Saturday, July 14, 2012

SoundWork Shop 1280b

I am so excited to have my 1280B back from the shop and ready for use.  The 1280b is a beast of a little mixer it is a 12x8x2 board with direct outs on every channel and tons of transformers (inputs and outputs).  It comes in 3 different flavors: regular EQ, 8 channels of "Super EQ" and allegedly there is a model with 12 channels of "Super EQ".  The model I have has 8 channels of "Super EQ".  The 1280b is currently set up as a sidecar using the 8 preamps with "Super EQ".  This board sounds incredible the pres sound very Neveish not quite a thick as a 1073 but definitely along those lines.  The EQ is similar to the API 550B EQ (The board is rumored to be designed by the same person that designed the 550B) it has a High, Middle, and Low band with a +/- 5 db boost/cut knob and then a frequency selector knob (plus off).  The Frequency selections are:

High 4.8k, 7.5k, 9k, 12k and 12k Shelf
Mid  250, 500, 1.2k, 2.4k, 4.8k
Low 20, 40, 90, 200, 400   


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