EXCELLENT ANALOG CONSOLE! 40CH AMEK EINSTEIN SUPER E W/ SUPERTRUE AUTO & PB!
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DESCRIPTION: AMEK EINSTEIN SUPER E (YOM: 1995) (S#: C005381) SUPERB (8-9)

FEATURES: THIS IS AN AMEK EINSTEIN SUPER E CONSOLE BUILT IN 1995, WITH SUPERTRUE AUTOMATION, VIRTUAL DYNAMICS, AN ON-BOARD TT RIGHT HAND PATCHBAY, AND FULL LED METER BRIDGE (CAN DISPLAY VU, PEAK, AND PEAK HOLD). THIS MODEL IS A 40 CHANNEL, 80 INPUT MIXER WITH 24 BUSSES, 8 AUX SENDS, 4 STEREO AUX RETURNS, AND AN INSERT ON EVERY CHANNEL. GREAT FOR DIGITAL RECORDING, THIS IS A PURE ANALOG SIGNAL PATH FOR HI QUALITY RECORDING & MIXING!! THIS BOARD HAS A GREAT INLINE LAYOUT FOR TRACKING AND MIXING, WITH FULL EQ ON THE CHANNEL PATH AND MIX PATH.

EACH CHANNEL STRIP CONTAINS:- 24 BUSSES - MIC PRE W/ PHANTOM POWER, MIC/LINE SWITCH, PHASE FLIP - 8 AUX SENDS - 4 BAND SEMI-PARAMETRIC EQ FOR CHANNEL PATH- PAN POT FOR CHANNEL PATH - SOLO & MUTE BUTTONS FOR CHANNEL PATH - 60 MM FADER ON CHANNEL PATH - 4 BAND SEMI-PARAMETRIC EQ FOR MIX PATH- PAN POT FOR MIX PATH - SOLO & MUTE BUTTONS FOR MIX PATH - 100 MM FADER ON MIX PATH

THE AMEK SUPERTRUE AUTOMATION PACKAGE PROVIDES FADER AND MUTE AUTOMATION FOR ALL 80 CHANNELS. ALSO THIS CONSOLE IS FULLY LOADED WITH ALL THE ADD-ON VIRTUAL DYNAMICS CARDS FOR DYNAMICS ON EVERY CHANNEL, INCLUDING COMPRESSORS, LIMITERS, GATES, EXPANDERS, AND AN AUTO-PANNER. THESE VIRTUAL DYNAMICS ARE DIGITALLY-CONTROLLED (VIA HI QUALITY VCA) BUT PURELY ANALOG DYNAMICS; NO CONVERTERS ARE INVOLVED.

CHASSIS DIMENSIONS: 2100 MM WIDE X 1054 MM DEEP X 750 MM HIGH (@ FRONT) & 1110 MM HIGH (@ METER BRIDGE), PER BROCHURE (1 INCH = 25.4 MM)

A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL 16 PAGE BROCHURE AVAILABLE

EXTRAS: INCLUDED IN THIS SALE, ALONG WITH THE CONSOLE ITSELF AND THE 2 ORIGINAL POWER SUPPLIES ARE ALSO A 2ND SET OF 2 BACKUP POWER SUPPLIES AND A BACKUP SWITCHER UNIT, SO THAT IF A POWER SUPPLY WERE TO GO BAD, IT WOULD AUTOMATICLY SWITCH TO THE BACKUP WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. ALSO A 75 MHZ PC DOS COMPUTER RUNNING AMEK SUPERTRUE AUTOMATION SOFTWARE V.3.5 (LATEST AVAILABLE FOR THIS CONSOLE), INCLUDES MOUSE & KEYBOARD (VIDEO MONITOR NOT INCLUDED).

INCLUDED AS WELL ARE ALL THE CABLES TO INTERCONNECT THE CONSOLE, COMPUTER, AND POWER SUPPLIES TO EACH OTHER FOR PROPER OPERATION. THERE IS A FULL USER & TECH MANUAL, AS WELL AS A SEPARATE SUPERTRUE OPERATOR MANUAL. AS AN ADDITIONAL BONUS, I CAN THROW IN SOME PATCHBAY CABLES, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF 26-PAIR SNAKES WITH EDAC CONNECTORS ON 1 END TO CONNECT DIRECTLY TO THE CONSOLE. THESE CAN BE USED TO CONNECT TO PRO TOOLS OR AN ANALOG RECORDER, TO MIC PANELS, TO CRADENZA PANELS, OR FITTED WITH 1/4 & XLR CONNECTORS FOR USE IN A RACK. ALL THESE EXTRAS ADD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF EQUIPMENT TO THIS DEAL.

