Re: X32 for High School Auditorium Intall?
As a "general rule" (I don't always obey it myself)-I think it best not to use a digital console in a room like a school auditorium.
The problem is unless they have a full time operator (most don't), then training is an issue and if you don't "know" the console-it makes it hard for a lay person to even figure it out.
If you can't operate an analog console-you don't need to be behind it.
I like to think "simple" in these types of situations.
Generally with an analog console if you have a failure (except the power supply) there are all sorts of "work arounds".
With a digital console that is locked up or whatever-there is nothing you can do to "get-r-done".
Digital is great-as long as it is working. But most failures you hear about render the console useless. Not so with analog.
Just like a digital snake. With analog you can break all kinds of wires in different places and most of it will still work.
With digital-you are pretty much shot. Unless you have redundant stage boxes and cabling. Many systems have redundant cabling paths-but what happens if the main clock goes down in the stage box-it ALL stops working. Just as an example.
