New Practice Console for the garage...

The hardware is finished and we're just awaiting final configuration of the audio system! This setup was commissioned by a touring artist who wants to practice at home in the comfort of the single garage. The manuals are refurbished and the pedalboard is from Organ Supply Industries. The custom table was built by us. A basic setup was requested soley to facilitate practice. Thus the limited number of pistons and single expression shoe.



The organist uses an 'AirTurn' page turning device seen on the shelf with the single toe stud which is mapped to the registration sequencer 'Next' function. The single expression pedal can either serve as master volume or as a swell shoe.



MIDI encoders (HWce2 for keyboards and pistons, mpc32xrs for the pedalboard) are from MIDI Boutique. It is my preference to use a separate encoder for the pedalboard. This makes the pedalboard a stand-alone MIDI controller that can be used apart from the console if desired.



The audio interface is a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 with four front powered speakers, two rear surround powered speakers, and a powered subwoofer.

François Ratte supplied the computer hardware, audio interface, and speakers.

Rosales Organ Builders rehabbed the keyboards.

Nice work. You might want to add a strip of wood along the rear of the platform so the bench doesn't tip off the back edge.

Rgds,
Ed

And a piece of foam taped around the end of the garage door track!

What is the brand of studio monitors with the unusual blue bezel?

Danny B.

Looks like PreSonus R65's (R Series AMT Monitors):
[url]https://www.presonus.com/products/R65[/url

With Kevlar woofers and ribbon tweeters, an option priced in between Adam A5X and Behringer B3031A (sadly, which have been discontinued).

Mark

Correction - R65 with ribbon tweeter & 6.5 inch woofer is an option in the same price range as Adam A5X with ribbon tweeter & 5.5 inch woofer.

[micdev]

Hi John,

The audio routing completed 2 days ago. I haven't hear back from Jonathan but everything should be working correctly.

Regards
François

Back to an older thread - question for John - what kind of switching did you use for this pedal board?



A possible suggestion, I've done something similar, but used the 2 unused pins of the MIdi connector for power. That way, the pedal board connects to the console with a single (MIDI plus power) cable.



Pin 1 - Power supply 12 VDC + (positive) normally not used
Pin 2 - Shield MIDI Common
Pin 3 - Power supply 12 VDC - (negative) normally not used
Pin 4 - 5 VDC MIDI + power
Pin 5 - MIDI signal

Rgds,
Ed

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That's a board from MIDI Boutique connected to traditional contact blocks and contact plates. Contacts are switching 12 volts. Very similar to an Allen project I did some years back:

http://haskey.com/open_console/allen_pedalboard_conversion/

I've seen the idea of using spare pins in the MIDI cable for power before. I've never tried to implement it myself though, and would probably provide a DC power input jack as well if I did...

---john.

John --
Since this 2017 thread has stirred from dormancy (and I don't remember seeing it when it first appeared), may I ask why you elected to put your console on a platform? Did you custom-make the platform, and does it serve any special purpose?

Dennis

I built this console for another person. The reason for the platform is simply that the garage floor slopes down from bass to treble on the keyboards and he wanted the console to be level. Additionally it provides some protection against moisture as even though I believe the concrete floor is sealed it is still, after all, a garage.

---john.

I would have guessed with rollers, it would facilitate easy moving for such as cleaning and possible servicing.

Rgds,
Ed

Nice!!