Mixer question

[Michael Jones]

I ran across this older neve board.
It's a model 542 Series.
Says it's a 12:2:1.
Which I guess is a 12 channel
2 aux sends
1 stereo return.

Would each channel have its own separte output as well?
Any ideas on which pre's are in this board?

Thanks.

[TexRoadkill]

That's a cool looking little board. I can't answer your question but I would call Dan Alexander about them. How much can you get one for?

[littledog]

x:y:z does not refer to aux sends or aux returns.

for instance, a 24:8:2 mixer would mean 24 channels with 8 subgroups going to a two channel master output.

[Sennheiser]

That "1" on the end of the description puzzles me. I read that to be a 12 channel, 2 buss, mono??? out console? That doesn't make much sense to me unless it's really old.

Littledog is right. At least in this century. Mixers are designated first by channels, then by sub-groups, and then by final out's.

A mono out just doesn't make any sense to me unless it's an old AM broadcast board.

Any way to check on it's history?

[Michael Jones]

Originally posted by Sennheiser
That "1" on the end of the description puzzles me. I read that to be a 12 channel, 2 buss, mono??? out console? That doesn't make much sense to me unless it's really old.

Littledog is right. At least in this century. Mixers are designated first by channels, then by sub-groups, and then by final out's.

A mono out just doesn't make any sense to me unless it's an old AM broadcast board.

Any way to check on it's history?

I think its a stereo out.
I'm more interested in it for the pre's than the routing options, which is why I'm wondering if each channel has its own output.

[regebro]

"I think its a stereo out"

Then it would be 12:2:2. Which kinda don't make sense.

The only mixers I can find that seems to fit the x:2:1 format are the above mentioned Neve and small Mackies. All mixers with no subs at all. And *nothing* on those Mackies are just "1", unless possibly the 1 means "one monitor channel".

I think it's just a way of trying to fit a mixer with no sub-busses into a channel:sub:master formula. They *should* say 12:2, and nothing more.