Worship Musician March 2018 | Page 10

[WM] DIGITAL CONSOLE ROUNDUP Digital audio consoles are now the norm in Back in the analog days, parameters were in a handy format (pages 14-15) to let you almost every worship environment. From no- universal and comparison was easy; but now choose the best console for your situation. knob rack-mounted mini’s controlled with everything is proprietary and confusing. To Happy mixing! an iPad to Enterprise-worthy multi-screen solve this puzzle, we have taken the salient wonders with dozens of faders, digital rules features, such as local XLR input count and the day. But how do you know what to look expandability options, and served them up for in a digital desk? Kent Morris 35 year veteran of the worship technology arena with a passion for excellence balanced by the knowledge digital is a temporary state. Allen & Heath SQ-5 Ashly digiMIX18 Low-latency (.7mS) and deep processing (96KHz FPGA) give this compact console a big head-start in the race for next generation digital mixers. Innovative EZ-Mode means simple set-ups for any occasion while the small footprint allows it to fit in the tightest spots. $2,799 allen-heath.com Buy at Sweetwater $899 ashly.com Dealer/Distributor Avid S3L-X 48 Behringer X32 Modular design coupled with a modular lay out plus direct Pro Tools archiving makes every show a keeper. The standard digital console in churches all over the world. For some, the answer is always X32. $17,000 avid.com $1,999 behringer.com 10 Buy at Sweetwater March 2018 WorshipMusician.com Buy at Sweetwater