Mark: The metering is very ‘compact analogue’ as well. It’s there on the LCD when you select the channel. Mark: I can still name the channels, it’s just not permanently and digitally lit up above the faders. ‘Chinagraph and masking tape’ old school, in fact.Ĭhris: Right! So you make the big leap out of the analogue domain and you’re still actually scribbling? Great detail, bright… only bettered by the assignable knob sections where there’s even more resolution. I’d like to say a word, well two, here about the M32’s scribble strip displays. We should add there’s a separate HPF knob on each console. The M32 may require you to toggle through its four bands of parametric EQ, but unlike the Qu-32 my console has LED skirts around the EQ pots which provides some valuable visual feedback without recourse to the LCD. What takes the M32 half of its top panel, is only a quarter of the QU-32’s top strip, leaving plenty of room for an iPad rest to the side.Ĭhris: Agreed, that’s nice. It also uses the console real estate thriftily. (1) I like the fact the Qu-32 has separate Gain/Frequency/Q knobs for each of the four bands. Mark: Both consoles do the ‘Fat Channel’ thing, with the gain, EQ and dynamics sitting up and to the left of the LCD. Pull the copper multicore out of your old console, pop it into one of these and off you go. Two 32-channel digital mixing consoles that can be considered as drop-in replacements for analogue equivalents. The price of the DSP, the motorised faders and the preamps have come down to the point where you can have your digital console looking remarkably like your traditional analogue console.Īnd here’s where our review begins. Competent Analogue Drop-ins: This relatively new breed of digital console has lots of faders, lots of preamps, and very little need to relearn the craft. The idea is to place the console hardware on stage (like a stage box) and mix via your own device.ģ.
ALLEN AND HEATH QU 32 VS BEHRINGER X32 PRO
‘Stage Box’ Mixers: Mackie started it all with the DL1608 and now Presonus, Behringer, SM Pro (and inevitably others) are following. New consoles, such as A&H GLD, Yamaha QL, Midas Pro series, and others demonstrate you can meet this demand for as low as $30k.Ģ.
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There’s a pressing need for ‘unlimited’ routing flexibility, and having the DSP to chuck processing and EQ at any signal at any time. Cheaper Pro Consoles: Here’s a market that’s chewing up inputs as quickly as manufacturers are adding them to stage boxes. Currently, there seems to be three main thrusts to digital console design:ġ.