Anyone Know about this Mixer: Interface Electronics? (Pics)

x.cerveau · 18th November 2005

It's a very neat little mixer, it can link together with another to form a 16 channel 8 buss, pretty badass. If anyone has any info on the company or anything that would be great. I'm going to use it for some live gigs i want to do. I'm borrowing it from the studio i work at. We have two, one needs cleaned real bad, the other is cleean. We have the documentation. I've never heard any mention of this before so just wondering.

keith.

u b k · 18th November 2005

looks like a piece of kit for tv/film. maybe ask around on forums for those folks?

to be clear, i know nothing about these matters, i just have a mouth.

gregoire
del ubik

x.cerveau · 18th November 2005

I'm pretty sure it was made for location recording and that sort. It was meant to be a portable alternative to a large scale console. I'm just looking for some info on other things this company may have made or people who have used this personally to shed some light on it.

keith.

brianroth · 19th November 2005

Made in Houston, TX back in the 1970's, perhaps into the 1980's, by Louis Stevenson (Stephenson?). I may have some literature in Ye Olde Dusty files, but no promises!

Bri

x.cerveau · 19th November 2005

Thanks Brian, as always, your input is appriciated!

keith.

infrasound · 24th April 2006

Yes I would love to see more shots of the little Stevenson... very cool.

Interface Electronics was indeed out of Houston. I love my SIE desk...
24x16x2 - Beyer transformers throughout, and it sounds really great.
The pre's are worth it alone.
I don't think very many were ever made. Mine is serial #066.
It has been recapped and rechipped and down the line had some weird mods
done, but all in all it's great.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/siskind/125034982/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/46/125034982_3e393a5d8d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="new.old.console" /></a>

dbbubba · 24th April 2006

I'll be really honest guys....

I have been recording, running sound, playing with p.a. rigs in Texas since the early '70s.
It was inevitable that I'd encounter Interface consoles from time to time.

I've tracked and mixed 1" 8-track through one, mixed F.O.H through a few and one absolute P.O.S. was in a club where I mixed a lot.
Once the band I mixed had an actual major label deal we had a rider that meant that beast was thrown in a corner when we showed up!
That particular P.O.S. was a monitor console and I think that MAYBE 14 or less channels actually worked out of the 24!
It had some useless graphic EQs built into it, too.

I recall pounding on Interface consoles to get them working.
You know... the heat of the moment and beer!

I never could stand them.
Clunky would be the best word to describe them for me.
Although the company had good intentions, the mixers were always a maintenence nightmare and I never used one that had everything working.
They were not built that well.

Soundwise... I put them in the catagory with original TAPCO mixers.
(that's bad)

I just grew to dispise them.
Sorry.

It is cool to see Infrasound's console in good shape though!
If you like your, then OK!
Just thought I'd lend my years of real world, in the trenches opinion.

Danny Brown

18th November 2005	#1
x.cerveau Gear Head Joined: Apr 2005 Location: Central Pa Posts: 35 Thread Starter	Anyone Know about this Mixer: Interface Electronics? (Pics) It's a very neat little mixer, it can link together with another to form a 16 channel 8 buss, pretty badass. If anyone has any info on the company or anything that would be great. I'm going to use it for some live gigs i want to do. I'm borrowing it from the studio i work at. We have two, one needs cleaned real bad, the other is cleean. We have the documentation. I've never heard any mention of this before so just wondering. keith. __________________ The Flags are all dead, at the top of their poles.

19th November 2005	#4
brianroth Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,818	Made in Houston, TX back in the 1970's, perhaps into the 1980's, by Louis Stevenson (Stephenson?). I may have some literature in Ye Olde Dusty files, but no promises! Bri __________________ Brian Roth Technical Services Oklahoma City, OK www.BrianRoth.com

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u b k Gear Guru Joined: Oct 2004 Location: The Land of Sunshine Posts: 11,294	looks like a piece of kit for tv/film. maybe ask around on forums for those folks? to be clear, i know nothing about these matters, i just have a mouth. gregoire del ubik

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infrasound Gear interested Joined: Apr 2006 Location: nashville Posts: 6	Yes I would love to see more shots of the little Stevenson... very cool. Interface Electronics was indeed out of Houston. I love my SIE desk... 24x16x2 - Beyer transformers throughout, and it sounds really great. The pre's are worth it alone. I don't think very many were ever made. Mine is serial #066. It has been recapped and rechipped and down the line had some weird mods done, but all in all it's great. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/siskind/125034982/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/46/125034982_3e393a5d8d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="new.old.console" /></a>

24th April 2006	#7
dbbubba Banned Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,099	I'll be really honest guys.... I have been recording, running sound, playing with p.a. rigs in Texas since the early '70s. It was inevitable that I'd encounter Interface consoles from time to time. I've tracked and mixed 1" 8-track through one, mixed F.O.H through a few and one absolute P.O.S. was in a club where I mixed a lot. Once the band I mixed had an actual major label deal we had a rider that meant that beast was thrown in a corner when we showed up! That particular P.O.S. was a monitor console and I think that MAYBE 14 or less channels actually worked out of the 24! It had some useless graphic EQs built into it, too. I recall pounding on Interface consoles to get them working. You know... the heat of the moment and beer! I never could stand them. Clunky would be the best word to describe them for me. Although the company had good intentions, the mixers were always a maintenence nightmare and I never used one that had everything working. They were not built that well. Soundwise... I put them in the catagory with original TAPCO mixers. (that's bad) I just grew to dispise them. Sorry. It is cool to see Infrasound's console in good shape though! If you like your, then OK! Just thought I'd lend my years of real world, in the trenches opinion. Danny Brown