER SINCE. HERE ARE THE SPECS:

VX FEATURES:
• MIXING FLEXIBILITY VIA 8 CONVENTIONAL AUDIO GROUPS & 8 VCA GROUPS, PERMITTING ENHANCED MIX INTEGRITY, WET / DRY BLENDING, AND TRUE POST EFFECT SENDS.
• 4 SCENE MUTES, DESIGNED TO MUTE BOTH PRE- AND POST-FADER INPUT CHANNEL SIGNALS INCLUDING THOSE AUX SENDS USED AS MONITORS. WHEN MUTED, PFL CIRCUITRY, PEAK, LEVEL, AND DYNAMIC SIGNAL PRESENT LED INDICATORS REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL..
• COMPREHENSIVE METER BRIDGE PROVIDES SIGNAL LEVEL METERING OF LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER/MONO, SOLO LEFT, SOLO RIGHT, AND 8 SUBGROUPS. THE LEFT, RIGHT, CEN- TER/MONO AND SOLO METERS ARE OF A LARGER SIZE AND ARE CENTERED ON THE METER BRIDGE. FOR 64 AND 52 POSITIONS FRAMES SIZES ONLY, METERING IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE 8 AUX SENDS. ALL LEVEL METERS ARE OF THE MECHANICAL MOVING COIL TYPE, ARE REFERENCED TO +4 DBU, AND ARE ILLUMINATED BY LONG-LIFE LED'S.
• 8 MATRIX OUTPUTS STANDARD, USEFUL FOR THE CREATION OF INDE- PENDENT MIXES USING THE MAIN OUTPUTS AND EXTERNAL INPUT AS SIGNAL SOURCES.
• DISCREET BUS ASSIGNMENTS AND L-C-R (LEFT-CENTER-RIGHT) PANNING. INPUT CHANNELS AND EFFECTS RETURNS INCORPORATE AN UNCOMPROMISED BUS ASSIGNMENT SECTION. FEATURES INCLUDE TRUE L-C-R PANNING, STANDARD PANNING, CLEAN MONO BUS, DISCRETE BUS ASSIGNS, AND PANABLE STEREO BUS ASSIGNS.
• 8 DISCRETE AUX SENDS, EACH WITH ON/OFF CONTROL & STATUS LED.
• VARIABLE HI-PASS FILTER ON INPUT CHANNELS ALLOWS FOR PRECISE CONTROL OVER A SIGNAL'S UNWANTED LOW FREQUENCY CONTENT.
• CHANNEL INSERTS ARE IMPLEMENTED USING SEPARATE 1/4" TRS JACKS FOR SEND AND RETURN. AN INSERT SWITCH WITH INDICATOR LED ALLOWS A/B COMPARISONS AND SIGNAL PROCESSOR BYPASS.
• SWITCHABLE Q ON HI MID AND LO MID EQ BANDS ADDS MORE FLEXIBILITY TO AN EQ CIRCUIT THAT ALREADY OFFERS FOUR SWEEPABLE BANDS AND SELECTABLE PEAK/SHELVING ON THE HI AND LO BANDS.
• EACH INPUT CHANNEL FEATURES A FIVE-SEGMENT LED ARRAY, INCLUDING A SIGNAL PRESENT LED, THREE SIGNAL LEVEL LEDS AND A PEAK INDICATOR.
• SSM/PMI HIGH-QUALITY PREAMPLIFIERS ON BALANCED MICRO- PHONE/LINE INPUTS FOR UNCOMPROMISED AUDIO QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. ALL IC'S WITHIN THE AUDIO PATH ARE SOCKET MOUNTED FOR
EASY UPGRADE OR SERVICE.
• 48 VOLT SWITCHABLE PHANTOM POWER ON ALL MICROPHONE INPUTS.
• OPTIONAL TRANSFORMERS AVAILABLE ON ALL MICROPHONE INPUTS AND ON GROUP, LEFT/RIGHT, MONO, AUX, AND MATRIX OUTPUTS.• FULL FUNCTION SOLO MONITORING SYSTEM WITH DEDICATED LEVEL METERS. USER CHOICE OF PFL OR AFL FROM ANY SOURCE, BOTH IN STEREO WHERE APPROPRIATE.

EXTRAS: 2 POWER SUPPLIES WITH ROAD CASE AND A ROAD CASE FOR THE CONSOLE.

MODIFICATIONS: NO MODIFICATIONS.

HISTORY: MIXED BAG FROM CORPORATE (70%) TO FESTIVAL (30%)

COMMENTS: THIS CONSOLE IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. COSMETICALLY, IT LOOKS ITS AGE, BUT IS CLEAN AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED.

THIS UNIT WAS NEVER TOURED