QSC TouchMix-8, TouchMix-16 User manual

TouchMix™

User Guide

Firmware Version 2.1

TouchMix-8

TouchMix-16

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EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS

The term “WARNING!” indicates instructions regarding personal safety. If the instructions are not followed the result may be bodily injury or death.
The term “CAUTION!” indicates instructions regarding possible damage to physical equipment. If these instructions are not followed, it may result in

damage to the equipment that may not be covered under the warranty.
The term “IMPORTANT!” indicates instructions or information that are vital to the successful completion of the procedure.
The term "NOTE" is used to indicate additional useful information.

The intent of the lightning flash with arrowhead symbol in a triangle is to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated "dangerous"
voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to humans.

The intent of the exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is to alert the user to the presence of important safety, and operating
and maintenance instructions in this manual.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING!:

Maximum ambient operating temperature is 40°C (104°F).
DO NOT LEAVE THE POWER SUPPLY UNATTENDED WHEN PLUGGED IN. Always unplug the power supply from the electric outlet
immediately after use.

CAUTION!:

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Do not submerge the apparatus in water or liquids.

7. Do not use any aerosol spray, cleaner, disinfectant or fumigant on, near or into the apparatus.

8. Clean only with a dry cloth.

9. Do not block any ventilation opening. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

10. Keep ventilation opening free of dust or other matter.

11. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

12. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, the power cord shall be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection.

13. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A
grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided
plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

14. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from
the apparatus.

15. Do not unplug the unit by pulling on the cord, use the plug.

16. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

17. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

18. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply
cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture,
does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

19. The appliance coupler, or the AC Mains plug, is the AC mains disconnect device and shall remain readily operable after installation.

20. Adhere to all applicable, local codes.

21. Consult a licensed, professional engineer when any doubt or questions arise regarding a physical equipment installation.

TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

Operate this unit with the QSC provided, Class 2 / LPS power supply only; do not substitute.

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Maintenance and Repair

Advance technology, e.g., the use of modern materials and powerful electronics, requires specially adapted maintenance and repair methods. To
avoid a danger of subsequent damage to the apparatus, injuries to persons and/or the creation of additional safety hazards, all maintenance or repair
work on the apparatus should be performed only by a QSC authorized service station or an authorized QSC International Distributor. QSC is not
responsible for any injury, harm or related damages arising from any failure of the customer, owner or user of the apparatus to facilitate those repairs.

FCC Statement

NOTE:

FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the

RoHS STATEMENT

The QSC TouchMix-8 and QSC TouchMix-16 audio mixers are in compliance with European Directive 2011/65/EU – Restriction of Hazardous
Substances (RoHS).

The QSC TouchMix-8 and QSC TouchMix-16 audio mixers are in compliance with “China RoHS” directives. The following chart is provided for product
use in China and its territories:

QSC TouchMix-8 and QSC TouchMix-16 Audio Mixers

部件名称

(Part Name)

铅

(Pb)

电路板组件

(PCB Assemblies)

机壳装配件

(Chassis Assemblies)

O: 表明这些有毒或有害物质在部件使用的同类材料中的含量是在 SJ/T11363_2006 极限的要求之下。

(O: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement
in SJ/T11363_2006.)

X: 表明这些有毒或有害物质在部件使用的同类材料中至少有一种含量是在 SJ/T11363_2006 极限的要求之上。
(X: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials used for this part is above the
limit requirement in SJ/T11363_2006.)

X O O O O O

X O O O O O

汞

(Hg)

(Toxic or hazardous Substances and Elements)

有毒有害物质或元素

镉

(Cd)

六价铬

(Cr(vi))

多溴联苯

(PBB)

多溴二苯醚

(PBDE)

Warranty

For a copy of the QSC Limited Warranty, visit the QSC Audio Products website at www.qsc.com

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Table of Contents

Maintenance and Repair .......................................................iii

FCC Statement ................................................................iii

RoHS STATEMENT .............................................................iii

Warranty .....................................................................iii

TouchMix™ How To .............................................1

Register and Update ...........................................................1

TouchMix Package Contents ....................................................1

Getting Started ...............................................................1

Turn off Demo Mode ............................................................................ 1

Recall a Factory Scene ........................................................................... 1

Build a Mix Using Presets .......................................................2

Name Your Auxiliary Outputs ...................................................3

TouchMix Effects ..............................................................3

Effects Assignment Example ...................................................................... 3

Name the Effects Channels (or Mixes) ............................................................. 4

Using the FX Wizard ............................................................................. 5

Using the Input Channel FX Tab ................................................................... 6

Using the FX Channel Effect Tab ................................................................... 7

Using the FX Overview ........................................................................... 8

Mute Groups .................................................................8

DCA Groups ..................................................................9

Save Your Work in a Scene ...................................................... 9

Connecting Remote Devices ....................................................10

Create Own (TouchMix) Network ................................................................. 10

Wireless Connection to Existing Network .......................................................... 10

Wired Connection to an Existing Network Using Static IP Addresses ................................... 11

Wired Connection to an Existing Network Using Automatic IP Addresses ............................... 11

Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 11

Homework Completed ........................................................12

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Sound Check ................................................................12

Level-Match Your QSC Speakers .................................................................. 12

QSC GXD Amplifier Settings ..................................................................... 13

Phantom Power (+48V) ......................................................................... 13

Work on Your Inputs ........................................................................... 13

Simple and Advanced Mode ..................................................................... 13

Auxiliary (Stage Monitor) Mixes .................................................................. 14

Input by Input ...................................................................................... 14

Mix by Mix ......................................................................................... 14

Output Processing ............................................................................. 14

EQ Tab ............................................................................................. 15

Limiter Tab ......................................................................................... 15

Filters Tab .......................................................................................... 15

Presets Tab ......................................................................................... 15

Setup Tab .......................................................................................... 16

Recording .................................................................................... 17

Recording Directory Structure ......................................................................... 18

Playback ........................................................................................... 18

Mix Down .......................................................................................... 18

Security .....................................................................19

To Access Security Setup ........................................................................ 19

To Lock the Mixer Manually ..................................................................... 19

To Lock the Mixer with the Auto Lock Timer ....................................................... 19

Using the Security Features ..................................................................... 19

Tips & Tricks .................................................................20

Low-Cut Filters (AKA High Pass Filters) ..........................................20

Compressor Latch ............................................................................. 20

About Effects Routing .......................................................................... 21

About DCA Groups ...........................................................23

About the TouchMix Compressor Display ........................................23

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TouchMix™ Reference ..........................................24

Getting to Know Your TouchMix ................................................24

Left Side of the TouchMix-16 Mixing Surface ....................................................... 24

Left Side of the TouchMix-8 Mixing Surface ........................................................ 24

Right Side of the TouchMix-16

Mixing Surface ................................................................................ 25

Right Side of the TouchMix-8

Mixing Surface ................................................................................ 26

TouchMix-16 Back Panel ........................................................................ 27

TouchMix-8 Back Panel ......................................................................... 27

Home ....................................................................................... 28

The Nav (Navigation) Strip ............................................................................ 28

Where and What Things Are on the Home Screen Channels ................................................ 29

Input Channel ...............................................................30

Input Channel – Trim .......................................................................... 30

Input Channel – EQ ............................................................................ 31

Input Channel – Compressor .................................................................... 32

Input Channel – Gate .......................................................................... 33

Input Channel – FX Sends ...................................................................... 34

FX Signal Flow ...................................................................................... 34

Input Channel – Pitch Correct ................................................................... 35

Input Channel – Aux Sends ..................................................................... 36

Auxiliary Channels Flow Diagram ...................................................................... 36

Input Channel – Presets ........................................................................ 37

Input Channel – Setup ......................................................................... 38

Output Channel ..............................................................39

Output Channel – EQ .......................................................................... 39

Output Channel – Limiter ....................................................................... 40

Output Channel – Filter ......................................................................... 41

Output Channel – Presets ...................................................................... 42

Output Channel – Setup / Delay ................................................................. 43

Output Channel – Speaker Settings ................................................................. 44

Output Channel – QSC GXD Amplifier Settings ........................................................45

Aux Overview ................................................................................. 45

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FX Masters ..................................................................46

FX Masters – Effect ............................................................................ 46

FX Masters – EQ ...............................................................................46

FX Masters – Preset ............................................................................ 47

FX Masters – Setup ............................................................................ 48

FX Overview .................................................................................. 48

FX Processors ................................................................49

FX Processors – Basic Chorus .................................................................... 49

FX Processors – Dense Reverb ................................................................... 50

FX Processors – Lush Reverb .................................................................... 50

FX Processors – Mono and Stereo Delay ........................................................... 51

FX Processors – Pitch Shift ...................................................................... 51

Menu ........................................................................................ 52

Scenes ....................................................................................... 53

Security ...................................................................................... 54

DCA Groups ................................................................................... 55

About DCA Groups ................................................................................... 55

Aux Overview ................................................................................. 55

Remote Control Settings ........................................................................ 56

FX Overview .................................................................................. 56

MIDI Setup ................................................................................... 57

User Buttons .................................................................................. 58

Mixer Setup ................................................................................... 59

Talkback / Noise ............................................................................... 60

Phantom Power ............................................................................... 60

Network Setup ...............................................................61

Wireless Network Setup .............................................................................. 61

Wired Network Setup ................................................................................62

Network Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 62

Mute Groups ................................................................63

About Mute Groups ............................................................................ 63

Mute Groups Mute Screen ...................................................................... 63

Mute Group Edit Screen ........................................................................ 63

Phones and Monitor ..........................................................64

Record / Playback ............................................................65

Main Screen .................................................................................. 65

Recording Setup ............................................................................... 66

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2-Channel − Playback and Record ..............................................67

2-Track Recording Setup ........................................................................ 67

2-Track Playback EQ ............................................................................ 67

Wizard ......................................................................68

FX Wizard .................................................................................... 68

Gain Wizard .................................................................................. 69

Aux Mix-on-Faders ...........................................................69

Dimensions .................................................................70

TouchMix-8 ................................................................................... 70

TouchMix-16 .................................................................................. 71

Specifications ...............................................................72

TouchMix Block Diagram .......................................73

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TouchMix™ How To

STOP

Menu

Mixer Setup

Demo Mode: Off

IMPORTANT:

functions described and some operations may differ.

This User Guide applies to mixers with Firmware Version 2.0 installed. Earlier firmware releases do not support all of the

Register and Update

We know you want to get right to using your TouchMix, but before you do please stop and take a moment to visit www.qsc.com and register your
TouchMix. By registering you can…

• Download TouchMix firmware so that your mixer has all the latest features, refinements and performance enhancements.

• Sign up to be notified of future updates.

• Check to see if you are eligible for free extended warranty coverage.

While you’re there, you can also find videos and other tools to help you get the most from your TouchMix.

TouchMix Package Contents

1. Quick-Start Guide (TD-000445 or TD-000446)

1. Warning Information Sheet

1. Limited Warranty (TD-000453-01 English)

1. USB Wi-Fi adaptor (installed in mixer’s USB port)

1. Power supply with IEC cable (AC connector type varies by region)

1. TouchMix carrying case

1. TouchMix-16 or TouchMix-8

Getting Started

You just got your new TouchMix and can’t wait to try it out on your next show. But since TouchMix is a digital mixer there are lots of things you can do
off-line to save time during setup and help you get acquainted with your mixer. We highly recommend spending a little quality time with the mixer
before taking it to a show for the first time.

Turn off Demo Mode

Demo mode is a looping slide show that plays on the TouchMix as a factory default to give prospective buyers an overview of the mixer. Once you
have purchased your TouchMix, you’ll probably want to turn Demo Mode off – even though our graphics guys are really proud of how it looks.

To Disable Demo Mode:

Recall a Factory Scene

What is a Scene?

A Scene is a group of settings that are saved and can be recalled at a later time. A Scene includes all channel-processing settings, channel Names,
Phantom Power settings, Effects selections, DCA and Mute Group assignments. Scenes also include level settings. Factory scenes are stored with input
faders at minimum to prevent any surprises (feedback, music at 20 dB above the threshold of pain, etc.) when the scene is recalled.

QSC loads TouchMix with pre-defined scenes for various kinds of performances. You can find the one that’s most like the show you’ll be mixing and
start there.

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Menu

Select a Scene:

Recall

Menu

Scenes

Recall

Inputs 1-8

Presets

Preset Name

Preset Info

Preset Name

Recall

Enter

To Recall a Factory Scene:

Scenes

TM16 Rock Band

Yes

TM8 Country

You’ll see a list of Factory programmed scenes. Select one and touch Recall. Once you’ve recalled a scene you can make modifications to suit the show
you’re mixing.

The factory scenes list includes a scene named Default. This scene will “zero” the mixer by returning all controls to their factory settings.

If you'd like to navigate around the mix and see what the recalled settings are, return to the Home screen.

To Zero the TouchMix:

Default

Yes

To Return to the Home screen:

Build a Mix Using Presets

What is a Channel Preset?

A Channel Preset is a group of settings, for a single channel, that are saved and can be recalled for use at a later time. A Channel Preset includes the
channel Name, Phantom power setting, and values for the channel EQ, Compressor, and Gate.

You can start by recalling channel Presets individually. TouchMix Presets were programmed to work with common microphones in real, live sound
applications by skilled and experienced concert-sound mix-engineers. And they work. People who have used TouchMix report great results using the
presets with little or no modification.

To Select Channel Presets:

1. Make sure that the Factory / User switch is in the Factory position.

2. In the left window you’ll see a list of instrument categories. Touch an instrument category name and a list of specific instruments appears in the
middle window.

3. Select a type of instrument and the right window will display a list of options for the instrument. There may be options with and without gates
and compressors as well as options for various types of microphones and pick-ups or different styles of music. Select the one that seems best for
your application.

In 1

To Learn About the Selected Preset:

To Recall the Preset:

You’ve just dialed in the settings for an input channel. You’ll also notice that the channel has been given a name that corresponds with the instrument
you selected. You can leave the name as is or rename the channel.

To Rename a Channel:

Go to the Next Channel:

Repeat the process until you’ve set up all the channels you need.

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Next

Select any item

Type new name

Select any item

Yes

2

Name Your Auxiliary Outputs

Aux Outputs

Enter

1

4

1

4

1

4

1

4

1

4

1

4

What is an Auxiliary?

In addition to the Main L/R (left/right) output mix, TouchMix-16 is also capable of controlling eight additional output mixes (six mono and two stereo).
TouchMix-8 has four mono Aux outputs). These additional mixes are known as Auxiliaries, or “Auxes” for short.

The auxiliary outputs are typically used to drive stage monitor speaker systems or in-ear monitors (IEM) for performers. In some instances they may
be used for a recording mix, audio feed to video or a send to an overflow area. In any case, it makes sense to label the auxiliary outputs to help keep
them straight during use. Type in a name for the output – it could be the name of the performer who gets that mix or it could be something like
“Singers” or “Horns” or “Video” or “Patio”.

To Name an Auxiliary Output:

Aux 1

Setup

Type new name

TouchMix Effects

Audio effects (FX) such as reverb, delay, chorus, pitch shift (pitch change) and pitch correct are essential in today’s audio production. TouchMix
provides many users with more and better effects processing than they’ve ever had before. Using effects can be a bit intimidating so this section helps
you use your TouchMix most effectively.

See "Tips & Tricks" on page 20 to learn more about effects.

Imagine this – inside TouchMix is a virtual equipment warehouse. In the warehouse are 24 effects processors ready for use on the four FX mixes
(FX1 – FX4). There are…

2

3

Four Lush Reverb Processors

2

3

Four Dense Reverb Processors

2

3

Four Chorus Processors

2

3

Four Pitch Shift Processors

2

3

Four Mono Delay Processors

2

3

Four Stereo Delay Processors

You can choose any combination of four in your mix. You can have a different Processor assigned to each effects mix, use four instances of the same
processor or mix and match as you like.

Each of these processors have multiple presets. The reverb processors, for example have presets simulating various sizes of rooms and halls as well as
reverb plates. In addition, there are brighter and darker sounding variations.

Along with the above effects, there is a Pitch-Corrector effect that can be assigned to any one of the input channels.

Effects Assignment Example

The first thing to think about is what you want to do with your effects. Here’s a band input list that includes effects. The effects listed correspond
with the factory default presets. Don’t be afraid to use the factory default settings. We chose them to be generally useful in lots of situations.
In this example:

• The lead vocal is sent to a 250 msec. delay that is mixed in at a low level to provide a bit of thickening.

• Horns and all the vocals are given a bit of “space” with a Medium Hall Reverb.

• The snare and toms all have a Medium Plate Reverb applied to them. (Plate reverb is a go-to effect for drums.)

• Note that you can send a channel to more than one effect. Here, the horns are also sent to a Pitch Shift effect with a Light Detune preset. This will
provide a subtle doubling of the horns.

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• Other instruments either don’t need any effects or have their own effects (guitar pedals, internal effects on keyboards).

FX Masters

Enter

Input Instrument FX Send Effect Processor FX Preset Name

1 Kick

2 Snare 3 Dense Reverb D Live Plate Med

3 Hi Hat

4 Rack Tom 3 Dense Reverb D Live Plate Med

5 Floor Tom 3 Dense Reverb D Live Plate Med

6 Overhead R

7 Overhead L

8 Bass

9 Guitar

10 Sax 2

4

11 Trumpet 2

4

12 Keys R

13 Keys L

14 Lead Vocals 1

2

15 Backing Vocal 2 Lush Reverb L Med Hall

16 Backing Vocal 2 Lush Reverb L Med Hall

Lush Reverb
Pitch Shift

Lush Reverb
Pitch Shift

Mono Delay
Lush Reverb

L Med Hall
Light Detune

L Med Hall
Pitch-Light Detune

Mono 250 Delay
L Med Hall

Once you’ve thought about what effects you want to use, you can go to your TouchMix and start setting up your effects. Following are several ways to
set up and control your TouchMix effects.

Name the Effects Channels (or Mixes)

Before we start using the effects, let's take a moment to name our effects channels.

In the middle of a show it’s easy to forget which effect was intended for what instruments. You can name the effects mixes to help keep track. For
example, you might name an FX channel “Voc Delay” or “Drum Rev”.

To Name FX channels:

FX 1

Setup

Type new name

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Using the FX Wizard

Recall

Wizard

FX

Wizard

Source

Type

FX Style

Stereo in

19/20

Aux 9/10

The FX Wizard is the easiest and fastest way to set up your effects. Only effects that work for the Source and Type of input you have selected will be
shown. So any effect you select using the wizard will be a valid one although it may or may not work in the context of your mix.

Here’s how to use it.

To Select and Assign Effects (FX) Using the Wizard:

You’re now looking at the Wizard for FX1.

Select a Preset:

1. Use the Master Encoder or touch-and-drag to scroll up and down the list to see
all the selections. Select one item from each list.

2. Touch

. The Preset is now loaded, and the name is displayed below

the Type window.

3. With the Preset loaded, it’s time to decide which input channels you’re going to
send (or feed) to FX1.

Select Inputs to feed FX1:

In 1

through

The buttons under “Select Inputs to feed” represent the input channels. Just decide
which channels you want the effect to apply to and touch the corresponding
button. The selected channels are now feeding the effect processor.

Adjust Effect Master (Return) Level:

4. Use the FX1 Master fader to adjust the amount of effect heard in the main mix.

FX1

FX 2FX 1 FX 3 FX 4 FX 1FX Wizard

Source

Frets

Keyboards

or

1a

Vocals

Wind

Select Inputs to feed:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Jim

Mike

Mic

Mic

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

In 9 In 10 In 11 In 12 In 13 In 14 In 15 In 16

Select Aux Outputs (monitors) to receive FX:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Aux 1 Flr Mon1 In Ear L Flr Mon 2 In Ear R Aux 6

Type FX Style

Digital Keys

Digital Organ

Digital Piano

Rotary Speaker

1b 1c

FX 1

D Live Plate, med

Snare

Kick Bass

5

D AmbienceD rums

D Live Plate, med

D Vocal Plate

L Large Brite roomPercussion

L Med HallStrings

Stereo In

17/18

— Figure 1 —

Note: TouchMix App is shown, TouchMix

display is slightly different.

