GAMBLE EX56 CONSOLE
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GAMBLE EX 56 (YOM: ?) (S#: 3) GOOD (7-8)

FEATURES:
AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING OR PICKUP.

BASICS:
AMAZING SOUNDING CONSOLE, FILLED WITH SOME OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY PARTS EVER MADE. THIS BOARD WAS USED AND DESIGNED FOR BOTH LIVE SOUND AND STUDIO RECORDING. IT ENABLED BANDS TO BOTH MIX AND RECORD LIVE SHOWS WITH THE QUALITY OF A HIGH END STUDIO BOARD. THIS BOARD WAS USED FOR IN A RECORDING AND BROADCAST STUDIO FOR THE PAST 10+ YEARS. IT IS IN NEARLY PERFECT SHAPE.

IT HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY PARAMETRIC EQS, PREAMPS AND FADERS IT ALSO HAS A LARGE PATCHBAY.


THESE MIXERS STARTED AT $72,000 WHEN THEY WERE NEW, HOWEVER THIS MIXER HAS ADDED FEATURES AND WAS PROBABLY SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE. I FOUND TWO OF THESE BEING SOLD IN THE US FOR $23,000 AND $24,500. I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE BUILDERS AT GAMBLE ITS A SERIAL #3. A CUSTOM MADE BOARD. I THINK IT WAS USED FOR THE LOLLAPALOOZA TOURS IN THE 90'S BEFORE IT ENDED UP IN THE STUDIO.

BELOW IS SOME INFO I PULLED OFF AN OLD LISTING TO GIVE OUT THE BASICS OF THIS MODEL OF MIXER, KEEP IN MIND IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE EXTRAS ADDED BY GAMBLE.

GAMBLE EX 56 - 56 CHANNEL FOH CONSOLE WITH 2 POWER SUPPLIES, FLIGHT CASE, QUICKLATCH MULTIPIN INSERT TO ELCO AND ELCO TO XLR AND A FEW BARE CABLES.

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT: *SERIES EX56 HOUSE CONSOLE: 74" LONG, 40" DEEP, 15" HIGH, 400 LBS. *STARCASE: 77" LONG, 15" HIGH, 48" DEEP (54" INCL. WHEELS), 170 LBS. *SERIES EX POWER SUPPLY: 19" LONG (RACK MOUNT), 14" DEEP, 5.25" HIGH, 54 LBS.


EXTRAS: IT COMES WITH A ROAD CASE(W/CASTERS). DEPTH 20 1/2 LENGTH 78 HEIGTH WITH CASTERS 53.


INPUT MODULE LOWER *INPUT FADER: THE NORMAL OPERATING POSITION (UNITY-GAIN) IS AT 0DB. *INPUT PAN: ADJUSTS THE LEFT AND RIGHT POSITION AND IS 3DB DOWN IN THE CENTER DETENT *INPUT CUE: NOT ENGAGED, THE INPUT VU METER READS POST INPUT FADER. ENGAGED, THE INPUT VY METER READS PRE INPUT FADER, PRE MUTE, POST EQ, THE TOP LED ON THE VY METER IS DIMLY LIT AND THE INPUT HAS PRIORITY IN THE STEREO CUE SYSTEM. *INPUT MUTE: ENGASED, THE INPUT CHANNEL IS MUTED AND THE MUTE LED ON THE VY METER IS ON. *SCENE MUTE: ANY OR ALL OF THE B SCENE MUTE SWITCHES MAY BE ENGAGED AND WILL MUTE THE INPUT IF A CORRESPONDING MASTER MUTE SWITCH IS ENGAGED. TO SOLO-IN-PLACE ENGAGE SCENE MUTE ONE ON ALL INPUTS AND MASTER MUTE ONE. DISENGAGE SCENE MUTE ONE ON THE INPUT CHANNEL (OR CHANNELS OF YOUR CHOICE).

