klankaswoopa reviewed

David Chechelashvili  is a well known modular synth nut and mastering engine ear  around new zealand . he’s  also a tutor at the S.A.E. up in auckland. his words… “I’ve had the Klankaswoopa for a few days during which I ran vocals (condenser mic C414) and bass guitar through it. The preamp has a very…

kaimaitron going stereo

this new 4 channel kaimaitron has extra tricks. each channel can be inserted with processors / fx – switched – and panned thru into a 2 bus.. and along with two further stereo inputs .. has become a beaut stereo mixer. all transistor . has simple monitor control part too so is  a complete small…

new ekadek neever fenkner brenda

fresh fenkner brenda. 4 channels fat  2 stage transistor mic/di/line neever amplifiers. onboard  insert-able germanium stages.tricky switchey fenkner control room listen machine . simple stereo brenda monitor mixer –  clean clear headphone amp.  all transistor  – no chips.

ekadek neever fenkner brenda

  just in time for christmas.  3250  nz$ ono. ** twin’ neever’ mic/direct/line amplifiers. **control room section. **selects to listen to mics  / lines E1/ E2 / E3 or blenda circuit. ** line output selection for three monitor speaker pairs.**stereo / reverse stereo / mono/ left-right solo. **phaze test function – switches one channel out…

neever city

> here’s a  layout  before i drill and stamp a panel.  8 channels in 3 rack units with a headphone monitoring function. the mic amps are 3 stage neevers. the first stage is two controlled amps in series. so – given a soft instrument requiring a big gain – there’s a mile of fat juicey…

rolaphon mixer box

stereo recording mixer build.  8 mono channel input – two further stereo inputs.  pair of mike  amps and a pair of germainium preamplifiers .  two fx sends per channel with individual go switches for extra play-ability.  a pair of mono subgroups and a stereo mix bus of course. a full control room section enables complete…

kaimaitron 4 channel amplifire

custom kaimaitron 4 channel  mic/instrument amplifier with internal /external source control room or headphone monitor section. built all of  transistor amps into a 1960s brown leatherete portable case . also features an insert-able   germanium amp stage which can be sweet or stinging.

nominee for ugliest amplifier in the world

so far the  MB1 amplifier (12ax7 & 6aq5) and the small speaker power output stage (6aq5) are built onto an ugly custom stripped out chassis. its chopped up  to  fit neatly into the lovely old skyqueen cabinet.  it sounds great even with it’s very temp/experimental control  wiring. just need to  drill and letter stamp up…

two portable fattys

two quick builds this week.  small and fat. the akai-ish playback unit now has a line input suitable for ipod or computer plus a hi impedance input so u can jam along with a guitar, keyboard or hi z mike .  the  5 watt tube amp and 8 inch speaker has a lovely full clear…

the killer rig

this stack of shiny junk is the killer rig  to kill all other so-called killer rigs.  fat as  pultec-ish MB1 stereo mike/di/line preamp. 4 tube chassis. the FAT LADY 5670 stereo limiting amplifier. 8 tube chassis. and the TEN8TOR GYRATOR stereo eq. about two bazillion transistor chassis. the most extreme channel strips you’re ever likely…