MODIFICATIONS: WE ADDED AN EXTENSION TO THE BACK OF THE METER BRIDGE SO THAT THERE IS MORE ROOM FOR OUR NS-10S TO SIT WITHOUT FEAR OF FALLING OFF. IT BASICALLY DOUBLED THE WIDTH OF THE METER BRIDGE, AND CAN EASILY BE REMOVED IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT AS IT BOLTED ONTO EXISTING HOLES. IN THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE REPLACED BOTH THE MAIN MONITOR AND NEARFIELD MONITOR VOLUME POTS, AS WELL AS HAD NEW OP-AMPS PUT ON ALL 24 BUSSES, ALL 8 AUXES, AND THE MAIN OUT AND MONITOR CIRCUITS. HIGHER QUAILTY PARTS WERE USED FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND A CLEANER SIGNAL. A NEW 979 CARD WAS INSTALLED (INTERFACE FOR THE AUTOMATION SYSTEM) AS WELL. ALL THIS WAS DONE BY AN EXPERT CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN (HE WORKED FOR AMEK WHEN THIS CONSOLE CAME OUT) WHO WORKS OUT OF NASHVILLE. I WILL OF COURSE PROVIDE HIS NUMBER, AS HE WILL BE ABLE TO GET ANY PARTS AND PROVIDE ANY FUTURE MAINTAINANCE IF NEEDED. HE TRAVELS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST.

HISTORY: AS THE 2ND OWNER, I PURCHASED THIS CONSOLE IN DECEMBER 2005, AND PICKED IT UP MYSELF WITH A TRUCK, DRIVING IT FROM NASHVILLE TO ATLANTA. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN THE CENTERPIECE OF 11TH STREET STUDIOS, STUDIO A (SEE PICS), A MAJOR COMMERCIAL FACILITY IN ATLANTA. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED IN AN AIR CONDITIONED & SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT. WE USED IT MAINLY AS A PRO TOOLS HD FRONT END, RECORDING POP, R&B, AND HIP-HOP MUSIC FOR OUR MAJOR LABEL CLIENTS. THIS CONSOLE WAS IN USE UNTIL MID-JUNE 2008, WHEN IT WAS REMOVED FOR A STUDIO REMODEL AND UPGRADE. IT HAS IN THAT SHORT TIME BEEN A PART OF RECORDINGS FOR USHER, KEYSHIA COLE, LLOYD, ASHANTI, CIARA, CHERISH, RICK ROSS, NELLY, CHAMILLIONAIRE, PITBULL, BOBBY VALENTINO, ROCK CITY, MAD SCIENTIST, RODNEY JERKINS, BRIAN MICHAEL COX, JAZZE PHA, DAVID BANNER, IRV GOTTI, ROCKO, FABO, POLOW DA DON, TEDDY BISHOP, KERI HILSON, DRUMMA BOY, ERIC HUDSON, GREG STREET, AND MANY MANY MORE.

THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WHOM I PURCHASED IT FROM, WAS WNPT, NASHVILLE'S PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION. WNPT PURCHASED THIS CONSOLE BRAND NEW IN 1995 FOR $85,000 (I HAVE A COPY OF THE RECEIPT!). THERE IT STAYED FOR 10 YEARS IN THE MACHINE ROOM (SEE PIC), VERY COLD A/C, SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT, BARELY USED EXCEPT FOR UPLINK AND ROUTING A FEW SIGNALS AROUND THE BUILDING. THEY HARDLY TOUCHED IT, JUST SET THEIR LEVELS AND FORGET IT. IT DIDN'T GET THE DAY TO DAY HANDS ON WEAR AND TEAR THAT MOST CONSOLES DO. IT REALLY WAS WAY TOO MUCH BOARD FOR THEIR NEEDS, AND WHEN A NEW SOUND DIRECTOR TOOK OVER HE CHOSE TO SELL IT AND REPLACE IT WITH A TRUE BROADCAST CONSOLE THAT WOULD BETTER SUIT THEIR NEEDS. IF YOU COMPARE THIS BOARD TO ANY OTHER EINSTEIN YOU FIND OUT THERE I DOUBT YOU CAN FIND ONE IN BETTER CONDITION; THERE IS HARDLY ANY WEAR, IT WAS TRULY AN EXCEPTIONAL FIND FOR ME.
NEVER TOURED!

COMMENTS: THIS CONSOLE IS IN EXCELLENT COSMETIC CONDITION AND REALLY GOOD OPERATING CONDITION AS WELL. A FEW MINOR ISSUES, WHICH WE HAVE FOUND EASY TO WORK AROUND, DO EXIST.
1. THE NEAR FIELD AND MAIN MONITOR VOLUME POTS ARE A BIT TOUCHY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. WE JUST BOUGHT A NEW POT FOR THE MAIN ONE, BUT HAVE YET TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. THE PART WILL BE INCLUDED.
2. THERE ARE A VERY FEW BUSSES ON CERTAIN CHANNELS THAT AREN'T PASSING SIGNAL. IT IS JUST A CONTACT ISSUE AND CAN BE ADJUSTED, BUT AS I SAID, WITH 40 CHANNELS AND PRO TOOLS IT WAS ALWAYS EASY TO JUST CHANGE A CHANNEL OR BUS, OR INPUT ON PRO TOOLS.
3. ONE OF THE METERS OF THE MASTER FADER APPEAR TO NEED CALIBRATION. THESE SMALL ISSUES ASIDE, THIS CONSOLE IS PERFECT.

THIS UNIT WAS NEVER TOURED