3/3/2023 0 Comments Amek m2500 manualThe design is pure GL.Īll the engineers I have spoken to that have used this desk. Neve did not start to work with AMEK till after the bankruptcy of Focusrite in 1989. Neve had something to do with the design of this console and a few others of the same era. Despite the seemingly popular myth that R. Graham Langley designed the console from the ground up. Know you can kinda start to imagine how a M3000 would sound like. The M2500 and the G2520 is essentially a baby M3000, using close to the same EQ and topology. Or put another way, it filled a 5' x 12' open trailer, where you could not walk around the console inside the trailer. the below picture just hides the sheer size of these, mine is approx. The automation used the then high end dbx 202 VCA's, 24 Buses, 8 aux's and Quad panning. It was also the first AMEK console to utilize automation (Allison 65K). The M3000 set a new standard for Amek, the EQ was the first 4 band fully parametric (Variable Q on all 4 bands) console they had produced. Now it is easy to see why so little information is available on this console or even it's sound. Klaus Schulze Germany (Keyboardist for Tangerine Dream) Mayfair Studio's, London UK (some huge hits recorded with this one) All M3000's were in some way or manner custom built to the spec of each customer. So far, Former AMEK staff in the UK, can count 8 (including Amazon) being built and delivered. The first one was more of a refined prototype then a production model. The first M3000 was actually installed in Amazon Studio's, Liverpool in 1978. A basic version of the M3000 sold for around $46,000.00. Officially introduced in 1979 as Amek's Top of the line console. ((((if you just want to see pics, I suggest you start scrolling now)))Ī brief history of the M3000 (if you want more details, comment for them)ĭepending on whom you speak to, many believe the M3000 as Amek's first "Large-Format Recording console". Let me shed a little light on the mystery of the M3000 to the masses, or at least those whom are unaware of its origin and history. Before I get to the details of my console and how it ended up in my possession. Since the M3000 is a rare console not many have had an opportunity to hear one, let alone see one beyond pictures (even those are rare). It was covered, so despite the desert heat that the console would feel on a hot summer day, the dust did not get to play. (or beyond)Īs you can tell by the pic,(below) it was stored in a garage and had been there for 4 years. Hello RO, audiokid advised me that RO members may like to hear the story behind this console as well as follow the progress as it is refurbished back to it's original spec.
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