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oh yeah, i should clarify that ergonomics still trump the minor sonic advantages of skipping the busses! Particularly if it means the difference between capturing a 'strike while the iron is hot' take or a 'take 5 while i futz around with the patchbay' take.

I use the direct outs way more often than the busses on my m520. One less gain stage. The improvement is audible. Of course some gain stages can be desirable (the brightening effect of an 1176 comp with GR off for example) but that's another topic.

Hey Ken, I believe Colin at Audio Maintenance in England is a Tac specialist. http://www.audiomaintenance.com/home.htm He might know the problem and have the spare parts needed for a DIY fix.

i'm slightly feverish and delirious today, but i count 16 tracks. in any event, it looks like somebody got called up to the big leagues :eek: congrats!

I agree 100%! It's a masterpiece. The depth of research is amazing and the photos are just incredible. Apart from Recording the Beatles my other fav books related to sound recording are: The Audio Cyclopedia by Howard M Tremaine Practical Techniques for the Recording Engineer by Sherman Keene...

Thanks for the intrepid investigative work Cory!! RE the assign switches, I did try them at times and I think they may be quieter. The only catch is the fact that I have to click two at a time (unless, of course, I use my Ampex AG 350 for a mono mix). I'm going to try giving those switches a...

I think you're right... And it's too bad... when I've had the chance to see people mix with, say an MCI, they would often use the channel mutes. That said, aside from this channel switching noise and the sound of the EQ, I still love this board.

Unfortunately, yes. I can never seem to get them clean enough to stay quiet. I even keep the board under a dust cover when not in use..

Hi, I haven't been around in a while. I hope you're all well. I just have a quick question: Does anyone have a solution for the noise that comes from the channel on-off switches in a M520/512 console? I'd like to use them like mutes during some mixes but they develop crackles quite easily...

i'd try a cotton ball soaked in pure alcohol

I'd check out this book, referenced in this Ampex List post by MRL's Jay McKnight: "Hello Ampexians, I just noticed that there is a new (2008) business book about Ampex: "Winner Take All: How Competitiveness Shapes the Fate of Nations" (Hardcover) by Richard Elkus. A one-time Ampex manager...

Oh that's interesting. BTW do you know if he ever mixes to more ancient 2-track on his studio's list (like the 3M Mincom M-64 or the Studer B62)? I'm trying to restore a full-track Ampex AG-350 right now (bias circuit is givin' me sass), I'm really hoping to put it to daily use for slapback and...

It seems that the fidelitorium isn't hurting for tape classic machines: (^from their web site) Have you read the 'Recording the Beatles' book? There's some great stuff on the M23 8 track in there. Like the fact that EMI had to install an additional bank of 8 cards so they could simultaneously...

Wow Otto, that's truly a thing of beauty! Why the 'bias' and 'erase' settings on the meter select? Do you set the erase bias and record bias separately?

:eek: sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Thanks for passing along this info too. I was curious about this myself.

Sorry, there were actually 2 batch numbers where I had bad tape: 0900 B 095 351 4 70 0900b095331 34620 good luck! PS does anyone know how to decode RMGIs number scheme? I gather the first 4 digits are the tape type...

Hi Otto, I haven't tried RMGI's 911 or 468 yet nor any Zonal tapes. I got a couple NOS reels of EMTEC sm911 I haven't had a chance to try them yet. I did try some EMTEC sm468 and I loved it--beautiful slitting and shed free.

sure thing, I'll post it when I get home from work.

I'm a huge fan of Mitch Easter's band Let's Active and his production work. "the magic city" by Helium is one of my fav LPs from the 90s, and it pretty much goes without saying that REMs Murmur and Reckoning were masterfully produced (aside: i'd argue that without Easter and Don Dixon the seams...

yep it's a B67 mkII