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Yeh, but like everyone else, I've got a million and one other things to do....it'd just be good to put this to bed. As I type, the crimper has just arrived. Update in a few hours..... Al

MOLEX!!!!!!!!!!!! I've just finished preparing the leads for the faders, replaced the leads on the MASTER PANEL board and now find out I need a crimping tool! The JST connectors I bought have a crimping tool......for £246! Over half the cost of the mixer. I've just opted for a cheaper...

Hey Miro, What I've learned (through listening) to different digital equipment is that they all have a sound. I read on a posting (or an engineer told me) that it's all to do with phasing that goes on when processing the digital signals to form the finished L/R buss. I hear this most with my...

Well my Molex turned up today but without the other bits (only the housings came). I contacted the place and whilst talking thought there was another way to achieve what I wanted (namely less wires between the Master and Group faders and the Master Panel). I plan on removing the soldered leads...

Hey Miro, Thanks for the comments. I think you're bang on with your judgement about the M3500 being the best desk that I have used. The others are all home recording / project studio stuff. That said, I'm hearing stuff in the M3500 that I haven't heard before. It has a clarity and an awful lot...

I've no experience of either. Al

I spent last evening just mixing various stuff and seeing if she was holding water.... Man, this mixer is the best sounding mixer I've ever used. In the studio at the moment I have: Soundcraft Ghost Soundcraft Spirit Studio Mackie 8-buss Yamaha O2R Mixers I have owned: Soundtracs MRX (in...

Hey Guys, I don't know if you've seen this article....only short: Studio Gear Profile: Tascam M520 - The Vintage Musician Al

Well another day on the mixer and I think she's nearly there. If anyone tackles one of these babies in the future, then the one bit of advice I would give them is think about replacing the fader leads which attach through a small PCB to the MASTER CONTROL PANEL. Everytime the faders get...

Love reading this stuff, my M3700 still runs perfect, mostly due to the fact I am the only owner and have looked after it. I suppose also that it has only ever been moved twice since I got it. Witzendoz Yeah...same here with my 3500...25 years old, and still running, never any issues. I moved...

Sounds great (as far as going from CD to tape then digitised to MP3 quality goes.........) Is this tape going to come in various widths? Al

Hi Guys, Well progress on the mixer front....kind of two steps forward, one step back. Delving deeper into the mixer, there are some things that are great (the quasi modular construction) and some things that are a PITA (the design of the MASTER section seems 'Ad Hoc'....as if the design team...

HI Guys, I did the Power Supply and was getting ok voltages until I connected the desk. Once again the +8V rail disappeared, so I started to disconnect some of the rail ribbon connectors (with the power off of course). The mixer was stable until I added the 'MASTER' section into it. After...

Didn't the old WEM Copycat kind of work like this? An endless spool of tape to produce echo effects? Al

Yeh, you're right Miro.:thumbs up: Before the mixer went AWOL though, I have to say, I think I'm going to like this mixer. One track I was working with pointed out something I'd never heard before. On the stereo submix of the drum track, it seems I when I submixed it, I hit the occasional level...

Going to be in for a long haul methinks........ I had a look at the meterbridge last night to see if I cold sort out the LEDS which stay on channel 27. After reading about level setting and tweaking the pots, I left turning it on until this morning. When I turned it on, hey presto, the meter...

Hi Guys, Thanks for all those tips. I've currently bit the bullet and disconnected everything. It's allowed me to remove the four module input panels, remove the channel boards and give the panels a good clean. It took a day to remove all the boards and screw them back together. I'm going to...

Thanks Miro, Actually after getting some of the boards out, they do look surprisingly good for their age. After looking at the 'joint boards again, it looks like it might be easier to remove them once all four boards are removed from the panel. The upper boards then look like they could be...

Hi Guys, So I'm getting a bit deeper into the issues with the mixer. I think the problem with meter 27 lies within the meterbridge itself, as I've exchanged a 4-input module over and it stays the same....it could be a problem with the lead going to the meterbridge. Is this the top most three...

Hi Guys, Thanks for all the tips so far. I have found more than a few dirty insert points and jack line inputs. Also the odd pot or fader that hasn't been moved in a while that has come 'unstuck' and started working again. But the first impression of the desk? WOW! I like it. It has a...