INPUT MODULE UPPER *PATCH-POINT IN/OUT SWITCH: PROVIDES A BALANCED-IN LINE LEVEL INSERT. POST LOW CUT. PRE EQ. *-15DB PAD: ENGAGED, THE INPUT CAN HANDLE SIGNAL LEVELS UP TO +35DBV *INPUT GAIN CONTROL: ADJUSTS THE GAIN OF THE INPUT STAGE FROM 5DB TO 50DB OF GAIN. *PHASE REVERSE AND PHANTOM POWER: BOTH SWITCHES ARE PART OF THE INPUT CIRVUIT. PHANTOM POWER IS +48 VOLTS *EQ IN/OUT: ENGAGED, THE 4-BAND PARAMETRIC EQ IS IN. *LOW CUT (HIGH PASS) FILTER: A 24DB PER OCTAVE FILTER THAT IS ADJUSTABLE FROM 15HZ TO 300HZ. THE LOW CUT IN/OUT SWITCH IS OUT WHEN THE KNOB IS TURNED FULL DOWN. *4-BAND FULL PARAMETRIC EQUALIZATION: IN EACH GROUP THE LOWER KNOB IS 15DB OF BOOST/CUT WITH A CENTER DETENT. THE CENTER KNOB IS 1/10 TO 2 OCTAVE ADJUSTABLE BANDWIDTH. THE TOP KNOB IS FREQUENCY, LOW FREQ FROM 30HZ TO 500HZ. LOW MID FROM 140HZ TO 2.3KHZ. HIGH MID FROM 450HZ TO 7.5KHZ AND HIGH FREQ FROM 1KHZ TO 16KHZ. *EFFECT SEND MUTE SWITCH: MUTES ALL EIGHT EFFECT SENDS AND STEREO AUXILIARY SEND WHEN ENGAGED. *EFFECT SENDS: THERE ARE EIGHT EFFECT SEND LEVEL CONTROLS EACH WITH AND OPTIONAL IN/OUT SWITCH WITH THE KNOB TURNED FULL DOWN, A PRE/POST SWITCH WHICH IS PRE INPUT FADER WITH THE KNOB PULLED UP AND POST WITH THE KNOB PUSHED DOWN. *STEREO AUXILIARY LEVEL: HAS AN OPTIONAL IN/OUT SWITCH WITH THE KNOB TURNED FULL DOWN, A PRE/POST SWITCH WHICH IS PRE INPUT FADER WITH THE KNOB PULLED UP AND POST WITH THE KNOB PUSHED DOWN. *STEREO AUXILIARY PAN: ADJUSTS THE LEFT AND RIGHT POSITION AND IS 3CB DOWN IN THE CENTER DETENT.

SUBGROUP MODULE LOWER (X8) *SUBGROUP (STEREO) FADER: THE NORMAL OPERATING POSITION IS FROM -10DB TO 0DB. *SUBGROUP PAN: ADJUSTS THE STEREO LEFT AND RIGHT BALANCE AND IS 3DB DOWN IN THE CENTER DETENT. *SUBGROUP MONO SWITCH: ENGAGED, THE STEREO LEFT AND RIGHT SIGNALS ARE COMBINED. POST SUBGROUP PAN. *VU METER AND CUE PRE/POST SWITCH: NOT ENGAGED, THE VU METER AND CUE ARE PRE SUBGROUP FADER. ENGAGED, THE VU METER AND CUE ARE POST FADER, PRE MUTE. ALSO SELECTS THE SUBGROUP RECORD OUTPUT. *PATCH-POINT IN/OUT SWITCH: PROVIDES A BALANCED-IN LINE LEVEL, PRE SUBGROUP FADER, STEREO INSERT. *SUBGROUP CUE: ENGAGED, THE SUBGROUP STEREO SIGNAL IS PLACED ON THE CUE SYSTEM. *SUBGROUP MUTE: ENGAGED, THE SUBGROUP AND MATRIX FEED ARE MUTED AND THE MUTE LEDS ON THE STEREO VU'S ARE ON. *SCENE MUTE: ANY OR ALL OF THE 8 SCENE MUTE SWITCHES MAY BE ENGAGED AND WILL MUTE THE SUBGROUP AND MATRIX FEED IF A CORRESPONDING MASTER MUTE SWITCH IS ENGAGED. TO SOLO-IN-PLACE, ENGAGE SCENE MUTE ONE ON ALL SUBGROUPS AND MASTER MUTE ONE. DISENGAGE SCENE MUTE ONE ON THE SUBGROUP (OR SUBGROUPS) OF YOUR CHOICE.

MATRIX MODULE UPPER (X8) *MATRIX (STEREO) FADER: THE NORMAL OPERATING POSITION IS FROM -5DB TO +5DB *MATRIX PAN: ADJUSTS THE STEREO LEFT AND RIGHT BALANCE AND IS 3DB DOWN IN THE CENTER DETENT. *MATRIX CUE AND VU: ENGAGED, THE SUBGROUP/MATRIX STEREO VU METER READS THE MATRIX OUTPUT AND IS PLACED ON THE STEREO CUE SYSTEM *MATRIX MONO: ENGAGED, THE STEREO LEFT AND RIGHT SIGNALS ARE COMBINED. POST MATRIX PAN. *MATRIX LEFT AND RIGHT MUTES: STEREO LEFT AND RIGHT SIGNALS CAN BE SEPARATELY MUTED. *SUBGROUP FEED TO MATRIX: 16 LEVEL CONTROLS, 8 LEFT AND 8 RIGHT, PROVIDE SEPARATE SUBGROUP INTO MATRIX MIXES. MATRIX FEEDS ARE POST SUBGROUP MUTE AND ARE SELECTED BY AN INTERNAL SUBGROUP FADER PRE/POST JUMPER. *SUBGROUP TO STEREO AUXILIARY: SEPARATE LEFT AND RIGHT LEVEL CONTROLS FEED THE STEREO SUBGROUP SIGNAL INTO THE STEREO AUXILIARY. *MATRIX 1-4 STEREO POTS: FEEDS STEREO MAIN OUT THROUGH 4 POTS INTO MATRIXES 1-4. POT FEEDS CAN BE BROKEN IN PATCHPAY.

