altruistica
Member
Hi Guys,
Well after a 500 mile round trip to the beautiful city of Edinburgh, I've come back home with a Tascam M3500.
I went to see one last year which was only about 50 miles away from where I live, but that desk had been abused too much to get me parting with my money. This one, which I bought off Ebay, looked in good cosmetic condition from the pics, and now I've got it home will fit the bill nicely. It has a few faults with it, but knowing the desk is old school electronics, means that it should be relatively easy to fix (relative to finding knowledgable people on the internet who can guide me). The desk came with a multicore of sorts, a full manual with schematics and a patchbay. The desk is the jack version and I'm expecting it to be -10dB, so will interface nicely with the 1" machines I've settled on (Fostex G24S and Tascam MSR24 DBX), and also the Fostex D2424LV.
I have used in the last few months, the Mackie 8buss mixer (nice, but nothing special), the Soundcraft Spirit Studio (vibey with a punchy sound) and the Soundcraft Ghost. The Ghost is a extremely nice desk, but for me there are a few issues. First, I don't like the routing buttons down the side of the faders. The spacing here I find to be too cramped. The small depth of the unit also means all the controls are tightly packed together, which you either like or don't. And lastly, the sound of the unit is a bit too pristine. I know that may sound funny, but I like a mixer to have a sound. Maybe I'm too used to a bit of hiss to appreciate what Soundcraft produced here.
Well, if anyone in the UK is looking for a deal on a used Mackie 8buss, Spirit 24 or Ghost, then give me a shout. I have the 32 version Ghost with meterbridge and two Ghost 24 minus meterbridge. I also have some spare power supplies (Soundcraft CPS275) that I will be selling.
I think the M3500 has a few users on this site (Miroslav / Witzendoz?) so I may be picking your brains later.
Al
Well after a 500 mile round trip to the beautiful city of Edinburgh, I've come back home with a Tascam M3500.
I went to see one last year which was only about 50 miles away from where I live, but that desk had been abused too much to get me parting with my money. This one, which I bought off Ebay, looked in good cosmetic condition from the pics, and now I've got it home will fit the bill nicely. It has a few faults with it, but knowing the desk is old school electronics, means that it should be relatively easy to fix (relative to finding knowledgable people on the internet who can guide me). The desk came with a multicore of sorts, a full manual with schematics and a patchbay. The desk is the jack version and I'm expecting it to be -10dB, so will interface nicely with the 1" machines I've settled on (Fostex G24S and Tascam MSR24 DBX), and also the Fostex D2424LV.
I have used in the last few months, the Mackie 8buss mixer (nice, but nothing special), the Soundcraft Spirit Studio (vibey with a punchy sound) and the Soundcraft Ghost. The Ghost is a extremely nice desk, but for me there are a few issues. First, I don't like the routing buttons down the side of the faders. The spacing here I find to be too cramped. The small depth of the unit also means all the controls are tightly packed together, which you either like or don't. And lastly, the sound of the unit is a bit too pristine. I know that may sound funny, but I like a mixer to have a sound. Maybe I'm too used to a bit of hiss to appreciate what Soundcraft produced here.
Well, if anyone in the UK is looking for a deal on a used Mackie 8buss, Spirit 24 or Ghost, then give me a shout. I have the 32 version Ghost with meterbridge and two Ghost 24 minus meterbridge. I also have some spare power supplies (Soundcraft CPS275) that I will be selling.
I think the M3500 has a few users on this site (Miroslav / Witzendoz?) so I may be picking your brains later.
Al