fatfatjames Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Power distribution (self made, RF filtered, single fused)' Hi how do you RF filtered your power distribution? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwil Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 That's a thing of beauty. That power switch panel man... Excellent work. Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjh Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 ditto on the power switch panel, gorgeous, the engineering on you cart build is very good, love the detachable wheel system, way better than mine for sure. I really don't want to rebuild my cart but seeing all these great mods makes it hard not too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 That is beautiful work, Matthias! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted April 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Thanks Gentleman for your kind words! The minor improvements are the ones that take the most effort it seems. It was all done in the slow period over winter time and now it makes me smile when I sit in front and feel like a pilot of a Boing ;-) I was looking for a solution to have the monitors like they are now and still be able to use that deep space behind. It works great. Behind the left mon are the spare headphones, behind the right are all the 12V cables and my Sennheiser IFB stereo-tx for 2x TB Boom. Since PM-requested I will post a wireing sceme for the distro with all the parts involved. The link to the quicklock receiver seems dead. Here is a new one. They call it axle sleeve (see related products). http://www.sportaid....ease-axles.html I got my parts all local from a wheelchair-repair service centre. Power Distro MR.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted April 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 left side of the drawing is the PSU and the SLA-battery, right side is one schematic output inside the distro box. I´ve got 12 switchable outs and 18 in total (you never know what else needs power in the future) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Danny Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Nice setup Grezz from Munich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Matthias, hope you are well my friend! regarding the power supply panel, i would suggest for the next version - move the non-critical switches away from the critical ones so that human error due to fatigue etc will be taken care of. I will start plans for a new cart after my current gig. It's time for a new one! Will definitely go with your selction of wheels and quick-release axle. I remember discussing this with you a few years ago, but was too cash-strapped to order them from Germany. This time, i hope it happens! )) -vin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Vin good to hear from you! I am sure there must be a source closer to you for those wheelchair parts. The axles could be fitted to any bike-wheel really as long as you choose the matching diameter. The new link (http://www.sportaid.com/large-button-quick-release-axles.html) was just an example and found just by google "quick release axles" My fingers are on my mixer during takes not on the switching panel ;-) And actually I have sort the gear in an order of importance (Fusion, Mixer, RXs and IFB in the top line). Best, Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyChambers Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Very impressive Matthias! Thanks for the good ideas, my wheels are turning now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted September 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 and again a minor improvement: I could not resist and jumped upon an offer to buy a used RX4900. So far I used to put my mobile RXs from the bag on top of the cart when I needed RXs 5-8. Now I have 2xRX4900 AND a fully packed bag ready to go. Very convinient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al mcguire Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Very nice. 4900's are rock solid units Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McL Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Streamlined workflow! Congrats. Lookin' good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 thanks! I even found a way to squeeze 2 more inputs out (or is it in?) of my 8ch CS208. The faders on the very right (bus C+D) will work as faders for inputs 9+10. So far it´s all worked out on paper only but I´ve got all the cables and the merger I need. Just need to find some time to test drive it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngooch Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 thanks! I even found a way to squeeze 2 more inputs out (or is it in?) of my 8ch CS208. The faders on the very right (bus C+D) will work as faders for inputs 9+10. So far it´s all worked out on paper only but I´ve got all the cables and the merger I need. Just need to find some time to test drive it Wow, keep us informed about how your cooper 208/210 works out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 finally found the time to make it work: There is a 9pin MixBusInput on the Cooper 208 that gives access to the busses A-D. I am using A+B for my main mix (Booms+Lavs) Feed 2 additional RXs into the Fusion 12 prefade input 11+12, route those tracks to output 3+4 of the Fusion`s outputs, then into 9pin-cable mixIn C+D of the Cooper, CD out into a passive combiner/merger and that mono-out into mixIn B (my radiomic bus). That way I have all characters on 10 long-faders. No mixing with knobs. The 9pin cable was the hardest. The Cooper specs say each MixIn needs 40kOhm in line with the incoming signal. Cooper refers to +4dBu (100%). Fusion´s output level is 0dBu (-20dBfs). So I tried 39k, 27k, 22k and finally 18kOhm. Seems the passive combiner does some impediance thing or two. The combiner is an passive ART Splitcom Pro Splitter. http://www.thomann.de/de/art_splitcompro.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Shooting with 2 booms and 7 RMs I'm happy no add gear is needed and all actors are on long faders. If you got a 208 - make even more out of this great mixer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted August 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 it’s with a heavy heart but I have updated my cart and therefor lost my beloved analog Cooper mixer. Deva 24 with Mix16 is my new setup with a RX12r joining them in the near future. It still amazes me what this old mixer was and is still capable of. Need additional outs? It’s there: every channel got DOut Pre AND Postfade. Ideal for any playback scenes. But 8 faders just wasn’t enough any longer. Cedar and Comms-mixer found a proper home now. And reducing some weight on the cart is a welcomed plus. While working on the cart I noticed some minor cracks on the upper case. Will replace both cases this winter. Found a good deal on 2 original SKB cases (100€!!). Since the design / setup of my cart still serves me well I will keep it as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 I had no idea you were one of the few of this select group that held out with the Cooper for so long. I was getting close to having to make the big change but managed to finish up my career still with the Cooper. The last job I did, episodes of Cameron Crowe's TV show "Roadies", I was worried since it was TV (and I had done so little TV work in my long career) that I would run out of inputs, so my solution was to gang together my Cooper 208 with my Cooper 306 (mini) --- built an outboard shelf on my cart for the 306. I knew it wouldn't be a lot of fun having to mix on two separate mixers --- it tuned out I was lucky and never had to use this setup, then I finished up and went back into retirement. Your new cart set up is glorious! Also, I would like toI put your current cart in the Gallery of Sound Carts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted August 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 bought the CS208 used in 2007 right before Andy went for retirement I believe. The moment I opened the Pelicase and had that board before me is still very present in my head. It was the first real invest I did back then and it felt soooo good. Not a single hiccup in all those years. And as mentioned I even managed to get 2 more inputs on the mix-bus faders. But having to link my mobile setup (Nomad12&Mix8) for those big scenes was doable but no fun. Having 16 faders right in front of me now feels much better. I think I will keep the 208 anyway. I might even build a 2nd unit cart together with my Fusion 12 and the 4900 RXs. Prices for this kind of gear are so low I rather keep it. A used F12 went for as low as 1077€ the other day. Unbelievable. Jeff please feel free to put the pic in the gallery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted September 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 Recent build and new logo! there is an easter egg in my logo - who can find it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 Looking good! Just guessing wildly, I think the waveform in your logo is the word "sound".. :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted September 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 try again Olle! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek H Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 How do you like the new Deva? Any crashes or other weirdness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted September 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 no crashes so far. Done nearly 200 days now with the D24. Coming from an analog mixer it took a while to find some limiter settings that I can live with. For some reason I never heard any limiter on my Fusion 12 and also not on my Nomad 12. D24 limiters sound different. Not so transparent. Just try and not hit them … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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