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[Mike Caldwell]

The Allen Heath "Icon" is what I was thinking of. Came out very late 90's 2000.

Also a picture of the Soundcraft Sprit 328 from the same time frame.

[John L Nobile]

Got a Yamaha Pro-Mix 01 when they first came out. Having the ability to mute and unmute mics with midi was great. Really helped stage bleed and breathing. Performers danced a lot as well. Got an O1V when it came out.

To me they were both amazing and groundbreaking mixers.

[brian maddox]

The Allen Heath "Icon" is what I was thinking of. Came out very late 90's 2000.

Also a picture of the Soundcraft Sprit 328 from the same time frame.

The Spirit 328 was the first desk I had Lock Up on me and I had to "reboot" it. Up to that point it hadn't occurred to me that digital mixers were computers that could freeze just like my POS windows computer. I just thought of them as bigger versions of an SPX90. That was literally a life changing light bulb moment for me.

Thankfully, Yamaha consoles have continued to largely be bigger versions of an SPX90 in that they "just work", but I'm under no delusions that they aren't capable of bricking themselves. But That 328 put the nail in the coffin for all things Soundcraft for me. Still feel the same way...

[Jim McKeveny]

the nail in the coffin for all things Soundcraft for me.

800B PSU's, Europa,

[Doug Fowler]

800B PSU's, Europa,

When Series FIVE appeared, one of the selling points was someone else (Schubert Systems?) designed the PSU.

[Jim McKeveny]

Backup PSU's were hardly a thing until experience w/Soundcraft made them a mandatory accessory.

[Tim McCulloch]

When Series FIVE appeared, one of the selling points was someone else (Schubert Systems?) designed the PSU.

Dirk Schubert .  SC could never make a 120V 60Hz PSU that worked consistently.  Dr Dirk would make it work...

Dirk is quite the interesting fellow.  He may or may not know where the skeletons are...

[Justice C. Bigler]

When is the last time anyone saw Innovason in the wild?  I remember when it was released, NSCA I suppose. 

We had an Innovason Live Serie at the Tulsa PAC when I started there in December of 2008. It promptly "died" and was replaced by a PM5D.

[Tim McCulloch]

Backup PSU's were hardly a thing until experience w/Soundcraft made them a mandatory accessory.

Yes, an Yamaha had some early PSU issues (PM2000?) IIRC.

The Mother of All PSU Silliness: the Midas (XL series?) redundancy.  Most of the failures were with the umbilical cable/connections.  When there was a short, the PSU would fail and the switcher would then connect the backup PSU to the failed cable.  POOF, you're SOL.  Carrying a spare umbilical and having a 3rd PSU-in-waiting, not connected to anything, nor powered up, was common.

[Riley Casey]

One of the most exciting moments in my life was watching smoke rise lazily from the master module on my 800B about ten minutes before doors at a major event back in the day. Replaced it with a Yamaha PM3500 shortly after.

800B PSU's, Europa,

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