Hi all
I have just (eeeehrrr, actually 2 months ago) bought a 95 Neotek Elite console that started it´s life with the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. It will be installed and cabeled up during the next two weeks. Of course, I am very curious to start working on it, and now I have some questions that I hope someone (Steve??) can give me a clue or two on....
Earlier, I have been using mostly external mic pres when recording (A Studer mic valve (D19) with Telefunken NOS tubes and a Midas XL42 + an old 16 ch Soundcraft 6000 for close micing drums). So I am wondering how the ones with a similar console usually record. Do you use the Neotek mic pres a lot, or do you mainly use external mic pres. I know I can expect a "clean and neutral" sound from the Neotek, which will certainly be good for a lot of recording, but is there anything you find it doesn´t really work on??
Silly question, I know, but since I am very impatient to start working on it, I´d like to "know" if anything is likely to dissapoint me....
I also wonder if there is anything I (or rather the guy I have hired to do all the wiring) should be aware of when it is beeing cabeled up? The guy who does the job for me is very skilled, he had a hand in setting up lots of the analouge consoles that are operating in Oslo, but there are not many Neotek mixers here.... So is there anything I should tell him to look out for or do while setting it up for me.
Thank you all for your valuable time
Regards,
Lars K