Neotek Elan 28 channel inline Analog Console (Used)
Mid 1980’s Neotek Elan console. Neotek’s were manufactured in Chicago and the choice of Steve Albini. Clean and transparent with very flexible routing, and good clean headroom. The Elan makes a truly versatile inline studio console for an attractive price. This is a good choice for some one who wants to get into analog music production, mix and track on a good solid inline desk.
28 In-line I/O modules
(1) stereo and (4) mono auxes
(24) busses
4-Band parametric EQ
Left Hand TT patch bay
LED meter bridge
The Élan console brings exceptional power and productivity to artist-oriented and project studios. The Élan combines outstanding sonic performance, high technical standards, and solid construction quality with a full complement of professional features. | ||
Description
The Élan console series brings professional power and performance to artist-oriented project studios, whether you are tracking, mixing, sampling, or editing. Its design is focused on features that offer engineers real benefits. You’ll find in-place solo and three overlapping mute groups. Your mics or samples start in Neotek’s best discrete mic preamp, not the one-chip solution you might expect. The Élan’s remarkably musical equalizer offers four bands with sweep frequencies. And the Élan monitor control doubles the size of the console or creates a total of thirty auxiliary sends. You can order your Élan with any popular automation system: VCA, moving fader, or MIDI. The Élan is exceptionally clean and quiet, but it alone among its competition produces the kind of solid audio performance that makes it the choice for back-to-analog purists. Its crosstalk performance can handle the hottest synthesizer tracks. Its bandwidth and transparency give you complete confidence in the material you send out. You won’t come up short of features when you tackle complex projects, and you won’t waste time working around console compromises. The heft and construction quality of the Élan also set it apart. It has the advanced designs and top quality components that maintain performance over the extra years of service expected of consoles today. Your Élan studio will produce work with the quality and impact expected of the most expensively equipped facilities. |
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Superior sound requires superior circuits
The circuits of the Élan were designed from inception to gracefully accommodate the extreme in-band and out-ofband signals encountered in modern digital studios. It is not by accident that the slew rate and power bandwidth of all Neotek designs are about twice as high as other consoles. Our mic preamp has exceptionally low noise—typically within 1/4 dB of the theoretical minimum. It is the same circuit as used in all Neotek consoles, because we know that only the best is adequate for high quality vocals and quiet, accurate sampling. The critical stereo combining amps are discrete hybrids to keep noise and distortion at a minimum. Neotek’s Common Sense bus system is a much more sophisticated approach to big console design than balanced buses, and the Élan’s outputs are balanced—the hard way, with cross-coupled .1% resistors. In direct comparisons of sonic performance between manufacturers, Neotek consoles have consistently proven superior. Élan circuit designs support your own efforts to maintain audio quality leadership. depends on superior circuits. |
Mic Gain Control
48 Volts
Mic Pad Polarity
Low Cut Filter
Line Pad
Aux AB Panpot
Aux Level Controls
(AB, 1, 2, 3, 4,)
Aux AB Post Aux Fader
Aux Pre EQ In High EQ
High Mid EQ
Elan Functions Input Module
Adjusts the gain of the microphone pre-amplifier. The range is from +20db to +60db with the peak LED coming on at 6db below output clipping (+22dbu).
Applies +48 VDC phantom power to the mic input for condenser microphones.
Inserts a 20db attenuation pad into the mic input stage. Inverts the phase of the mic input.
Inserts a 2 pole 80hz low cut filter into the mic signal path.
Inserts a 6db attenuation pad into the tape return or line input path.
Pans Aux AB output between A and B bus
Sets output level to each Aux bus.
Is normally fed pre fader unless POST is selected.
Is normally fed from the Monitor unless FADER is selected.
Is normally fed post fader unless PRE is selected. Inserts the EQ circuit into the Fader signal path.
The dual concentric knob adjusts the shelving frequency range from 1K to 20K with the outside knob While adjusting for a cut or boost of 14db with the inside knob.
The dual concentric knob adjusts the center frequency range from 400 to 8K with the outside knob
While adjusting for a cut or boost of 14db with the inside knob.
