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<blockquote data-quote="Ernest Graham" data-source="post: 113358" data-attributes="member: 4761">Re: Remote operation of locked consoleSounds like common sense that they should be lockable, but it makes me wonder... Aren&#039;t faders and physical surfaces on the way out anyway? Looking at the changes that have taken place in my shop in the past year it looks like I might be going that route sooner than I thought. Honestly, things are moving so fast I can hardly keep up. Now that I have been indoctrinated into the ways of the X32 Rack&#039;s wireless workflow I am whining about having to drag the full size X32 out and use it. I have always hated snakes, even the digital ones are a PITA. With the X32 Rack I was able to do away with stage boxes, snakes and the control surface in one go. It saves so much space in the truck and makes load in easier, plus it cuts setup time in half and eliminates multiple points of failure. I do carry a backup mixer, but as my confidence in this technology grows its beginning to seem more like an afterthought. I also worry about the motorized faders going bad on my full size X32. I&#039;m just ready to be done with the XLR cables, the control surfaces and all of the weight and space consumed by traditional mixing consoles. I would imagine that there is a surfaceless, wireless system coming to the market soon that will change the game once again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ernest Graham, post: 113358, member: 4761"] Re: Remote operation of locked console Sounds like common sense that they should be lockable, but it makes me wonder... Aren't faders and physical surfaces on the way out anyway? Looking at the changes that have taken place in my shop in the past year it looks like I might be going that route sooner than I thought. Honestly, things are moving so fast I can hardly keep up. Now that I have been indoctrinated into the ways of the X32 Rack's wireless workflow I am whining about having to drag the full size X32 out and use it. I have always hated snakes, even the digital ones are a PITA. With the X32 Rack I was able to do away with stage boxes, snakes and the control surface in one go. It saves so much space in the truck and makes load in easier, plus it cuts setup time in half and eliminates multiple points of failure. I do carry a backup mixer, but as my confidence in this technology grows its beginning to seem more like an afterthought. I also worry about the motorized faders going bad on my full size X32. I'm just ready to be done with the XLR cables, the control surfaces and all of the weight and space consumed by traditional mixing consoles. I would imagine that there is a surfaceless, wireless system coming to the market soon that will change the game once again. [/QUOTE]

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