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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Monitor version at Infocomm [message #222738 is a reply to message #220199 ] |
Tue, 26 June 2007 20:38   |
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bo putnam
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Great updates and pics - thanks.
A number of those roadcases look from the same maker - who...?
bo
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Monitor version at Infocomm [message #222763 is a reply to message #222738 ] |
Tue, 26 June 2007 21:45 |
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Bo, if you're talking my road cases, most of them are EWI, sold in the US by Audiopile (http://www.audiopile.net)... great option for "generic" racks and trunks. So far they've held up to my abuse flawlessly... I even had my work box get loose in the truck a week ago and it only suffered a few dents.
My Spectra T case is from LM Engineering. They made it to my spec, full doghouse, casters, all sorts of handles, and composite side panels that are both stronger and lighter than wood. I'm extremely happy with it, and recommend them, my only complaint is they shipped it with 3" casters by default which is not going to be OK, so I'll buy 4" from them and bolt them on myself when I have a chance.
-- Bennett Prescott
Director of North American Sales
EONA ADRaudio d.o.o.
Cell: (518) 488-7190
An amateur practices until they get it right. A professional practices until they can't get it wrong.
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Monitor version at Infocomm [message #222826 is a reply to message #222763 ] |
Tue, 26 June 2007 23:43 |
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bo putnam
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| Bennett Prescott wrote on Tue, 26 June 2007 19:45 |
My Spectra T case is from LM Engineering. They made it to my spec, full doghouse, casters, all sorts of handles, and composite side panels that are both stronger and lighter than wood. I'm extremely happy with it, and recommend them, my only complaint is they shipped it with 3" casters by default which is not going to be OK, so I'll buy 4" from them and bolt them on myself when I have a chance.
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Yea, that caught my eye - particularly the smart doghouse. My Verona doghouse is as good, and a configuration hard to come by.
Thanks, Bennett - got some shopping to do! 
bo
SOUNDsupport
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| APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Does Monitors [message #226232 is a reply to message #127497 ] |
Tue, 10 July 2007 09:23 |
 Steve Payne
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Just wanted to report that we used the Spectra for the first time in a monitor application. We would normally use our 40ch Lmx or 48ch M7CL. This was for the Pat McGee Band ( http://www.patmcgeeband.com/flash/index.html ) , very good friend and client that we have worked with for 15 years or more. Pat was headlining a show at Wolftrap ( http://www.wolf-trap.org/foundation/what.html ) and chose to use Soundworks gear and people over the state of the art gear provided by Wolftrap simply for the "comfort level". He required 42 inputs, 10 mixes, and did not want digital - tada - Spectra to the rescue. Bob Lipford was our system tech and monitor mixer for Pat on the gig. In Bob's words, the Spectra sounded "amazing". All he had to do was set the fader to unity and bring up the input gain to get great gain before feedback. Slight tweaking on channel eqs for tone and never touched a graph - yep - that's what I said - never touched a graph. He had the regular band monitor whores - who will go unnamed  , - giving the turn it down signal. Unreal. Hohum -headroom for miles. Again, this console has demonstrated that it's got great features and flexibility, but it's strongest asset is it's sound. We're going to be in the front of the line for a full featured monitor version of the Spectra!
steve
"My favorite things turn money into noise"
"Too much power is just right", - Carroll Shelby
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Does Monitors [message #226299 is a reply to message #226259 ] |
Tue, 10 July 2007 12:21 |
Steve Payne
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Hi Brian -
We've done plenty of the mix n' match gigs with Pat as well. No pms on this outing. Wedges were Soundworks SW2s -(McCauley 15s, EV DH2amt drivers on DDS horns and my own secret sauce). Drum box was an SW2 with a 2x18 EV underneath. Sidefills were Turbosound TQ445DPs with 2x18 EVs underneath. QSC powerlights, BSS minidrives and FCS960s. Here's a photo of the wdeges and sidefills at a different gig.
steve
"My favorite things turn money into noise"
"Too much power is just right", - Carroll Shelby
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Show Report [message #253828 is a reply to message #127497 ] |
Fri, 12 October 2007 20:07 |
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Thought I'd update, now that AES is over and I can sit down again, with some reliability news from a show I did a few weeks ago.
This is a three week long show in Massachusetts with an A and a B stage. I was brought in to provide for the B stage, and on weekends I mixed C level nationals. During the week, there are no shows on the A stage, so the crew there mix on my stage with a different act every weekend and every week.
The second week in and everything had been going smoothly, I was home in Troy doing generic desk work when my phone rings... it's one of the owners of the sound company that brought me in for this gig, Bill "70s Hairdo" Forbes. (not his real nickname). "Your console is freaking out... channels are muting and un-muting randomly and it's hissing." he tells me. This is my baby, the Spectra T 48 I bought in June, and a piece of gear I consistently put great faith in (although I do still bring my MixWiz to shows... you can't be too careful.)
