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Ive used digital mixers for years now, but that doesnt mean Ive owned hundreds to compare, but as far as digital consoles go, Ive used roland vm series, and the Roland digital one before that, I forget, and the mackie tt-24..

I have had a great time using this board live, as well as multi track recording on the firewire, which is also EXTREMELY nice.. If I want to see what the signals are going to the computer through the firewire, I just hit the buss fader layer button and instantly the meter bridge changes to show what the recording levels are (assuming unity on computer)...

Also, just about every button is configurable, even if it is labeled, ITS NOT IN STONE! I typically use the fader encoder rings for aux sends with the right pad for encoder rings 1-8, I hit the 1 or the 2 or whatever, and the encoder rings light up to show levels for that aux send, these aux sends can also be soloed, seems to save me time rather than wondering where everything is...

touch sensitive faders, SMOOTH! They can be configured to change the display content, as well as the eq, and dynamics knobs, to be ready to adjust for that channel, just by touching the fader...
I really like that feature and use it all the time... The only draw back to it, is when I change master fader level, the screen shows master settings... So I just touch another fader somewhere else that may be of interest... Also, NO MORE FADER FIGHTS! Anyone who has used digital consoles with motorized faders for years, I am sure has experienced this.... Here if you are too quick to grab a fader, The console releases it and does not fight and insist that the fader first come to rest before you can move it... touch sensative.....

The physical structure of this console is solid, I don't have a case for it , I load it up twice a week for now, (expected to do much more soon) and this thing doesn't flex at all...

But in sunlight, there could be a problem, I don't know, haven't tried it yet, but the encoder rings will struggle to be seen, the screen however I don't anticipate being a problem in an outdoor environment, because it can be switched to white on black, or black on white.... I like the white on black and always use it...

fader groups and mute groups are lightning fast to set, even in live use... Fader banks change lightning fast too, infact the fastest Ive ever seen...

effects work great, crisp, and clean, as well as compressor's and gates, with a hysteresis setting, this way when the audio signal is dropping, it will have to go lower than the set threshold for the gate to open, before it closes... and loads of other settings making complete customization of effects, compressors, gates a real fine tuned process...

Don't pull this thing out of the box and use it live, get to know it first, same rule for the mackie tt-24.. and I did get to know the mackie before using it live, but it acted like it hated me, fader fights, kill band sweep fly away, unity gain on led rings was a mystery, I don't want to remember or I will start feeling like I want to throw something through the window ....

Fader meter available for pre and post fader, as well as meter speed, fast, normal, slow, peak hold time programmable, built in talk back Mic! smooth, especially if out of Mic's, but the draw back to that is, I need to put my face close to the mixer if i want to be loud and clear when I am yelling in someones monitor