24 ADAT I/O Included
TT24 The first Digital Live Console designed by analog mixer fanatics.
The idea behind Mackie's new TT24™ Digital Live Console was simple. We wanted to give engineers all the benefts of live digital mixing, without the daunting learning curve or bank-breaking price tag. After spending considerable R&D time and big bucks designing and refining this concept console, we proudly introduce the real-world-ready TT24.
The TT24 is the first mid-sized digital console exclusively developed for live sound applications. Because it's a fully digital 24-bit/96k console, it gives engineers full automation and recall of levels, EQ, effects, routing and virtually everything else. And because it was designed by the analog mixer fanatics at Mackie, the TT24 has gobs of I/O and is fast, friendly and flexible. So you can step right up and mix better from day one.
TT Control Software The TT24 ships with Mackie’s powerful TT Control software, which can be used to control and monitor the console using a laptop or desktop PC. Once connected via a single USB cable, TT Control software provides a large, full-color view of the TT24’s touchscreen. In addition to providing a larger view, the TT Control software’s interface was designed with daylight usage in mind (i.e. we used black lines on white backgrounds or bright yellow text on black backgrounds). In default setting, the TT24's LCD screen is mirrored in the in the software, making it easy to keep your hands on the control surface with your eyes on the computer monitor. But the software can also be set up to operate independently of the console if a second engineer is working. Additionally, TT Control allows for convenient file saving and
firmware upgrades via PC.
Bustin' with Analog I/O!
Digital consoles have historically been developed as production consoles, with live features added as an afterthought. As such, they are notoriously limited in terms of mic channels and outputs. The TT24's rear panel, however, is bustin. with analog I/O: 24 mic/line channels, 8 line inputs, 2 CD/Tape inputs, Talkback Mic input, L/R & C (mono) Main outputs, 12 Auxiliary sends, and 8 Group/Matrix outputs. Of course, you can also expand the TT24 using optional I/O cards, and even link two consoles together for a mondo 48-fader/72-input version.
Flex Groups: Eight is More than Enough.
The TT24's Flex Groups consist of 8 groups individually configurable as mono, stereo or VCA-style groups with dedicated group faders. You can tailor these groups specifically for your application, whether it.s traditional analog-style Mono groups, Stereo groups on a single fader, or VCA groups - a feature not available on any console, digital or analog, at this price. Of course, the Flex Group faders are in addition to the 24 channel faders to avoid bank switching during normal operation.
What is Matrix Plus?
This is where things get jiggy. The TT24's Matrix Plus is a type of digital patching not possible with analog consoles. Basically, it lets you patch any source into the Matrix, providing you with additional sub-mixes for cry rooms, green rooms, broadcast, recording and monitoring. So the next time you need to run another mix, it's not a problem.
Aux Mode: Instant Monitor Console!
Using Aux mode, the TT24 can be turned into a full-featured professional monitor console with a single button press. (To make things easy, we made Aux Mode the only blue button on the console.) In Aux mode, the 24 chan-nel faders become Aux Send levels, while Group faders become Aux Send masters. This makes the TT24 a great front-of-house console or an ideal monitor mixing console depending on your application.
24-bit/96k digital mixing console designed exclusively for live applications
24 mic/line inputs with 4-band Parametric EQ/Comp/Gate/HPF standard
8 Line inputs with 4-band Parametric EQ (stereo linkable)
Total recall of settings, including levels, dynamics processing, EQ, routing, mutes, etc.
With any mixing console there is always a learning curve,, I can only say that the learning curve for this board is as easy as any analog mixer. Obviously there are some very advanced features on the TT-24 that you would never find on an analog console, such as being able to save presets and snapshot scenes. The compressor,eq,efx,gates are all easy to understand as well. Something that might make this console a good choice for your church may be the fact that scenes can be stored and recalled at any time,, just for example say once you get your Sunday service sounding great and you want to store the settings, you save the snap shot as Sunday service, Wednesday service only uses certain microphones or instruments so you mix for Wednesday and its sound great, you save the snap shot as Wednesday service, now, when Sunday comes back around you just recall the Sunday service snap shot and all your settings return. So you really don't need someone there all the time to set it up properly, just someone with a basic understanding of using a mixing console and they can recall the preferred settings and adjust from there. Also if you have a band in your service that uses stage monitors, these settings are also stored in the snap shots. Ok, enough blabbering, hope this helps your decision. I do understand that it is very hard to find good sound engineers with good ears that can work with you all the time, so a digital console which has the ability to save these snap shots is really the best option. I can tell you I am very happy with my TT-24, it really does make my job easier. I purchased it from MusiciansBuy.com and they were very informing and had very good knowledge about the console.
- -03/14/05
Mackie TT24 Digital Live Console
RATING:
Sound Quality
10
Features
10
Ease Of Use
10
Value
10
Reliability
10
Overall
10
I am amazed at every aspect of this mixer,It is so easy to use, not to mention I no longer need to carry two racks of fx,compressor`s,eq`s,gate`s. Great sounding cosole,, looks pretty cool too. Bubba
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