TRIDANT A-RANGE WORL FAMOUS CONSOLE
[PRICED PER UNIT - 1 AVAILABLE AT TIME OF LISTING]
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TRIDENT CUSTOM A-RANGE (YOM: 70'S) (S#: TBD) AVERAGE FOR AGE (6-7)

LEGENDARY TRIDENT A-RANGE CONSOLE RESIDES IN STUDIO ONE, COMES FROM A WORLD RENOWNED TRACKING ROOM. IN GEORGE MARTIN'S BOOK ALL YOU NEED IS EARS, HE PROCLAIMED STUDIO ONE TO BE THE BEST SOUNDING TRACKING ROOM IN THE UNITED STATES. SINCE 1976, THIS CONSOLE HAS BEEN CRANKING OUT HIT RECORDS
FOR ARTISTS, RANGING FROM PAUL MCCARTNEY, ELTON JOHN AND DAVID BOWIE TO LIMP BIZKIT, MOS DEF AND DAVE MATTHEWS, WITH OVER 250 GOLD AND PLATINUM RECORDS TO ITS CREDIT THIS BOARD HAS MADE AND CONTINUES TO MAKE MORE HIT RECORDS THAN ANY RECORDING CONSOLE IN SERVICE TODAY.

THIS CONSOLE INCORPORATES MANY CUSTOM FEATURES THAT WERE SO INNOVATIVE, POPULAR MECHANICS MAGAZINE
FEATURED THE DESK ON ITS COVER IN NOV 1987 AND MIX MAGAZINE ON ITS SEPTEMBER 1986 COVER. THE CONSOLE
INCLUDES 48 MIC/LINE CHANNELS EACH WITH 4 BAND EQ, HI/LO PASS FILTERS, 10 AUX SENDS, AND API MIX PLUS MOVING FADER AUTOMATION. ALL GAIN STAGES ARE DISCRETE AMPLIFIERS, PRODUCING AN EXTREMELY HIGH FIDELITY SIGNAL PATH (THE TRIDENT A-RANGE MIC PRE-AMPS AND EQUALIZERS ARE LEGENDARY). ADDITIONALLY, A TWENTY-FOUR CHANNEL SIDECAR MONITOR SECTION WITH ALL TEN AUX SENDS AVAILABLE ON EACH CHANNEL, HAS THE ABILITY TO ASSIGN TO THE STEREO BUSS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 24 MIX RETURNS. 8 DEDICATED EFFECTS RETURNS WITH EQ AND AUX SENDS ARE ASSIGNABLE TO ALL BUSSES. INCLUDING THE SIDECAR AND EFFECTS RETURNS THIS ALLOWS FOR A TOTAL 80 REMIX POSITIONS.

ONLY 13 TRIDENT A-RANGE CONSOLES WERE EVER CONSTRUCTED AND VERY FEW OF THOSE ARE OPERATING TODAY, THEREFORE, THIS IS A TRULY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY.

EXTRAS: 24 CHANNEL SIDE CAR

MODIFICATIONS: THIS IS A CUSTOM DESIGNED BOARD BY CHEROKEE STUDIOS, ITS UNLIKE ANY OTHER TRIDENT A-RANGE

HISTORY: HAS BEEN IN THE SAME STUDIO SINCE 1976. MANY HIT RECORDERS HAVE BEEN RECORDED ON THIS CONSOLE, THE MOST RECENT BEING THE NEW QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ALBUM ERA VULGARIS THAT JUST CAME OUT

COMMENTS: REQUIRES REGULAR MAINTENANCE LIKE ANY VINTAGE RECORDING GEAR