[BC] Mackie & Berhinger Mixers For A Radio Station

[Chuck Lakaytis]

Broadcast Tools makes a nice little box to allow mic muting, and control of 
on air lights with Mackie mixers.  And in studios where we use Mackies in 
some of our small stations, we use one of the aux busses for cueing.


Chuck Lakaytis
Director of Engineering
Alaska Public Broadcasting, Inc.
135 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907 277 6300
907 277 6359 FAX
907 301 4339 Cell
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Kelley" <djkelley at frontier.net>
To: "'Broadcasters' Mailing List'" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:12 AM
Subject: RE: [BC] Mackie & Berhinger Mixers For A Radio Station


>> Hey guys...
>>
>> I'm seriously considering replacing my mid 60s Vintage RCA 10 Channel
>> Rotary
>> Console(AKA The Boat Anchor lol) with an 8 Channel Mackie or Behringer 
>> for
>
> I've seen a few Mackies in radio production rooms, but not in on air
> studios.  Unless there's a model I'm not aware of, the lack of a cue bus
> would be a concern - and as you mentioned, muting for the mics...among 
> other
> things that I can't think of right now....
>
> Except for RF.  How RF proof are these consoles?  Looking at the pics on
> your website you've got a vintage RCA xmitter on premises....
>
> (Speaking of those pics..am I seeing exposed 833s in the cabinet of that
> transmitter....probably not...but I gotta ask....)
>
> Back in the 80s, I "rebuilt" an old Gates tube console (think it was a
> Dualux something/whatever) by replacing the output section with an ATI
> mic preamp....it worked well for a long time (at then-KTRC, 1400, Santa 
> Fe,
> NM).
>
> If the pots and switches are still decent in that RCA console, you might
> consider this approach.  And if it still sounds OK despite its weight/boat
> anchor appearance - why bother doing anything?
>
> -dan in lansing
> now blogging (plug):  www.classicrockfm.blogspot.com
>
>
>
>
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