A summing build.

Reggie Love · 18th February 2006

I got rid of my medium footprint analogue desk, A&H GS3000, last year because I decided I had had my last hissy fit over the clutter in my very small, (11' x 9'), workspace. I had convinced myself that I didn't need it. Personally, however, minimalism hasn't worked for me. I don't want the hassle of cramming another medium footprint into a small space and I can't afford even something like a Sumo at present, (8 channels would be enough).... not unless I want to rob a bank and risk some large, hairy man saying "Yo luk kinda purdy" in the showers at Wormwood Scrubbs one day.

So I'm thinking that I have a 24 x 2 B-type Mosses & Mitchell patchbay sat around doing nothing. It's in superb nick with the connectors clean as a whistle and the joints only ever been soldered once. I've also got a nice stock of pres, but I don't want to spend US$1000 on a Fulcrom. I've said to myself several times that it shouldn't be that hard to put together a good summing solution with this as a starting point, I've found a schematic a monkey could solder here, but now I'm confronted with actually doing it, my confidence has evaporated and I'm wondering if I've missed something.

severe · 19th February 2006

Hey Reggie,

Have ya seen this thread, here?

Reggie Love · 19th February 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by severe

Hey Reggie,

Have ya seen this thread, here?

Cheers Severe! (Hey that rhymes!)

Guess I must have been searching under too tight criteria. I'll have a read of that and see if any other questions come to mind.

severe · 19th February 2006

No sweat.

There's mention of a DIY forum in that thread. I suggest you check that out as well. I've thought about building one myself, but I think I'm gonna wait for feedback on the new Toft console first. Let me know how it goes for you.

stellar · 20th February 2006

I can tell you that the values change with the number of channels. Plus this is a mono diagram. Can any of your preamps take a 600 ohm input? Just some things to think about before you start soldiering....

Reggie Love · 20th February 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by stellar

I can tell you that the values change with the number of channels. Plus this is a mono diagram. Can any of your preamps take a 600 ohm input? Just some things to think about before you start soldiering....

Well I'm working with Focusrite ISA428s and Raindirk RM4s... Time to get the 428 manual out and ring Cyril I guess.

18th February 2006	#1
Reggie Love Gear addict Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Knebworth Posts: 338 Thread Starter	A summing build. I got rid of my medium footprint analogue desk, A&H GS3000, last year because I decided I had had my last hissy fit over the clutter in my very small, (11' x 9'), workspace. I had convinced myself that I didn't need it. Personally, however, minimalism hasn't worked for me. I don't want the hassle of cramming another medium footprint into a small space and I can't afford even something like a Sumo at present, (8 channels would be enough).... not unless I want to rob a bank and risk some large, hairy man saying "Yo luk kinda purdy" in the showers at Wormwood Scrubbs one day. So I'm thinking that I have a 24 x 2 B-type Mosses & Mitchell patchbay sat around doing nothing. It's in superb nick with the connectors clean as a whistle and the joints only ever been soldered once. I've also got a nice stock of pres, but I don't want to spend US$1000 on a Fulcrom. I've said to myself several times that it shouldn't be that hard to put together a good summing solution with this as a starting point, I've found a schematic a monkey could solder here, but now I'm confronted with actually doing it, my confidence has evaporated and I'm wondering if I've missed something. __________________ Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

19th February 2006	#4
severe Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,176	No sweat. There's mention of a DIY forum in that thread. I suggest you check that out as well. I've thought about building one myself, but I think I'm gonna wait for feedback on the new Toft console first. Let me know how it goes for you. __________________ "Some of you people just plain don't know s---. No offense." -theblue1 "Tell us if it looks like it will sound good." -RKrizman "The many truths we cling to depend greatly on our point of view." -Obi-Wan Kenobi

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20th February 2006	#5
stellar Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,035	I can tell you that the values change with the number of channels. Plus this is a mono diagram. Can any of your preamps take a 600 ohm input? Just some things to think about before you start soldiering....