Tape

3

Keys L Keys R

Stereo In

Greg
Ears

19/20

2

Recall

Clear

Assignments

Steve’s iPod

Lead

Gtr

Aux 9/10

D Live

Plate, med

1

FX

4

Mute

Send the Effect to Monitors:

Aux 1

through

5. Is the performer going to want to hear the effect in the stage monitors or in-ear monitors? If so, it’s easy to send it there. Just use the "Select Aux
Outputs (monitors) to receive: FX1" buttons to tell your mixer where the effect should go.

6. You’ve still got three more effects available so touch one of the tabs at the top of the screen to set up another effect.

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Using the Input Channel FX Tab

Inputs 1-8

1

FX

Lush Reverb

1

Presets

-40 -20 -10 -5 5 10U

1170

Delay

mSec

31.0

Feedback

%

75%

Blend

WetDry

C/D



Key

5.0

Correct-Rate

(Slow-Fast)

You can also operate your effects from the input channel area of your mixer.

To Run Effects from the Input Channel:

In 1

FX

Welcome to the channel FX screen. From here you can…

None

Select an FX Processor:

Cancel

Select a Different Processor:

2

3

Select a Preset:

4

Send to the Effect:

2

3

4

See "Select a Preset:" on page 5. Press Home to come back.

Adjust the fader for each effect you want to use on this channel.

Adjust Global FX Parameters (Advanced Mode Only):

These controls are called "global" because all channels using this FX mix are affected by these controls. The Sends fader, however is adjusted for each
individual channel.

Using Pitch Correct:

Enable

There is one Pitch-Correct processor available on the mixer. Touch the Enable button to assign it to the currently selected channel.

◦ Use the Blend control to vary the mix between corrected (wet) and uncorrected (dry) signal. 100% wet is used to correct pitch. A blend

between wet and dry is used to provide a doubling effect.

◦ Use the Key control to select a musical key. This helps Pitch Correct be more accurate in determining what the intended note is.

◦ Use the Correct Rate control to adjust how quickly the pitch correction tracks.

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Using the FX Channel Effect Tab

Info

1

4

FX Masters

FX

Lush Reverb

Recall

Go to the FX Channel Effect Tab (From the Input Channel FX tab):

The FX Master Effect tab offers control over advanced Effects functionality.

2

3

To Access the FX Master Effect Tab:

FX 1

Effect

This is where you can select which processor is associated with the selected FX mix or channel.

Select an FX Processor:

To Select a Processor:

None

Touch the FX Processor you wish to assign to this FX Channel.

Cancel

You can also select a processor preset.

Preset

To Select an Effect preset:

NOTE:

Each processor has user adjustable parameters. Press

Mono 250 Delay

Select a Preset from

one of the three lists.

then under

FX Panels

Yes

touch

more information.

To Adjust the Level of the Effect Sent to the Main L/R Output:

Use the FX Master fader to the right of the FX panel to adjust the amount of effect heard in the main speaker system.

Aux 1

Aux 2

Aux 3

Aux 4

Aux 5

Aux 6

To Adjust the Level of the Effect Sent to the Auxiliary Outputs:

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Aux 7/8

3.0

TouchMix-8 Auxes 1-4, TouchMix-16 Auxes 1-6 and 7/8, 9/10.

<Eect Name>

Aux 9/10

3.0

Effect

for

Use the "FX Returns to Monitors" knobs to control the amount of effect heard in the monitor speakers.

The FX panel also includes EQ, Preset and Setup tabs. These function in the same way as the corresponding input channel screens.

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Using the FX Overview

Menu

FX

Overview

Mute

Edit

Mute

Mute

If you would prefer to see the send and return levels for all your effects at once, the
FX overview is where you want to go.

1

To use the FX Overview:

1. The

columns

2

are the Input channels. Use the Nav Strip to change the group of

3

Input channels. Each Input channel has its own FX Sends 1 – 4.

2. The

rows

are the FX Mixes. Each FX Mix has one FX Send from each Input

4

Channel, an FX Master fader, and an Effect assignment ("none" can also
be assigned).

3.

FX Master fader

FX Mix to the Main L/R outputs. Note that the FX Master does not affect the level

– The FX Master fader controls the overall output level of the

— Figure 2 —

of the Effect sent to the Aux channels.

4.

Effect Processor

– Indicates the type of Effect currently being applied to the FX Mix.

So that’s about it for effects. We worked hard on the TouchMix effects and know that they sound superb and will enhance your performances. You can
dive in deep or just use the wizards, factory defaults and presets. Either way, you now have the tools for a great sounding show.

Mute Groups

There are many times when it is useful to mute some of the inputs and outputs. For example, you might want to mute everything but a stereo input
for break music. Or you may wish to mute all the musicians’ channels when the pastor is speaking. Or there may be a part of your show when the
band leaves the stage while one member does a solo number. Mute groups let you mute multiple inputs and outputs from a single button.

Select

To set up Mute Groups:

Groups

1

Mute 1

Mute

In 2

Continue selecting channels as you wish.

To Name the Mute Group:

Type new name

Select another Mute group to set up or touch Close Edit to finish.

To use Mute Groups:

NOTE:

When a channel is muted by a Mute Group, the channel Mute button on the Home screen looks like:

Groups

1

Mute 1

Mute

1

Mute 1

Mute

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DCA Groups

DCA Groups

DCA 1

Select

5

DCA 5

DCA Groups

Scenes

Save/Save As...

Type new name

Save Location:

Save

TIP:

See "Tips & Tricks" on page 20 for more on DCA’s.

A DCA groups faders together so the overall level of all the channels in the group can be controlled by a single DCA fader. A DCA fader does not
change the position of any of the faders in the group.

IMPORTANT:

Here is an important thing to know – if the DCA master fader is at 0.0 (the unity (U) mark), it does nothing to the level
of an assigned channel. The DCA adds or subtracts level. Move the DCA Fader up 3 dB and everything it’s assigned to will increase by
3 dB. Move it down 3 dB and – well you probably figured that out. Remember that assigning or unassigning a channel to a DCA Group
can cause a sudden change in the level of the channel so it’s good practice to have the DCA master at 0.0 when changing assignments.

To Setup a DCA Group:

In 2

Continue selecting channels as you wish.

You can assign inputs, outputs and FX Master faders to a DCA. If you assign an input, and the output to which it's going to the same DCA, changes you
make using the DCA are doubled for the input. Raise the DCA 3 dB, the input is effectively raised 6 dB.

To Name the DCA group:

To Mute a DCA Group:

Type new name

Mute

When you mute a DCA, all channels assigned to that DCA are muted. If a channel is muted by the channel Mute button, or a Mute Group, the DCA
does not un-mute the channel when the DCA is un-muted.

Save Your Work in a Scene

You’ve put some effort into setting up your mix so now would be a great time to save it. A Scene is a snapshot of all the settings on the mixer.

TIP:

It's a good idea to save your scene with the outputs muted or levels down. Why? Because it's possible that the gain settings
on power amplifiers or powered loudspeakers have changed since the scene was saved. Recalling the scene could result in a blast of
feedback from all the speakers connected to the mixer.

To Save Your Scene:

Menu

To Name Your Scene:

To Save Your Scene:

Internal External

(USB)

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Connecting Remote Devices

There are several ways to connect your wireless devices to TouchMix using the included Wi-Fi dongle or an external Wi-Fi router. See ""Remote

Control Settings" on page 56" for more detail on allowing or restricting access by remote devices.

Create Own (TouchMix) Network

Direct wireless connection between TouchMix and your devices.

Make sure the provided USB Wi-Fi adapter is installed in one of the mixer’s USB ports.

To Create your own network:

Edit Settings for:

Network Mode:

If desired enter a new Mixer Name and Network Password.

NOTE:

and must contain ten digits.

Touch When the mixer is connected, a confirmation message displays.

You can now connect your wireless device using the mixer’s name (Network SSID) and Network Password.

Apply

The Network Name is constrained to ten characters available on the "Mixer Name" keyboard. The Password must be numeric

Menu

Wireless

Create your own network

Mixer Setup Network Setup

Wireless Connection to Existing Network

When this method is used, TouchMix uses a wireless connection to an external router. Wi-Fi devices connect to TouchMix via the external router. Make
sure the provided USB Wi-Fi adapter is installed in one of the mixer’s USB ports.

To Connect to an existing wireless network:

Edit Settings for:

Network Mode:

If desired enter a new Mixer Name.

The Network SSID (name) and Password are set on the network to which you are connecting.

Touch the button to select the network from a list of available wireless networks. Or, click in the Network SSID field and enter

the network name

Enter the for the network.

Touch When the mixer is connected to the network, a confirmation message displays.

You can now connect your wireless device using the existing network’s name (Network SSID) and Password.

Scan...

enter password

Apply

Wireless

Connect to an existing network

Menu

Mixer Setup

Network Setup

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Wired Connection to an Existing Network Using Static IP Addresses

Install a USB-to-Ethernet adapter into one of the mixer’s USB ports. Using an RJ45 cable, connect the adapter to a port on the router. The TouchMix
firmware is optimized for adapters using the ASIX AX88772 chip-set. Visit qsc.com for a list of validated adaptors.

To Connect to an existing wired network:

Edit Settings for:

Wired

Menu

Mixer Setup

Network Setup

If desired, enter a new Mixer Name.

IP Address Assignment

Enter the IP Address for the network.

Enter the Network Mask for the network.

Enter the Gateway for the network.

Touch When the mixer is connected to the network, a confirmation message displays.

Apply

Static

enter IP Address

enter Network Mask

enter the Gateway

You can now connect your wireless device using the existing network’s name (Network SSID) and Password.

Wired Connection to an Existing Network Using Automatic IP Addresses

Install a USB-to-Ethernet adapter into one of the mixer’s USB ports (visit qsc.com for a list of validated adaptors). Using an RJ45 cable, connect the
adapter to a port of the router.

To Connect to an existing wired network:

Edit Settings for:

Wired

Menu

Mixer Setup

Network Setup

If desired, enter a new Mixer Name.

IP Address Assignment:

Automatic

Assigned Address: 192 .16 8.1.1 (The actual address you get will probably be different than the example.)

Touch When the mixer is connected to the network, a confirmation message displays.

Apply

You can now connect your wireless device using the existing network’s name (Network SSID) and Password.

Troubleshooting

In the network status box, you may get one or more of the following messages: or

Adapter Not

Present

Connection Error Connected

For troubleshooting Wi-Fi issues, refer to "Network Troubleshooting" on page 62.

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Homework Completed

Inputs 1-8

Mute

Inputs 9-16

Mute

Stereo In / 2 Trk

Mute

Aux Outputs

Speaker Settings

Aux Outputs

Speaker Settings

That’s it. You’ve done your homework. Of course you’ll need to adjust the input gain and get your mix levels at the gig but you’re way more than half­way to a great, professional-sounding mix.

Sound Check

Before connecting anything, plug in your TouchMix and make sure that all the inputs and Auxiliary Outputs are muted. This will prevent uncontrolled
feedback if a microphone is patched into a hot channel.

To Mute Channels:

In each of the groups of faders, press the Mute button for all channels. Now you can connect the mixer to sources and speaker systems.

Level-Match Your QSC Speakers

If you’re using one of the following QSC Loudspeakers: OR your TouchMix tells you the optimum
input-gain setting for your loudspeaker.

For Main L/R:

For Aux 1-8:

Main

Setup

Aux 1

Setup

In the popup all you need to do is touch the button associated with your loudspeaker,
and then adjust your loudspeakers as instructed.

You're probably wondering - why we recommend using input B. Input A has a switch
that adds gain for use with a direct microphone input. If this switch is set incorrectly
the speaker's input will be far too hot. Using input B eliminates the possibility of such a
mistake.

These settings will give you the optimum signal to noise performance and get the most
from your QSC powered speakers. The mixer’s output meters will reflect when you’re
“running out of speaker”. Note that you will see the “Limit” light on your speakers
illuminate as the mixer drives them harder during louder portions. This is normal and is
just the speaker’s internal DSP doing its job.

K Series

KW Series

KLA Series

Select your QSC Speaker

K Series

Rotate 4 detents (clicks) past zero

0dB

GAIN B

Done

+10dBOFF

— Figure 3 —

K Series

KW Series

KLA Series

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QSC GXD Amplifier Settings

Not

Acceptable

Inputs 1-8

Menu

Simple

Advanced

If you are using a QSC GXD amplifier, you can optimize the gain and sensitivity for use with your TouchMix. Refer to "Output Channel – QSC GXD

Amplifier Settings" on page 45

Phantom Power (+48V)

Most condenser microphones and some direct boxes require phantom power from the mixer. On TouchMix, phantom power may be turned on or off
on a per channel basis. Make sure that phantom power is on for those channels that need it and off for those that don’t.

Cond Mic

Guitar

To Enable or Disable Phantom Power (+48V):

+48V

To exit

+48V

Phantom power is also accessible from the channel Setup screens.

Work on Your Inputs

Ask the performers in turn to do what they do to make their audio contribution to the performance. Without
un-muting their channels, bring the channel’s input gain Trim up while watching the channel meter on the Home
screen. What you are looking for is a meter that is bouncing around the 0 mark when the performer is producing
a normal output level.

TIP:

During sound check performers will usually not play as loudly as they do in an actual

performance so keep this in mind and allow a little extra headroom.

Acceptable

0 00

0

With the performer performing, un-mute the channel and bring the fader up until the desired performance level
is reached.

If you are using one of the internal channel presets, this channel should already be sounding good. If it’s not what
you’re looking for, try some of the other preset choices. For most instruments and musical styles, there will be a

— Figure 4 —

preset that works well. If not, you'll need to dive into the channel and dial it in manually.

To Adjust Channel Parameters:

In 1

At the top of the screen, select the tab for the channel processing element you want to work on.

Simple and Advanced Mode

TouchMix offers two modes of operation.

•

Simple Mode

of any Advanced-mode controls.

•

Advanced Mode

You can select Simple and Advanced modes individually for an EQ, Gate, Compressor or Effect. Note that the Stereo and Mono Delays do not have a
Simple mode. Look for the Simple button on the screen. Or you can make the selection globally.

To Globally Select Simple / Advanced Mode:

– Presents the user with a reduced set of controls. It’s important to know that switching into Simple mode does not alter the values

– Presents all mixer controls to the user.

OR

Yes

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Auxiliary (Stage Monitor) Mixes

-40 -20 -10 -5 5 10U

Inputs 1-8

Aux

Overview

Inputs 1-8

Inputs 9-16

Stereo In / 2 Trk

Aux

Aux Mix

Select

Aux Outputs

There are two general approaches to setting up stage monitor mixes:

Input by Input

With all the performers on stage, ask each performer in turn to play or sing just one thing (Kick, Snare, Guitar, Sax, etc). Ask each performer how
much of that instrument they want in their monitor. Our guess is that they will all say “that’s plenty” during sound check and then ask for lots more
after the first song – just sayin’.

To Set Up Monitor Mixes:

In 1

Auxes

You will see sliders representing the send levels to all the aux mixes. Auxes 7/8 and 9/10 are stereo auxes so each has a Pan control. If any mono auxes
are linked they also have Pan controls.

Adjust

for each performer in turn then use the

Prev

and

Next

buttons to move through the channels.

Mix by Mix

In this approach, you'll dial in a complete monitor mix for one performer at a time. There are two ways of doing this.

Overview Screen

One way is from the Aux Overview screen. The Aux Overview screen, as the name implies, provides a view of all the aux mixes for a bank of channels
at once, in matrix format.

To Set Up Monitor Mixes:

Menu

OR

Each horizontal row of sliders represents one of your monitor mixes. If you have named your Aux outputs, the name displays above the Master slider
on the right of the screen. Auxes 7/8 and 9/10 are stereo auxes so each has a Pan control. If any mono auxes are linked they also have Pan controls.

Touch any to select and change its value using .

OR

Mix-on-Faders

This screen presents the controls for one Aux Mix at a time using the same style of large faders as the Home screen.

To Set Up Monitor Mixes:

Touch the Aux Mix Select to go to the mix you want, then use the faders to adjust the sends to the selected Aux Mix. If necessary, select another bank
of channels. Mix-on-Faders is the perfect method for a performer using the TouchMix App to dial in their own stage monitor – they see only the
channel sends for their monitor.

Output Processing

Like the input channels, the outputs (Main L/R and Aux Outputs) have their own processing.

To access Main Output Processing:

To access Aux Output Processing:

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Aux 1

14

EQ Tab

Low Low Mid High Mid High

125 Hz

630 Hz

3.15 kHz

16 kHz

For the Main and mono Aux outputs, the EQ tab displays the 1/3 octave graphic
equalizer. To better fit the screen, the equalizer has been divided into four sections –
Low, Low-Mid, High-Mid and High. The four windows will display the setting of all faders.
Touch any of the windows to work on that part of the frequency spectrum.

For Auxes 7/8 and 9/10 (TouchMix-16 only) the EQ is parametric and is identical to that
found on input channels.

31.5 to

160 to

— Figure 5 —

800 Hz to

Limiter Tab

Displays the limiter and its controls. We strongly encourage the use of the limiter for In Ear Monitors.

Filters Tab

There are multiple types of filters presented here.

•

Low-Cut / High-Cut filters

Tips & Tricks for more on Low and High-Cut filters.

◦ For

stage monitors

any help from the monitors. Keeping it out of the monitors can reduce “rumble” on stage and in the house.

◦ For

speech

only systems, rolling off low frequencies can reduce microphone handling noise or, if outdoors wind noise.

◦

Fill speakers

◦ There is a technique known as “

the mixer’s main outputs. Only those instruments that contain low-frequencies are sent to the subwoofer. This provides more control over the
lows and can help keep the bottom end tighter. If this is being done, the Low and High-Cut filters could be used to set the crossover point
between subs and main speakers.

•

Anti-Feedback Notch Filters

frequencies while doing little to alter the overall sound. Experienced engineers will bring the system up just to the edge of feedback while adjusting
the frequency to tune out feedback. This must be done with care as the system is very close to uncontrolled feedback.

may not need any additional low-frequency energy as there is ample bottom end coming from subwoofers.

– These filters are used to roll off high or low frequency content. There are a number of possible applications. See

, it is common to roll off low frequencies at 80 – 100 Hz. There is usually ample low frequency energy on stage without

subs on auxes

– These are very deep (up to -20 dB), very narrow cut only filters that can be quite effective in fighting feedback

” in which the subwoofer is fed from one of the auxes while the main speakers are fed from

4 to

Presets Tab

This tab offers a Factory Preset named Reset that returns all output control parameters to their factory values. In addition, any settings you make can
be stored to or recalled from either internal or external (USB) memory.

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Setup Tab

Link

Delay In

Speaker Settings

GXD Amp Settings

Name the Aux Output:

Type new name

Touch to enter a new name for the output. (not available on Main output) to name the output.

Linking:

Available only on Auxes 1-8 (TouchMix-16), and 1-4 (TouchMix-8). This Links odd-to-even pairs of auxiliary mixes to create a stereo mix.

Delay:

Delay is most commonly used for remote fill speakers. The objective is to set the delay so that the sound from the primary system arrives at the
listeners ears just slightly (20 – 30 msec) ahead of the sound from the fill system. When done correctly, the listeners perceive the sound as coming
from the primary system even though most of what they hear is from the fill speakers.

In venues with very deep stages, the engineer will sometimes delay the house system so that it time aligns with the back-line. In other words, set up
the system so that the sound from the actual kick drum and the reinforced kick drum arrive at the listeners’ ears at the same time.

You can also drive your drummer nuts by delaying his monitor just a bit – but that wouldn’t be very nice, would it?

The delay provides a read out in msecs. (up to 100), meters (up to 34.3) and feet (up to 113).

Speaker Settings:

Refer to "Level-Match Your QSC Speakers" on page 12 for details.

GXD Amp Settings:

Refer to "Output Channel – QSC GXD Amplifier Settings" on page 45

Aux Pick-off

Pre All Pre Dyn

Pre Fader

Post Fader

Available for the Aux mixes only, these buttons determine where the point from which the signal is taken is before or after the channel fader. For most
monitor mixing applications, this should be set to Pre.

