QSC Launches New Firmware for TouchMix Series Compact Mixing Consoles

Taking small-format mixing to the next level for both professional and novice users alike, QSC introduced Version 3.0 for its TouchMix-8 and TouchMix-16 Series compact mixers and Version 1.2 for the TouchMix-30 Pro digital mixing console. The new firmware is available as a free download for current users and will be factory-installed in new production units going forward.

In this article, Vance Dickason explores Audiomatica's CLIO Pocket analyzer. Rather than go into detail regarding all the measurement routines available in CLIO Pocket - audioXpress already published a thorough review in the October 2015 issue - Dickason gives practical examples using measurements for a couple of drivers in the same way he does for his monthly column, Test Bench. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, March 2016.

When I review speakers, I make a point of doing my continuous (20-second) averaging room/power curves (moving a microphone slowly over a 1 x 1 x 5’ area at head level at the listening couch) with an AudioControl SA-3051 RTA. This gives me a good idea of just how effectively a speaker pair can deliver flat power to a typical listening area. Read this article, originally published in audioXpress, January 2010.

German manufacturer of visual audio meters and monitoring devices for professional audio, RTW will be featuring its coveted software and hardware devices at Prolight+Sound 2016. The products being showcased include the company’s new Continuous Loudness Control Software, updated Version 3.0 of Masterclass Plug-ins and TM3-Primus with new USB Connect Tool.

German audio meter and monitoring specialist RTW was busy attending both the NAB 2015 and Prolight+Sound 2015 shows in the same week. In both shows, RTW introduced its new Mastering Tools Plug-In with extensive analysis and display functions, as well as the new TM3-Primus USB TouchMonitor.

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.