build your own mixer... modular ideas

[curtiswyant]

Here's my vision. A completely modular mixer. Kinda like the 7th Circle stuff on steroids. It would be rackmount or you could mount them in a console for a real mixer look. There would be three main products: preamp modules, EQ modules, and a master/summing mixer to tie it all together. The preamp and EQ modules would all be plug-n-play, like PCI cards, and they would hook into the other products via a main cable (IDE cable or something similar). It would be the perfect solution for people who want standalone pres AND a big console.

[rpowell]

A Great River NV master section would be awesome to go with the mic pre and EQ modules.

RP

[MD]

You might find this stuff helpful:
http://www.prodigy-pro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2779

Apparently a favorite dream project, but quite an ambitous one.

Also, for inspiraiton:
http://www.buzzaudio.com/products/arack.htm
http://www.manleylabs.com/containerpages/16_299.html
http://chandlerlimited.com/products/minimoduleframe.php

little more diy-scale
http://sound.westhost.com/project30.htm

[brianroth]

Here's my vision. A completely modular mixer. Kinda like the 7th Circle stuff on steroids. It would be rackmount or you could mount them in a console for a real mixer look. There would be three main products: preamp modules, EQ modules, and a master/summing mixer to tie it all together. The preamp and EQ modules would all be plug-n-play, like PCI cards, and they would hook into the other products via a main cable (IDE cable or something similar). It would be the perfect solution for people who want standalone pres AND a big console.

You left out routing, as in panpots for a stereo mix (or, gawd-forbid, 5.1 surround! <g>), busing to a multitrack or DAW, aux sends, solo, etc.

I've kicked around some ideas with a few guys about adopting the API "500" form-factor, but unfortunately the quantity of pins on the edge connectors are a big limitation, especially when dealing with the busing lines.

Bri

[blunderfonics]

I believe that, somewhere in the near future, Tonelux is going to be producing a bucket that you can load up with thier modules to make a custom console.

[curtiswyant]

I believe that, somewhere in the near future, Tonelux is going to be producing a bucket that you can load up with thier modules to make a custom console.

Stellar!