MASTER MODULE LOWER (X1) *MASTER (STEREO) FADER: THE NORMAL OPERATING POSITION IS FROM -15DB TO 0DB. *MASTER PAN: ADJUSTS THE STEREO LEFT AND RIGHT BALANCE OF THE STEREO MAIN OUTPUT AND IS 3DB DOWN IN THE CENTER DETEN. *MASTER CUE: NOT ENGAGED, THE MASTER STEREO VU METER READS THE STEREO MAIN OUTPUT. ENGAGED, THE MASTER STEREO BY METER READS PRE MASTER FADER AND IS PLACED ON THE STEREO CUE SYSTEM. *MASTER MUTE: MUTS THE STEREO MAIN OUTPUT. *MASTER PATCH-POINT IN/OUT SWITCH: PROVIDES A BALANCED-IN LINE LEVEL PRE MASTER FADER STEREO INSERT. *MASTER SCENE MUTES: ANY OR ALL OF THE 8 MASTER SCENE MUTE SWITCHES CAN BE ENGAGED AND WILL MUTE ANY INPUT OR SUBGROUP/MATRIX FEED WITH THE CORRESPONDING SCENE MUTE ENGAGED.

MASTER MODULE UPPER (X1) *MONO CUE: ENGAGED, THE MONO OUTPUT IS PLACED ON THE CUE SYSTEM. *MONO MUTE: MUTES THE MONO OUTPUT. *MONO PRE/POST: SUMS THE STEREO MAIN TO MAKE A MONO, PRE MASTER FADER WHEN NOT ENGAGED. POST MASTER FADER, POST MASTER MUTE WHEN ENGAGED. *MONO MASTER: ADJUSTST THE MONO OUTPUT LEVEL. *CUE SYSTEM MUTE: MUTES THE STEREO CUE SYSTEM. *CUE MASTER: ADJUSTS THE STEREO CUE SYSTEM LEVEL. *INTERCOM LEVEL: ADJUSTS THE INTERCOM INPUT LEVEL. *INTERCOM ON: ENGAGED, THE INTERCOM IS PLACED ON TEH STEREO CUE SYSTEM, POST MUTE. NOTE: THE CUE SYSTEM MUTE SHOULD BE ENGAGED WHEN USING THE INTERCOM. *HEADPHONE JACKS: A 1/4: PHONE JACK PROVIDES STEREO CUE OUTPUT TO HEADPHONES. *INPUT CUE LED: INDICATES WHEN AN INPUT MODULE CUE SWITCH IS ENGAGED. INPUT CUE HAS PRIORITY OVER ALL OTHER CUE SWITCHES. *EFFECT SEND, STEREO AUXILIARY, MONO MASTER CUE: ENGAGED, THE OUTPUT SELECTED BY THE NEXT LEVER WITCH, READS ON THE MASTER STERO VU METER AND IS PLACED ON THE STEREO CUE SYSTEM *EFFECT SEND, STEREO AUXILIARY, MONO MASTER SELECT: THIS LEVER SWITCH SELECTS 1-8 EFFECT SEND OUTPUTS, 9 STEREO AUXILIARY OUTPUT AND 0 MONO OUTPUT. *EFFECT SEND MUTES: THERE ARE 8 EFFECT SEND MASTER OUTPUT MUTE SWITCHES. *EFFECT SEND MASTERS: THERE ARE 8 EFFECT SEND MASTER OUTPUT LEVEL CONTROLS. NORMAL OPERATING POSITION IS FROM -5DB TO +5DB. *STEREO AUXILIARY MASTER: ADJUSTS THE STERO AUXILIARY MASTER OUTPUT LEVEL. NORMAL OPERATING POSITION IS FROM -5DB TO +5DB. *STEREO AUXILIARY MASTER PAN: ADJUSTS THE STEREO LEFT AND RIGHT MASTER ABALANCE AND IS 3DB DOWN IN THE CENTER DETENT. *MASTER LIGHT DIMMER: CONTROLS THE FOUR LITTLITE GOOSENECK LAMPS WITH HALOGEN BULBS. *MASTER VU METER DIMMER: CONTROLS ALL 74 LED VU METERS.

