20th November 2007
|
#1 | | Gear Head
Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Ann Arbor
Posts: 51
Thread Starter  | This is why big analog boards are EXPENSIVE
If you ever wanted to know why big analog boards are a huge amount of money and work, check out these photos from API: Photos
On a side note, these photos are also a great argument against fancy cabling and rather just durable cabling.
| 
|  | |
20th November 2007
|
#2 | | Gear nut
Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 134
|
f'ing cool.  | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#3 | | Lives for gear
Joined: May 2005 Location: Ft. Worth, Texas
Posts: 1,891
| Thanks for the photos
Thanks for the photos and do you have a ballpark cost on this desk, regards,,deda,,
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#4 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA.
Posts: 3,738
| NICE! | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#5 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 1,149
|
that's just amazing...  | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#6 | | Gear addict
Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Mexico City
Posts: 418
|
BEATITUL!!!  | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#7 | | Gear addict
Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Normandy, France & Austin, TX
Posts: 449
| | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#8 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 6,088
|
Thanks for the post, those pics where great.
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#9 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Sweden
Posts: 2,854
|
Man, there's a lot of cables...  | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#10 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Mar 2007 Location: www.downtownscience.com
Posts: 254
|
Good Lawd!
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#11 | | Moderator
Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Boston,MA Providence,RI
Posts: 16,335
|
This is a LOT OF CABLES!!!!!  | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#12 | | Gear Head
Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Germany
Posts: 57
| Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyBelmont  This is a LOT OF CABLES!!!!! | Reminds me the head of Medusa.
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#13 | | Banned
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,069
|
Man, that would bee like the coolest christmas present ever.. Imagine unwrapping that bad boy, phew...  | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#14 | | Lives for Jesus
Joined: Oct 2005 Location: orange county ca.
Posts: 2,934
|
Nice pic,...
Each one of those cables is 24 pair with 3 wires pr pair
yikes !
does any one know what year that was ?
.
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#15 | | Gear nut
Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Posts: 137
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Drawmer69 Reminds me the head of Medusa. | Reminds me of my warehouse.
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#16 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Dec 2003 Location: NYC > England
Posts: 637
|
I mix ITB ....  | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#17 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Nov 2004 Location: here
Posts: 4,469
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Drawmer69 Reminds me the head of Medusa. | That's actually what I want to avoid  | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#18 | | Gear nut
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 85
| Quote: |
Man, that would bee like the coolest christmas present ever.. Imagine unwrapping that bad boy, phew...
| Tell me about it.
Somehow I think McBride can afford it though ...
Panda
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#19 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 239
|
hey that's fantastic, thanks
that cable pic reminds me of those things in the Matrix
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#20 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Nashville
Posts: 2,550
|
nice. I was just in that room the other day. it looks beautiful. a nice upgrade from the trident that was in there. | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#21 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 164
|
Damn, and that thing is just going in studio D. I'd love to see what's in A.
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#22 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Lund, Sweden
Posts: 1,122
| Quote:
Originally Posted by stevep Nice pic,...
Each one of those cables is 24 pair with 3 wires pr pair
yikes !
does any one know what year that was ?
. | "It was a very good year..."
Kalli
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#23 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA.
Posts: 3,738
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Chucho I mix ITB .... | I mix ITB too, but that console is a thing of beauty!
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#24 | | Gear nut
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 89
|
That does look really cool! And look, no F'in mouse pad!
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#25 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Nashville
Posts: 2,550
| Quote:
Originally Posted by jaxvon
On a side note, these photos are also a great argument against fancy cabling and rather just durable cabling.
| Oh... and btw... I can assure you that is VERY high quality cable.  | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#26 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Suburban Chicago
Posts: 863
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Midiguy Damn, and that thing is just going in studio D. I'd love to see what's in A. | Studio A is a completely custom re-wired, re-amped, re-built 8078.
This Legacy is the biggest ever produced according to Mark at API.
I think it tipped in around $475K, if I remember right. We got a great tour about a month ago from John. Bartley Pursley was hanging out in this Legacy room (they have 2 BTW) when we went through. He engineers Big & Rich's stuff. In McBride's words, "Bartley is responsible for the best sounding record to come out of Nashville in years, Horse of a Different Color." I only assumed it was done on this Legacy, might be wrong. Those are some big words coming from the guy who does some great work with Martina.
The other Legacy room (Studio B I think) is where last years Dixie Chicks record that won all the Grammys was mixed. I think it's only a 48 input little guy.
Blackbird's got it all goin' on. That is for sure.
Didn't Blackbird open in 2001? This desk can't be much more than a few years old then, if that.
Thanks for the pic link. They are great!
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#27 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 745
 |
They should get some cable ties for that mess.  | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#28 | | Lives for gear
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 3,837
|
Man I'm OTB but those pics made me want to switch ITB | |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#29 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Nashville
Posts: 2,550
| Quote:
Originally Posted by vin-gear Studio A is a completely custom re-wired, re-amped, re-built 8078.
This Legacy is the biggest ever produced according to Mark at API.
I think it tipped in around $475K, if I remember right. We got a great tour about a month ago from John. Bartley Pursley was hanging out in this Legacy room (they have 2 BTW) when we went through. He engineers Big & Rich's stuff. In McBride's words, "Bartley is responsible for the best sounding record to come out of Nashville in years, Horse of a Different Color." I only assumed it was done on this Legacy, might be wrong. Those are some big words coming from the guy who does some great work with Martina.
The other Legacy room (Studio B I think) is where last years Dixie Chicks record that won all the Grammys was mixed. I think it's only a 48 input little guy.
Blackbird's got it all goin' on. That is for sure.
Didn't Blackbird open in 2001? This desk can't be much more than a few years old then, if that.
Thanks for the pic link. They are great! |
I am 99% sure that desk only went in a few months ago. The Trident was still there this past summer... I am almost positive.
| |
| | |
20th November 2007
|
#30 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,332
|
I thought the desk was installed this year. Wrong? And I was told that GML actually agreed to build a new automation system for it. No idea if it differs in any way from any other GML systems (computer used, etc.), but it's great GM (apparently) agreed to do it.
It is probably significant that GM has quite a room at Blackbird. Really nice to see this kind o investment being made.
| 
| | | |
New Reply 
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
