Neotek Series II ECHO send 1 and 2 intermittently providing signal. You must wiggle the CUE/ECHO master channel to get it to go again.


I used this opportunity to replace the master output level pots with the newer Bourns ones. I noticed there is no hardware holding the faceplate to the circuit board, only the pots. This is unfortunate since the first thing we do when a signal cuts out is push on that faceplate. The legs of those pots were undoubtedly bearing all the force. One of the old pots had already cracked its base.
I washed all the connectors with deoxit before reinstalling.
Even though the problem isn't there now, I am not confident it's solved. This console's only major frailty is those shitty channel-to-motherboard connections.

Replaced Left / Right output trim pots with the new Bourns ones as well. The old ones were scratchy and noisy.

greg wrote:I noticed here is no hardware holding the faceplate to the circuit board, only the pots.

This is crazy stupid. We should bracket the boards or something. I mean you should and I should pay for it, like always. I'm not doing it, that's not what I meant.

steve wrote:I mean you should and I should pay for it, like always. I'm not doing it, that's not what I meant.

Greg, I was wondering how you hook up the Furman system to the Series II to get the full functionality. Are you sending from the cue/echo sends to the Furman? If so how do you get the stereo send as well seeing as the Series II only has the 2 cue sends and 2 echo sends?

The "stereo" input is normally the Q2 and Q2 outputs, and the Echo sends or individual instruments are patched to the other inputs.

Thanks Stevie-son.

So are you using the direct outputs for the individual sends? For example sending the drums through Q1 and Q2 to the stereo channel, the guitars through Echo 1 and Echo 2 to channels 1 and 2 respectively and then patching the direct outputs of the bass and vocal to channels 3 and 4 of the Furman?

If so, how are you sending the patched channels to tape? I only wonder (in a very annoying and irritating way I'll grant you) because I only have 4 aux-sends to play with myself and I'm quite intrigued by the Furman system.

Ta muchly.

c.gymer wrote:Thanks Stevie-son.

So are you using the direct outputs for the individual sends? For example sending the drums through Q1 and Q2 to the stereo channel, the guitars through Echo 1 and Echo 2 to channels 1 and 2 respectively and then patching the direct outputs of the bass and vocal to channels 3 and 4 of the Furman?

If so, how are you sending the patched channels to tape? I only wonder (in a very annoying and irritating way I'll grant you) because I only have 4 aux-sends to play with myself and I'm quite intrigued by the Furman system.

Ta muchly.

In the future, start a new topic for this type of question, maybe in "studio questions".
We usually take the individual outs from the recorder when we run out of cue and echo sends. This way, people can hear the playback.
You can use your 4 aux sends for 4 of your 6 inputs, then patch directly from the output of your tape machine's tracks for the last two.

2/22/8
M-S Decoder work
Screened a bunch of boxes, and started stuffing 3 new boards.

greg wrote: started stuffing 3 new boards.

Erotic.

Thanks for clearing that up, Greg.

Sorry to post off topic, but studio questions seems to go rather cold. Won't happen again. Promise!!!