RJBerto Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Not that this would necessarily be a DIY, but has anyone heard of modding an x5 to have direct outs? I'm building a new bag and keeping an x5/fr-2 bag for back-up/"b" kit, but I'd get more mileage out of it if it had the direct outs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Mills Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 contact Bob Wendt! he's easy to reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 As a rough guess I would call it possible and a pain to do well. If it was easy Wendt would probably have done it already… As an aside I would urge you to look at used prices of SD 442s these days, re how much work it would be to make direct outs from an X5 or the cost of paying someone to do this for you. philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Steigerwald Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 There was a modded X5 on the Trew used page a while back, so it's definitely doable. Next you should mod it to get rid of the crosstalk.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJBerto Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Well now that I know it's doable, I just might give it a try. Philip, I hear you about the 442, but I don't see myself going that way, even if the cost to mod would be around equal to the difference between what I would get for the x5 and what I'd spend on the 442. I'm specifically thinking of occasional music recording with a 664, mostly hobby/amateur stuff. Plan A is to have a console feeding the 664, but for times when I don't have the time or space to set up a desk, I'd just use the x5 to feed the extra channels on the 664. The only potential problem I see is there will only be a 3 position switch to adjust gain coming out of the x5.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Professional Sound Services in N.Y.C. can handle that. They done over 2 dozen conversions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJBerto Posted December 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Thanks for the tip, Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartonjohn Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 I've got an old Azden FMX-42 that I use as my backup. Could this be done to that as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 HJ: " Could this be done to that as well? " probably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanDuran Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Hi friends I wrote an email to bob but he does not answer. You have any email of bob or schematics for directs outs mod (for wendt X5) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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