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This must be a rarity?

I got me on of these...just brought it up from the basement...cleaned it up and checked if it still worked..it did..no problem..
I was wondering how old this one is..and if its something to keep.
Adding a pic...not my mixer on the pic..

are those linear eq's?

that is sick!

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Originally posted by nchs09 that is sick!

Hehe..i used it a couple of years ago to my stereo...as an equaliser..and sometimes mixed songs from pc and cd..not so easy that way but...=)

5-band linear EQs

Keep it!

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Originally posted by Jeremy H 5-band linear EQs Keep it!

Maybe i do that..don�t get that much for it anyway...and kinda cool to have..

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Originally posted by Jeremy H 5-band linear EQs Keep it!

lol

they are for the left and right channels. in other words, useless for mixing.

how is that useless for mixing?

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Originally posted by punjabi how is that useless for mixing?

the EQ is. its just the EQ for the master output for the left and right channels.

you can still mix on it...

you can compensate doubled basses with the master EQ ... the thing is it might phase sometimes...

and when phasing occurs some sounds "might" get lost

not sure...but I would try it, just for the fact, that not many other DJs will come to the club with a mixer like this hehe

I would say that mixer is around 20 years old.

It's a Phonic Mixer. You can just contact them with the model number, and, they can give you the info.

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Originally posted by OMNIFEX I would say that mixer is around 20 years old. It's a Phonic Mixer. You can just contact them with the model number, and, they can give you the info.

Omg...around 20...have to look into that.. Thx for info

wow nice find dude! hold on to that to make some $$$$ on ebay down the line

where is channel 1? i only see it start at channel 2...

LOL, my friend has a mixer like that. I think it was his father who used it in his home, i really don't doubt that it can be more than 20 years old.
BTW, my local youth recreation centre also had that mixer but we never used it because it was broken

One cool thing to notice is the double headphones output

Wow that looks pretty kick ass.


I always wanted to learn the history of djing (eg. Turntables, mixers, important djs etc.)

senate if you would like to learn the history of dj's i highly recommend a book called "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life"...im not kidding it may be THE holy grail of history-of-dj'ing books...great read, very comprehensive, very detailed and accurate and covers the whole range of topics

If that mixer is around 20 years old, I bet you that it has a higher quality than most cheap mixers nowadays. Hahahaha when I first started mixing, all the mixers had linear EQ's. Pioneer still hadn't invented the DJM500. Numark PPD was the standard! Hahahahaha Belive it or not, Numark PPD mixers are legendary. They had really good sound, and they kicked ass. Then they went downhill trying to make cheap mixers. I bet you that if Numark would've kept their PPD brand, they would be giving A&H some serious competition.

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Originally posted by DjWoody If that mixer is around 20 years old, I bet you that it has a higher quality than most cheap mixers nowadays.

+1

$100 mixer today -vs- $100 mixer 20 years ago.

A lot of old mixers were dumped not because they didn't work. They were dumped because they looked too old or lack of features.

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Originally posted by OMNIFEX I would say that mixer is around 20 years old. It's a Phonic Mixer. You can just contact them with the model number, and, they can give you the info.

Nah, I'd say 10 at the most, maybe as old as 12 at a stretch... but I might be proven wrong.

If you look at that mixer closely, you'll see its screaming
80's!!!!


1. Wide Fader Knobs

2. No Replacable Crossfader

3. Circular LED Indicators

4. 5 Band Equalizer Per Channel

5. Left & Right Master Output Controls

6. Rack Mount Handles

7. Pan Pot

Oh.

For the dude that asked where's channel one.....

Mic is channel one.

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Originally posted by OMNIFEX If you look at that mixer closely, you'll see its screaming 80's!!!! 1. Wide Fader Knobs 2. No Replacable Crossfader 3. Circular LED Indicators 4. 5 Band Equalizer Per Channel 5. Left & Right Master Output Controls 6. Rack Mount Handles 7. Pan Pot Oh. For the dude that asked where's channel one..... Mic is channel one.

Most of the mixers I played on when I first started playing out had all of those characteristics... that was in '97

The Xone:92 has circular LED indicators for god's sake.

For me it's the general front cover design that makes me thing it's probably mid 90s at the oldest - looks very much like the kind of thing Phonic were making around then. And I'm pretty certain phono/line switches done like that are a relatively recent design (i.e. within the last 10-15 years), but I may be wrong.

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Originally posted by Stu Cox Most of the mixers I played on when I first started playing out had all of those characteristics... that was in '97 The Xone:92 has circular LED indicators for god's sake. For me it's the general front cover design that makes me thing it's probably mid 90s at the oldest - looks very much like the kind of thing Phonic were making around then. And I'm pretty certain phono/line switches done like that are a relatively recent design (i.e. within the last 10-15 years), but I may be wrong.

If your experience with mixers only dates back to 1997, then
you wouldn't know.


I would love to hear what brand mixers you used in 1997 that offered a 5 Band Equalizer for each channel.

Or offered an individual control (Left & Right) for each Master.

Phono/line switches like that goes all the way back when they started to make linear DJ Mixers. That was like, 70's?

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Originally posted by OMNIFEX If your experience with mixers only dates back to 1997, then you wouldn't know. I would love to hear what brand mixers you used in 1997 that offered a 5 Band Equalizer for each channel. Or offered an individual control (Left & Right) for each Master. Phono/line switches like that goes all the way back when they started to make linear DJ Mixers. That was like, 70's?

Maybe I wouldn't know first hand, but I've seen and learnt a lot about the technology before then.

I'm pretty certain the first mixer I played out on, which was a Denon (I'm afraid I couldn't tell you for the life of me what model it was), had at least 5-band (maybe as much as 8-band) eq on the left and right channels of the master output.

But again, I may be wrong... memory's a bit hazy lol

You obviously know more than me about this so I'll leave you to

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Originally posted by Stu Cox Maybe I wouldn't know first hand, but I've seen and learnt a lot about the technology before then. I'm pretty certain the first mixer I played out on, which was a Denon (I'm afraid I couldn't tell you for the life of me what model it was), had at least 5-band (maybe as much as 8-band) eq on the left and right channels of the master output. But again, I may be wrong... memory's a bit hazy lol You obviously know more than me about this so I'll leave you to

Here's a short history on Mixer EQs on DJ Mixers


Late 70's - Mid 80's 5 Band Equalizers

Mid 80's - Today 7 Band Equalizers

There are a few cheaper brands (Pyramid, PlyePro) that
offer 10 Band Equalizers.

5 Band Equalizers were phased out when the 7 band came
along.

I actually have a mixer dating back to the mid 80's, and, one going back to the late 70's.

Nothing special, but they do work.

I'll post a picture later on today.

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