Vintage Console Restoration - Part 4 "A Fire of Unknown Origin"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2023
- I've taken on a ridiculous project: to restore a vintage Sony/MCI MXP-3036 recording console.
I don't entirely know how to do this, but I'll figure it out as I go and hopefully come out with an amazing peice of vintage audio history to use in my studio.
In part 4, I sort out why there was smoke and work towards having a fully funcional console.
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Doing a magnificent job. It is worth it. Great console. You are doing all of us who love music production a great service with this restoration. Plus, you will have a tool that will make your recordings sing. I’m in awe,
Thanks. Besides being excited about an amazing peice of analogue tech, I really felt a desire to keep history alive and functioning as long as possible. I wish more people would take the time to do so.
Thats some dedication. This is an example what the will of one person can mean and what can be acheived once a goal is set and the willingness to grind is there.
Some call it obsessive. ;-)
Wow...you've got some thick skin. Thanks for continuing to share updates. That is quite the commitment.
Thank you. I think we refer to it as "Obsessive" here. ;-) But I'll take thick skinned as well.
I’ve watched all 4 episodes. Your Dedication is over the top. Can’t wait to see this up and running. I feel so invested. Lol.
Thanks for the interest. It's not the first time I've gone over the top. Have you seen my studio build? I'm ridiculous. ;-)
@@EdgetoneStudios I did watch it. If you’re still married, your wife is amazing. Keep her.
@@AriePapernick We're coming up on 18 years of marriage, 21 years together so she's not going anywhere. 😁
These are great. I eagerly await the next installment!
Glad you're enjoying them. It's been quite the journey, and I've considered giving up several times, but I think I'm all in now.
Was looking forward to this! 🙂
Thank you. It's often hard to believe anyone really is interested in my endevours, so it's nice to hear.
Love the name of the episode....took my baby away....one of my favorite tracks from Agents of Fortune
Great tune, but it's from the album with the same name "A Fire of Unknown Origin". I used to have the poster and those Blue Oyster acolytes with their freaky red eyes used to freak out all the girls. ;-)
@@EdgetoneStudios Yes it is however, there is a version (bonus track) (track 11) on Agents of Fortune that is really great. Check it out. Great videos!
I can’t believe how patient you are. Thanks for documenting this restoration. The editing is probably the last thing you want to do after all this trouble shooting. Looking forward to part 5.
They say Patience is a virtue, but I say it's a skill one has to practice. I began practicing as a kid sitting through hours of fillings in my soft teeth. ;-)
You hit the nail on the head about editting. I love making videos, but the editting is tedious as heck. It took practically 6 hours to go through all those clips, overdub vocals, edit fades, etc. I'm getting slightly faster though as I learn Davinci Resolve.
Thanks for the feedback.
@@EdgetoneStudios lol!!
4 working channels is about as many as i had when i fired mine up before it drew the magic smoke. After that... Full recap! And even then there were multiple logic chips and opamps that were dead, fractured and stripped traces, and attempts of "repairs" from the previous owner that i had to re-repair. I found that using adhesive copper tape works great for trace repair and i had to do it A LOT!
Wow, you must be watching through the whole series.
Currently at 36 working channels (with some issues) and now working to stabilize the power supply.
@@EdgetoneStudios Yeah , i really empathize with the whole thing.. I'm glad that I'm not the only one in this.
Btw the PSU is usually the 1st thing to rebuild regardless of whether it turns on or not then check the voltages and the plug the console in. Mine was squealing like a dying squirrel so I immediately shut it down.
If you see any tantalum caps in there, replace immediately!
Looking forward to the next installment in this series.
It's taking much longer than a thought to get assistance. But I have made some progress. Maybe a few more weeks.
This is just epic! So well done. I can not wait to watch an all analog tracking session followed up with a mixing session on that console!
That would be cool. I'm hoping to get a couple different bands in to put the console through it's paces.
i'm extremely thankful that this dropped today, since i was watching the entire series and had *just* gotten to the third installment... this is awesome, nicely done.
oh. and. happy pride month!!
So you didn't have to suffer through waiting after a cliff hanger. ;-)
Thanks for watching.
So exciting! You're the man Jon. Had me at the edge of my seat there I was like "c'mon 27!" 😂 I can't wait til you finish this thing!
Thanks. I was pretty excited to get channel 27 working again. I'm not entirely sure what fixed it, but I think it might have been the contacts not quite closing in the patchbay.
OMG ---WOW WOW WOW !!!!!
You seem excited. 😄
Rush through the console is a major victory.
And they don't cause the video to be taken down due to copywrite strikes.
Great job on restoring that awesome console I have the DMX-R 100 digital I can only imagine how that Analog board will sound perfection 🎚️🎶🎼
Thanks. I just hope I can get it up the stairs and through the doors. ;-)
Great studio project!
Thank you. It was a lot of work but a rewarding experience.
The bit starting at 25:58 about uncrimping and getting the wrong cable and so forth sounds sooo familiar.
We've all been there.
nice video, lots of good info in there on the console.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
Steps in the right direction...glad to see everything is coming together for you. Looking forward to the 1st tracking/mix session. Cheers from Sidney :)
You and me both. This board will be amazing to track through.
You have done so well! The patience of a saint! I am sure there is a swearing b roll? :)
Haha. Not really. But if you could look inside my brain you would see a lot of questioning of life choices. :-O
We all prefer a non smoking console 🚭
It's pretty well the first thing I look for in a console. ;-)
Ugh. Mouse damage! That ribbon cable looks like the kind you burned up.
Yeah, but where did the mice get those peanuts. I still keep finding bits of shell in the garage.