Allen & Heath QU-16 Rackmountable, Digital Mixer

Okay, here is the new Allen & Heath QU-16 Rackmountable, Digital Mixer!

I was checking out some new products on the Allen & Heath website and I discovered the QU-16 digital console.
Currently, I work with local band "Borderline" using their own sound system which contains an Allen & Heath Mix Wizard WZ316:2 analog mix console.The new QU-16 digital mixer would make a perfect upgrade from the current mixer in the system. I like the idea of having everything you would need all packed inside this mixer.

Here is a picture of the new Allen & Heath QU-16 digital mixer:

There is also a introduction video of the mixer with a quick run through of the mix console fixtures:

First Time Mix on a Yamaha 03D Digital Mixer

Coming up on August 1st, I will be mixing sound for a two band gig using an older Yamaha 03D Digital Mixer. The bassist in the feature band owns this console and a QSC powered speaker system to go along with it. The owner Dave told me that he will give me a crash course through the operations of the console before the show. He said most everything is already saved in memory as scenes making my job a little bit easier.

Just wanted to ask which of your sound engineers out there either own or have mixed on the Yamaha 03D digital consoles. If you have, I would surely appreciate and tips or hints or shortcuts into the operation of the mixer. Personally, I am just starting to mix on the occasion digital mixer but, the majority of my gigs are still mixed on an analog console. To help myself out, I downloaded the user manual for the Yamaha 03D console so that I read up on it and get a head start into mixing on that console.

In case you are not familiar, here is picture of the Yamaha 03D from a product brochure that I downloaded from the Yamaha website.

Presonus StudioLive 24-4-2 Digital Mix Console

One week ago, I was finally able to mix a concert on a Presonus StudioLive 24-4-2 digital mixing console. I had heard great things about the StudioLive consoles and their ease of use. After a quick crash course with my friend Adam Miner, I was off a running for the gig. After some trial and error, I starting understanding all the routing, and some of the functions of the console. There is some much mixing power packed inside of this compact console! I grew up working on analog mixers but, now I would be willing to begin my venture using digital mixers. Here is a link to find out more about these awesome mixers:

http://www.presonus.com/products/StudioLive-24.4.2