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Switch box (2 stereo ins <--> 2 stereo outs) with level control?
Hello, I'm looking for a "switch box" that would provide (only) the following: ===== [2 pairs of balanced/unbalanced ins] | V [A/B switch] | V [level control] | V [A/B switch] | V [2 pairs of balanced/unbalanced outs] ===== The questions: 1) Where can I find one? Does somebody manufacture/sell this kind of a product? 2) I'm no electrician, but would like to know whether it is easier to design and manufacture the previously described apparatus with unbalanced/balanced inputs only? And how does these choices sum up to the cost of the final product? -- Tommi |
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Switch box (2 stereo ins <--> 2 stereo outs) with level control?
Hello Mike! I think you mean select between one of two sources, adjust the volume and send the signal to one of two destinations. Whatever it is that you (only) want, you can be assured that nobody makes exactly that. There are, however, a number of devices on the market that come pretty close, usually differing on the side of excess - more inputs or more outputs. About the bottom end of the scale is the Samson C-Control ($99) and they go up from there to well over a grand. Yes, that's what I meant. I just couldn't figure out what the thing should be called. (I usually speak Finnish.) The Samson's C-Control is actually just about the only product I already know of that doesn't give me too many features. Rest of the products (I'm aware of) seem to be line level mixers with at least 4-8 channels. But I think I could live with 2 sources and 2 destinations. And a volume control in between. So, I would be willing to go up with the price, or at least consider different units... Any suggestions, then? 2) I'm no electrician, but would like to know whether it is easier to design and manufacture the previously described apparatus with unbalanced/balanced inputs only? And how does these choices sum up to the cost of the final product? If you mean is it less expensive to build one that's unbalanced only (not balanced), yes. It takes half as many parts. And: if I want to e.g. compare unbalanced and balanced signals by switching between them, could I use a plain balanced box for the purpose? -- Tommi |
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Switch box (2 stereo ins <--> 2 stereo outs) with level control?
In article writes: The Samson's C-Control is actually just about the only product I already know of that doesn't give me too many features. Rest of the products (I'm aware of) seem to be line level mixers with at least 4-8 channels. At this year's Winter NAMM show, there was a whole flood of similar controllers. I mentioned a few of them in my show report, which can be found at http://www.d-and-d.com The differences seem to be in more features - metering, digital inputs, more inputs and outputs, balanced as well as unbalanced, trim controls to balance levels (like to get the same volume when switching between monitor speakers), headphone monitor outputs, RIAA equalized phono input, talkback to headphones or selected outputs, and so on. But once they get more complicated than the basics, if you want a specific set of features and not other features, you pretty much have to build it yourself. I would encourage that, in fact I did, in an article in Recording Magazine a while back, where I described how to design a switchbox like this with the features you (the individual you) need. And: if I want to e.g. compare unbalanced and balanced signals by switching between them, could I use a plain balanced box for the purpose? Yes. At least that would keep the balanced path balanced as far as possible. -- I'm really Mike Rivers - ) However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over, lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo |
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Switch box (2 stereo ins <--> 2 stereo outs) with level control?
Mike Rivers wrote: At this year's Winter NAMM show, there was a whole flood of similar controllers. I mentioned a few of them in my show report, which can be found at http://www.d-and-d.com Here's a deserved pat on the back --- Excellent report, thank you! Wouldn't it be great if somebody [*hint*] could compare the Furman, Mackie, and Presonus units side by side, perhaps concentrating more on the features that they share with each other...? But once they get more complicated than the basics, if you want a specific set of features and not other features, you pretty much have to build it yourself. I would encourage that, in fact I did, in an article in Recording Magazine a while back, where I described how to design a switchbox like this with the features you (the individual you) need. Hrm... The DIY approach could be fun. I'll see if I can find the Feb'01 issue somewhere. Thanks again, -- Tommi |
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