Re: Re:Re: what about patchbay ?

["Miko Biffle" <biffoz@arczip.com>]

I've heard of a mod David Torn has on his SM82 which converts the stereo 
aux
circuit into two monos? I believe I saw it here so an archive check might 
be
in order. It may have been as far back as 98 or so...

Miko

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "a k butler" <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 12:53 AM
Subject: Re:Re: what about patchbay ?


> If you want to do mods, the Behringer Ultralink isn't any good,
> it uses tiny surface mounted components.
> ( I've not had problems with the sound quality, )
>
> The Rane units (SM82) look easy to mod, and the schematic is downloadable
> from their site.
> ...but beware, just putting in top notch op-amps in place of the standard
> ones isn't always going to work. A better op amp will have a better
> hi-frequency response, and may make the circuit unstable.
> (although this probably wouldn't be a problem on a line mixer, as the 
>gain
> is v.low)
>
>
> andy butler
>
> >I can only talk from my experience with the Rane SM82, which works 
>great,
> >but this is the first time ever I`ve heard anyone
> >claim that Behringer is generally of better quality than the Rane
> >products. And I`ve heard a lot on many rec forums.  :-)
> >
> >The Rane is not perfect and a here are a couple of threads from 
>rec.audio
> >about changing the opamps for better sonics;
>
>
>