Low Mid EQ
The dual concentric knob adjusts the center frequency range from 50 to 1.2K with the outside knob
While adjusting for a cut or boost of 14db with the inside knob.
The dual concentric knob adjusts the shelving frequency range from 20 to 400 with the outside knob While adjusting for a cut or boost of 14db with the inside knob.
Is normally fed from the Tape Return/Line input unless MIC is selected.
When FADER is selected the Monitor is fed from the output of the Fader. This overrides the Line/Mic.
The PFL signal is routed to the control room monitors when activated, muting all other control room inputs. Both the yellow LED on the channels soloed and the Master section will illuminate.
This normally pans the output of the Monitor path to the Left and Right Mix bus. When the REV switch is engaged the signal is panned to the Multi-track bus assignment.
This is a rotary fader with a gain of 12db. The unity setting is about 7 on the silkscreen.
When the Monitor output is ON, the green LED will be illuminated.
Is normally fed from the Mic path unless LINE is selected. This simultaneously switches the Meter source from Tape Return/Line input to post Insert, post EQ.
The PFL signal is routed to the control room monitors when activated, muting all other control room inputs. Both the yellow LED on the channels soloed and the Master section will illuminate.
This normally pans the output of the Fader to the Multi- track Bus assignment. When the REV switched is the signal is panned to the Left and Right Mix bus.
Low EQ
Monitor Fader Monitor
Monitor
Source Input
Solo
Pan
Monitor
On
Fader Source
Fader Solo
Fader Pan
Fader
Multi-track Assignment
The standard Elan comes equipped with a Penny & Giles 8000 series fader. The fader has 12db of gain at the top of the scale. Options include Audiomate motorized faders, Midi Direct (automated midi mutes) and 3 mute group faders with “solo in place”.
These switches determine the recording busses that are fed from the output of the Fader ( or Monitor if the REV switch is engaged.). The pan pot determines the odd or even bus. LR can also be selected allowing both the Fader and Monitor to feed the Left and Right Mix bus ( 2 Mix). The Multi-track busses can also be used as additional Aux sends.
Master Section
High quality mic pre with phantom power continuously available.
Aux Bus output level control with 12db gain. Unity is about 7 on the panel silkscreen.
The AFL signal is routed to the control room monitors when activated, muting all other control room inputs. Both the yellow LED on the Aux soloed and the Master section will illuminate.
Two stereo inputs to the Mix bus with Level, AFL Solo and On switch are provided for stereo effects returns or any other stereo source.
Dims Control Room monitors and overrides signal to Aux AB and Studio speakers.
The onboard oscillator can generate either 1K or 100hz by pressing the labeled switches or 10K by engaging both switches.
Sends oscillator signal to Multi-track and Mix bus.
Sends 50hz tone and talkback to Multi-track and Mix bus.
Talkback Mic Input Aux Master Sends Aux Solo
Stereo Inputs to Mix
Talkback Switch Oscillator
Tones Slate
Oscillator Level Talkback Level Meter Controls
Studio Section
Control Room Monitoring
Speaker Selection
Master Solo
Controls the output of the oscillator for Tones, Slate and to the patchbay.
Controls the output level of the talkback microphone amplifier to all destinations.
The analog VU meter source is selectable from the following switches in pairs; Mult L and R jacks on the patchbay, Aux AB, Aux 1-2, Aux 3-4, and whatever is feeding the Control Room Monitor.
A Level Control is provided for the Studio speakers as well as a source selection of either Aux AB or Control Room. A Speaker on switch with an illuminating LED lets you know when the Studio speakers are on.
A set of 4 switches allow the Control Room to be fed from the Mix bus, Tape 1, Tape 2, or Extra Input. The Control Room volume is set with a 32-detent position sealed pot with a large easy to find knob.
Three sets of speakers may be selected by the A, B and C switches. A MONO switch is provided for checking mix compatibility. A DIM switch attenuates CR levels by 20db when pressed.
A yellow LED in the Control Room section illuminates whenever a Solo funtion anywhere on the console is engaged. A solo lockout switch is provided to disable all solo funtions. A red LED is illuminated when this switch is pressed.