HI, its my first post, im a noob to the point that i am not even sure i chose the right subforum. i think the 8801 is a solid state channel strip so i hope thats fine.
I bought it used, and i love it.
but there is 1 thing i'd like to modify: you can chose 4 attack times, however for 2 of them you have to open up the unit and switch some jumpers around.
(as a sidenote im baffled that they did this in such a price range)
the Jumpers are marked in red.
So i want to switch these position without opening up the unit.
A friend who knows nothing about audio but a little bit about electronics & soldering told me i can do this easily with these 2 components:
The frontplate of the 8801 looks pretty filled up, so without looking inside the unit im pretty sure there is not enough room to somehow make this "pretty" and add it on the front.
Since its my only rack unit, and i dont even have a rack, i would be perfectly fine with having the switch hang out at the side of the panel or maybe drilling a tiny hole on top.
Im making this post in hopes that 1st of all if this is somehow a horrible idea, maybe u guys can let me know, and secondly, if it works,
there is a few questions that came to mind.
nr 1, could it be, that with jumper configurations, there is a possibility of getting 2 MORE attack times (6 total) ?
nr 2. furthermore, is there like a supereasy way to somehow add even more attack times?
dare i say a potentiometer that fluent from 0.5 ms (current lowest attack possible) up to something like 30, 50 ms ? (current max is 8ms)
im assuming the 2nd idea is way too complicated and not realistic, im just asking since it would be epic if possible.
thats it, any tips/thoughts are appreciated
thank you
I bought it used, and i love it.
but there is 1 thing i'd like to modify: you can chose 4 attack times, however for 2 of them you have to open up the unit and switch some jumpers around.
(as a sidenote im baffled that they did this in such a price range)
the Jumpers are marked in red.
So i want to switch these position without opening up the unit.
A friend who knows nothing about audio but a little bit about electronics & soldering told me i can do this easily with these 2 components:
The frontplate of the 8801 looks pretty filled up, so without looking inside the unit im pretty sure there is not enough room to somehow make this "pretty" and add it on the front.
Since its my only rack unit, and i dont even have a rack, i would be perfectly fine with having the switch hang out at the side of the panel or maybe drilling a tiny hole on top.
Im making this post in hopes that 1st of all if this is somehow a horrible idea, maybe u guys can let me know, and secondly, if it works,
there is a few questions that came to mind.
nr 1, could it be, that with jumper configurations, there is a possibility of getting 2 MORE attack times (6 total) ?
nr 2. furthermore, is there like a supereasy way to somehow add even more attack times?
dare i say a potentiometer that fluent from 0.5 ms (current lowest attack possible) up to something like 30, 50 ms ? (current max is 8ms)
im assuming the 2nd idea is way too complicated and not realistic, im just asking since it would be epic if possible.
thats it, any tips/thoughts are appreciated
thank you
Maybe a tiny switch (6.5mm hole) instead of the big one you showed could fit on the front panel next to the NEVE label on the right side.
