Re: May the mouths water
I'd be VERY interested in a 'mid-market' digital board.
The 'sound' of the StudioLive just sounds 'flat' to me... and knowing A&H, theirs will sound better.
What will also be interesting is to see if the rumored QSC + Greg Mackie board is revealed at NAMM '12.
What I'm looking for in a digital board:
$3000-$5000 range for the full 'starter' kit -- includes:
Rackmountable Touchscreen Console with iPad / iPhone / Droid compatible software over WiFi
(8) total outs... (2) for mains + (6) aux mixes
16 or 24 Channel Inputs and 8 Channel Outs 'Box' on Stage
Ethercon connector to the Console
4 EQ per channel, Parametric, Low Pass, High Pass, Sweepable high and low pass, etc...
Compression each channel
Editable FX each channel '
Assignable 'Compression on the main and aux outs
Expandable rack In/Outs Record to Laptop over USB.
So yeah, I basically want a better version of the StudioLive... and am willing to pay a bit more for that premium. I'm not in the market for an iLive, or PT Venue etc.... but I want something better than a StudioLive or SI Compact. I think A&H really has a chance to fill that void in the market for us local/regional high-end GB/Cover bands that want to move beyond their MixWiz3 / Onyx / O1V boards.
