New QCon Pro G2 Universal Control Surface and QCon EX G2 Extender from iCON Pro Audio

iCON Pro Audio's products not only are affordable but they look good and always bring a nice level of innovation. Now the company announced the availability of its QCon Pro G2 USB-MIDI Controller Station and QCon EX G2 USB-MIDI Controller Expansion, next-generation versions of its full-featured, eight-channel universal control surface with Mackie Control and HUI emulation to support most major DAWs. The range now allows the control surface to be expanded to 32 channels with three extenders.

The project was unveiled some time ago by PreSonus and its now finally available. As PreSonus explains, although a keyboard and mouse are tried-and-true DAW-control devices, they’re far more effective when used in tandem with the FaderPort 8’s precise tactile control over mix and automation functions. With 8 touch-sensitive, motorized, 100 mm faders and 57 buttons covering 78 different functions, users can quickly zoom in on audio files for editing and make adjustments with the touch of a finger.

We’ve recently seen a series of announcements from Mackie and PreSonus introducing digital stage box format mixers - basically replacing the physical control surfaces with iPads and wireless control. In a way, challenging the tremendous success of the very affordable but extremely powerful Behringer X32 digital console family. In response, Behringer now announced its own X Air Series stage box format mixers.