Well its not very often these come up - I think there are only 5 or 6 left in the world! So its no wonder this recent ebay auction ended early - probably some megastar bought it for their living room. The current bid was £14k with loads of bidders when it got pulled... and more info on this out there?
Sunday 29 June 2014
Neve 54 Series
Monday 15 July 2013
Saturday 24 March 2012
Sunday 11 December 2011
Quad Eight Pacifica
When I was in LA recently I recorded a singer at a really cool studio. It was Brian Kehew's new place in Burbank...
Monday 5 December 2011
Opamp Labs Celebrity Console
Its been a while since I posted over here (been too busy in the studio!)
But to make up for it here is a very interesting looking deal on ebay
Saturday 16 July 2011
Small Soundtracs
I'm not a huge fan of soundtracs consoles, having owned two large ones over the years. The first was a CM4400 32 channel split console, then a 32 ch Virtua digital desk. Both were OK desks, but in the end their uninteresting and 'boxy' sound wore me down and I moved on. However, this cute little desk could be pretty useful at a meagre £650...
Sunday 19 June 2011
Saturday 11 June 2011
Friday 20 May 2011
Saturday 30 April 2011
Monday 11 April 2011
Langevin AM16
This one is really special. I would love to have this in my studio! Note that I have also posted this console on my other blog, its full of stars where there is some audio of this thing in action
Sunday 13 March 2011
Sunday 30 January 2011
Another Helios - Basing Street
I posted over on Its Full Of Stars about the studio in Basing Street in the 70s. Theres more pics over there, and a bit of info. This desk is a Helios '32 in 24 out'. Its now owned by Jason Carmer, according to this Helios website
Saturday 22 January 2011
Martin Hannett at Strawberry Studio
Saturday 8 January 2011
More About Philips
Knowing not much about Philips consoles I did a bit of digging around and discovered quite an interesting thread over on gearslutz
Friday 7 January 2011
Tom Petty and an MCI 416?
I snapped this from the telly, a doc about TP&the heartbreakers. That looks very much like an MCI 416 b, possibly Muscle Shoals?
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Better Pics of an 8108
The previous post featured the under-loved 8108, and heres some proper pictures of one, recently sold by Primal Gear
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Sunday 14 November 2010
Sunday 31 October 2010
BBC Radiophonic Workshop Desks
This is my 100th post for Balance, so I thought I would do something a bit different. Here is a review of the various consoles used by the totally great Radiophonic Workshop over the years
Saturday 16 October 2010
SSL E Series
For some reason I haven't posted much about SSL desks. Maybe they don't come up for sale so often or something, or maybe they don't catch my eye so much, which is pretty odd considering how into early 80s stuff I am. Anyway here is a great looking console from 1982
Wednesday 13 October 2010
Wednesday 29 September 2010
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