QSC has expanded its TouchMix series with the release of its new TouchMix-30 Pro 32-channel digital mixer. Building from its TouchMix-16 and TouchMix-8 architecture, TouchMix-30 offers 32 mixing channels (24 mic/line, 6 line, stereo USB) and 16 outputs with a selection of "pro" features, including a 10-inch multi-touch touchscreen; anti-feedback and room tuning "Wizards" for simplified EQ-based tasks; two real-time analyzers (RTA); touch and route patch matrix; eight subgroups with six-band full parametric EQ variable high- and low-pass filters and limiter; 32-channel direct-to-HD recorder/playback functionality; 32-channel Mac OS-compatible DAW interface with bidirectional I/O; direct MP3 playback via USB; and more.
by Clive Young Every year when it opens, the AES Convention's exhibit floor is a sparkling wonderland of the latest and greatest in pro audio gear. Of course, if you could see what the show floor looked like 24 hours earlier, you'd see a different story, with hundreds of companies rushing hither and yon to get their booths and equipment together. Well, now you can see what it looked like, thanks to these time-lapse videos of load-in for AES 2016!