Re: Wot? No tube mixer??

cipher wrote:
> I am here.... I am not dissapeared, just had some business abroad that 
> needed minding.
> 
> I am still interested, 
> 
> please continue
> 
> -t
> 

I posted this on the other mixer related thread but have not seen a 
reply from you so maybe you missed it. This is perhaps a more on topic 
thread so here is what I said in the other post:

Hi Tynan,

I have just completed my friends 5th album which has now been released 
so I have some free time to think about your mixer (You can see details 
of his album here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/justbob
).

I would like to discuss the channel strip layout first. For each channel 
we have:

XLR input
Phase change switch (miniature toggle type assumed)
Phantom Power switch (miniature toggle type assumed)
20dB Pad switch (Miniature toggle assumed)
Channel Fader (rotary with large round knob assumed)
High Pass Filter switch (3 or 4 position rotary with pointed knob assumed)
Pan control (rotary with large round knob assumed)
Channel ON/OFF (miniature toggle assumed)

The question is which of these do you want to appear on the front panel 
and in which order?

I guess the best place for the XLR is on the rear of the unit. You could 
have the phantom power switch beside it as these are rarely changed and 
if it is on the channel strip there is a risk of accidentally operating
it.

The phase change and pad switches could either be near the XLR or on the 
channel strip - I would suggest the channel strip is probably the best 
place for these.

So the complete channel strip controls, from the circuit point of vie, 
fall naturally into the following order:

Phase Change
20dB Pad
Channel Fader
High Pass Filter switch
Pan
Channel ON/OFF

However, this may not be what you prefer from the operational point of 
view. A more conventional order might be:

Phase Change
20dB Pad
High Pass filter switch
Pan
Channel ON/OFF
Channel Fader.


So let me know what you preferred order of controls would be and if the 
choice of rotary fader/pan controls is OK. Also how many high pass 
filter frequencies do you want and what cut off rate would you like? 
Lastly I can never remember if you wanted 6 or 8 channels.

Cheers

Ian