Assignments

Mute 1

DCA 3

And you didn’t think there would be any assignments. But these aren’t the kind of assignments that require homework. These buttons assign the
output to a Mute Group or a DCA Group. Mute Groups and DCA Groups are discussed previously.

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Recording

Menu

Mixer Setup

44.1 kHz

48.0 kHz

Sample Rate

Record/

Play

Inputs 1-8

Arm

Record/

Play

Stereo In / 2 Trk

2-Trk Rec

Main

Aux 7/8

Aux 9/10

Pre/Post Fader

Record/

Play

New Session

Create

TouchMix makes it easier than ever to capture a live performance in a stereo or a multi-track recording. All you need is a USB hard-drive.

NOTE:

Hard-drive requirements – A list of hard-drives that QSC has qualified may be found at qsc.com. There are far too many
hard-drives available for us to test them all so there are certainly many unlisted drives that will work well with TouchMix. Higher speed
drives (>7200 RPM) tend to work best. Some higher speed drives don’t do their best when powered from the USB port but will work
when used with an external power supply. We have also had very good luck with solid state drives. The drive must be formatted as FAT
32 and de-fragmentation improves seek time.

Be sure that there is sufficient space on the drive for your recording. To calculate the space required for your recording…

•

For 48 kHz

•

For 44.1 kHz

– Space required (in MB) = 8.64 x minutes x tracks

– Space required (in MB) = 7.94 x minutes x tracks

It is good practice to have more disk space available than you need. If the drive is nearly full, TouchMix has to look for nooks and crannies of available
space. This will result in fragmented wave files and potential loss of audio data and synchronization across tracks. At approximately 3 hours of non-stop
recording, the maximum file size supported by FAT32 is exceeded. To avoid problems, stop and then resume recording. It is not necessary to create a
new session. TouchMix displays a pop-up that warns you when this limit is approaching. If you do exceed the FAT32 limit, track synchronization may
be lost.

NOTE:

Depending on the number of tracks recorded and the performance of the hard drive, multi-track playback may slow down the
rendering of objects on the TouchMix screen resulting in lagging movement of controls.

In general, use 44.1 kHz for CD projects, and 48 kHz for video projects. Do not change sample rate while recording.

To View or Change Sample Rate:

To Select Channels for Recording:

Repeat for all channels you wish to record.

All mixer inputs (TouchMix-16 – 20 inputs, TouchMix-8 –12 inputs) may be recorded simultaneously. In addition, you can record the Main mix.

To Select Stereo Mix to Record:

Arm

type new session

NOTE:

OR

Stereo record for Aux 7/8 and Aux 9/10 is available on the TouchMix-16 only.

To Name a New Session:

OR

New / Recall Session:

Default

Pre Post

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Recording Directory Structure

USB Hard Drive

Region-2.wav (resumed recording channel)

Region-1.wav (rst time channel is recorded)

NewSession.tmRecord (Session name +tm.Record)

Track1 (Channel 1 recordings)

Track2

Region-2.wav

Region-1.wav

NewSession.tmRecordhdr

Record/

Play

Recall Session

Record/

Play

Inputs 1-8

Track

Stereo In / 2 Trk

2-Trk Rec

Main

Pre

Post

Pre/Post Fader

Record/

Play

When you create a new Session, TouchMix creates a new folder on the USB drive named for the Session. Within the folder there is a folder for each
channel. When you begin recording, the .wav files are written from the channels to their folders. If you start, stop and resume recording, additional
.wav files are written in the folders each time you resume recording. If you don't arm a channel for recording, nothing is placed in that folder.

IMPORTANT:

Do not unplug your TouchMix until you have
stopped recording! If you do, your recorded tracks will not be usable.
You must end the Session by touching the STOP button on the
transport control. Doing so writes a header file that is needed in order
to play back the recording or import it into a DAW.

You'll notice that in — Figure 6 Track1 contains sequential wave files named
Region-1, Region-2, and so on. Each time a session is paused and resumed a new
set of wave files is recorded. So, if you played 3 sets, stopping the recorder after
each, you would find 3 wave files in each Track folder. These wave files can be
imported into most DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software. See your DAW’s
documentation.

IMPORTANT:

If you plan to edit the files/folders in any way (even just opening and saving a file), make sure you make a copy of the

— Figure 6 —

files and use the copy for editing. If you change anything, the entire session cannot be used on the TouchMix for more recording or
for playback.

Playback

Tracks that you have recorded on the TouchMix may be played back and mixed down on your TouchMix. The first step is to load the Session you wish
to play back.

To load a recorded Session:

New / Recall Session:

Default

Select a

USB Session

The next step is to select “Track” as the source for the mixer’s input channels.

To select Track as the input source:

Mix Down

There are three ways to mix down your multi-track recording.

• Import the multi-track waves into a DAW (digital audio workstation). See your DAW’s documentation for instructions on importing files.

• Record the mixer’s analog output to an external 2-track recorder. Simply connect the TouchMix Main L/R outputs to the inputs of your 2-track
device.

• Internal mix down to 2-track. All input tracks can be recorded to a stereo mix.

To mix down to 2-tracks:

1. Recall the session and set up the mixer for Playback as described above.

2. From the Record/Play Screen:

3. To begin recording:

4. Operate the transport normally.

The .wav files for the 2-track recording can be found in the session folders Track21 and Track22 (TouchMix-16,) or Track14 and Track15 (TouchMix-8).

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Repeat for all channels you wish to play back.

Arm

Make sure that no other channels
are armed for recording.

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Security

Security

Security

Security

Auto Lock

Enter Password to Log in:

The TouchMix security system allows limiting access to various mixer functions based on a password.

To Access Security Setup

Press:

There are four levels of access provided.

•

•

•

•

Menu

Administrator

for Administrator enables the Security feature.

All Access

◦ In addition, Overwrite Scenes & Presets, Recall Scenes, and Recall Presets can be allowed or denied by the administrator.

Simple Mode Only

except Security Setup.

◦ In addition, Overwrite Scenes & Presets, Recall Scenes, and Recall Presets can be allowed or denied by the administrator.

Levels Only

◦ In addition, Overwrite Scenes & Presets, and Recall Scenes can be allowed or denied by the administrator.

– Allows access to all mixer functions including the setting of passwords and preferences for security functions. Setting a password

– Allows access to all mixer functions except Security Setup.

– Allows access to all simple-mode mixer functions for screens having a Simple / Advance choice, and all other functions

– Access to level controls only.

Security Settings

To Lock the Mixer Manually

Press:

Menu

Lock / Log Out

To Lock the Mixer with the Auto Lock Timer

Press:

Menu

Security Settings

Off On

When engaged the timer may be set so that the mixer will Lock after not being operated for 1 to 25 hours (24 hours and 60 minutes).

Using the Security Features

To use the mixer without security, simply leave all the passwords blank. If lots of people have access to the mixer it might be a good idea to enter an
Administrator password just to prevent someone else from taking over as Administrator – even if you aren’t going to set up other security levels.

To set up a security level, simply enter a password for the security level and set the preset and scenes options as desired.

NOTE:

If a security level is left blank, anyone with access to the mixer can operate it with the restrictions imposed by blank security level. So let’s say you want
to allow anyone to operate the mixer in Simple Mode. Enter passwords for Administrator and All Access. Give the All Access password to advanced
users only. Everyone else can still operate the mixer in Simple Mode.

Passwords are case sensitive. If you forget your password, call QSC Technical support.

To Log In

If a security level has been enabled and the mixer has been locked, the screen displays the QSC and TouchMix logos as well as a Login button.

Press:

You can now operate the mixer based on your security level.

If one or more security levels are left blank, the level shown in the Current Login field is the highest unsecured level.

Login

Password

Press the Home button to operate the mixer in the current Login level.

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Tips & Tricks

Low-Cut Filters (AKA High Pass Filters)

Most small mixers lack this really useful feature. But once you learn how to use it, you’ll never want to mix a show without it. There really are only a
few instruments on stage like kick drum, larger toms, bass and keyboards that are even capable of producing low frequencies. For most everything
else, low frequencies just cause problems. Even a low male voice doesn’t produce frequencies much below 100 Hz. By using the low cut filter to
eliminate low-frequencies from channels that have no lows, we can reduce microphone handling noise and potential feedback. And by keeping low
frequencies from the bass and kick-drum out of (for example) the vocal microphones, we can keep these instruments sounding cleaner. Many of the
TouchMix presets already include appropriate Low-Cut filter settings.

To set up a Low-Cut filter manually, just ask the performer to speak, sing or play in the lower register of their range. Raise the Low-Cut filter frequency
until it begins to make the channel sound too thin. Then back it down until the thinness goes away. The Low-Cut Filter is handy on drum overheads,
snares, hi-hats, horns, guitars and vocals.

Here’s just one example of some of the things you can do with high and low cut filters. If you ever mike a Leslie® speaker, one neat trick is to take the
Low-Cut filter for the top rotor channel up to 800 Hz. That’s the cross-over frequency for a Leslie so anything below 800 Hz is going to be wind-noise
from the rotor or bleed from other instruments. For the bottom rotor microphone – you guessed it – use the High-Cut filter set to 800 Hz.

Compressor Latch

When the band is playing, everything is just fine but between songs the lead vocal microphone starts feeding back. What’s going on? You may be a
victim of Compressor Latch. Here’s how it works. The compressor’s threshold is set so that it is reducing channel gain pretty much all the time that the
band is playing. During a song, the mixer operator brings up the lead vocal channel because it’s not loud enough. Of course it’s not loud enough, the
compressor is bringing down the channel level all the time. Once the song ends though, the level coming in to the channel is no longer hot enough to
reach the compressor threshold. So now, the compressor is not reducing channel gain. Without the gain reduction, the channel is unstable and starts
taking off. The solution is to turn the channel down and raise the threshold setting of the compressor so that it is not reducing gain all the time. Think
about it. If you’re reducing gain all the time, you’re really not compressing anything. You’re just turning down the channel during a song and turning it
back up again between songs.

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About Effects Routing

Four FX Mixes

Input Channel

FX Master Faders

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Four FX

We have effects on a mixer because we want to apply them to one or more inputs in order to enhance the sound. This means that somehow the
mixer has to be able to take the sound from selected input channels and "send" the sound to the effects processor. Back in the day, before mixers had
effects processors built in, the audio was "sent" from an output (usually an Aux channel) to another box, the effects processor. The audio level sent to
the Effects Processor was, and still is, controlled by a "send" control. The send controls how much audio is sent from an input channel to somewhere
else – in this case, the Effects Processors. The TouchMix has four Effects Sends for each input channel. Each Send is connected to one of four FX Mixes
(or channels). You can assign any one of the mixer’s internal Effects Processors to each of the four FX Mixes.

(or Channels)

FX1 Mix

FX2 Mix

FX3 Mix

FX4 Mix

Processors

FX Processor

FX Processor

FX Processor

FX Processor

To Master FadersInput Channels

Any of eight
Aux Outputs

(or Returns)

Main L/R
Output

In 1

In 2

Stereo In

19/20

FX Sends

-40 -20 -10 -5 5 10U

FX1 Send
FX2 Send
FX3 Send
FX4 Send

FX1 Send
FX2 Send
FX3 Send
FX4 Send

FX1 Send
FX2 Send
FX3 Send
FX4 Send

To FX1 Mix
To FX2 Mix
To FX3 Mix
To FX4 Mix

— Figure 7 —

1.

Each Input Channel (1) has four FX Sends (2); FX1 through FX4.

2. The FX Sends control the level of the audio from the input channel(s) to the associated FX Mix (3) – FX1 Send controls the audio level to FX1 Mix.

3. Each FX Mix can be assigned only one FX Processor (4). The FX Processors can all be the same, or all different The audio from all input channels
sent to FX1 Mix is processed by the same Effect Processor.

4. After the audio is processed by the Effect, you can send that audio to any of the Aux Outputs (5).

5. The FX Master fader (6) controls the mixed output level of all FX'd input-channel audio sent to an FX mix.

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— Figure 8 is a diagram of a single channel and one effects send and return. Lets walk through the diagram.

Channel

(5)

Audio

Input

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Input

Channels EQ Dynamics

Sends

FX

(6)

-40 -20 -10 -5 5 10U

Channel

Pan

L C R

FX

(7)

(8)

FX

Master

Main

L/R

(9)

Main

Left

Main

Right

(10)

— Figure 8 —

Fader

1.

Audio (1) is input via one of the TouchMix inputs (2).

2. The audio is then sent through the EQ processor (3).

3. After the EQ, it goes through the Dynamics (4) – Compressor and Gate.

4. Then the Channel Fader (5) does its thing. (Its thing is controlling the audio level being sent to the FX Sends.) After the channel fader, the audio is
split to the following:

a. Channel Pan control, then to the Main outputs (follow the gray line in the diagram)

b. Effects processing (follow the blue line in the diagram)

5. The first stop in the Effects path is the Effects Send control (6). This controls the level of the audio sent to the selected Effects Processor from
this channel.

6. The Effects Processor (7) takes the channel audio (mono), applies the selected effect, then creates a stereo output signal.

7. At this point, you have the option to send the FX'd audio to the Aux stage monitors for the people who want it in their monitor mix.

8. The stereo audio level is controlled by the FX Return (or Master) fader (8). It is called a return because again, back in the day, after the audio was
"sent" to the Effects box it had to be "returned" to the mixer - clever eh? Since any of the channels can send audio to this Effects Processor, the
audio from all of the channels using this Effects Processor is controlled by the FX Master (or Return) fader. You can easily see this if you look at the
FX Overview screen.

9. The final step is mixing the audio from the input channel with the audio from the effects channel and sending it to the Main L/R fader (9) then to
the Main L/R outputs (10). Remember, this example is just one channel. You'll probably have more than one channel, so all the Input channels are
mixed with all the FX Return audio into the Main L/R outputs.

NOTE:

There are four dedicated mixes feeding your effects so you don’t have to “borrow” an aux mix.

So much for getting the channels’ sound into the effects processor. How are we going to get the sound of the effect returned to the mix? Those same
clever guys who came up with the “send” control, also came up with the idea of a “return” control. This is a control that determines how much of the
effect is going to be returned and blended into the mix. Or maybe we should say “blended into the mixes”. That’s because the performers may want
to hear the effect in their monitors. So the output of the TouchMix effects can be sent to the monitors as well as to the main speaker system.

There is one thing to be aware of when sending effects to the performers’ monitors. Let’s say that you are sending the sax and the lead vocals to the
same reverb processor. You then return the reverb to both the saxophonist’s monitor and the lead vocalist’s monitor. But neither wants to hear the
other in their respective monitors. Unfortunately, the vocalist is now going to hear sax with heavy reverb and the saxophonist is going to hear lead
vocals coming out of a huge cave. The answer is to either forget about putting the reverb into the monitors or to use separate processors for each
musician.

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About DCA Groups

A

B D

What is a DCA? DCA stands for Digitally Controlled Amplifier. What this function does is allow a single fader to control the level of a group of channels.
Let’s say that you have your drum mix set up and it’s perfect but the drums are just a bit hot relative to the rest of the mix. When you assign a DCA to
all the drum microphones, you can pull down a single fader and bring down the level of all the drums at once without changing their mix.

TIP:

monitor outputs (auxes) to a DCA. If the monitors start to feed back and you don’t know which one is the problem, you can bring all the
monitors down at the same time until you figure out what to do.

Consider what groups of things you might want to control at the same time. Here is an important thing to know – if the DCA fader is at 0.0 (the
U mark), it will do nothing to the level of an assigned channel. The DCA adds or subtracts level. Move the DCA Fader up 3 dB and everything it’s
assigned to will increase by 3 dB. Remember that assigning a channel to a DCA Group can cause a sudden change in the level of the channel so it’s
good practice to have the DCA master at 0.0 when changing assignments.

The TouchMix allows a DCA master to control outputs as well as inputs. One of our favorite tricks is to assign all the stage

About the TouchMix Compressor Display

Dynamics processing (compressors, limiters) is not well
understood by many users. This is probably due to the
fact that the actions of compressors and limiters are subtle
unless they are completely mis-adjusted. Most displays of
dynamics processors use a graph that shows input level
versus output level. But these displays don’t capture the
other important aspect of dynamics processing – time.
The TouchMix dynamics display was developed to visually
present time and level simultaneously. Looking at the
display we see these indications.

A – Threshold. This indicates the level of the input signal
that is required to cause compression or limiting to take
place. As long as the signal remains below the Threshold
level, it’s as if the compressor / limiter didn’t exist.

B – Attack Time. Once the input signal exceeds the
Threshold level, the compressor / limiter goes to work and reduces signal level. Attack determines how quickly the compressor reduces the audio to
the level set by the Ratio.

-15

-30

-45

-60

0

C

— Figure 9 —

C – Ratio. This determines how much the signal is reduced in level once compression / limiting takes place. A ratio of 1:1 would mean that no
reduction is taking place. While a ratio of 20:1 would indicate extreme compression.

D – Release Time. Once the signal level has dropped below threshold, the compressor will stop reducing the signal level. Release determines how
quickly gain reduction ceases.

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TouchMix™ Reference

Talkback

2

3

1

4

1

The information provided in this section gives you a detailed description of the screens and controls for the TouchMix and the TouchMix iPad App.
The screen shots provided are taken from the TouchMix iPad App, and because of a different screen size, may appear slightly different than the
TouchMix screens.

Getting to Know Your TouchMix

Left Side of the TouchMix-16 Mixing Surface

Refer to — Figure 10

1. Rear Panel labels

2. Balanced female XLR inputs (1–12)

3. Trim − Channels 1–16 adjusts input signal level prior to
A/D conversion

4. Color LCD touchscreen

5. Balanced female XLR and 1/4” TRS combo inputs (13-16).
The TRS connectors supply a +10dB pad.

6. Home – Navigates up the menu structure to the
Home screen

7. Menu – Displays a choice of menu options, including
Mixer Setup.

8. Record/Play − Displays recording controls and options.

Main LeftAux 1 Aux 2 Aux 3 Aux 4 Aux 5 Aux 6 Main Right

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

9

Trim Trim Trim Trim Trim Trim Trim Trim

Home

Menu

Record/

Play

— Figure 10 —

5

6

7

8

Left Side of the TouchMix-8 Mixing Surface

Refer to — Figure 11

1. Rear Panel labels.

2. Balanced female XLR and 1/4” TRS combo inputs (1–4).
The TRS connectors supply a +10dB pad.

NOTE:

for use with guitars and other instruments

Inputs 1 & 2 may be switched to Hi-Z

2

3

4

1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

having passive pick-up systems. See Channel 1
or 2 Setup for more information.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Trim Tr im Tri m Trim Trim Trim Tr im Tri m

3. Balanced female XLR inputs (5–8).

4. Trim − Channels 1–8 adjusts input signal level prior to
A/D conversion.

5

5. Color LCD touchscreen

6. Home – Navigates up the menu structure to the
Home screen

7. Menu – Displays a choice of menu options, including
Mixer Setup.

— Figure 11 —

8. Record/Play − Displays recording controls and options.

Main LeftAux 1 Aux 2 Aux 3 Aux 4 Main Right Phones

Home

Menu

Record/

Play

6

7

8

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Right Side of the TouchMix-16

21

14

10

11

18

19

22

TouchMix-16

Mixing Surface

Refer to — Figure 12

1.

¼” TRS inputs (17/18 and 19/20)

– Line level, stereo.

2.

¼” TRS outputs Aux (7/8 & 9/10)

– For line-level / in-ear monitors.

3.

¼” TRS output Cue

Cue headphones.

4.

Phantom +48V

channel Phantom Power buttons.

5.

Wizard

– Links to wizards that assist

with various tasks.

6.

Auxes

– A shortcut to the Aux Mix

screen.

7.

¼” TRS output Monitor

stereo control-room loudspeakers.

8.

Power (Standby)

in and out of Standby.

– For stereo

– Displays input

– For

– Takes the mixer

Stereo In

1

17/18

Aux Out

2

7/8

3

4

5

6

12

13

Cue Monitor

+

Phantom Power

48V

Wizard

Auxes

Level

Phones Monitor

FX

Mute

Talkback

Talk

Info

Stereo In

Mute

Groups

Level

19/20

Aux Out

9/10

7

8

9

10

11

14

23

24

25

26

27

12

13

5

6

9

IMPORTANT:

Before
removing power
(unplugging) press the

Standby

down the mixer.