SERIES EX PATCHBAY SYSTEM: INPUT CHANNELS: *MIC SCRAMBLING - ANY OF THE 88 SNAKE LINES CAN BE PATCHED INTO ANY OF THE 56 INPUTS. NORMALED THRU, 1-56 *PATCH-POINT INPUTS - BALANCED-IN, PRE THE EQ IN/OUT SWITCH. *PATCH-POINT OUTPUTS - POST THE LOW CUT FILTER. *DIRECT OUTPUTS - AN INTERNAL SWITCH ON EACH INPUT CHANNEL SELECTS INPUT FADER PRE/POST

SUBGROUPS: *STEREO PATCH-POINTS - PRE THE SUBGROUP FADER, PRE MUTE.

MATRIX: *MATRIX 1-4 STEREO SUM INPUTS - INPUTS TO 4 STEREO PUTS THAT FEED MATRIXES 1-4; NORMALED TO THE STEREO MAIN OUTPUT. *MATRIX #8 SUMMING INPUTS - 4 LEFT AND 4 RIGHT JACKS PROVIDE STEREO SUMMING INPUTS TO MATRIX #8.

MASTER: *STEREO PATCH-POINTS - PRE THE MASTER FADER, PRE MUTE.

OUTPUTS: *8 STEREO MATRIX OUTPUTS, 8 MONO EFFECT SEND OUTPUTS, STEREO AUXILIARY OUTPUTS, 8 STEREO SUBGROUP RECORD OUTPUTS, INTERCOM INPUT AND OUTPUT, STEREO CUE OUTPUTS AND STEREO MAIN OUTPUTS (2 LEFT, 2 RIGHT).

ADDITIONAL PATCH POINTS: *TIE LINES - 144 TIE LINES, 3 GROUPS OF 48 TIE LINES TO AMP QL CONNECTORS. *BALANCED TOOLS: 24 Y'S, 8 PHASE REVERSERS, 4 GROUND LIFTS AND 4, 4-WAY MULTS.

CONNECTORS ON THE BACK OF THE CONSOLE (ALL DLR'S ARE PIN-3-HOT): *INPUT PANEL - THE 56 FEMALE XLR'S ARE CONNECTED TO 2 AMP QL CONNECTORS THAT WILL ACCEPT TWO, 42, 48 OR 52 PAIR SNAKE CABLES. 4 (USER DEFINED) MALE XLR TO PATCHBAY. *OUTPUT PANEL - THE 32 MALE XLR'S ARE AS FOLLOWS: 8 STEREO MATRIX OUTPUTS, 8 MONO EFFECT SEND OUTPUTS, STEREO AUXILIARY OUTPUTS, INTERCOM OUTPUT, MONO OUTPUT AND 4 XLR'S HALF NORMALED TO THE STEREO MAIN OUTPUTS (2 LEFT, 2 RIGHT)

SERIES EX POWER SUPPLY: *+12 VOLTS AT 16 AMPS LED VU METER POWER *+24 VOLTS AND -24 VOLTS AT 5 AMPS ELECTRONICS POWER. *+49 VOLTS AT 1.5 AMPS PHANTOM POWER. *STEEL CHASSIS WITH FAN AND 14' POWER CABLE. MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE CONSOLE BEFORE POWER SUPPLY IS TURNED ON. MAX CURRENT DRAW AT 120 VOLTS, 6.5 AMPS. AT 210 VOLTS OR 230 VOLTS, 3.25 AMPS.

SPECIFICATIONS - TEST CONDITIONS: 7 INPUTS SELECTED INTO EACH OF THE 8 STEREO SUBGROUPS INTO STERO MAIN OUTPUT. ALL FADERS ON ZERO. MEASURED FROM ANY INPUT TO STEREO MAIN OUTPUT. *FREQUENCY RESPONSE - 3DB DOWN AT 3HZ AND 75KHZ. *DISTORTION - .003% AT 1KHZ AT +20DBV. *DYNAMIC RANGE - 115DB. *CLIPPING POINT - +26DBV THROUGHOUT THE CONSOLE. *CAPACITORS - POLYPROPYLENE FILM CAPACITORS USED FOR EVERYTHING. *SWITCHES - COLOR CODED SHADOW TYPE. *LED VU METERS - 20 SEGMENT, 3 COLOR. RANGE -33DBV TO +24DBV, IN 3 DB STEPS. *HEADPHONES - 20 OHM TO 600 OHM. *COOLING - 2 VARIABLE SPEED DC FANS ON THE BACK DRAW AIR THRU THE CONSOLE FROM 132 SLOTS.