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The Lubricator

mid side encoder decoder plus wet dry mixer for Hans Mues and https://thefreakroom.mx/

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295 teardown and overhaul

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one monitor control to rule them all

A custom built monitor control for Jseph Chudyk (http://josephchudyk.com/). Two stereo inputs and two independent L/R outputs. Custom enc...

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LH95

A highly flexible, discrete class A equalizer in the 500 series format. It features a discrete audio path, three vintage class A gain blo...

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Tube Bus Box

The Iron Age Bus Box is a flexible stereo signal processing unit for mic or line level use. It features three tubes per channel.

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ze enclosure for W295

This special order enclosure was built for Joseph Chudyk from Mockingbird Studios. We saw a picture of his Siemens W295s on his Instagram...

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1280 intro video

Matt guides us through a tour of the SoundWorkshop 1280 console

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1280 adding a fuse

Adding a fuse and and a proper power cable with a ground prong is one of the simplest 1280 projects to undertake. The ideal upgrade wou...

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1280 cleaning faders

We once worked on a 1280 that apparently had liquids spilled on its faders (aka. slide potentiometer). We have not found a good source fo...

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1280 replacing faders (slide pots)

The faders on the 1280 console are one of its most fragile electro/mechanical components, considering the amount of use they get and the ...

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1280 Replacing Caps

Electrolytic capacitors are pretty much made from paper, foil and electrolyte. With time the electrolyte can evaporate and/or leak. This ...

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Headphone amp

Matt designed a class A amp for a different project and we decided to package it as a standalone unit for an audiophile friend. The box w...

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Custom QP5 lunchbox

We made special configuration QP5 mic pres loaded with Cinemag input and output transformers and M2 op amps. Ten of them in a retrofitte...

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