Digital Mixer Shopping?

[pdc]

Look at Allen & Heath's site 12/12/11 for some interesting new options.

[Mikey]

Awww, C'mon! That's all we get?

[hoosierdraft]

Don't see anything on their website. British time??

[prochlea]

It would be evening already over there...

[pdc]

They have obviously dropped the ball.

[hoosierdraft]

Hint...

[EmilBarnabas]

It's almost tomorrow and there's nothing.

[Mikey]

Please don't tell me this is about that goofy digi DJ junk they just put up on the banner. I thought we were talking about real mixers here.....

I was hoping for some fun new toys in the i-Live line.

[cmchamp]

I've seen the iLive iDR operated completely from the MixPad interface on a iPad2. Pretty sweet. Talent rolls in their iDR, pulls their wireless router out of the rack setting it on top, turns things on, away they go. Just a gospel quartet with tracks, but with the multi-touch capability of the iPad, no problems.

[pdc]

The new mixer series is a digital version of the GL series, with motorized faders, etc. These consoles will be about $800 or so more than a comparable Presonus console. The differences aside from the moving faders would be that AH will not be packaging third party software (SMAART) like Presonus, and does not have a complete recording system. I do not know this is gospel fact, but I suspect that the new digital series will not be a building block system like the iLive. It would not make sense to offer something comparable or compatible with iLive. The iLive is a great system. Unlike Yamaha, Avid, etc, etc....ALL iLive engines are the same and completely scalable.

[cmchamp]

I think I might have even seen a blast a few months ago about a digital version of the MixWiz, but that may be my old age.
A digital form of the GL series would fit the market, especially with motorized faders. For me, any digital out (optical, etc) would be a fine alternative to FW or USB connectivity. The market is needing another good solid competitor since the TT24 disappeared.

** Yes, I'm well aware of the pro's/cons/failures of the TT24, I sold them, installed them, still support them, and have 3 locally that have no issues.**

C.

[yeshua]

Anyone seen more info on this? I still don't see anything on the website....do we know what this mixer is called or anything? I'm very curious because I love the iLive (haven't actually used one though.....) so if they came out with a $4000 one, then I would probably have a better chance of getting it (we don't have a big budget for media so the iLive would be really tough to pull of...but I can hope....)