The new Yamaha TF-RACK us a powerful, compact rack-mount version of the company’s acclaimed TF Series digital mixing consoles. TF-RACK offers all of the features found in TF Series desktop models released in 2015, and is intended for smaller or more portable venues, particularly when a proper mix position may not be available. Like all current models in the TF Series, the new TF-RACK benefits from Yamaha’s extensive experience in digital mixing technologies, delivering sonic quality, operability, functionality and reliability in a compact and affordable format.
Aimed at new users and experienced professionals looking to get working faster than ever, the TF Series brings time-saving performance capabilities, such as fast, accurate gain setup, single step compression and EQ, and microphone specific presets to even the most modest sound reinforcement applications. TF-RACK expands on these promises with a compact mixer that fits in a 3U rack space, providing the perfect solution for smaller live music venues, bands, a portable system for houses of worship, or in a meeting hall. The rack-mount edition carries the same core engine – Steinberg Nuendo Live recording software, apps for mixing and expansion capabilities – as each of the other models.
In addition, the TF Series rack-mount mixer will ship with firmware version 3.0 that adds full fader views on its touch screen, the ability to add an administrator password, and many other enhancements. Yamaha has also partnered with Ultimate Ears, the renowned supplier of in-ear monitoring products to create presets for the TF Series to provide better clarity for performers. The new firmware is already available so that all existing TF console users can enjoy these new enhancements.
“TF Series consoles represent a significant milestone in our company’s 30-year history of digital mixer innovation, launching a new era of ‘intuitiveness,’” says Nithin Cherian, marketing manager, Pro Audio, Yamaha Corporation of America. “TF-RACK adds even more versatility and potential to the TF lineup, providing fantastic sound quality and great flexibility in a unit that fits into just three spaces of any standard component rack.”
Like its desktop counterparts, TF-RACK is compatible with the TF StageMix app for wireless Wi-Fi remote mixing via iPad, and the MonitorMix app for aux send mixing via most smartphones or tablet PCs. Since it is not Wi-Fi dependent, TF-RACK sets a new standard for reliability in mixing, allowing it to maintain its full functionality even if the network goes offline. Users can simply continue mixing on the touch screen or opt to use it as their primary control surface as they wish.
Specifications for the new TF-RACK include 16+1 stereo inputs, 16 outputs, GainFinder input setup for optimum gain structure, QuickPro Presets optimized for Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, and Shure microphones, as well as Ultimate Ears in-ear monitors. The mixer keeps the same TouchFlow Operation operation from existing TF Series mixers, allowing efficient control combining Select Channel and Cetralogic interfaces with touch screen functionality and instant loading single step scene recalls. The rack-mount mixer can be expanded with two stage boxes, the optional NY64-D Dante I/O card and Tio1608-D I/O racks, adding to the comprehensive range of I/O connections directly on the rear panel. The new Yamaha TF Series rack-Mount mixers will ship in the 4th quarter of 2016.
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