> We're still using an old desk like that - in the studios that
> used to be Thames Television. You'd be surprised at how many
> freelance Sound Engineers here expect them to be that way. I
> believe that some of the newer "computerised" desks are even
> configurable in the menus to allow the faders to work either
> way. I never even thought about it until I saw the one we
> have, but it actually seems somehow "correct" that way.
> A little counter-intuitive perhaps, but somehow easier to
> follow.
The dirty little secret is that many of the manufacturers of
higher end boards (broadcast and production) stuck a little dip
switch inside the units which changed the directionality of the
faders. In nearly every case, it's not documented. The
engineers stuck it in, but the sales/marketing folks couldn't
figure out "why" it needed to exist. So the next time you have
a board opened and am wondering what that undocumented switch is
for... Yes, nearly all digital boards are reversable.
> production of a lot of TV programmes here.
One of these days I'd like to get back into that world again. I
do miss it a lot. Telecommunications is pretty dull in
comparison.
AG
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