9.

Info

– Displays the menu of help

button to power-

User

16

User User

15

0

topics.

10.

Mute Groups

– Displays Mute

Group controls and setup options.

11.

FX Mute

12.

Phones Level

– Mutes all four FX outputs.

– Displays Phones

Press for fine

level control, use Master Control
to adjust.

13.

Talk

– Enables the Talkback microphone - press/hold to talk.

14.

Monitor Level

– Displays Monitor level, use Master Control to

adjust.

15. U1 – User Button – Factory default selects the next control to the left.

16. U2 – User Button – Factory default clears all clipping indications.

17. Ø – Returns the selected control to its default position.

18. U3 – User Button – Factory default clears all Cues.

19. U4 – User Button – Factory default selects the next control to the
right.

User

U3U2

U4U1

17

18

16

19

15

20

17

— Figure 12 —

Nudge (+/-)

21.

– Increases or decreases the value setting of the

currently selected parameter.

22.

Control Mode

23.

Link

– Displays the Link status and Network Name if connected.

24.

Scene

– Displays the name of the current Scene.

25.

Home

– Navigates up the menu structure to the Home screen.

26.

Menu

– Displays a choice of menu options, including Mixer Setup.

27.

Record/Play

– Changes the granularity of the Nudge control.

− Displays recording controls and options.

NOTE:

User Buttons.

20.

Master Control

fine adjustments.

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Refer to MIDI Setup on page 57 to re-assign the

– Adjusts the selected parameter, press & turn for

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Right Side of the TouchMix-8

TouchMix-8

3

7

1

2

8

4

6

5

13

10

11

14

22

12

Mixing Surface

Refer to — Figure 13

1.

¼” TRS inputs (9/10 and 11/12)

level, stereo.

2.

Phantom +48V

– Displays input channel

Phantom Power buttons.

3.

Auxes

– A shortcut to the Aux Mix screen.

4.

Wizard

– Links to wizards that assist with

various tasks.

5.

Phones

– Displays Phones level control, use

Master Control to adjust.

6. U2 – Factory default clears all clipping
indications.

7. U1 – Factory default selects the next control to
the left.

8.

Master Control

– Adjusts the selected

parameter, press & turn for fine adjustments.

9.

Power (Standby)

– Takes the mixer in and

out of Standby.

– Line

Stereo In

9/10

Phantom Po wer

+

48V

Aux

Phones

User User

Wizard Info

Mute

Groups

U2 U3

0

FX

Mute

Stereo In

11/12

U4U1

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16
17

18

19

20

3

4

5

21

6

IMPORTANT:

Before removing

7

power (unplugging) press the

Standby

mixer.

10.

Info

– Displays the menu of help topics.

11.

FX Mute

12.

Mute Groups

– Mutes all four FX outputs.

13. U3 – Factory default clears all Cues.

button to power-down the

– Displays Mute Group controls and setup options.

Press for f ine

15

— Figure 13 —

14. U4 – Factory default selects the next control to the right.

15. Ø – Returns the selected control to its default position.

16.

Link

– Displays the Link status and Network Name if connected.

17.

Scene

– Displays the name of the current Scene.

18.

Home

– Navigates up the menu structure to the Home screen.

19.

Menu

– Displays a choice of menu options, including Mixer Setup.

20.

Record/Play

21.

Nudge (+/-)

22.

Control Mode

− Displays recording controls and options.

– Increases or decreases the value setting of the currently selected parameter.

– Changes the granularity of the Nudge control.

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TouchMix-16 Back Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6

Refer to — Figure 14

USB

1.

USB 3.0, Type A

2.

K & Lock® Security Slot

3.

Power Supply

4.

Talkback microphone

5.

Main Right and Left output

6.

Auxiliary outputs 1 through 6

®

– For attaching USB storage devices1, MIDI2 foot switch, and Wi-Fi adapter.

– Compatible with the MicroSaver Security Cable

– Use the power supply delivered with the mixer, do not substitute.

– Balanced female XLR

– Balanced male XLRs

TouchMix-8 Back Panel

Refer to — Figure 15

Talkback

Main Right Aux 6 Aux 5Main Left Aux 4 Aux 3Power

– Balanced male XLRs

Aux 2 Aux 1

— Figure 14 —

USB

®

1 2 3 4 5 7

Power

Cue / Monitor

Phones

Aux 3/4

Right

Left

4 3 2 1

6

— Figure 15 —

1.

USB 3.0, Type A

2.

K & Lock® Security Slot

3.

Power Supply

4.

Cue / Monitor

5.

Aux 3/4

6.

Main Right and Left output

7.

Auxiliary outputs 1 through 4

1 Drives must be formatted using the FAT32 file system. For best results use 7200 RPM, USB 3 hard drives or high-speed SSD. Drive performance is critical for recording. For more

information and to see a list of qualified drives, visit qsc.com. At this time, the TouchMix does not support importing or re-importing digital audio files that have been created or edited
on another device.

2 The TouchMix supports “class compliant” USB MIDI devices. QSC has verified proper operation with these USB MIDI footswitches: iCON G-BOARD and Logidy UMI3

– Stereo 1/4” TRS. Line or in-ear output. This output is wired in parallel with Aux 3 and 4 XLRs.

– For attaching USB storage devices1, MIDI2 foot switch, and Wi-Fi adapter.

– Compatible with the MicroSaver Security Cable

– Use the power supply delivered with the mixer, do not substitute.

– Stereo 1/4” TRS. Line or headphone output is directed to this output when a channel Cue is activated.

– Balanced male XLRs

– Balanced male XLRs

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Home

TouchMix-16

There’s no place like it. The Home screen displays the large faders and the navigation strip. The Home button takes you to the Home screen but
also acts as a Back button in some instances. Depending on where you are in the mixer, it may be necessary to push Home twice to get to the
Home screen.

The Nav (Navigation) Strip

The Nav Strip provides a means of navigating between fader banks and an overview of all fader positions.

Refer to — Figure 16

Inputs 9-16Inputs 1-8

Stereo In / 2 Track

Aux OutputsFX Masters

TouchMix-8

Inputs 1-8

To access the Nav Strip

Blue Nav Strip Bank

Nav Strip Titles

Faders

– The faders represent the current position of all the mixer’s faders. You cannot change the fader levels on the Nav Strip

Red Fader Slot

channel trim, then go to Menu > Mixer Setup > Clear Clip, or push the U2 button.

Inputs 1–8 and 9–16

Stereo In/2-Track Playback

from USB.

FX Masters

– Indicates the type and range of the channels.

– This is a “sticky” clipping indicator letting you know the channel is, or has been, clipping. Make necessary adjustments to the

– Displays the level of the returns for the four internal effects processors.

Stereo In / 2 Track

— Figure 16 —

– From any screen, press Home once or twice to display Home page.

– Indicates the currently selected bank.

– Display the fader settings for main mic/line inputs. (TouchMix-8, Inputs 1–8 only)

– Displays the fader settings for stereo line inputs 17/18 and 19/20 (TouchMix-8 9/10, 11/12) and for 2-track playback

Aux OutputsFX Masters

DCA Groups

DCA Groups

Aux Outputs

DCA Groups

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– Displays the level of the six mono and two stereo auxiliary outputs. (TouchMix-8 four mono auxiliary outputs only)

– Displays the level of the eight DCA master faders. See Misc > DCA Groups.

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Where and What Things Are on the Home Screen Channels

0

48V

G

C

Cue

Lead Gtr

U

10

5

20

40

∞

1

Gigmaster 7

Scene:

0

L/R

F

L

Main

Cue

Mute

U

10

5

5

40

∞

Mute

1

2

3

4
5

6
7

9

10

11

12

13

14

19

15

17

16

18

20

8

Refer to — Figure 17

1.

Select button

Channel controls.

2.

Pan Indicator

3.

Channel Cue

outputs.

“1”

– Represents physical XLR. Channel type (In, Aux, FX, etc.) is hidden by

4.
Record/Arm indicator.

5.

Record/Arm
Playback

6.

48V

– Indicates the Phantom Power is on.

7. C – Indicates Compressor is engaged.

8. G – Indicates Gate is engaged.

9.

Unity

– 0 dB (Fader)

10.

Channel/Main Fader

indicates selected.

– Displays the channel name. Touch to access Master

– Adjust in Master Channel.

– Routes the channel signal to the Phones and Monitor

– Indicates channel is armed for multi-track recording.

- indicates multi-track recorder is the input source.

– Adjust by touch or Master Encoder. Yellow

11.

Unity

– 0 dB (Meter)

12.

Meter

(Input channel) – Indicates the pre-fader signal level.

13.

Channel color

14.

Channel Mute

and FX. Does not mute send to multi-track. You can listen to a muted
channel using the Cue button; the channel level meter shows the
audio level.

15.

Scene

– The currently active Scene. Select from Menu > Scenes.

– Blue = selected, Gray = not selected. Touch to select.

– Silences the channel audio to the Main L/R, Auxiliaries

16.

Link

– Indicates linked adjacent channels

17. L – Indicates the Limiter is engaged

18. F – Indicates the Filter is engaged

19.

L/R Meters

20.

Infinity

– Indicate Main output signal level.

– Fader position for fully attenuated output signal.

— Figure 17 —

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Input Channel

2

4
5
6

1

3

Input Channel – Trim

The Trim (gain) control sets the level of the analog input signal just before conversion to digital. The Trim controls are not available on the iPad App.

Home Select an Input

Bank

Inputs 1-8

Trim

1

Refer to — Figure 18

IMPORTANT:

Proper gain trim adjustment prevents
clipping, improves signal-to-noise performance, and allows
preset compression and gate dynamics to function
as intended.

The following controls and indicators are used to set the input gain Trim:

1.

Trim Controls 1–16

(TouchMix-8 1–8) – These are mechanical controls

found on the TouchMix mixing surface.

2.

Nav Strip

– Touch to select.

• The TouchMix-16 uses the first two fader banks for input channels 1–8
and 9–16 respectively.

• The TouchMix-8 uses the first fader bank for Input channels 1–8.

• The red line in Inputs 1-8 fader bank is a clip indication that is persistent
(sticky) until cleared. When you clear a clip indication, it is cleared only
for the device (iPad or TouchMix) on which you cleared it.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

9

Trim Trim Trim Trim Trim Trim Trim Trim

7

Input Channel Fader

3.
L/R outputs.

4.

Level Meter

– Indicating that the signal level in the channel is below unity. If input gain trim is properly adjusted, this is what you will see when

– Adjusts the output of the channel to the Main

— Figure 18 —

the source is playing somewhat below its average level

5.

Level Meter

– Indicating that the signal level in the channel is at unity. If input gain trim is properly adjusted, this is what you will see when the

source is playing at its average level.

6.

Level Meter

the source is playing somewhat above its average level.

7.

Level Meter

The meter in the Nav Strip stays red until you touch Clear Clip (on the Menu screen) or press User button U2.

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– Indicating that the signal level in the channel is above unity. If input gain trim is properly adjusted, this is what you will see when

– Indicating that the channel is clipping. This is an indication the mixer’s input gain or the source’s output level needs to be reduced.

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Input Channel – EQ

8 9 10 11 12

13

Controls and displays the settings for Input Channel equalization.

Home Select an Input

Bank

Touch Select

Button

Select

EQ Tab

EQIn 2

Inputs 1-8

Refer to — Figure 19 –

1. EQ

Tab

– Selects the EQ screen.

2.

Parametric EQ Graph

the EQ settings. When the EQ is engaged, the trace changes from black to white.

•

EQ Graph Vertical Scale

•

EQ Graph Horizontal Scale

3.

Low and High Cut Filter Buttons

frequency set by the corresponding Freq control.

4.

Low and High Shelf Filter Buttons

parametric filters to shelving filters. When a shelf filter is engaged, the Bandwidth control
is not available.

5.

Frequency Bands 1, 2, 3, and 4 Buttons

parametric EQ band. Four overlapping frequency ranges, each adjustable from 20 Hz to
20 kHz. Each band has an associated Gain, Frequency, and Bandwidth control.

6.

Freq Control Knob

filter as measured from a point 3 dB below 0 or unity.

– A graphic representation of the equalization curve based on

– Represents audio level from -20 dB to +20 dB.

– Represents frequency from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.

– These filters cut frequencies below or above the

– Changes EQ Band 1 and Band 4 from

– Engages / disengages the associated

(Low and High Cut) – Sets the frequency of the low and/or high cut

1

2

3
4

5

6

7

7.

EQ In Button

8.

Gain Control Knob

– Engages the equalizer.

– Adjusts the gain at the frequency setting of the associated EQ

— Figure 19 —

band. Range of -15 dB to +15 dB.

9.

Freq Control Knob

(Frequency bands 1 – 4) – Sets the center frequency of the associated EQ band. If the Shelving filter is engaged, the Freq

control sets the frequency of the shelf filter at a point 3 dB above or below 0 or unity.

10.

Bandwidth Knob

– Adjusts the bandwidth of the associated EQ band. The Bandwidth is measured in Q. When the Self Filter is engaged, the

Bandwidth knob is hidden.

11.

Simple Button

12.

Reset Button

13.

Prev / Next Buttons

– Hides the Low Cut, High Cut, Frequency, and BW controls. Does not effect existing settings.

– Sets all the EQ controls to their factory default position.

– Navigates to the next or previous channel. The buttons cycle through the Input, playback, record, and FX channels, then

loops back to Input 1. If you start in the Auxes, the buttons cycle through the Auxiliary outputs and the Main L/R channels.

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Input Channel – Compressor

2
3

4

5

6

1

7

8

9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16

ABC D

E

The Compressor controls the dynamic range of a signal above a set Threshold.

Home Select an Input

Bank

Touch Select

Button

Select

Comp Tab

CompIn 2

Inputs 1-8

Refer to — Figure 20 –

1.

Comp Tab

2. In – RMS input level

3.

Out

4. GR – Gain Reduction – (red) indicates how much the signal is being reduced by the
compressor.

5.

Threshold Slider

level.

6.

Compressor Graph

•

•

•

– Selects the Compressor screen.

– Output level after any applied compression

– Sets the point at which the compressor will begin to reduce signal

– When the Compressor is engaged, the trace changes to yellow.

Vertical Scale

Threshold

Ratio

(B to E)

– From 0 dB to -60 dB

(E)

•

Attack time

•

Release time

7.

Attack Slider

(A to C)

(C to D).

– Adjusts how quickly the compressor reacts to a signal that exceeds the

— Figure 20 —

threshold.

8.

De-Esser Knob

9.

Comp In Button

10.

De-Esser Button

11.

Release Slider

12.

Knee In Button

– Adjusts the amount of compression at the frequencies of sibilant consonants such as “s”, “z”, and “sh”.

– Engages and disengages the compressor.

– Engages or disengages the De-Esser.

– Adjusts how quickly the compressor stops compressing when signal falls below threshold.

– The knee determines whether the compressor comes on abruptly (not engaged) or gradually (engaged) as the threshold

is crossed.

13.

Gain Knob

14.

Simple Button

• Comp In button

• Simple button

• Reset button

• Compression knob

15.

Reset Button

16.

Ratio Slider

– Adjusts the overall output gain to makeup any loss after the signal is compressed.

– Turns Simple mode on and off. Hides all controls except:

– Sets all the Comp controls to their factory default position.

– Sets the ratio of input level to output level when the signal exceeds the threshold.

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Input Channel – Gate

2
3

4

5

6

1

7

8 9

1310 11 12

A B

DC

E

The Gate passes audio above a set Threshold, and attenuates or silences audio below the Threshold.

Home Select an Input

Bank

Touch Select

Button

Select

Gate Tab

Inputs 1-8

GateIn 2

Refer to — Figure 21 –

1.

Gate Tab

2. In – RMS input level

3.

Out

4. GR – Gain Reduction – indicates how much the signal is being reduced by the Gate.

5.

Threshold Slider

6.

Gate Graph

• Threshold (A)

• Attack time (A-B)

• Release time (C-D)

• Attenuation Level (E).

7.

Attack Slider

threshold.

8.

Gate In Button

– Selects the Gate Screen.

– Output level

– Sets the point at which the Gate allows audio to pass.

– When the Gate is engaged, the trace turns green.

– Adjusts how quickly the gate reacts to a signal that exceeds the

– Engages or disengages the Gate.

— Figure 21 —

9.

Hold Knob

– Sets the minimum time the Gate stays open once it is opened, and the length of time the Gate stays open after the input level drops

below the Threshold.

10.

Release Slider

11.

Simple Button

– Adjusts how quickly the Gate attenuates the audio when signal falls below threshold.

– Turns Simple mode on and off. Hides all controls except:

• Gate In button

• Simple button

• Reset button

• Gating knob

12.

Reset Button

13.

Attenuation Slider

– Sets all the Gate controls to their factory default position.

– Sets the amount of attenuation applied to the output when the signal is below the Threshold.

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Input Channel – FX Sends

Channel

Master

Controls how much of the Input channel’s audio is sent to the FX devices. In addition, you can adjust the FX Sends at Menu > FX Overview.

Home Select an Input

Bank

Touch Select

Button

Select

FX Tab

Inputs 1-8

FXIn 2

Refer to — Figure 22 –

1.

FX Tab

– Selects the FX Sends screen.

2.

FX Send Sliders

– Sets the level of audio “sent” from the channel to the FX mix; -40 dB

is off.

3.

FX Processor

– The thumbnail representation of the FX processor takes you to a screen

where you can select the processor for that FX mix.

4.

Simple FX

5.

Global FX Parameters

– Hides the Global FX Parameters for a simpler setup.

– Provides control over the two most important parameters of
the selected FX device. The controls are different depending on the selected processor.
For detail on these and other FX controls, refer to the FX device topic.

6.

Pitch Correct

– Refer to Input Channel – Pitch Correct on page 35.

FX Signal Flow

Audio input passes through the EQ, Dynamics (compressor and gate) and the Channel
Fader. At this point the audio signal is split and goes in two directions:

1. Through the Pan control to the Main L/R Fader and Main outputs.

2. To the 4 Channel FX sends (— Figure 23 shows just one of the four FX Sends)

The FX Send control determines how much of the channel audio is sent (or routed) to the assigned FX processor.

The FX processor works its magic on the audio and transforms the mono input into a stereo signal. The FX Master fader controls how much or how
little of the processed (“wet”) signal is combined with the unprocessed (“dry”) before going to the FX Master fader and on to the Main L/R outputs.

1
2

3

4

5

6

— Figure 22 —

Audio

Input

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Channels

EQ Dynamics

Sends

Fader

FX

Channel

L C R

-40 -20 -10 -5 5 10U

— Figure 23 —

34

Pan

FX

FX

Main

L/R

Main

Left

Main

Right

Input Channel – Pitch Correct

Pitch Correct (available on Input channels 1 through 16) shifts the frequency of an input signal to match the nearest “correct” musical pitch. The mixer
has only one Pitch Corrector which can be assigned to only one channel at a time.

IMPORTANT:

You can enable or disable the Pitch-Correct feature using User Buttons without regards to the position of the Enable
button on this screen. If you don’t hear any difference with Pitch Correct enabled, check to make sure the feature has not been disabled
using the User Button feature. Refer to MIDI Setup on page 57.

Home

Select Input

Bank

Select Input

Channel

Select

FX

FXIn 2

Inputs 1-8

Refer to — Figure 24

1.

Pitch Correct Enable Button

currently selected channel.

2.

Blend Knob

– Sets the ratio of uncorrected (Dry) to corrected (Wet) signal. When fully
clockwise, only corrected signal will be heard. When fully counter clockwise, only the
original signal will be heard. Intermediate settings will result in a doubling effect.

3.

Key Knob

– Selects a key for the pitch corrector to use in determining what the target
note is. If “None” is selected, the Pitch Corrector will target the nearest chromatic pitch.
The table shows the Key selections.

4.

