I REBUILT THE CHEAPEST RECORDING CONSOLE IN THE COUNTRY!!! How does it sound? ADT 5mt-C SUMMING TEST

I rebuilt the cheapest analog large format recording console I could find in my hometown. Watch and listen as i do the first tests in my tiny little #bedroomstudio that was basically the workshop :)
0:00 Channel Intro
0:18 Introduction
1:10 Features
4:03 Rock Song Vs DAW
5:25 Umbau ;)
5:53 Funk Song Vs SSL SiX
7:12 Bus Compressor Test
9:42 Imager Test
10:55 D-Channel Compressor Test
12:12 SPL-Channel Gate Test
13:08 Full Mix
15:39 Summary?
16:10 Outro
Music by:
JOCHEN
‪@Jochen144‬
MAGIC MANFRED
/ magic_manfred
And Me :)
‪@tobihonest590‬
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/ tobi_woerthstudios
#musicproducer #musicproduction #analogsumming #diy #restauration #mixing #recordingstudio #ableton #electronic
Special thanks to Carla Nelson
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[@TwinCreekAudio]

Sounds good. Love the first song!

[@tobitweaks]

Thank you!

[@aymra3550]

🔥❤‍🔥🔥❤‍🔥 nice work Tobi !!!

[@tobitweaks]

Thank you so much!

[@zvotaisvfi8678]

What a concept !

[@zvotaisvfi8678]

literally what button dont they have on there ?

[@ellismarsforman]

Dang big difference here. Must be a lot of fun to mix ur own tracks through this! thanks for sharing

[@tobitweaks]

Indeed super fun it is! All the best, Tobi

[@iengineer_247]

Yesssirrrr more cowbell 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Nice console!!!!!!

[@DennisWardsTrakShak]

I used this console for years. It sounds great and I was very much in love with the elliptic EQ. But there were constant maintenance problems and the automation never wanted to work 100%. If I remember correctly, the studio bought it for a little over 100,000 Deutschmark and sold it for like €6,000. But I recorded and mixed many records on this thing.

[@tobitweaks]

Awesome thank you for the insight! Yes these desks seem to need a bit of care. Thankfully my automation system works great! Also luckily service on these is relatively easy. All the best, Tobi

[@mickikaufman5360]

Great video, thanks for another one! Extra excellent to see you are enjoying the musical and audio use of the board so fully! Would love to know more about your audio routing to and from the board, and how u hope/expect/fear your larger studio design may evolve in the future !

[@tobitweaks]

Thank you so much! Showing the Interface routing is an excellent idea, as my little interface system is the real underdog here with 48 ins 48 outs :) All the best, Tobi

[@mickikaufman5360]

Thank you! Also the routing in the board - it’s such an interesting and unique profile, 4 stereo channels, 20 channels w automation, 4 dynamic channels, 7 SPL channels, and it looks like assigns on the top of the channels - will be fun to learn about how it works and how u have it set up! Enjoy!

[@tobitweaks]

I got you! Thank you so much :)

[@Analoque444]

So cool. Have fun with the console and happy producing :D Those cute speakers are great because you don´t need room treatment xD

[@tobitweaks]

Thank you so much! Hahaha yeah but then again I start to enjoy Headphones with this desk as even with me being almost 2m tall I can‘t reach every channel from the sweet spot ;) All the best, Tobi

[@Analoque444]

@@tobitweaks Don´t worry. If the mix sounds good, it sounds good. It doesn't depend on the speakers, but who uses them. If you know the speakers and know how to mix on them so that it sounds good on the target devices, that's enough. Cool console and it shows how enthusiastic you are. That's why I wish you especially happy mixing on it. "Schöne Grüße zurück" xD Brgds

[@tobitweaks]

Aww thank you so much :)

[@armanet]

Thanks Tobias ! There’s nothing more fun than mixing on a console. It’s the fastest way to make it sound great. ITB tends to be more boring.. with all those guys trying to sell us all those plugins that sounds the same ..

[@tobitweaks]

I can recommend mixing on a console for everyone to try it at least - so much more embedded in you senses than just looking at a screen yes! All the best, Tobi

[@woderden2216]

SHOOTING STAR

[@woderden2216]

i think its more than valuable in 2023 now more than ever !!!

[@tobitweaks]

I think you too are more valuable than ever! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@urbannpa]

Thanks....when you did the panning, I realized my MPC speakers were connected in reverse.

[@tobitweaks]

Haha always happy to help! All the best, Tobi

[@musiqsoundsproductions]

I was looking into your sales ad, searching for a console. What an inpressive beast! So how do you control/save/recall settings like the faders in Live (or Logic)?

[@tobitweaks]

Thank you! There is an automation computer with it, so you can save and automate fader moves. The EQs I record at the insert point (and patch that in the return for recall) and the Sends I record pre Reverb/Delay etc. I am planning to make a video on that as I manage to get a sub 10 minute recall with perfect sound! All the best, Tobi

[@NoremakSeggob]

Wow, that sounded amazing! Huge, professional, mature, solid. Definitely a vintage character that might not be ideal for everything (but why not?). If it were me, this is the last piece of gear I'd need. Worth the work I'd say, and I bet you got a killer deal too!

[@tobitweaks]

Hahaha if I learned something it would be not to anticipate that the Vintage character don‘t fit - I did. modern electronic or even trap music on tape and it sounded huuuge :) That aside I think so too, what a big character this board has. All the best, Tobi

[@rmriwatch]

I might have missed the the summary of the hours and money put into the console. Do you have a summary for the end? Amazing work.

[@tobitweaks]

Thank you! I did not do it yet but I have a video coming! All the best, Tobi

[@djurdjevicaleks]

Sehr sehr gut ! Bravoooo. Mein meinung nach, es zahlt sich aus in 2023 analog console verwenden.

[@tobitweaks]

Vielen Dank! Ich denke auch dass vieles dafür spricht LG

[@Geri06195]

how about restoring some speakers now?

[@tobitweaks]

Ohhh I might have something coming for you in the future ;)

[@corri303]

omg I'd love to work on a mixer like this one. How much power does this thing consume?

[@tobitweaks]

I can very much encourage you to do so! :) The power supply is rated 1000W. All the best, Tobi

[@corri303]

Have you ever measured what it actually draws? I can't believe it's actually that high, is it? You'd need airconditioning to survive :D

[@tobitweaks]

@@corri303 Thanks for the reminder I did want to bring home a tester from the studio :) And yeah I do make the jokes with my girl that I have the water cooker or the oven running just to listen to some music ;)

[@corri303]

@@tobitweaks haha, everything for that warm sound :)

[@alexovercast3359]

What are those TASCAM converter boxes?

[@tobitweaks]

These are digital converters doing AES to TDIF. All the best, Tobi

[@djsoo]

can i get a link to the song?

[@tobitweaks]

Hi! The song is not out yet - still looking for a distributor (like an agency not distrokid or whatever) but I will keep you posted! Thanks for your interest and all the best, Tobi