SPECKMIX 2 24/24/8/2 WITH MOD FOR 40 INPUTS
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SPECK SPECKMIX 2 (YOM: 1986) (S#: TBD) SUPERB (8-9)

FEATURES: THERE ARE 16 INPUTS IN THE MAIN FRAME, AND 8 IN THE EXTRA CHASSIS. THERE ARE NO MIC PRES. I LIEU OF MIC PRES "SYNTH INS" HAVE ABOUT 45 DB OF GAIN BECAUSE THE CONSOLE WAS DESIGNED WITH SYNTHS AND DRUM MACHINES IN MIND. WHEN THE CHANNEL IS SET TO MIC PRE THE LINE IN CAN BE THE TAPE MONITOR AS THE CONSOLE IS AN INLINE MONITOR TYPE OF ARCHITECTURE. (NOTE: THE FACT THAT THE LABELING ON EACH CHANNEL REFERS TO "MIKE" IS MISLEADING. THE MIC PRE WAS AN OPTION NOT FITTED TO THIS CONSOLE.) THE EXTRA CHASSIS HAS 8 UNBALANCED INPUTS THAT ARE TAILORED FOR SYNTH & DRUM MACHINES. THE TWO CHASSIS ARE LINKED AND WORK AS IF ONE CONSOLE.

BTW, THOUGH "UNBALANCED" THIS PRO-AUDIO GEAR, NOT SEMI-PRO OR CONSUMER.

THE 16CH CONSOLE HAS A MOD WHEREBY INSERT SEND/RTN HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AND INSTEAD THAT REAR PANEL JACK IS USED FOR A SECOND SET OF 16 INPUTS, WHICH GO TO BUSSES 1&2 WHEN TOGGLE SWITCH NEAR 8TRK ASSIGN MATRIX IS FLIPPED DOWN, ALLOWING FOR A TOTAL OF 32 INPUTS TO MIX TO BUSSES 1&2 IN THE 16CH CONSOLE. ADD TO THAT 8 MORE INPUTS IN THE ADDITIONAL CONSOLE, AND ONE GETS A TOTAL OF 40 INPUTS.

DUE TO THE MOD, CURRENTLY THE INSERT SEND/RTN JACK DOES NOT WORK FOR INSERT SEND RETURN. IF BUYER WISHES SEND/RTN FUNCTIONALITY RESTORED AND MOD DISABLED SELLER WILL BE HAPPY TO OBLIGE.

THE TWO CONSOLES HAVE 1 CUE SEND AND 1 ECHO SEND, THE ECHO SEND BEING SWITCHABLE PRE/POST. GAIN POTS FOR MULTITRACK BUSSES 1 & 2 ON EACH CHANNEL SERVE AS ADDITIONAL POST FADER SENDS WHEN THE MOD TOGGLE IS FLIPPED UP. IN THIS CASE ONE CAN'T DOUBLE UP THE INPUTS TO GET 32 IN THE MAIN CHASSIS, THE LIMIT THEN BEING 16 IN THE MAIN CHASSIS AND 8 IN THE SECOND CHASSIS.

ALL 24 INPUTS HAVE A 3 BAND SWEEPABLE EQ WITH +/- 15 DB BOOST AND CUT.

8 METERS SHOW BUS 1-8 LEVELS, AND VIA A SWITCH 2 OF THE METERS CAN SHOW STEREO BUS. THERE ARE BUS LEVEL CONTROLS FOR THE MULTITRACK AND THE AUX/CUE BUSSES.

NOTE: ALL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS ON THIS CONSOLE ARE UNBALANCED - THIS WAS A SPECIFIC SPECK DESIGN PHILOSOPHY BASED ON THE INTENDED MARKET FOR THEIR CONSOLES, NAMELY, FILM AND TV MUSIC COMPOSERS WITH LOTS OF SYNTHS, SAMPLERS AND DRUM MACHINES. UNBALANCED INPUTS GENERALLY SOUND BETTER THAN BALANCED AND WILL WORK WELL WITH MOST GEAR EXCEPT FOR SOME GEAR WHOSE BALANCED OUTPUTS ARE IMPROPERLY DESIGNED, LIKE THOSE OF PRO TOOLS HD SYSTEMS AND OLD ADR OUTBOARD GEAR. THE SITUATION WITH SUCH IMPROPERLY DESIGNED GEAR CAN BE DEALT WITH BY SIMPLY NOT CONNECTING THE (-) SIGNAL ON EACH BALANCED OUTPUT SIGNAL.

THE CONSOLE COMES WITH 1 PATCHBAY, 52PT 1/4" TRS MILITARY OR PRO TYPE.

THE SIGNAL PATH IS BEST CHARACTERIZED AS MINIMALIST AND CLEAN. BACKGROUND HISS IS QUITE LOW. GENERALLY A TRANSPARENT CONSOLE. THE FADERS ARE PENNY&GILES BRAND.

THIS CONSOLE HAS BEEN TESTED AND A FEW REPAIRS MADE, AND HAS HAD ALL POTS AND SWITCHES THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND RESTORED TO LIKE NEW CONDITION. CAPACITORS SEEM TO BE HOLDING UP AS THERE IS NO MEASURABLE LOSS OF LOW END. THIS CONSOLE IS BEING SOLD AS "NOT JANKY" - NO HIDDEN UNPLEASANT SURPRISES.



EXTRAS: MANUAL INCLUDED, 1 PATCBBAY (52 PT PRO TRS, AKA MILITARY)

MODIFICATIONS: YES, DESCRIBED IN DESCRIPTION

HISTORY: WAS USED IN CLEAN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT TO MAKE MUSIC FOR TV AND FILM

COMMENTS: NONE

THIS UNIT WAS NEVER TOURED