I immediately call JP at APB and tell him what's happening. He concludes, as I had surmised, that the only possible issue would be if both power supplies were having problems and becoming intermittent. He immediately arranged to next-day a pair of replacement PSUs to me.
Shortly thereafter, as I am loading up my car to drive the hour and a half to Springfield, I get a call back from Bill who says to cancel that power supply shipment, they've found the problem. Turns out the neutral connection to the main distro had oxidized and failed... the first clue had been when half the lighting rig was working. Measured voltage on the leg feeding FOH was wiggling between 27 and 60 volts (give or take 3dB, it's been a couple of weeks). Shut down the main breaker, strip and re-connect the neutral, and the show was back up and running.
The only casualty of everyone's power nightmare? The Ramsa 840 on deck lost its PSU, so monitors had to be run from FOH while a replacement was found, which was no big deal. Two engineers, one console, easy.
I called JP at APB back to give him the good news, and he told me they were going to ship me replacement supplies anyway, just to be safe, and I could return them when I saw them again. I kept them by FOH but didn't need them through the remaining week and a half of the show (with performances from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, rain or shine).
Once again, I'm extremely glad I bought an APB console, the reliability, support, and flexibility should be an example to anyone wishing to succeed in this industry.
Oh, and a gratuitous gig shot, because it wouldn't be my post without it:
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-- Bennett Prescott
Director of North American Sales
EONA ADRaudio d.o.o.
Cell: (518) 488-7190
An amateur practices until they get it right. A professional practices until they can't get it wrong.
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Show Report [message #265575 is a reply to message #253828 ] |
Wed, 21 November 2007 04:59 |
Pascal Pincosy
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Hey Bennett-
Do you have any info on the Spectra 24 channel Expander? I'm curious on how easy it is to connect and disconnect? Seems like a serious boon for the small sound company that needs a medium-sized board most of the time, but still wants to be able to compete on the big shows now and then.
Know:Audio
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Show Report [message #265612 is a reply to message #265575 ] |
Wed, 21 November 2007 08:52 |
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Pascal,
I'm trying to get a 24 channel Spectra T plus 24 channel expander into a local theater so that they have more flexibility in their seat kills, but it's a slow process, so I've yet to use one in the "real world".
I have, however, seen the full harness and wiring system several times while visiting APB in New Jersey. It's a simple two cable connection system (one for audio buses, one for control buses) using commonly available cables, so it should be pretty easy to wire up.
-- Bennett Prescott
Director of North American Sales
EONA ADRaudio d.o.o.
Cell: (518) 488-7190
An amateur practices until they get it right. A professional practices until they can't get it wrong.
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Monitor version at Infocomm [message #268659 is a reply to message #220199 ] |
Sun, 02 December 2007 15:49 |
Ryan McLeod
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Registered: August 2004
Location: Toronto, ON Canada |
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Bennett -
I followed the link in the photos and perused the photos on the Campus PA Site... I have to ask - I've only seen Funk Logic gear is studio environments. Do you find that the Digilog Dynamicator improves the "grunt", "oomph" and "Damping Factor" of your PA, and how would you compare it to the Galileo?
If it wasn't discontinued, I'd buy a pair right now.......
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"If I can't change the people around me, I'll change the people around me"
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| Re: APB Dynasonics Spectra-T - Show Report [message #272675 is a reply to message #127497 ] |
Sat, 15 December 2007 22:47 |
Teri Hogan
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Registered: April 2004
Location: South Central Texas |
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Okay, so I'm a little late getting in here but I haven't been visiting the LAB too much since the new format went into effect (still on dial-up.....waaaay too slow!).
I'd like to respond to several questions/comments about the Spectra-T. We have a 48+4 that was one of the very first off the production line. I can honestly say that after 17 months of using Phil (we named it Phil Spectra), we are still falling in love with this console. We also own a Verona and the two consoles simply don't compare in any way.
Someone early on asked if it was a two-man lift. No way in hell! Four hands or one EZ Tilt, your choice. This is a really solid desk, built to take life on the road in aces.
An ideal roadcase for this desk can be had from Opti-Case (www.opticase.com) in Henderson, TX. When we sell APB consoles (we are dealers), we have them shipped directly to Opti-Case where the desk is installed directly into the case. The bottom of the Spectra has a threaded mounting hole which can be hard bolted to a seperate doghouse insert, which Opti-Case does provide. Adds stability in the case.
I used Phil as monitor desk for a week last year and was absolutley delighted with the results. The only short-coming was lack of output EQ, which most FOH consoles don't have. I'm eagerly awaiting my Spectra M, hopefully this summer!
Devoted APB User,
Teri Hogan
Sound Services, Inc.
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