Mackie 24.4 Modifications

[mackie mikey]

Hello...I have an older Mackie 24.4 SR mixer i want to modify. At the back of the manual it gives a few scenarious where you can open the mixer and cut a few wires and re-solder a jumper to (for instance) make the Sends 1 and 2 POST fader instead of pre fader.

What i want is a diagram of what to cut/solder to turn all the Channel inserts into POST eq and fader. Does anyone know of a site/human that either has these sorts of diagrams (step-by-step) or would do this sort of work?

[Ted]

I'm not positive on this, but I'm pretty sure that'd be quite a bit more complicated than just changing jumpers to change where the sends appear in the chain...

-Ted

[mackie mikey]

Actually...to put were the sends are in the chain is just 10 steps...you open the mixer, snip 2 wires and solder 2 or 3 jumper pads. Very simple...so simple that they included it in the manual.

..but the actual question was on how to make the Channel inserts POST eq and fader.

[Ted]

Right, that's what I was trying to say...changing the sends is relatively simple, but I'm pretty sure that changing the inserts would be a lot more complicated. They've set it up so that the sends are easy to modify since that's a pretty common thing, but since they use so much miniature surface-mount technology I'm pretty sure that changing the inserts would be a lot more complicated.

-Ted

[mackie mikey]

Yes, i gave the schematic a look last night and the sends are relatively well situated. The channel inserts are a lot more scary...they sort of tap off to the mute and then on to a bunch of other stuff...but i cannot tell what exactly I would have to do. The schematics are not too bad to follow, but staring at the printed board is daunting.

I guess i'll just have to keep dreaming...or I could try it, blow the board and order a nice new eight bus version from sweetwater

[mackie mikey]

I just checked the specs. All the 8 bus mackie mixers have direct outs on each channel that are post fader and post eq.

Time to start saving up.