Basic Navigation of the TouchMix: Part 2

Let’s take a look at our output parameters.

There are 2 ways to access this.

The first way is to touch any one of the outputs on the left that you would like to work with.

Then touch the gray box over that master fader.

In this case the main mix.

and you can see that the output parameters are displayed in much the same that the input parameters were

with a similar pallet of tools.

Now we’ll choose home button to return to the main mix window.

Another way to access your aux output parameters is to choose one of the aux banks from the mini faders at the top.

Then press the grey box above whichever aux you would like to work with.

For now, we’ll choose aux 5.

You can see your parameter options listed across the top.

Right now we are in the overview page foraux 5,

which displays the most critical show controls on one page.

The next screen is a 6 band parametric eq.

Next is a graphic eq screen.

A graphic eq displays fixed frequencies with a graphic representation.

Next is the Anti-feedback screen.

This feature will automatically find out and notch offending frequencies that are feeding back from the output.

For example your stage monitors.

The next screen is the limiter.

The controls on the limiter are the same as the compressor on your input channels

but with the option for a much higher ratio of compression.

Limiters are often used as a means of protection to keep loudspeakers from clipping

or to protect in-ear monitor users from unforeseen level spikes.

At the top of the screen you’ll notice the option to use it as a compressor instead of a limiter.

The next screen is labeled Auxes.

The TouchMix 30 Pro gives you the unique option of sending any of Auxes 1-8 to any of Auxes 9-14.

We will discuss specific use cases for this in a later module.

The next screen shows various factory presets for your QSC loudspeakers.

This preset info button here will give you additional info about the preset you’re using.

These are the same DSP settings that are available on the loudspeakers themselves.

Quick note: If you’re already using a loudspeaker preset on the loudspeaker itself,

we don’t recommend that you use a factory preset on the mixer at the same time.

You have the option to save your own aux presets by toggling from factory to user.

At the bottom there are various parameters that you can omit from a recalled preset if you wish.

The next screen is the setup screen.

Right here you can title the name of your aux.

This button allows you to link 2 channels together to create a stereo pair.

The reset button will return the channel to the factory default.

In this section here we have Delay.

You can delay the output to time align loudspeakers

or perhaps to sync the audio output with a video feed.

The “in” button will be highlighted blue when it’s engaged.

This here is a channel safe button.

If you press it, it will be highlighted saying safe meaning that any scene changes you make will not affect this output channel.

Again, only available on the TouchMix-30 Pro

This next section offers us our pick-off options.

By default all auxes are set to Pre Fader.

Pre Fader means that the main fader for a channel will NOT change the volume of that channel in the aux mix

but all EQ and dynamics from that channel ARE being used in that aux mix.

This setting is widely used for stage monitors and in-ear monitors.

Post Fader means that when you change the main input faders, it WILL change the volume in the aux mix.

In addition, all EQ and dynamics from input channels ARE being used in that aux mix.

One might use the Post Fader setting if they are running a discrete broadcast mix

and at the same time running Front of House.

Pre Dynamics means that dynamics like gate and compression will NOT be used in the aux

mix but that EQs WILL be used in the aux mix.

This setting might be used for example, if a drummer doesn’t want to hear any gates or compression on his kit,

or a singer doesn’t want to hear compression on his or her voice.

Pre All means that what’s being sent to the aux is coming straight off the pre amps.

This means no EQ, no dynamics, and none of the changes from the input channels’ main faders will affect the volume of that aux.

This is an advanced utility function that could be used for recording purposes

or for sending untouched stems to a broadcast mixer.

There are numerous creative applications for this setting.

In this sections we can see where this aux has been assigned.

For example, you could assign all your stage monitor aux mixes to DCA,

just in case some unforeseen feedback situation occurred, you could bring down that DCA until you got it under control.

Here we see that auxes can be assigned to mute groups as well.

And that covers it for basic TouchMix navigation.

So now you should be able to comfortably navigate around your mixer and start building a mix.