MIDIbox of the Week (ZConsole by Francois)

Without loosing too much words — everybody of us is dreaming about such a huge console, no? :slight_smile:

Francois wrote:

Here are some ZCONSOLE 's pictures.

I started to fabricate it when I saw in ELEKTOR the midi KNOBBOX (2001)

There was so many times I was waiting for this!!!

So I make some knobbox ,some midi merge,dismantle some cheap midi keyboard(to keep switchs midi note on),

and make and test a lot of different audio circuits.

At the same time i make a software (visual basic) wich manages the console and the multitrack.

I finished 1.5 year after and i’m very please about and the soft change in accordance of my practicing and the evolution.

The Zconsole contents:

    32 monitoring faders

    32 mutes

    32 solo

    32 EQ in

    32 Dynanic in

    32 selection chanel

    16 input mic/line

    16 motorized faders (for eq/dyn/aux/and other controls)

    4 fader group    (you can virtually group faders you want by selecting on each channel)

    1 fader master

    talk-back manual or auto (switch when the multitrack stops)

    monitoring with differents inputs for HP and headphones independant.

    oscillator

    a lot of fonction switchs…

    etc…

My name is François COUSIN

from Saint-Denis (93200) FRANCE

Click here for more pictures:

http://www.midibox.org/midibox_gallery/francois_c_album/

–That’s amazing!

I’d love to see a description of the channel strips and whatever MIOS edits he may have done, when he’s got the time. I especially like the numeric LED’s at the bottom.

Very professional! And when did you sleep in the 1,5 years???  ;D

Can you supply something like a block schematics of the whole system – just to get a better feeling which unit is doing what.

Cheers,

Skunk

This one is truly huge.

is the panels screenprinted?

is there soundcards in the console? how is audio handled?

!!! the time spent is worth it im sure.

S

I would like to know muchmore about this console!!!  :slight_smile: :smiley:

whoa.  Amazing result!