MarkPAman Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 This is a bit different http://youtu.be/kq5KKbWmt74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shez Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Looks remarkably like the X32 rack to me. Which is interesting after Presonus were so vocal in slating the X32 series when it first came out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&L Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 indeed - and with Mackie announcing their 32 channel rack mount, ipad controlled mixer we now have ourselves a 3 way bun fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyandi Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 They still seem to be allergic to motorized faders, making the jump straight to touch screens, personally I would see actual faders as a bare minimum on a desk, no matter how good & responsive a touch screen is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 a 3 way bun fight. If you count the SM Pro it's 4 way..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shez Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Soon there'll be a whole generation of youngsters growing up who'll be amazed at our quaint, old-fashioned desks with clunky mechanical faders and knobs rather than just a touchscreen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&L Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Soon there'll be a whole generation of youngsters growing up who'll be amazed at our quaint, old-fashioned desks with clunky mechanical faders and knobs rather than just a touchscreen! I have never done the research but I shouldn't be surprised if those that love mixing on ipads are under 30 and those that loath it are over 40. me?...over 40...real faders til I die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I keep sayin' - the PlayStation generation haven't made their mark - yet. Perhaps it's starting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam.spoons Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 1409856973[/url]' post='506747']1409834306[/url]' post='506723']Soon there'll be a whole generation of youngsters growing up who'll be amazed at our quaint, old-fashioned desks with clunky mechanical faders and knobs rather than just a touchscreen! I have never done the research but I shouldn't be surprised if those that love mixing on ipads are under 30 and those that loath it are over 40. me?...over 40...real faders til I die! Sorry, I'm 61 and I love iPad mixing (DL1608, X32 Compact to come this year). Don't get me wrong, faders rule but don't write off the iPad paradigm, for some jobs it's the dogs bits http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyandi Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 For anyway even on the ipad or any apple product a touch interface will still have the 'press the touch screen' ooh it hasnt done anything, has it recognised my press or will it respond in a second?This is not a problem for my non work life but when I want something muted or a fader moved up & down, it HAS to respond, a fader & a hardware button have so far not failed to repond! Well at least in my current analogue world! Partly soon to be upgrade to an X32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam.spoons Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Actually analogue switches can fail to respond, I did a Sweeney Todd in April and Todd's mic channel mute button was somewhat unreliable (house desk, not my own) requiring a firm press to ensure it latched into the mute position http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif I lived with it as I would have had to re-patch the desk and multi to move him to another channel and re-mark the script to relate to the new channels. I left it as I didn't want to risk introducing cueing errors after the tech rehearsal, it did catch me out briefly a couple of times but nothing serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 If all else were equal (cost, space etc) is there actually anybody that thinks a touch screen is better than real faders & buttons? They are very good for PEQ though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam.spoons Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 No http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 If all else were equal (cost, space etc) is there actually anybody that thinks a touch screen is better than real faders & buttons? They are very good for PEQ though.... Depends on the task and the layout. I think the way the Vi series implements touch screens alongside physical knobs, buttons and faders is great. I find it far better than some other digital desks that have excluded touch, and kept a single knob/button for every function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichM Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I'm happy to have a touchscreen for everything but the faders. I can mix on faders without having to take my eyes off the band, you can't do that with a touchscreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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