Correct Rate Knob

– determines how quickly the pitch is corrected

– Assigns and enables/disables Pitch Correct to the

None E A

C F

A/B

C/D F/G

D G

D/E G/A

1

B

42 3

— Figure 24 —

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Input Channel – Aux Sends

Channel

2

3

1

7

4

5

6

Auxiliary outputs are used to create a mix for stage monitors, in ear monitors, remote speakers or video / broadcast. For the TouchMix-16, there are six
(1-6) mono and two (7/8 – 9/10) stereo Aux mixes. For the TouchMix-8 there are four (1–4) mono Aux mixes.

Home Select an Input

Bank

Touch Select

Button

Select

Auxes Tab

Inputs 1-8

AuxesIn 2

Refer to — Figure 25

1.

Auxes Tab

2.

Overview Button

Aux Sends at one time

3.

Aux Master Buttons

Aux output controls.

4.

Aux Send Sliders

Aux output; -40 dB (-Inf) is off.

5.

Pre Fdr/ Post Fdr / Pre Dyn / Pre All Button

where you can change the setting. This setting is for all Aux Sends to the selected Aux
Output. Determines where in the signal flow the aux signal is taken. Refer to — Figure 26

6.

Aux Sends Pan Slider

a pan control. When two auxes are linked, the even aux’s send control becomes a pan
control. Refer to the Aux Output topic for Aux Linking information.

7.

Aux Link Indicator

7/8 and 9/10 cannot be unlinked. You can link Aux channels from an Input channel Aux Sends screen by touching one of the Aux Master buttons,
or one of the pick-off buttons. Both take you to the Aux channel Setup screen where linking is accomplished.

– Selects the Aux Sends screen

– Navigates to the Aux Overview where you can see and adjust all

– Touch one of the Aux Master buttons to go to the associated

– The Aux Send sets the level of audio sent from the channel to the

– Takes you to the Aux Output channel

– Aux mixes (7/8 & 9/10 for TouchMix-16, only) always have

— Figure 25 —

– Indicates the Aux channels are linked. The TouchMix-16, auxes

Pre All

Pre Dyn

Pre All

Pre Fdr

Pre Fdr

Pre Fdr

Pre Fdr

Pre Fdr

Auxiliary Channels Flow Diagram

The Pre All, Pre Dyn, Pre Fader, and Post Fader buttons are radio-buttons that provide options for where the Aux Outputs get their signal. In — Figure

26 the Pre Fader button is selected.

Fader

Audio

Input

Input

Channels

Pre All

EQ Dynamics

Pre Dyn

— Figure 26 —

Pre Fader

Post Fader

Channel

Pan

L C R

Aux

Sends

-40 -20 -10 -5 5 10U

Aux Outputs

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Input Channel – Presets

Select, recall and store channel settings.

Home Select an Input

Bank

Touch Select

Button

Select

Presets Tab

Inputs 1-8

PresetsIn 2

Refer to — Figure 27 and — Figure 28

1.

Presets Tab

2.

Current Preset

3.

Preset Info Button

press this button to see more information about the preset. Information provided
varies and may include style of music, instrument details, microphone/pick-up type and
position, or other helpful information. This button provides information only, it does not
change anything.

4.

Factory / User Switch

• Factory Presets – A library of QSC designed input-channel presets.

• User Presets – User Presets may be stored to and recalled from Internal memory or an

External (USB) storage device.

5.

Instrument List

Drums, Strings etc. Select the instrument assigned to this channel.

6.

Type List

you selected. Select one.

7.

Preset Name List

8.

Recall Preset Button

Channel except:

• Analog/Multi-track state

• Track/Arm button

• Cue

• Mute

• Channel Link state

9.

Omit Levels Switch

recalled.

10.

Omit Name Switch

11.

Omit Phantom Switch

12.

Save / Save As Button

and selecting internal or USB storage destination.

13.

Internal List

mixer.

14.

External (USB) List

on a USB drive currently connected to the mixer.

15.

Copy to USB Button

connected to the mixer. Cannot copy to Factory or to the same location as the selected
file.

16.

Copy to Internal Button

location as the selected file.

17.

Delete Button

– Selects Presets screen.

– The current preset.

(Factory only) – After selecting the Instrument, Type, and Preset,

– Toggles between Factory and User presets.

(Factory only) – Displays a list of instrument categories. For example,

(Factory only) – Displays a list of instruments within the Instrument category

(Factory only) – Displays a list of factory-designed presets, select one.

– Recalls the selected Preset. Recalls all parameters for an Input

– When engaged, Channel Faders, FX Sends, and Aux Sends are not

– When engaged, preset Channel Names are not recalled.

– When engaged, Phantom power “On” setting is not recalled.

(User only) – Displays a page with options for naming a preset

(User only) – Displays a list of user-defined presets that are saved on the

(User only) – Displays a list of user-defined presets that are saved

(User only) – Copy the selected Internal preset to a USB drive

(User only) – Copy the selected USB preset to the Internal Mixer storage. Cannot copy to Factory or to the same

(User only) – Select a User Preset and touch this button to delete the Preset.

12

13
14
15

16

17

11

10

1

2
3

4
5

6
7

8

9 10 11

— Figure 27 —

8

9

— Figure 28 —

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Save Button

18

Line

Hi-Z

Input

Normal

Reverse

Polarity

3

1

4

6
7

2

8
9

10

12

13

5

11

18.

– After pressing Save/Save As, the Save Preset As screen displays. The save button saves the currently active preset to the location

selected, and with the name displayed on this screen.

19.

Enter Name Field

– You can do one of the following:

IMPORTANT:

Presets and Scenes are saved as files, so naming restrictions

19

are more strict than other names such as a channel name. When saving a
preset using the keyboard displayed on the TouchMix, the restricted characters

20

are not available. The iPad keyboard is not restricted. You can name a Scene or
Preset using characters 1 to 0, A to Z, a to z, a period (.), hyphen (-), equal sign

— Figure 29 —

(=), exclamation point (!), parenthesis, underscore (_), or plus sign (+).

a. Choose to keep the same name. If the name exists in Internal or USB preset, and you are saving to the same location, you are asked if you want

to overwrite the name. If the name does not exist, the presets saves to the selected location.

b. You can change the name partially or in whole. If the name does not exist in the selected location, the preset saves.

20.

Save Location Switch

– Select either Internal or External (USB).

Input Channel – Setup

Channel Setup provides control of various functions that apply specifically to a single channel.

Home Select an Input

Bank

Inputs 1-8

Refer to — Figure 30

Touch Select

Button

Select

Setup Tab

SetupIn 2

Setup

1.

2.

– Selects the Setup screen

Link

– Links adjacent channels. The odd numbered channel settings are copied to
the even numbered channel. Pan settings are mirrored. Only odd > even pairings are
supported – even > odd pairings are not.

3.

Channel

4.

Name

– The system channel number. This does not change.

– Touch the Name to display a keyboard that may be used to enter a name for

the channel.

5.

Input Selector

– (TouchMix-8. Mic Inputs 1-2 only) Line accepts line-level inputs, Hi-Z is

for use with guitars and other instruments having passive pick-up systems.

6.

Source

– Selects the corresponding Analog input or multi-track (Track) as the audio

source for the channel.

7.

Polarity

8.

Digital Gain

– Touch to change polarity of the channel output.

– Digital Gain may be added when a source has insufficient output level to

— Figure 30 —

adequately drive an input channel.
Stereo Input channels 17/18 and 19/20 (TouchMix-16,), and 9/10 and 11/12 (TouchMix-8)
do not have a mechanical gain control, only Digital Gain.

9.

Arm to Record

10.

11.

Mic Phantom

Assign To

– Sets the channel to be included in a multi-track recording.

– Turns 48V phantom power on/off for the channel.

– Turns the channel’s assignment to the Main Left / Right output on and off. Useful for applications such as 5.1 playback or live

performance to a click track. The factory default is on – assigned to Main L/R.

12.

Mute Group Assignment

– Select the Mute Groups this channel is to be part of. User-assigned names display on the buttons. See the Mute

Groups topic.

13.

DCA Group Assignment

– Select the DCA Groups this channel is to be part of. User-assigned names display on the buttons. See the DCA

Groups topic.

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Output Channel

EQ

Aux Outputs

Aux 1 Main

or

Output Channel – EQ

The Main LR and Aux 1 – 6 (Aux 1 – 4 TouchMix-8) outputs have a 1/3 octave graphic EQ. Stereo auxes 7/8 and 9/10 use a parametric EQ identical to
the input channel’s EQ.

Home Select the Aux

Bank

Select

Aux

OR

Select

Main

Refer to — Figure 31 and — Figure 32 (iPad Screens)

1.

EQ Tab

– Selects the EQ screen

For Aux 1-6 (1-4 TouchMix-8) and Main L/R

Band Selector Buttons

2.

3.

GEQ Graph

– Graphic representation of the equalizer settings. The currently selected

– Touch a band to access faders.

group of frequencies has a blue background.

4.

Center Frequency Labels

5.

EQ Faders

– Adjusts the audio level at the indicated frequency. Yellow background

– Center frequency of a frequency band.

indicates the fader is selected.

For all Output Channels

6.

Reset Button

7.

EQ In Button

– Sets all EQ controls to factory default.
– Engages the Graphic or Parametric EQ.

For Aux 7/8 & 9/10 (TouchMix-16, only)

8.

Parametric EQ Graph

– A graphic representation of the equalization curve based on

the EQ settings. When the EQ is engaged, the trace changes from black to white.

•

Vertical Scale

•

Horizontal Scale

9.

Low and High Cut Buttons

– Represents audio level from 20 to +20 dB.

– Represents frequency from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.

– Engages/disengages the filters. These filters cut

frequencies below or above the frequency set by the corresponding Freq control.

10.

Low and High Shelf Buttons

– Toggles EQ Bands 1 and 4 between parametric and

shelving filters. When a shelf filter is engaged, the Bandwidth control is not available.

11.

Frequency Bands 1, 2, 3, and 4 Buttons

– Engages / disengages the associated
parametric EQ band. Four overlapping frequency ranges, each adjustable from 20 Hz to
20 kHz. Each band has an associated Gain, Frequency, and Bandwidth control.

12.

Freq Control Knobs

(Low and High Cut) – Sets the frequency of the low and/or high

cut filter as measured from a point 3 dB below 0 or unity.

13.

Gain Control Knobs

– Adjusts the gain at the frequency setting of the associated EQ

band. Range of -15 dB to +15 dB.

14.

Freq Control Knobs

(Frequency bands 1 – 4) – Sets the center frequency of the
associated EQ band. If the Shelving filter is engaged, the Freq control sets the frequency
of the shelf filter at a point 3 dB above or below 0 or unity.

15.

Bandwidth Knobs

– Adjusts the bandwidth of the associated EQ band. The Bandwidth

is measured in Q.

16.

Simple Button

– Hides the Low Cut, High Cut, Frequency, and BW controls. Does not

effect existing settings.

Select

EQ Tab

1

2

3

4

5

6
7

— Figure 31 —

8

9
10

11

12

7

13 14 15 16

6

— Figure 32 —

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Output Channel – Limiter

The Limiter keeps the audio level from going above the set Threshold.

Home Select the Aux

Bank

Select

Aux

OR

Select

Main

Select

Limiter Tab

Aux Outputs

Aux 1 Main

or

Refer to — Figure 33

1.

Limiter Tab

– Selects the Limiter screen

2. In – RMS input level

3.

Out

– Output level

4. GR – Gain Reduction – indicates how much the signal is being reduced by the Limiter.

5.

Limiter Graph

– When the Limiter is engaged, the trace is blue.

• Threshold (A)

• Ratio (B)

• Attack time (A to B)

• Release time (B to C)

• Vertical scale = dB

6.

Threshold Slider

7.

Ratio Slider

– Sets the point at which the Limiter will begin to reduce signal level.

– Sets the ratio of input level to output level when the signal exceeds the

threshold.

Limiter

1
2

3
4

5

6

A C

B

7

8
9

10 11 12 13

8.

Attack Slider

– Adjusts how quickly the Limiter reacts to a signal that exceeds

the threshold.

9.

Release Slider

10.

Limiter In Button

11.

Knee In Button

– Adjusts how quickly the Limiter stops Limiting when signal falls below the Threshold.

– Engages or disengages the limiter.

– Engages or disengages the Knee. The Knee provides a smoother transition from the Attack to the Release. — Figure 33 shows

the knee engaged.

12.

Simple Button

– Turns the Simple mode on and off. Hides all controls except:

• Limiter In button

• Simple button

• Reset button

• Limiting (Threshold) knob

13.

Reset Button

– Sets all the Limiter controls to their factory default position.

— Figure 33 —

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Output Channel – Filter

1

2

3

5

6

Available on the Main L/R and Aux 1 – 6 (TouchMix-16,) and 1 – 4 (TouchMix-8) outputs. These narrow, cut-only, filters are useful for dealing
with feedback.

Home Select the Aux

Bank

Select

Aux

OR

Select

Main

Select

Filter Tab

Aux Outputs

Refer to — Figure 34

1.

Filters Tab

2.

Filter In Buttons

3.

Lo Cut

– Selects the Filters screen

– Engages a single Filter.

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies below this frequency setting. Range is 20 Hz

to 2 kHz. The slope of this filter is 18 dB/octave.

4.

Graph

– Graphic representation of engaged filters.

• Vertical scale = dB

• Horizontal scale = frequency

5.

Hi Cut

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies above this frequency setting. Range is 200 Hz

to 20 kHz. The slope of this filter is 18 dB/octave.

6.

Freq Knob

7.

Cut Knob

– Sets the center frequency of a filter.

– Sets amount of Cut (or attenuation) for a notch filter.

NOTE:

Aux Outputs 7/8 & 9/10 have only low- and high-cut filters.

(TouchMix-16, only)

Aux 1 Main

or

Filter

4

2

7

8 9

— Figure 34 —

8.

Filters In Button

9.

Reset Button

– Enables / disables individual filter engagement.

– Sets all the Filter controls to their factory default position.

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Output Channel – Presets

1

2
3
4

Store, recall and copy the settings associated with an output channel.

Home Select the Aux

Bank

Select

Aux

OR

Select

Main

Select

Presets Tab

Aux Outputs

Aux 1 Main

Refer to — Figure 35

1.

Presets Tab

2.

Current Preset Label

3.

Save / Save As Buttons

preset and selecting internal or USB storage destination.

4.

Internal Presets List

recalled from Internal memory.

5.

Factory Presets List

Currently, the only preset available is Reset. Reset sets all output channel’s
parameters to their factory default state.

6.

External Presets List

recalled from an External (USB) storage device

7.

Recall Preset Button

settings, filter settings, mute assignments, DCA assignments, link state,
name and (optional) channel level.

8.

Omit Levels Switch

not change any levels.

9.

Copy to Internal Button

Mixer storage.

– Selects the Presets screen

– Displays the name of the current active preset.

– Displays a page with options for naming a

– Up to 100 Internal Presets may be stored to and

– Displays a list of factory programmed presets.

– Up to 100 External Presets may be stored to and

– Recalls stored output channel EQ settings, limiter

– When set to “Omit Levels”, recalling the preset will

– Copy the selected Preset to the Internal

or

Presets

5

6

7

8 9

— Figure 35 —

10 11

10.

Copy to USB Button

11.

Delete Button

– Copy the selected Preset to a connected USB drive.

– Select a User Preset and touch this button to delete the Preset.

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Output Channel – Setup / Delay

9

1

3
4

2

5
6

7
8

12

11

10

Output Channel Setup provides control of various functions that apply specifically to a single output channel.

Home Select the Aux

Bank

Select

Aux

OR

Select

Main

Select

Setup Tab

Aux Outputs

Aux 1 Main

or

Refer to — Figure 36

1.

Setup Tab

2.

Link Button

– Selects the Setup screen

(For TouchMix-16, Aux Channels 1-6 only) (For TouchMix-8 Aux Channels
1-4 only) – Links adjacent channels. The odd numbered channel settings are copied
to the even numbered channel. Pan settings are mirrored. Only odd > even linking is
supported – even > odd linking is not.

3.

Channel Label

4.

Name Field

– The system name for the channel. This name does not change.

(For Aux Channels Only) – Touch the Name to display a keyboard that may

be used to enter a name for the channel.

5.

Delay In Button

6.

GXD Amp Settings Button

– Engages or disengages the Delay.

– Click this button to determine the best settings for your
QSC GXD amplifier. Refer to Output Channel – QSC GXD Amplifier Settings on page

45 for details.

7.

Delay Knob

– Sets the output delay. Readouts are provided in milliseconds, feet, and

meters.

8.

Speaker Settings Button

– Click this button to determine the best settings for your QSC K Series, KW Series, and KLA Series Loudspeakers. Refer

to Output Channel – Speaker Settings on page 44 for details.

Setup

— Figure 36 —

9.

Assign To

– Touch this button to assign the output of this channel to the Main L/R speakers. You must set the Aux Sends on all input channels you

want in this mix.

10.

Aux Pick-Off Switch

– This setting is for all Aux Sends to the selected Aux Output Channel. Determines where the aux signal is taken. The

selections are: Pre Fdr/ Post Fdr / Pre Dyn / Pre All. Pre Fdr is most commonly used for monitors.

11.

Mute Group Assignment Buttons

– Select the Mute Groups this channel is to be part of. User-assigned names display on the buttons. See the

Mute Groups topic.

12.

DCA Group Assignment Buttons

– Select the DCA Groups this channel is to be part of. User-assigned names display on the buttons. See the

DCA Groups topic.

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Output Channel – Speaker Settings

Provides help in properly adjusting QSC K, KW and KLA powered loudspeakers when used with the TouchMix.

Home Select the Aux

Bank

Select

Aux

OR

Select

Main

Select

Setup Tab

Touch Speaker

Settings

Aux Outputs

Aux 1 Main

or

Refer to — Figure 37

1.

Select Speaker Button

– Touch the button that corresponds with the

QSC K, KW or KLA speaker connected to the output.

2.

Set the Gain

– Adjust the Gain knob on your loudspeaker to the position

indicated by the illustration and the text (3) below it.

3. When you are finished, touch the Done button.

NOTE:

Subwoofer level may be adjusted to get the desired
relative high/low balance.
When the speakers are adjusted as directed, signal to noise ratio
is optimized and the output meters on the TouchMix reflect how
much speaker system headroom is available. Note that the LIMIT
LED on the speakers is not a Clip indicator. It will be lit before the
mixer’s meters indicate any overdrive. This is because the speakers’ DSP is preventing dynamic peaks in the program from overdriving
the amplifier and speakers.

Other Recommended Speaker Settings

Setup

1

2

3

Speaker Settings

— Figure 37 —

LF

With subwoofer

EXT SUB

No subwoofer

NORM

HF

FLAT

MIC LINE

(channel A only)

LINE

K8, K10, K12 KW121, KW152, K153 KLA12 K-Sub, KW181, KLA181

LF

With subwoofer

EXT SUB

No subwoofer

NORM

HF

FLAT

LF

With subwoofer

EXT SUB

No subwoofer

NORM

ARRAY SIZE

Set to number of KLA12 boxes in

MODE

NORMAL

POLARITY

NORMAL

the array

MIC

0

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Output Channel – QSC GXD Amplifier Settings

GXD Amp Settings

Setup

Aux Outputs

Aux 1 Main

or

1

7

2

3

4

5
6

1

6

2

3
4

5

7

Provides information for properly adjusting QSC GXD Amplifiers when used with the TouchMix.

Home Select the Aux

Bank

Select

Aux

Refer to — Figure 38

On the GXD Amplifier:

1.

Home

– If the amplifier’s Gain screen is not displayed, press the Home button. If the Gain screen is

displayed, skip to the next step.

2. Adjust the Gain A and Gain B knobs for 0.0 dB gain.

3. Adjust the Gain B/DSP Control knob to select Stereo DSP.

4. Adjust the Gain B/DSP Control knob to select Sensitivity.

5. Adjust the Gain B/DSP Control knob to select TouchMix.

6.

Home

– Returns to the Home screen.

On the TouchMix:

7.

Done

– Closes the GXD Amp Settings pop-up.

Select

OR

Main

Enter

– Moves to the next screen.

Enter

– Moves to the next screen.

Enter

– Moves to the next screen.

Enter

– Confirms selection.

