Found a big one

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kristianjohnsen

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While dropping off a left-behind keyboard stand at the offices of our local affiliate of the main national radio and TV broadcaster, NRK, I stumbeled accross this jem that has recently been decomissioned and sold off to a new home.

Lady at the front desk had been told it wheighs close to 1000LB/500Kg :O

I had a quick look at it and know what brand it is but not the model name. Let's have some fun: Can anyone identify it?

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It's not an SSL because it doesn't have a small fader above the main fader on each channel. I really hate cell phone phone pictures, because they seem to raise more questions than they answer. :razz:

My guess would be a Soundcraft 3200. From some pictures I could find with a quick Google search, there are some variations of the meter bridge and center section, but this one could fit. I helped install one back in the early '90s. It's hard to believe the studio was still using analog tape then.

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kristianjohnsen said:
While dropping off a left-behind keyboard stand at the offices of our local affiliate of the main national radio and TV broadcaster, NRK, I stumbeled accross this jem that has recently been decomissioned and sold off to a new home.

Lady at the front desk had been told it wheighs close to 1000LB/500Kg :O

I had a quick look at it and know what brand it is but not the model name. Let's have some fun: Can anyone identify it?

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Someone is close. Hint: The place it was made has a name that reminds me of many venues most of us have to work in.

PS: It was cellphone or back of a napkin... Little old lady in the reception probably isn't amateur photographer of the year, either. I thought she was cool to even take the pic.
 
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Speaking of big ones: 96 channel SSL Duality

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kristianjohnsen said:
I remember seeing a Midas (XL200?) with a similar setup once. I guess the idea is to put the connectors in a physical location that would allow the designers to leave as many signal paths as possible unchanged from where they'd optimally want them.
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It is a pretty standard location for a patch bay in a recording console. That is where all the patching to outboard equipment would happen. It keeps the cabling short when it is not used, and is easy for the producer or engineer to get to when they want to change FX.

The Midas consoles I have seen with TT patchbays have had them on the back.

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I want to say an SSL E series but there are some things I can't see so I'm not sure, though there was no definitive layout of these things as they were custom made G
 
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