| Put the QMX-16X2
through its paces, and you'll admit that you would be proud to have this one
with you on stage, any time. There are other stage mic/line mixers out there in
this price range that are made out of plastic and are so lightweight that you
could pull 'em off the table with a yank of the microphone cord. Not so for
Hosa's QMX-16X2 audio console! Tote this baby by its unique, retractable
rear-mounted handle, and you'll know you're holding a serious piece of
professional gear, built to handle the rigors of the road!
And we didn't
skimp electronically on this great audio mixer, either. We're using JRC4580
op-amps in the input stages for pristine audio quality, and the channel faders
are 60mm Alps faders ('nuf said?).
Gain-staging
within this desk is easy. Just set the channel trim control so that the
channel's peak LED lights only briefly on the loudest expected peaks, and then
raise the channel fader to the desired loudness. There's no bottleneck at the
master bus, so you can run all eight mic channels PLUS the line-level
stereo-input channels AND even use the Effects Returns as line-level
inputs--that's 16 inputs, folks--all at once, with headroom to spare! (Try THAT
with one of those afore-mentioned lightweights....) The three-band EQ per
channel is nicely voiced for live sound, and because of the great op-amps used,
adds no unwanted coloration or perceivable distortion.
The QMX-16X2's
on-board DSP (digital signal processing) is optimized for reverbs and delays of
the type normally used in live situations. Pay special attention to the short
delays for unobtrusive thickening of vocals. It's a great, subtle effect,
perfectly implemented. Of course if you want to make it sound like your show
originates from the Taj Mahal, that's in there, too, as are various timed
delays, slap-backs, small rooms and choruses. We concentrated on 16 programs
that offer useable, real-world effects that will be greatly appreciated by
musicians and soundmen everywhere, for enhancing live
performance.
Features:
- 8 Mic / Line Inputs
- 2 Stereo Inputs
- 2 Effects Returns
- On Board Digital Effects (DSP)
- Stereo Tape I/O
- ALPS 60mm Faders
- JRC4580 OP-Amps On Each Channel
- 3-Band EQ
- Monitor Send
- Effects Send
- Trim and Pan Controls on Each Channel
- Low Cut On Each Channel
- Mute On Each Channel
- Phantom Power
- Retractable Carrying Handle
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