Select

Setup Tab

Touch GXD Amp

Settings

Aux Overview

— Figure 38 —

Provides an overview of Aux Sends for all Input channels and FX Mixes, along with the Aux
Master faders for each Aux mix.

All aux sends, pan controls, and master fader levels may be adjusted by touching to select and using the Master Encoder.

Menu Press

Menu

Aux Overview

Aux

Overview

Refer to — Figure 39

1. Only

Input

and

FX Master

banks are selectable on the Nav Strip while in

the Aux Overview.

2. Each

column

(In 1, In 2) represents a channel, and lists the channel’s Aux

Sends and pan controls.

NOTE:

If an input has been given a name, the name will be
displayed as the column heading. Touch the Select (name) button
to navigate to the input channel’s controls.

3. Each

row

represents an

Aux mix

, the name of the mix is displayed in the

first column and with the Master fader.

Pre Fdr/ Post Fdr / Pre Dyn / Pre All

4.

– Indicates the Aux Pick-off point
for the selected Aux mix. You can change the setting by going to the Aux
Channel Setup tab.

5.

Aux Master Fader

6.

Stereo Aux Master Slider

7.

Pan Control Slider

– Adjusts the overall level of the mix.

– A single slider is provided for a stereo pair.

– Pans the input between the left and right sides of a

stereo aux mix.

NOTE:

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If an Aux output is given a user defined name, that name will be displayed above the Aux Master.

Select an Input

Bank

Inputs 1-8

45

— Figure 39 —

FX Masters

Eect

FX Masters

FX 1

FX Masters – Effect

FX controls common to all Effects Processors. Refer to the individual FX Processor topics for details.

Home Select the FX

Masters Bank

Refer to — Figure 40

1.

Effect Tab

2.

Aux Send Knobs

– Selects the FX Master Effect screen

(TouchMix-16,, 1–10) (TouchMix-8, 1–4) – Adjust level of processed

audio going to the Aux mixes.

3.

Reset Button

4.

Preset Label

5.

FX Pull-down

6.

Simple Button

– Returns processor and Aux Send controls to their default settings.

– Name of the current preset. Touch to access the library of Presets.

– Touch to select a different processor.

– Turns Simple mode on and off. Hides all but the essential controls on

the selected FX. The hidden controls are unique to the selected FX device. The Mono and

Stereo Delays do not have a Simple mode.

7.

Meters

– The Input meter displays the incoming audio level before the FX. The Output

meters display the stereo audio level after the FX.

8.

FX Master Fader

– Controls the level of the FX mix to the Main L/R Outputs. Select Pre-

fader Listening (PFL) or After-Fader Listening (AFL) on the Mixer Setup screen.

Touch a Select

Button

Select

Effect Tab

1

2

3
4

5

6

7

8

FX Masters – EQ

Controls and displays the settings for the FX Master channel equalization.

Home Select the FX

Masters Bank

FX Masters

Refer to — Figure 41

1.

EQ Tab

– Selects the FX Master EQ screen.

2.

EQ Graph

– A graphic representation of the EQ settings. The vertical measurement is
gain, the horizontal is frequency. In the example, the Low Cut filter and the high Shelf
filter are engaged.

3.

Shelf Filter Buttons

– 1 (low), 2 (high) – Engages / disengages the associated shelf

filter.

4.

Low Cut Button

– Engages/disengages the low cut filter. This filter cuts frequencies

below the frequency set by the Freq control.

5.

Gain Knob

– Adjusts the gain of the associated EQ band over a range of -15 dB to +15

dB.

6.

Frequency Knob

– Sets the frequency at a point 3 dB below 0 for the Low Cut filter and
3 dB above (when gain is negative) or below (when gain is positive) the Gain setting of
the associated Shelf Filter.

7.

Reset Button

8.

EQ In Button

– Sets all the EQ controls to their factory default position.
– Engages the equalizer

Touch a Select

Button

FX 1

Select

EQ Tab

EQ

— Figure 40 —

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

— Figure 41 —

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FX Masters – Preset

Presets

FX Masters

FX 1

Recall presets for the selected FX channel based on the current FX device. All Presets are available for all FX channels.

Home Select the FX

Masters Bank

Touch a Select

Button

Select

Presets Tab

Refer to — Figure 35

Presets Tab

1.

2.

Current Preset Label

3.

Save / Save As Button

– Selects the Presets screen.

– Displays the name of the currently active preset (if any).

– Displays a page with options for naming a scene and

selecting internal or USB storage destination.

4.

External (USB) List

– Displays a list of presets that have been saved on an External

(USB) drive.

5.

Internal List

6.

Factory List

– Displays a list of presets that have been stored to Internal mixer memory.

– Displays a list of the factory programmed presets available for the

currently loaded FX device. Touch a preset name to select.

7.

Delete Button

8.

Copy to USB Button

9.

Copy to Internal Button

10.

Recall Preset Button

– Deletes a selected preset from Internal or External user memory.

– Copies the selected preset to an External (USB) Drive.

– Copies the selected preset to the internal mixer memory.

– Recalls the effects parameters of a preset that has been selected
in the Factory, Internal or External (USB) window. Recall does not affect Aux Sends, EQ,
Mutes, or Group assignments

1

2
3

4
5

6

7
8

9

10

— Figure 42 —

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FX Masters – Setup

Setup

FX Masters

FX 1

Setup allows you to rename the FX Master channel, and assign the channel to Mute and DCA Groups

Home Select the FX

Masters Bank

Touch a Select

Button

Select

Setup Tab

Refer to — Figure 43

1.

Setup Tab

2.

Channel Label

– Selects the Setup screen.

– System name for the FX channel (mix). Does

not change.

3.

Name Field

– Touch the Name to display a keyboard that may be used to

enter a name for the channel.

4.

Assign To

– Turns the FX channel’s assignment to the Main Left / Right

output on and off.

5.

Mute Group Assignment Buttons

– Select the Mute Groups this

channel is to be part of. See the Mute Groups topic.

6.

DCA Group Assignment Buttons

– Select the DCA Groups this channel

is to be part of. See the DCA Groups topic.

FX Overview

Provides an overview of the FX Sends for all Input channels, and the FX Master
fader for each FX processor. All FX sends and FX master levels may be adjusted
by touching the control to select and using the Master Encoder or the Nudge
buttons on the iPad.

1

2

3

4

5

6

— Figure 43 —

Menu

Menu

FX

Overview

FX

Overview

Refer to — Figure 44

1. Only

Input banks

Nav Strip

2. Each
a

FX Sends

3. Each
the

4.

FX Master fader

column

channel

.

row

represents an

FX Sends

.

are selectable on the

(In 1, In 2 ...) represents

, and lists the channel’s four

FX mix

for the mix.

– Adjusts the
combined level of all FX Sends for
the mix.

5.

FX Processor Icon

– Indicates the

currently selected FX device for the FX mix.

, and lists

Select Input

Bank

Inputs 1-8

1

2

In 1 In 2 In 3 In 4 In 5 In 6 In 7 In 8

FX 1 FX 1 FX 1 FX 1 FX 1 FX 1 FX 1 FX 1

Stereo In / 2 TrackInputs 1-8 Inputs 9-16

FX Masters Aux Outputs DCA Groups

3

FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2 FX 2

4

FX 3 FX 3 FX 3 FX 3 FX 3 FX 3 FX 3 FX 3

5

FX 4 FX 4 FX 4 FX 4 FX 4 FX 4 FX 4 FX 4

FX

Ma ste rs

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— Figure 44 —

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FX Processors

2 3 4

5

Sine

Saw

FX Processors – Basic Chorus

The Chorus FX Varies the pitch of a signal at a steady rate to “thicken” a sound.

Home

FX Masters

Select FX

Channel

Effect

Select ChorusSelect

FX Masters

FX 1

Eect

Refer to — Figure 45

LFO Type Switch

1.

– Selects how the pitch will be varied. Sine will vary
the pitch smoothly. Saw will cause the pitch to change abruptly and then
ramp back.

2.

LFO Rate Knob

LFO Depth Knob

3.

– Determines the rate at which the pitch will be varied.

– Controls the amount of modulation applied to the
audio signal.

4.

Lo Cut Knob

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies below this frequency

setting. Range is 20 Hz to 2 kHz.

5.

Hi Cut Knob

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies above this frequency

setting. Range is 200 Hz to 20 kHz.

Type

Rate

.35 Hz 5.0 Hz

Slower Faster

FX

1

Chorus

+

— Figure 45 —

Depth

.1 3.5

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Less Depth More Depth

— Figure 46 —

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FX Processors – Dense Reverb

3 4 5 86 7

3 4 5 86 7

The Dense Reverb (presets with a “D” suffix) is a model of a DSP reverb with more dense reflections that some may find
more representative of actual acoustic spaces.

Home

FX Masters

FX Masters

Select FX

Channel

FX 1

Select

Effect

Eect

Select

Dense Reverb

FX

Dense Reverb

Refer to — Figure 73

1.

Lo Cut Knob

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies below this frequency

setting. Range is to 20 Hz to 2 kHz.

2.

Hi Cut Knob

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies above this frequency

1

2

setting. Range is 200 Hz to 20 kHz.

3.

Reverb Time Knob

– Reverb Time (RT) is the length of time required for

the reverberation to drop by 60 dB.

4.

Initial Delay Knob

– Sets the time interval between input signal and

first reflection.

5.

High Ratio Knob

6.

Diffusion Knob

– Changes the amount of high frequency reflections.

– Controls the density of groups of Early Reflections. Or

Simulates the complexity of surfaces off which the sound reflects.

7.

Reverb Delay Knob

8.

Early Reflections Knob

– Changes the delay between reflections.

– Changes the amplitude of the early reflections.

— Figure 47 —

FX Processors – Lush Reverb

Lush Reverb (presets with an “L” suffix) is a model of a DSP reverb with a more “lush” character.

Home

FX Masters

FX Masters

Select FX

Channel

FX 1

Select

Effect

Eect

FX

Select

Lush Reverb

Lush Reverb

Refer to — Figure 48

1.

Lo Cut Knob

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies below this frequency

setting. Range is 20 Hz to 2 kHz.

2.

Hi Cut Knob

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies above this frequency

setting. Range is 200 Hz to 20 kHz.

3.

Size Knob

– The longest dimension of the simulated acoustic space

in meters.

4.

Pre Delay Knob

– Sets the time interval between input signal and

first reflection

5.

Low Reverb Knob

– Adjusts the reverb decay time for frequencies below

the crossover frequency.

6.

Crossover Knob

– Sets the crossover point for the Low Reverb Time and

the High Reverb Time.

7.

High Reverb Knob

– Adjusts the reverb decay time for frequencies above

the crossover frequency.

8.

Diffusion Knob

– Adjusts the early reflections to simulate a more complex or less complex reflective acoustic surface.

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2

— Figure 48 —

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FX Processors – Mono and Stereo Delay

3 4 5 876

1

2

43

These effects delay the audio signal to create echo and similar effects. Controls for the stereo delay may be linked or operated independently.

Home

FX Masters

FX Masters

Select FX

Channel

FX 1

Select

Effect

Eect

FX

Select

Stereo Delay

Stereo Delay

Refer to — Figure 50

NOTE:

Tempo buttons are shown for illustration only. The Tap Tempo

The screenshot at the right is from an iPad, the Tap

1

2

buttons are not available on remote devices.

1.

Lo Cut Knob

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies below this frequency

setting. Range is 20 Hz to 2 kHz.

2.

Hi Cut Knob

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies above this frequency

Tap

Tempo

Tap

Tempo

setting. Range is 200 Hz to 20 kHz.

3.

Delay Knob

– Sets the time between the dry audio and the

delayed audio.

4.

Tap Tempo Knob

– Sets the tempo of the regenerations by tapping.
Touch the Tap Tempo button, then tap the Master Control knob at a
steady rate.

5.

Regeneration Knob

– Adjusts the amount of delayed signal that is sent

— Figure 49 —

back to the input. At 0% only the first echo will be heard. At 99% the echo will repeat indefinitely at the same level.

6.

Channel Linking Knob

(Stereo Delay only) – Links all controls of both channels. Channel two is set to the same level as Channel one.

FX Processors – Pitch Shift

The Pitch Shift raises or lowers the pitch of an audio signal by a fixed interval. In addition, the signal can be delayed from the original. The two output
channels can be adjusted independently.

Home

FX Masters

Select FX

Channel

Select

Effect

Select

Pitch Shift

FX Masters

FX 1

Eect

FX

Pitch Shift

+

Refer to — Figure 50

1.

Lo Cut Knob

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies below this frequency

setting. Range is 20 Hz to 2 kHz.

2.

Hi Cut Knob

– Attenuates, or “cuts” frequencies above this frequency

setting. Range is 200 Hz to 20 kHz.

3.

Left and Right Shift Knobs

(+) for the two output channels.

– Sets the amount of shift, down (-) or up

• 100¢ = 1 half step,

• 200 ¢ = 1 whole step,

• 1200¢ = 1 octave

Rotating the Master Encoder will change the amount of pitch shift in half-step
intervals. For finer adjustments, hold the Encoder down while adjusting.

— Figure 50 —

4.

Left and Right Delay Knobs

– Adds up to 100 milliseconds of delay to

the Pitch Shift output.

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Menu

Aux

Overview

Remote

Control Settings

DCA

Groups

User

Buttons

Scenes Security

FX

Overview

Menu

Mixer Setup Talkback Mic Phantom

Settings

Clear Clip

Clear

Clear Mute

Clear Cue

Advanced

Simple

Set Screen

Modes

Language

MIDI

Setup

2

13

9

4
5

3

1

12

11

10

14

6

15

16

17

7
8

The Menu provides links to some of the mixer’s functionality and global settings. In addition the Menu provides quick access to Clear Clip, Mute, Cue,
and global Screen mode.

Press Menu

Menu

Touch a button to access the functionality.

Titles 1 through 12 have individual help topics.

1.

DCA Groups

2.

Security

3.

Scenes

– Refer to DCA Groups on page 55.

– Refer to Security on page 54.

– Refer to Scenes on page 53.

FX Overview

4.

5.

Remote Control Settings

– Refer to FX Overview on page 48.

– Refer to Remote Control Settings on

page 56.

6.

Aux Overview

7.

Language

– Refer to Aux Overview on page 45.

– Select 中文, Deutsch, English, Français, Русский

Español. The languages changes for the Info screens and the Demo
screens.

8.

MIDI Setup

9.

User Buttons

10.

Mic Phantom

11.

Talkback

12.

Mixer Setup

13.

Clear Clip

– Refer to MIDI Setup on page 57.

– Refer to User Buttons on page 58.

– Refer to Phantom Power on page 60.

– Refer to Talkback / Noise on page 60.

– Refer to Mixer Setup on page 59.

– Resets clip indications on the Nav Strip. The clip indications are cleared only on the device on which the clear Clip button was

pressed. By default, User Button 2 also performs this function.

14.

Clear Mute

15.

Clear Cue

16.

Advanced

– Unmutes all Mutes except Mute Groups, and DCA Mutes.

– Clears the Cue. By default, User Button 3 also performs this function.

– displays and allows access to all controls on all screens having Advanced and Simple mode. You can change individual screens to the

Simple mode as you wish.

17.

Simple

– displays a reduced set of controls on all screens having Advanced and Simple mode. You can change individual screens to the Advanced

mode as you wish.

— Figure 51 —

NOTE:

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Switching from Advanced to Simple will not change any control value settings.

52

Scenes

10

Scenes provide the ability to store and recall all mix parameters.

Press
Menu

Touch

Scenes

Menu

Scenes

Refer to — Figure 52

1.

Current Scene Label

2.

Save / Save As Button

– Displays the name of the most recently recalled scene.

– Displays a page with options for naming a scene and

selecting internal or USB storage.

3.

External (USB) List (User)

4.

Internal Scenes List (User)

5.

Factory Scenes List

– Saves scene data to the a USB storage device.

– Saves scene data to the mixer’s internal storage.

– A library of preset scenes representing mixer settings for a variety

of bands, productions and styles. Factory memory is read-only.

6.

Delete Button

– Deletes the selected Internal or External Scene.

NOTE:

To copy a Factory scene, first recall the Factory scene, then use the

Save/Save-as feature to save it to the desired location.

7.

Copy to USB Button

– Allows scenes to be moved/copied between USB memory and

internal memory. Factory memory is read-only.

8.

Copy to Internal Button

– Allows scenes to be moved/copied between USB memory

and internal memory.

9.

Recall Preset Button

10.

Include / Omit Levels Switch

– Recalls the selected Scene. Does not change Wi-Fi network settings.

– When engaged (omit), all Faders, FX Sends, and Aux Sends are not recalled.

1
2

3
4

5

6
7
8

9

— Figure 52 —

NOTE:

The mixer saves the state of all controls every 30 seconds. If you are making a lot of changes, the mixer can wait up to one

minute to save. When power is removed from the mixer, then restored, the mixer returns to the state of the last auto save.

NOTE:

It is possible to recall a TouchMix-16, scene on a TouchMix-8, and recall a TouchMix-8 scene on a TouchMix-16,. The TouchMix-8
will simply ignore those input channels and mix buses it doesn’t have. The TouchMix-16, changes all the settings the TouchMix-8 scene
has. Factory Stereo channel settings update the Factory Stereo channels on the mixer. Channels 9/10 and 11/12 on the TouchMix-8
change Channels 17/18 and 19/20 on the TouchMix-16, and vice versa.

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Security

Set Passwords

Security Setup

Administrator

All Access

(All except Security Setup)

Simple Mode Only

Levels Only

Overwrite Scenes

and/or Presets

Recall

Scenes

Recall

Presets

Auto Lock

OnO

24 1

Hours Minutes

2

3

1

6

4

5

Provides four levels of password-enabled security to TouchMix functionality.

Touch
Menu

Touch

Security

Menu

Security

Refer to — Figure 53

1. Passwords

IMPORTANT:

Setting the password for Administrator enables the
Security feature. Leave this field empty to operate the mixer without
security restrictions.

Administrator

•

– Users logging in with this password may access all mixer

functions including Security Setup.

•

All Access

•

Simple Mode Only

– Allows access to all mixer functions except Security Setup.

– Allows access to all simple-mode mixer functions for
screens having a Simple / Advance choice, and all other functions except
Security Setup.

•

Levels Only

2.

Overwrite Scenes & Presets

– Access to level controls only.

– Enables or disables ability to overwrite Scenes and Presets on the mixer, or external hard drive. The switch is

available for all security levels except Administrator.

3.

Recall Scenes

– Enables or disables ability to recall Scenes on the mixer, or external hard drive. The switch is available for all security levels except

Administrator.

— Figure 53 —

4.

5.

Recall Presets

– Enables or disables the ability to recall Presets on the mixer, or external hard drive. The switch is available for all security levels

except Administrator and Levels Only.

Hours and Minutes

– Sets the amount of time it takes for the Auto Lock to be activated. Once the mixer is locked, login is required for levels

assigned a password.

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DCA Groups

DCA Groups allow you to mute and control the signal level of channels assigned to it. The DCA does not move the faders or change the mute state of
channels assigned to it.

Press
Home

Touch the

DCA Bank

DCA 2

DCA Groups

Refer to — Figure 54

NOTE:

You can also access the DCA Groups screen by touching
Menu > DCA Groups, or assign a DCA Group from the channel
Setup screens.

About DCA Groups

• When a channel is in one or more DCA Groups, the output of that channel is
equal to the sum of the DCA fader settings and channel fader settings.

• When a channel is in one or more DCA Groups, the channel and all the DCA Groups
must be unmuted for audio to pass. The same rule applies when a channel is in a DCA,
and Mute Group – all must be unmuted for audio to pass.

1.

DCA Select Button

2.

DCA System Name Label

3.

User-defined Name Field

– Selects the associated DCA group to add or remove channels.

– This name does not change.

– Touch the name field to display a keyboard that

may be used to enter a name for the DCA Group.

4.

Clear Button

5.

Assignment Buttons

– Clears all assignments from the selected DCA Group.

– Touch one of the channel Assignment buttons to add the channel to the selected DCA Group. You can assign all channel

types except DCAs.

