[BC] Symetrix 528E mic processor problem

[Jerry Mathis]

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Warren Shulz <Warren.Shulz at cumulus.com> wrote:
>I have been overhauling about 14 of these 528e units with a build date of 1998 thru 2004.  For older ones bipolar and some polar caps are gone from heat.  Push button Shadow style  switches are erratic as can be. 
 
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>As we live in a care taker mode you fix or do without.  Going forward you would want a processor that had no switch contacts or trimmers.  Maybe another day but not in the cards today.  I was able to leave them better than I found them but I doubt they will stay at peak performance as switch and trimmer pots fall back to erratic state. Time will tell.

>Warren Shulz
>WLS A/F Chicago

>well now,,, it's time to take it apart and resolder connections on the board......
>time consuming yes, but will fix all the intermittent problems.

>bill

Thanks for the comments so far. I agree with Warren, in that feeding audio through multiple connectors, jacks, switches, pots, etc., is just asking for problems down the road.

It becomes obvious that a better solution would be a DSP solution with all parameters software controlled, instead of hardware controlled. Sooooo, has anyone had any experience to date with Symetrix's new Jupiter system? On the surface, this looks ideal: up to 8 processors in one box, all setup/adjustments are done by computer, and the price is actually less than some stand-alone single processors. This even solves another problem: jocks tampering with the controls.

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Jerry Mathis