Sound Workshop Series 1280, As-Is. See Report below.
See photos for detailed view of console.
Very Good condition, especially for it's age.
Includes its own ATA flight case (worth at least $500) which is what it will ship in. You will be glad to have the case.
Pick up in Central Florida/Tampa Bay area, or shipped to lower 48 via UPS Ground.
Call to inquire 813-318-1679
Comes with Heavy Duty Flight Case 30x30x12.
Bank payment Zelle, ACH, or Wire Transfer only on this item.
Report 9/20/26.
No power issues, console powered and tested over approximately 2 hours.
Clean sounding mic pres and eqs. Tested xlr mic pres, mic pads, faders, EQs, solos, line level/tape level inputs (which are either rca or 1/4 inch) , main control left right outputs.
Signal from Alesis Masterlink into console going into mic pre
back into DAT Machine via RCA inputs and monitored through headphones
EQ Frequency Selector is detented
EQ Gain is not detented
Main Level Working
Control Room Output Left and Right - into Sony DAT analog to analog RCA to RCA, monitored with Grado RS-1 headphones
Channel 1 - Fader, Pre, and EQ good
Line/Tape Input - very clean, EQ good
Channel 2 - Fader, Pre, and EQ good
Line/Tape Input - very clean, EQ good
Channel 3 - Fader, Pre, and EQ good
Line/Tape Input - very clean, EQ good
Channel 4 - Fader, Pre, and EQ good
Line/Tape Input - very clean, EQ good
Channel 5 - Fader and EQ good.
Pre - subtle distortion, output on 5 is showing a little bit of signal bleed (distortion) from somewhere on the channel, Pre is mostly clean, it might need a chip or cap or resistor, but useable.
Meter light is showing 2 bars of green showing even when nothing plugged in.
Line/Tape Input - very subtle distortion, EQ good
Channel 6 - Fader, Pre, and EQ good
Line/Tape Input - very clean, EQ good
Channel 7 - Fader, Pre, and EQ good
Line/Tape Input - very clean, EQ good
Channel 8 - Fader, Pre, and EQ good
Line/Tape Input - very clean, EQ good
Channel 9 - Fader, Pre, and EQ good
Line/Tape Input - very clean, EQ good
Channel 10 - Fader, Pre, and EQ good
Line/Tape Input - very clean, EQ good
Channel 11 - Fader, Pre, and EQ good
Line/Tape Input - very clean, EQ good
Channel 12 - Fader, Pre, and EQ good
Line/Tape Input - very clean, EQ good
Final Notes:
The only and small issue I found was channel 5. The mic and line/tape on 5 is distorting very subtly.
There is a 3 segment meter and it's showing crosstalk or something on two segments. 99.9% sure it's a chip, cap, or resistors or all or some.
Otherwise visually it's exceptionally clean and is almost perfect functionally. Especially for being over 45 years old.
Channel 5 pre still useable despite a little distortion, recommendation to use for something like snare drum.
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Sound Workshop was a company that was started in the late 70s by folks from API. In 1978, Datatronix licensed the rights to API from the owners. Founder Saul Walker, and most of the original engineers including Sid Zimet, Michael Tapes, and Paul Galbert, who had designed the API 554 sweep and the 954 automated equalizers, went to work for Sound Workshop. (From Wikipedia)
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