Aux Overview

For details refer to Aux Overview on page 45

1

2
3

4

5

— Figure 54 —

Provides an overview of Aux Sends for all Input channels and FX Mixes, along with the Aux Master faders for each Aux mix.

All aux sends, pan controls, and master fader levels may be adjusted by touching to select and using the Master Encoder.

Menu Press

Menu

Aux Overview

Aux

Overview

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Select an Input

Bank

Inputs 1-8

55

Remote Control Settings

Remote

Control Settings

Menu

Aux 1 (Lead Vocals)

Aux 2 (Backing Vocals)

Aux 3 (Tim’s Ears)

Aux 4 (Bass)

Aux 5 (Guitar)

Aux 6 (Delays)

Aux 7/8 (Drummer)

Aux 9/10 ( Keys)

Access Control:

Devices

Joe’s iPad

Extra iPad 1

iPhone_vocal

Main Mix

Record

User Buttons

Remote Control Settings

Remove Device

Save

Access Control:

Save

Personal Monitor Mix

Full Access

Security Login

Devices

Joe’s iPad

Extra iPad 1

iPhone_vocal

Remove Device

Remote Control Settings

2

1

Personal Monitor Mix

Full Access

3a
3b
3c
3d

4
5

2

6

A

B

Controls the availability of mixer functionality to logged-in devices on a device by device basis. When a new device connects to the mixer’s network
and the TouchMix Control App is launched, the mixer displays a message indicating that a new device is connected.

Touch
Menu

Refer to — Figure 55 (Section A is for Personal Monitor Mix, section B is for Full
Access.)

1.

Devices:

Lists the remote devices that are, or have been connected to the

TouchMix. Blue highlight indicates selection.

2.

Access Control:

you want to allow for the selected device. Full Access gives the remote device
full access and allows for a password-secured login.

Touch

Remote

Personal Monitor Mix enables you to select the functionality

NOTE:

the

When a remote device is set to

Cue

and

Mute

buttons are not available on the Aux-Mix-on-

Personal Monitor Mix

,

Faders.

3.

Functionality selection

– Blue indicates function is allowed, gray indicates

function is not allowed.

a.

Main Mix

b.

Record

c.

User Buttons

– Access and control of the main mix controls.

– Access and control of the recording functionality.

– Access to change the functions assigned to the

User Buttons.

d.

Auxiliary Channels

on-stage performers.

4.

Save

– Saves the settings for the selected device. A message indicating what functions are available is sent to the device.

5.

Remove Device

6.

Security Login:

FX Overview

For details refer to FX Overview on page 48.

Provides an overview of the FX Sends for all Input channels, and the FX Master fader for each FX processor. All FX sends and FX master levels may be
adjusted by touching the control to select and using the Master Encoder or the Nudge buttons on the iPad.

Menu FX

Menu

– Access to individual aux channel mixes. Great for the

— Figure 55 —

– Removes the selected device from the list.

– Determines if the user of the selected device must login or not. Must have the mixer Security functionality enabled. See Security.

Overview

Select Input

Bank

FX

Overview

Inputs 1-8

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MIDI Setup

The MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) Setup provides the means to use a USB MIDI foot switch to control many functions of the
TouchMix mixer.

Touch
Menu

Touch

MIDI Setup

Menu

MIDI

Setup

Refer to — Figure 56

1. Touch to select the MIDI channel. The current MIDI
assignments are displayed on buttons 1 – 8. Blue
indicates the MIDI channel is selected and can be
assigned/unassigned or renamed.

2. Name of the MIDI function. Click to rename. When
you change the MIDI assignment for the MIDI
button, the name changes to the default name of
your selection.

3. Select an item from each of the lists in the order
shown – Action, Selection, Detail.

4. Blue indicates the current selection for the list.

5. MIDI Assignment – The name of the assignment
made internally to the USB MIDI foot switch button.

6. Learn MIDI –

i. Touch this button to teach the TouchMix what

MIDI command should trigger the selected
action. A message displays saying, “Waiting for
incoming MIDI message...”

ii. Press a button on the USB MIDI foot switch.

MIDI Setup

MIDI 1 MIDI 2 MIDI 3 MIDI 4 MIDI 5 MIDI 6 MIDI 7 MIDI 8

1

Next Scene

2

3

4

5

Not in use Not in useNot in use Not in use Not in use Not in use Not in use

Next Scene

Action

Recall Input Preset

Recall Output Preset

Recall Scene

Mute

Go to Screen

Recording

Select

Utility

Selection

Factory

User

Relative

Detail

Next Scene

Previous Scene

6
7

8

UnassignAssign

Learn MIDI

MIDI Assignment

No MIDI assignment

— Figure 56 —

iii. When the learned MIDI command is given, the TouchMix responds by executing the assigned function.

7. Unassign – Touch this button to remove the assignment to the selected MIDI button.

8. Assign – Touch this button to complete the assignment.

NOTE: PITCH CORRECT

– This function disables or enables the Pitch Correct feature, it does not affect the assignment of the feature

to a channel.

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User Buttons

Provides a means to assign the four User Buttons to various functions giving one-touch access to the assigned function.

Press
Menu

Touch

User Buttons

Menu

User

Buttons

Refer to — Figure 55

By default the User buttons are assigned to:

•

Navigate Left

•

Clear Clip

•

Clear Cue

•

Navigate Right

(U1)

(U2)

(U3)

(U4).

1. Current User Button functions 1 – 4.

2. Blue indicates the User Button is selected and can be changed or renamed.
The current function is displayed in the Action, Selection, and Detail list
boxes.

3. Name of the User Button. Click to rename. When you change the
function assigned to the button, the name changes to the default for what
you selected.

4. Select an item from each of the lists in the order shown – Action, Selection, Detail.

5. Blue indicates the current selection for the list.

1
2
3
4

5

6
7

User Button Setup

User Button 1 User Button 2 User Button 3 User Button 4

Nav Left Clear Clip Clear Cue Nav Right

Nav Left

Action

Recall Input Preset

Recall Output Preset

Recall Scene

Mute

Go to Screen

Recording

Select

Utility

ResetAssign

Selection

Selected Parameter

Clear

Pitch Correct

Nav Left

Nav Right

Fader to 0 dB

— Figure 57 —

Detail

6. Reset – Resets the selected User Button to its default setting.

7. Assign – press this button to complete the assignment.

NOTE: PITCH CORRECT:

This function disables or enables the Pitch Correct feature, it does not affect the assignment of the feature to
a channel. The only way you can tell if this feature is enabled or disabled at the User Button level is to see if you can hear a difference
when Pitch Correct is assigned to a channel. If you select Utility > Pitch Correct >, you need two user buttons, one to enable the feature,
the other to disable it. Refer to Input Channel – Pitch Correct on page 35 for information about assigning or enabling Pitch Correct for
a channel.

Alternate Method

of setting a User button to navigate to a specific screen. Does not apply to remote devices.

1. Navigate to the desired page.

2. Press and hold a user button for 2 - 3 seconds.

3. Upon release, a message appears. Touch “Yes” to accept the change or “Cancel” to reject it.

4. You can give the user button a friendly name from the User Button Setup screen.

To return the user button to the factory default, press it one time to access the assigned page. Then push and hold the user button for 2-3 seconds.

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Mixer Setup

10
11

12

2

9

3

6

13

12

(iPad)

Control various global and utility functions.

Press
Menu

Touch

Mixer Setup

Menu

Mixer Setup

— Figure 58 refers to the TouchMix, — Figure 59 refers to the iPad App.

1.

Display Brightness Knob1 – Controls the brightness of the LCD screen

and the illuminated buttons on the TouchMix.

2.

Cue Mode Switch

– Changes the Cue pick-off point to pre-fader listen

(PFL), or after-fader listen (AFL).

3.

Sample Rate Switch

– Selects the sample frequency (bit rate) for the
mixer. Most relevant for recording. Typically, 44100 is used for audio CD,
and 48000 for audio with video.

4.

Dynamics Processing Switch1 (Global) – Determines whether all input

channel gates and compressors are controlled by a pre or post EQ signal.

5.

Demo Mode Switch1

– Demo mode provides a slide show that highlights

some of the TouchMix features.

6.

Clear Storage Button

– Deletes all user-defined presets and scenes from

the mixer. Does not delete presets or scenes stored on a USB device.

7.

Software Version Label

– Displays the version number of the currently
installed firmware. If you are using a remote device, you must be
connected to the TouchMix to see the TouchMix software version. The App
version is shown in the remote device’s settings.

Mixer Setup (TouchMix)

1
2

3
4
5

6
7
8
9

General Settings

Cue Mode AFLPFL

Sample Rate 48.0 kHz44.1 kHz

Dynamics Processing Post EQPre EQ

Demo Mode Off On

Software Version: 1.0.3764

End User License Agreement

Network Setup

Save System Log to USB

Display Clear

Brightness

— Figure 58 —

0.75

Clear Storage

Clears Presets

and Scenes

Upgrade

Reset Mixer

8.

Upgrade Button1 – When QSC makes an update to the TouchMix

firmware, you can download it from the QSC website and onto a USB
device. After inserting the USB device into the TouchMix, touch the
Upgrade button to start the process. Follow the instructions on screen.

9.

End User License Agreement

using your TouchMix.

10.

Save System Log to USB Button1 – The TouchMix saves various events that take place when the TouchMix is on. This log can be saved to a USB

– Please read this agreement before

— Figure 59 —

device then sent to QSC Technical Support for use in troubleshooting TouchMix system errors. This file requires special software to read it.

11.

Network Setup Button1 – Takes you to the Network Setup screen.

12.

Reset Mixer Button

13.

Select Mixer... Button

– Resets all mixer controls to the factory default. This does not erase any user presets on the mixer or on a USB drive.

– This function applies to remote devices only. Touch this control to select a mixer when more than one TouchMix mixer is

connected to the network.

1 Not available on remote devices.

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Talkback / Noise

This screen controls the routing and level of Talkback and Noise.

Press
Menu

Menu

NOTE:

Talkback is available only on the TouchMix-16, Noise is available on both models.

Touch

Talkback

Talkback

TouchMix-16

OR

/

Touch Noise

Gen.

Noise Gen.

TouchMix-8

Refer to — Figure 60 (TouchMix-8 does not have the Talkback feature.)

1.

Assignments

– These buttons select the destination for the noise or talkback
signals. Note that it is possible to route talkback to the four FX devices. This is very
useful when auditioning and selecting effects.

2.

Talk Level

– Adjusts the level of the talkback signal to the assigned outputs. -Inf

(Infinity) is off.

3.

Talkback Enable

– Touch to enable Talkback, touch again to disable Talkback.
Unlike the mixer’s hold-to-talk Talk button, this button is latching. When enabled,
the hold-to-talk button is illuminated. On the iPad, both Talk and Enable are
latching.

4.

Noise Level

– Adjusts the level of the noise signal to the assigned outputs.

-Inf (Infinity) is off.

5.

Noise Enable

– Touch to enable Noise, touch again to disable Noise.

1

2

3

4
5

Phantom Power

Supplies +48 VDC to XLR Inputs only when using an XLR connector. Phantom power
is not available on any 1/4” TRS connectors.

Press
Menu

Menu

Refer to — Figure 61

1.

Input Selection On

corresponding XLR icon to turn +48V on or off. Red indicates on.

2.

Input Selection Off

corresponding XLR icon to turn +48V off. Gray indicates off.

In addition, Phantom power may be switched on and off from the Setup screen of
each input channel.

Touch Mic

Phantom

Mic Phantom

OR

/

Press
+48V

Phantom

+

48V

– Touch the Input channel name button, or the

– Touch the Input channel name button, or the

— Figure 60 —

1

2

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60

Network Setup

Mixer Setup Network Setup

Wireless

Menu

2

3

1

8

4

5

6

7

3

1

4

Network setup is done on the TouchMix only.

Wireless Network Setup

Manages the mixer’s Wireless Network. Connect iPhones and iPads running Apple iOS6 or later.

Make sure the supplied Wireless USB Adapter is installed in one of the mixer’s USB ports. Use only the adapter supplied with the mixer.

IMPORTANT:

Press
Menu

Mixer Setup

Do not remove or install the Wireless USB Adapter while recording or playing back audio.

Touch

Touch

Network Setup

Touch

Wireless

Refer to — Figure 62 (Section A is for creating your own network, section B is for
connecting to an existing network.)

1.

Mixer Name: (Network SSID

) – The Name of the mixer’s network (A) or the
network SSID of an existing network (B). Touch the name to display a keyboard
and enter a network name.

2.

Edit Settings for:

– Provides a choice to set up a wireless or wired network for

the mixer.

3.

Network Mode:

– When setting up a wireless network, you can create a network

on the mixer (A), or connect to an existing network (B).

4.

Set Network Password:

– Displays the password for the network to which
your device will connect. Touch the Name to display a keyboard that you can
use to enter a Password for the network. When creating your own network (A),
the password must be numeric; 0-9 only, and must be 10 characters. An existing
network (B) may have restrictions as well.

5.

Scan...

– When connecting to an existing network (B), touch the Scan... button to
display a list of networks from which you can select. Touch the network you want,
then touch Select. The Network SSID is automatically populated.

A

B

Network Setup

Mixer Name:

Edit Settings for:

Network Mode

Set Network Password:

Network Mode

Network SSID:

Password:

My Mixer Name

Wireless

Wireless Network Settings

Connect to existing network

1234567890

Wireless Network Settings

Connect to existing network

My Network

My Password

— Figure 62 —

Apply

Wired

Create own Network

Create own Network

Scan...

WEP 40

Security:

Wired Network Requires

USB/Ethernet adapter

Signal
Strength:

WPA

(AES + TKIP)

(CCMP)

WPA2

6.

Signal Strength:

7.

Security:

8.

Apply

– When connecting to an existing network (B), select the security protocol used by the existing network.

– After making the selections for a network, touch the Apply button to configure the network. A message displays indicating that the network

is being configured.

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Wired Network Setup

Mixer Setup Network Setup

Wired

Menu

Assigned Address:

Mixer Name:

Edit Settings for:

Wireless

Apply

Network Setup

My Mixer Name

Wired

Wired Network Requires

USB/Ethernet adapter

IP Address Assignment

Network Address:

Network Mask:

Static

192.168.1.65

Automatic

255.255.255.0

Gateway:

Wired Network Settings

192.168.1.254

Adapter Not

Present

IP Address Assignment Static Automatic

Connected

169.254.1.1

Wired Network Settings

A

B

2

3

1

6

5

4

3

5

4

Manage the mixer’s Wired Network. Connect iPhones and iPads running Apple iOS6 or later.

Install a USB/Ethernet Adapter into one of the mixer’s USB ports. Any adapter based on the ASIX AX88772 chipset should work. Adapters based on
other chipsets including newer versions of USB 3.0/Ethernet adapters from ASIX do not work.

IMPORTANT:

Touch
Menu

Mixer Setup

Do not remove or install the USB/Ethernet Adapter while recording or playing back audio.

Touch

Touch

Network Setup

Touch

Wireless

Refer to — Figure 63 (Section A is for static network, section B is for automatically
connecting to a network.)

1.

Mixer Name: (Network SSID

) – The name of the mixer’s network or the name of an

existing network. Touch the name to display a keyboard and enter a network name.

2.

Edit Settings for:

– Provides a choice to set up a wired or wireless network for

the mixer.

3.

IP Address Assignment:

– When setting up a wired network, you can use a static

IP Address that you type in, or use an automatically set IP Address.

4.

Network Status

– Red indicates a problem like “Adapter not Present”, green

indicates the TouchMix is connected to the network.

5.

Network IP Address, Network Mask, and Network Gateway

– These are

the required identifiers for the network to which you want to connect.

6.

Apply

– After making the selections for a network, touch the Apply button
to configure the network. A message displays indicating that the network is
being configured.

— Figure 63 —

Network Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble connecting your iOS device to your TouchMix here are a few tips.

1. Check the software version on the mixer (

• If the TouchMix software version is 2.0.xxx, the iOS TouchMix App must be 2.0.xxxx.

• If the TouchMix software version is 1.xx.xxxx, the iOS TouchMix App must be 1.xx.xxxx.

• If you are in doubt, download the latest ToucMix software from QSC.com, and the latest TouchMix App from the App Store.

2. Are other iOS devices able to see and log on to the TouchMix?

• If not, the problem may be with the TouchMix Network Setup.

• Do the TouchMix Network Setup settings correspond to the Wi-Fi hardware you’ve connected to the mixer? Version 2.0 and later firmware offers

more Wi-Fi options than just a point-to-point connection between mixer and iOS device. Make sure that, for example, the “Wired” option hasn’t
been selected when no USB-to-Ethernet adapter is present. See the instructions on Network Setup on page 61.

3. If other iOS devices are able to connect to the mixer…

• Verify the TouchMix network password and re-type it into the Wi-Fi settings of you device.

• Restart your iOS device by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button. The “Slide to power off” slider will appear. Drag it to power down and

wait for your device to complete the cycle. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.

• Force close and restart the TouchMix App. Press the iOS device Home button twice in rapid succession. Swipe left until you see the TouchMix

App. Swipe up on the TouchMix App and then restart normally.

• Visit the Apple support site at http://www.apple.com/support/ and search for ‘iOS wi-fi troubleshooting’.

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>

Mixer Setup

>

Software Version

62

) and your iOS device (

Settings

>

TouchMix

>

Version

).

Mute Groups

Mute

Groups

Mute Groups allow you to mute a group of assigned channels, at the same time, by pressing the Mute Group mute button.

Press Mute
Groups

About Mute Groups

When a channel is in one or more Mute Groups, all Mute Groups containing the
same channel and the Channel Mute itself, must be unmuted for audio to pass.

Mute Groups Mute Screen

Refer to — Figure 64

1.

Edit Button

– Touch the Edit button to add or remove channels from

Mute Groups.

2.

Mute Group Buttons

– From the Mute Groups screen you can mute or unmute

any of the eight Mute Groups.

Mute Group Edit Screen

Refer to — Figure 65

1.

Close Edit Button

2.

Mute Group Select Buttons

3.

Mute Buttons

NOTE:

by a Mute Group only, the channel Mute button is a lighter shade of
red. (not gray)

– Returns to the Mute Group Mute screen.

– Selects the Mute Group for editing.

– Mutes / unmutes the channels assigned to the Mute Group.

Channel Mute (on Home screen) – When a channel is muted

1

2

— Figure 64 —

1
2

3
4

5
6

4.

User-Defined Name

– Touch the name to display a keyboard that may be used

to enter a name for the Mute Group.

5.

Mute Group System Label

6.

Clear Button

7.

Assignment Buttons

– Clears all assignments from the selected Mute Group.

– This name does not change.

– Touch one of the channel Assignment buttons to
add the channel to the selected Mute Group. You can assign all channel types
except DCAs.

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— Figure 65 —

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Phones and Monitor

Phones Monitor

1

Controls the output level for the Phones Cue and Monitor Cue

Press
Phones

Refer to — Figure 66

OR

Press

Monitor

NOTE:

TouchMix-16.

Phones (1) and Monitor (2) Level

the Phones and Monitor outputs.

NOTE:

Monitor Outputs. To send audio channel signals (including Main
LR) to the Phones / Monitor Outputs. Enable the Cue button for
the channels you want to listen to.

The Monitor Level control is available only on the

– Controls the level of the Cue signal on

By default, no audio signal is sent to the Phones /

2

— Figure 66 —

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Record / Playback

Record/

Play

9 10 11 13 14

12

Main Screen

Provides the controls to record and playback multiple channels.

IMPORTANT:

All USB memory devices must be formatted as FAT32 to work with TouchMix. Drive performance is critical for recording.
For more information and to see a list of qualified drives, visit qsc.com. At this time, the TouchMix does not support importing or
re-importing digital audio files that have been created or edited on another device.

Press
Record / Play

Refer to — Figure 67

1

NOTE:

All the standard channel controls act as they do regardless
of record / playback status. For example, if you Mute the channel that
is recording, the output gets muted, but recording of the input
continues.

1.

Bank Selectors

– You must have an Input Channel bank selected to setup

2
3

recording or playback.

2.

Track Indicator

channel. Displays here and on the Home screen.

3.

Armed Indicator

here and on the Home screen.

4.

