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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Hurt" data-source="post: 140293" data-attributes="member: 311">Re: Digital mixer I would buy:I have a Performer 2.&nbsp; (Look at the Performer 1, it&#039;s rack mountable)You should be able to open ViSi, select a mixer and then view it.&nbsp; Most things are there, but a couple things don&#039;t show unless you are connected to a mixer (channel gain for one)ViSi is a mixed bag.&nbsp; It works well, but its limited.You get faders, channel EQ, Dynamics, GEQ&#039;s, and it&#039;s much easier to name a channel on the iPad than on the Console.You don&#039;t get:- Tap Tempo (my number one complaint)- any efx control- mute groupsOther complaints:- There is a huge area at the top where it says &quot;Soundcraft by Harmon&quot;.&nbsp; Yamaha puts up a channel view up there that shows the board in groups of 8, has meters, and allows you to select a group of 8.&nbsp; press it, boom, you&#039;re there.On the Soundcraft, you have to press a button called &quot;meters&quot; which brings up a screen resembling the yamaha screen.&nbsp; Only then, can you select which group.It&#039;s one extra step --every..single..time..--&nbsp; you want to choose a new group of 8 to work on.&nbsp; The lag drives me batty.When I iPad mix, I currently use 2 iPads in order to have my efx returns available on one and my mix channels on the other- Also ViSi doesn&#039;t currently have a way to lock out FOH on the 2nd device, so I can&#039;t allow people to mix their own IEM&#039;sThey have announced an app that does this, but it&#039;s currently vaporware.&nbsp; (It supposedly works on iPhone and Android)(That capability (muso&#039;s running their own ears) is absolutely critical in my market)If they release that new app for IEM&#039;s and add tap tempo to ViSi, I&#039;ll be able to mix my club bands with an iPad without returning to the board constantly. _________________________________The console itself, sounds wonderful and is super easy/intuitive to use.&nbsp; If it had an iPad app like the X32, no one would want to touch an X32 again.&nbsp; It&#039;s that easy.&nbsp; I can bring someone new up to the board and get them rolling in 1 minute.&nbsp; It&#039;s that easy.&nbsp;The new imPact (24 faders) looks to be the way to go unless you need more than 32 channels or need smallPerformer 1 can rack mount and all the Performers can do a bunch of channels. Not sure why they haven&#039;t discontinued the Expression line.&nbsp; They need to.I&#039;d look into the Performer 1 if I were you, to compare if nothing else.&nbsp; I&#039;ve got a X32 Producer also (had to have something for IEM&#039;s while Soundcraft was getting it&#039;s s**t together)The lack of scribble strips and X32&#039;s un-intuitive layout are downers, but it is a capable board once you learn it and the iPad app is great________</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steve Hurt, post: 140293, member: 311"] Re: Digital mixer I would buy: I have a Performer 2. (Look at the Performer 1, it's rack mountable) You should be able to open ViSi, select a mixer and then view it. Most things are there, but a couple things don't show unless you are connected to a mixer (channel gain for one) ViSi is a mixed bag. It works well, but its limited. You get faders, channel EQ, Dynamics, GEQ's, and it's much easier to name a channel on the iPad than on the Console. You don't get: - Tap Tempo (my number one complaint) - any efx control - mute groups Other complaints: - There is a huge area at the top where it says "Soundcraft by Harmon". Yamaha puts up a channel view up there that shows the board in groups of 8, has meters, and allows you to select a group of 8. press it, boom, you're there. On the Soundcraft, you have to press a button called "meters" which brings up a screen resembling the yamaha screen. Only then, can you select which group. It's one extra step --every..single..time..-- you want to choose a new group of 8 to work on. The lag drives me batty. When I iPad mix, I currently use 2 iPads in order to have my efx returns available on one and my mix channels on the other - Also ViSi doesn't currently have a way to lock out FOH on the 2nd device, so I can't allow people to mix their own IEM's They have announced an app that does this, but it's currently vaporware. (It supposedly works on iPhone and Android) (That capability (muso's running their own ears) is absolutely critical in my market) If they release that new app for IEM's and add tap tempo to ViSi, I'll be able to mix my club bands with an iPad without returning to the board constantly. _________________________________ The console itself, sounds wonderful and is super easy/intuitive to use. If it had an iPad app like the X32, no one would want to touch an X32 again. It's that easy. I can bring someone new up to the board and get them rolling in 1 minute. It's that easy. The new imPact (24 faders) looks to be the way to go unless you need more than 32 channels or need small Performer 1 can rack mount and all the Performers can do a bunch of channels. Not sure why they haven't discontinued the Expression line. They need to. I'd look into the Performer 1 if I were you, to compare if nothing else. I've got a X32 Producer also (had to have something for IEM's while Soundcraft was getting it's s**t together) The lack of scribble strips and X32's un-intuitive layout are downers, but it is a capable board once you learn it and the iPad app is great ________ [/QUOTE]

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