Crest unveils the Tactus touch mixing system

Tactus is designed to be used with the new Waves eMotion mixing software for Soundgrid in live situations. The system features a touch screen interface with routing, processing and mixing tools and Waves plug-ins support, Tactus.FOH core processing and server unit and the Tactus.Stage remote stage box.

Tactus.FOH specifications:

• Primary server for the Tactus mixing system, hosting and supporting the eMotion LV1 software mixing platform.
• The Tactus.FOH will function as a standalone core for an 8 in, 8 out mixing platform.
• 8 balanced mic/line inputs, XLR, TRS and 1/4" Phono
• 8 balanced outputs – First 4 are male XLR connectors, 2 of which have parallel TRS jacks, plus 4 additional TRS jacks.
• High performance digitally controlled microphone preamps feature:
• Low input noise at both high and low gain settings
• High slew-rate
• Very low THD
• Mic input accepts a +27 dBu input signal without pad
• 66 dB adjustment range in 1 dB steps to maximize dynamic range
• Gain changes on zero crossing to minimize adjustment noise.
• 48-Volt phantom power switchable on every mic input.
• Integral gigabit Ethernet switch for easy networking
• Waves SoundGrid Digital audio network protocol
• Balanced output maximum level switchable between + 24 dBu and + 18 dBu
• Supports sample rates of 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz
• External word clock input and output
• Two AES digital outputs
• Headphone output with level control
• MIDI in and switchable out or thru
• 3U rack mount package
• Universal input power supply

Tactus.Stage features:

• 32 microphone/line inputs
• XLR mic and TRS 1⁄4" line inputs
• 16 Line outputs
• High performance digitally controlled microphone preamps feature:
• Low input noise at both high and low gain settings
• High slew-rate
• Very low THD
• Mic input accepts a +27 dBu input signal without pad
• 66 dB adjustment range in 1 dB steps to maximize dynamic range
• Gain changes on zero crossing to minimize adjustment noise.
• 48 Volt phantom power switchable on every mic input.
• Integral gigabit Ethernet switch for easy networking
• Waves SoundGrid Digital audio network protocol
• Balanced output maximum level switchable between + 24 dBu and + 18 dBu
• Supports sample rates of 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz
• External word clock input and output
• Two AES digital outputs
• Headphone output with level control
• MIDI in and switchable out or thru
• 4U rack mount package
• Universal input power supply

Waves eMotion LV1 Mixer Features:

• 64 input channels (mono/stereo)
• 32 stereo busses + return channels
• L/R, center, mono main busses + master channels
• 8 DCA faders, 8 mute groups, 8 user-assignable function controls
• Cue/SIP and talk-back
• EMO-Q4 Equalizer: 4-band EQ with HP and LP per channel
• EMO-D5 Dynamics Processor: Comp/Gate/Expander/De-Esser/
• Limiter/Leveler per channel
• Up to 6 plugins per channel
• Connects to multiple DAWs for recording and playback
• Saves and transmits sessions and snapshots from any DAW to eMotion
• Connects and shares SoundGrid I/O devices, drivers and applications
• Up to 1000 Scenes/Snapshots
• Up to 96 kHz sample rate
• Automatic plugin delay compensation

Pricing has not been announced. More details are expected soon at www.crestaudio.com.