Track Source Switch

– Indicates that a recorded track is the audio source for the

– Indicates that the channel is armed for recording. Displays

– Selects analog input (left) or track (right) for the audio

4

5

6

7
8

source of the channel.

5.

Arm Button

6.

New/Recall Session Button/Label

– Engage to select a channel to be recorded.

– Navigates to the Recording Setup
screen where sessions and recording utility functions may be managed. In
addition, the name of the currently active Session is displayed.

7.

Transport Control Buttons

– Standard controls. To record and playback at

— Figure 67 —

the same time, arm the inputs you want to record, select Track for the tracks you want to playback, then touch the Play button.

8.

Time Code Display

– Displays position of the Play pointer in HH:MM:SS. Maximum record time is determined by the capacity of the attached

hard-disc drive.

NOTE:

Due to a file size limitation, the max continuous recording time is roughly three hours. You will receive a message that you are
approaching this limit approximately 10 minutes beforehand. You may work around this by stopping the recording at a logical point
(between sets), and restart the recording at any time. It is not necessary to create a new session. The mixer will continue the existing
session by writing each file as an additional region (see “Recording Directory Structure”).

9.

Time Line

10.

Play Pointer

11.

Locate Pointer

a. Position the
b. Touch the
c. Touch

12.

Go To Button

13.

Total Record Time Counter

– Represents the session time line.

– Indicates current record/playback position.

– The Locate pointer holds a set place on the Time Line to which the Play pointer can be relocated.

Play

pointer.

Set

button.

Go To

to return to that spot.

– Repositions the Play pointer to the position of the Locate pointer.

– The total length of the recording in HH:MM:SS. If recording is in progress, this number grows until the recording

is ended.

14.

Set

– Marks the current location of the Play pointer and moves the Locate pointer to that position.

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Recording Setup

Session Naming here

New / Recall Session:

Record/

Play

Recall, initiate, and manage recording sessions.

Press
Record / Play

Touch

New / Recall

Refer to — Figure 68

1.

New Session Button

– Displays a keyboard used to enter a name and initiate a

new session.

2.

Current Session Label

– Displays the name of the currently active recording/

playback session.

NOTE:

All session names must be in upper-case letters.

The session you want to rename must be the current session.

3.

Rename Button

– Touch the Rename button to change the name of the

current session.

4.

USB Sessions List

– Displays a list of recording sessions available on the USB

device connected to the mixer. Select a session to Recall or Rename

5.

Record Pick-off Point Switch

• Pre – Recorded signal is taken before the channel EQ, compressor and gate.

• Post – Recorded signal is taken after channel EQ, compressor and gate.

6.

Recall Session Button

– Loads the session selected in the USB Sessions window.

1

2
3

4

5

6

— Figure 68 —

NOTE:

To return to the main Record / Play screen, press the Home button.

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2-Channel − Playback and Record

The Main L/R, Aux 7/8, or 9/10 can be recorded then played back over the Main L/R Outputs.

Press
Home

2-Track Recording Setup

Refer to — Figure 69

1.

Source Select Buttons

L/R, Aux 7/8 or Aux 9/10. (TouchMix-8 only Main L/R)

2.

Record Pick-off Point Switch

affected by the channel EQ and Dynamics (Post), or is not affected by the
channel EQ and Dynamics (Pre).

Select the

2-Trk Bank

Touch the

Select Button

2-Trk PB or 2-Trk Rec

Stereo In/2-Trk

– Select the source for 2-Track recording. Main

– Determines if the recorded audio is

1

2

Arm to record Button

3.

– When engaged, the source channels you
selected are recorded when recording begins. This button is also available
on the Record/Play screen.

2-Track Playback EQ

Refer to — Figure 70

1.

EQ Graph

2.

Low Cut Button

frequencies below the frequency set by the Freq control.

3.

High and Low Shelf Filter (1, 2) Buttons

associated Shelf Filter.

4.

Gain Knob

-15 dB to +15 dB.

5.

Frequency Knob

associated EQ band.

6.

Reset Button

7.

EQ In Button

– A graphic representation of the EQ settings.

– Engages / disengages the filter. This filter cuts

– Engages / disengages the

– Adjusts the gain of the associated shelf filter over a range of

– Sets the center, or shelving, frequency of the

– Sets all the EQ controls to their factory default position.

– Engages the equalizer.

3

— Figure 69 —

1

2
3
4

5

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7

— Figure 70 —

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Wizard

FX Wizard

The FX Wizard aids in adding FX to channels and routing those FX to monitors so your mixes have depth and sound fantastic!

Press
Wizard

Touch FX

Wizard

Wizard

Refer to — Figure 71

1.

FX1, 2, 3, 4 Buttons

NOTE:

The Source, Type, and FX Preset windows provide a means of

selecting an Effect based on what the source is.

If any of the lists fill the window, flick up on the list to show
more selections.

2.

Source List

Type List

3.

– Use the Source window to select the source instrument category.

– Use the Type windows to select the type of instrument you want to

send to the Effect processor.

– Selects which of the four FX mixes you want to work with.

FX

Wizard

1

2

3
4

5
6

7
8

9

At this point you have narrowed your selection enough for TouchMix to provide a
list of recommended Effect presets.

4.

FX Preset List

– Use the FX Preset window to select the Effect and variation.

— Figure 71 —

For example, in the FX Preset window if you see the letter “D”, it refers to the Dense Reverb Effect, and the text following the letter indicates the
Preset (variation) of the Dense Reverb.

5.

Recall Button

6.

Clear Button

Select Inputs to feed

7.

– Loads the effect that has been selected in the Source, Type and FX Style windows.

– Un-assigns all the inputs and outputs.

FX 1 Mono 250 Delay

the input channel to the selected Effect.

8.

Cue Button

9.

Select Aux Output Buttons

– Touch Cue above the FX fader to hear the output of the selected effect.

associated Aux Output.

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– Each input channel is represented by a button. Touch one or more of these buttons to feed

– Each Aux Output is represented by a button. Touch one or more of these buttons to send the effect output to the

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Gain Wizard

The Gain Wizard aids in adjusting analog input gains to avoid clipping and distortion so your mixes sound great!

Press
Wizard

Touch Gain

Wizard

Wizard

Gain

Wizard

Refer to — Figure 72

NOTE:

The Gain Wizard is designed to assist after setting the
Input Trim knobs, and during a performance. If a clip indication
displays on the Nav Strip, use the Gain Wizard to determine how
much you need to reduce the Trim. This is especially helpful
when the clip was caused by a momentary spike.

1.

Reset Button

2.

Tick-Mark Counters

– Clears the Tick-Mark counters.

– Tells you how many tick marks to turn the Trim
knob counterclockwise to prevent clipping. The number changes based on
how long the input was clipping.

3.

Trim Knob

– Turn this knob (on the TouchMix surface) the number of tick

marks indicated on the Tick-Mark counter.

Aux Mix-on-Faders

Presents a single Aux Mix with large Sends faders.

Touch
Aux

Select an Input

Bank

1

2

3

— Figure 72 —

Aux

Inputs 1-8

Refer to — Figure 73

NOTE: Cue

and

Mute

are not available on a remote device

when its security is set to “Personal Monitor Mix”.

1.

Input and FX Bank Selectors

– The Nav Strip functions as it does for the
Main L/R mix. Touch a block of mini-faders to navigate to a group of inputs
or effects.

2.

Channel Select and Friendly Name

– touch a channel selector to go to

the details for that channel.

3.

Mix Select Button

4.

System Channel Name Labels

5.

Cue Buttons

– Touch this button to select a different Aux mix.

– 1 Mic, 2 Mic, ... does not change.

– Sends signal from the channel input (AFL or PFL) to the

Phones and Monitor (TouchMix-16, only) outputs.

6.

Send Faders

– Adjusts the level of the selected input channel in the

Aux Mix.

7.

Channel Input Meter

– Displays the pre-fader / post-compressor & gate

audio level of the channel.

8.

Aux Master Fader

9.

Mute Buttons

– Adjusts the overall level of the Aux Mix.

– Silences the channel output.

1

2

3
4

5

6

7

8

9

— Figure 73 —

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Dimensions

13.1 in (333 mm)

2.2 in (56 mm) 9.6 in (245 mm)

TouchMix-8

USB

®

Power

Cue / Monitor

Phones

Aux 3/4

Right

Main LeftAux 1 Aux 2 Aux 3 Aux 4 Main Right Phones

Left

4 3 2 1

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Instrument

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Trim Trim Trim Trim Tr im Tr im Tr im Tr im

Home

Menu

TouchMix-8

Stereo In

9/10

Phantom Standby

+

48V

FX

Mute

Cue/

Monitor

User User

U1

Info

Wizard

U2 U3

0

Stereo In

11/12

Mute

Groups

Aux 3/4

U4

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Record/

Play

Press for f ine

TouchMix-16

14.2 in (360 mm)

2.3 in (58 mm)

11.5 in (291 mm)

Talkback

USB

®

Main Right Aux 6 Aux 5Main Left Aux 4 Aux 3Power

Main LeftAux 1 Aux 2 Aux 3 Aux 4 Aux 5 Aux 6 Main Right Talkback

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Trim Tri m Tr im Trim Tri m Tr im Tr im Trim

Aux 2 Aux 1

TouchMix-16

Stereo In

17/18

Aux Out

7/8

Cue Monitor

Phantom Standby

+48V

Wizard Info

Aux

Mute

FX

Mute

Groups

Stereo In

19/20

Aux Out

9/10

Menu

Record/

Play

Talkback

User

U2 U3

User

U1

Press for f ine

TalkPhones Monitor

0

User

User

U4

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Specifications

TouchMix-8 TouchMix-16

DIsplay (both models) 6.1” x 3.5” (156mm x 90mm) color TFT, touch sensing.

Inputs (Mic/Line) 12 Total:

4, XLR/TRS combo
4, XLR
2 Stereo, 1/4” TRS

Input (Talkback) N/A 1, XLR

Outputs 2 Main, XLR, line-level

Mic & Line Input Channel Processing 4-band parametric EQ with Hi/Low shelving option • variable 24db/octave Low-cut & High-cut filters • Gate • Compressor

2-Track (USB) & FX Return Processing 2-band shelving EQ • variable 24db/octave Low-cut • Gate • Compressor

Output Channel Processing Main outputs and auxes 1–6: 1/3 octave graphic EQ • Limiter • 4 full-frequency notch filters • Variable 18dB/oct Low-cut and High-cut filters

1

Recording

Groups 8 DCA groups (with mutes) • 8 Mute groups

Cue Selectable AFL or PFL

Effects 4 professional effects engines configurable as reverb (2 types) • pitch shift • mono delay • stereo delay • chorus.

Scene and Preset Memory Scenes: 100 user-defined scenes, including all mixer parameters may be stored internally or on FAT32 formatted USB

3

®

Security Slot

2

4

External Control

Wi-Fi

Dimensions (HWD) 56 mm x 333 mm x 245 mm

Weight 4.3 lb (1.95 kg) 5.9 lb (2.98 kg)

Line Voltage Requirements 100 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz

Sampling Frequency Selectable 44.1kHz or 48kHz

Internal Processing 32-bit floating point

Latency <1.6msec, any input to any output

THD <0.005%, +4 dBu, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, unity gain, any input to any output

Frequency Response 20 Hz - 20 kHz +/-0.5 dB, any input to any output

Dynamic Range 105 dB

Equivalent Input Noise -126 dBu

Residual Output Noise -86 dBu

Crosstalk -80 dB

S/N Ratio -94 dB

Maximum Input Level +16 dBu (Mic/Line inputs, XLR), +26 dBu (Mic/Line inputs, TRS), +22 dBu (Stereo inputs)

Phantom Power 48V, individually switchable per channel

K & Lock

Included Accessories USB WiFI adapter, Soft Carrying Case, Power Supply

4 Auxes, XLR, line-level
1 Stereo TRS, (Line or In-Ear Monitor, 16 ohm min. impedance)
1 Stereo Cue, TRS, (Line or headphone, 16 ohm min. impedance)

Auxes 7/8 & 9/10 (TM-16 only): 4-band parametric EQ, Limiter • Additional variable 18dB/oct Low-cut and High-cut filters

14 tracks, requires USB 3.0 HD • FAT32 format • minimum 7200 RPM 22 tracks, requires USB 3.0 HD • FAT32 format • minimum 7200 RPM

1 Pitch Correct (assignable to any mono input channel)

Channel and FX Presets: 100 user-defined channel presets and 100 FX presets may be stored internally or on FAT32 formatted USB

iOS TouchMix App for iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air, iPhone, and iPad Touch. Control via Wi-Fi provides access to all mixer functions. When run on
iPhone and iPod touch, controls personal monitor mix, record/playback transport and user buttons.

Requires iOS 7 or higher.

USB Wi-Fi adapter included

2.2” x 13.1” x 9.6”

Compatible with the MicroSaver Security Cable

20 Total:

4, XLR/TRS combo
12, XLR
2 Stereo, 1/4” TRS

2 Main XLR, line-level
6 Auxes: XLR, line-level
2 Stereo auxes: TRS, (Line or In-Ear Monitor, 16 ohm min. impedance)
1 Stereo Monitor, TRS, (Line or headphone, 16 ohm min. impedance)
1 Stereo Cue, TRS, (Line or headphone, 16 ohm min. impedance)

58 mm x 360 mm x 291 mm

2.3” x 14.2” x 11.5”

1 A list of drives that have been validated by QSC may be found at qsc.com. The hard-drive market is huge and continuously changing so there are many drives QSC has not validated

that will work. Always test a new drive before using it for a critical session. Minimum requirement is USB 3.0 HD, SSD or 7200 RPM, FAT32 format.

2 The TouchMix App requires iOS 7 or higher.
3 Use only the Wi-Fi adapter supplied with your mixer.
4 Available on early production models of TouchMix-16.

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To USB Record

TouchMix Block Diagram

© 2015 QSC Audio, Ltd

Revised 3/30/2015

Mic/Line

TM-8: Ch 1 - 2

Instrument Input

100K Ohm

TM-8: Ch 3 - 4
TM-16: Ch 13 - 16

TM-8: Ch 5 - 8
TM-16: Ch 1 - 12

Stereo Line Input (1 of 2)

Line
Amp

-10dB

-10dB

A/D

+48V

+48V

+48V

Over

Inst
Pre

Digital

Trim

Mic Pre

Gain

Channel

A/D

Meter

Over

Digital

Gain

Low Cut

24dB/Oct

Meter

Channel

Track

High Cut

12dB/Oct

Low Cut

24dB/Oct

4-Band PEQ

High Cut

12dB/Oct

Dynamics

(Global)

4-Band PEQ

Post

Pre

Enable

Record In
From USB Drive

Gate

1 per Mixer
Assignable

Pitch

Corrector

Comp

Detector

In

Ch Fader

Ch Fader

Post Fader

Pre All

Record Pick-O

Post

Pre

DCA

Stereo Aux. Mode

Mono Aux. Mode

Arm

Width

From DCA Masters

FX (1 of 4)

Pan

Aux. Send Level (odd)

Aux. Send Level (even)

Post

From DCA Masters

Pan

CUEPre

Mute

Mute

Assign

L

Main Outputs

R

Aux (odd)

Aux (even)

FX

Cue

R

L

To USB Record

Main L/R Output

Limiter

1/3 Oct GEQ

Low Cut High Cut

Notch Filters

From DCA Masters

Delay

Mute

DCA

Main Left

Meter

D/A

Main Right

D/A

18 dB/oct 18 dB/oct

CUE

Ch

Fader

TM-16 Auxiliary 1 - 6

Shown in mono mode

1/3 Oct GEQ

Limiter

Assign to Main LR

Assign to Main LR

CUE

Low Cut High Cut

18 dB/oct 18 dB/oct

Notch Filters

From DCA Masters

Delay

Mute

Ch

Fader

DCA

Meter

D/A

Aux

1 - 6

TM-16 Auxiliary 7/8 & 9/10, Stereo Mode Auxes

Aux Out

7/8, 9/10

Phones

or Line

Limiter

4 Band PEQ

CUE

Low Cut High Cut

18 dB/oct 18 dB/oct

From DCA Masters

Delay

Meter

Mute

D/A

DCA

D/A

Ch

Fader

Line

Amp

A/D

Track

Record Pick-O

Post

Pre

Record In
From USB Drive

Gate

Comp

Detector

In

DCA

Post
Fader

Pre All

Stereo Aux Mode

Mono Aux. Mode

SUM

SUM

Aux. Level Balance

Aux. Level (odd)

Aux. Level (even)

FX (1 of 4)

CUEPre

Assign

TM-8 Auxiliaries

Limiter

Mono Aux. Mode

To Cue Logic

Stereo Aux. Mode

Assign to Main LR

1/3 Oct GEQ

CUE

CUE

Low Cut High Cut

18 dB/oct 18 dB/oct

Assign to Main LR

Notch Filters

From DCA Masters

Delay

Mute

Ch

Fader

DCA

Meter

D/A

Aux

1 & 3

Line
Amp

Aux 3 & 4 only

Headphone

Amp

FX (1 of 4)

Processor

Low Cut

2-Band Shelv.

Meter

Ch Fader

DCA

Post

(Global)

Arm

Stereo Aux. Mode

From DCA Masters

Aux. Level Balance

Mute

Assign

To Cue Logic

TM-8 Auxiliary 2 & 4

May be paired with Aux 1 & 3

1/3 Oct GEQ

Limiter

CUE

To Cue Logic

Cue / Monitor / Phones

Low Cut High Cut

18 dB/oct 18 dB/oct

(mono Mode)

Assign to Main LR

Notch Filters

From DCA Masters

Delay

Mute

DCA

Ch

Fader

Control Room Level

Meter

D/A

TM-16 only

D/A
D/A

Aux

2 & 4

Line
Amp

Control

Room

Out

Talkback & Noise

Talkback Mic
(TM-16 Only)

Noise

Generator

Talkback Level

(TM-16 Only)

Noise

Level

Enable

Enable

Assignments

Main

Aux

FX (1 of 4 shown)

Mono Aux. Mode

SUM

Aux. Level (odd)

Aux. Level (even)

Post

(Global)

Phones

or Line

Phones Level

Cue
Out

D/A
D/A

CUEPre

Phones

or Line

Controls

Hardware Controls

Home

Wizard Info

Aux

Phones Main

FX

Mute

Talkback

Talk

Mute

Groups

Mute Masters

8

Mute1Mute2Mute3Mute4Mute5Mute6Mute7Mute

2-Trk Playback (PB)

Low Cut

EQ

2-Band Shelving

Meter

Mute

Aux. Sends

1 of 10 (i-stage 16)
1 of 14 (i-stage 24)

Ch Fader

DCA

Pre

Pre

Balance

Stereo Aux. Mode

Mono Aux. Mode

SUM

From DCA Masters

Aux. Level Balance

Aux. Level (odd)

Aux. Level (even)

Menu

Record/

Play

Record Section

From Mic/Line Input Channels

User

User

U1

1- 8 (TM-8)
1 - 16 (TM-16

U2

0

User

U3

User

U4

6

Mute1Mute2Mute3Mute4Mute5Mute

8

Mute7Mute

To USB Drive

Tracks 1- 12 (TM-8)

DCA & DCA Mute Masters

Tracks 1 - 20 (TM-16)

Post

(Global)

CUEPre

From Line Input Channels

(Stereo x 2)

Arm

Aux (Odd)
Main (L)

Aux (Even)

To USB Drive

Tracks 13 & 14 (TM-8)

Tracks 21 & 22 (TM-16)

Main (R)

From USB Drive

To Input Channels

Tracks 1 - 12 (TM-8)

Tracks 1 - 20 (TM-16)

From USB Drive

Tracks 13 & 14 (TM-8)

Tracks 21 & 22 (TM-16)

R

L

FX

R

L

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Main Outputs

Aux (odd)

Aux (even)

Cue

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TouchMix 2.1 User Guide Addendum

In addition to the features detailed in the 2.0 User Guide, firmware version 2.1 adds new functionality.

Multi-Language Info System

Starting with software version 2.1, the mixer’s built-in Info system is available in English (default),
Chinese Mandarin, French, German, Spanish and Russian.

To change the Info System language selection: Menu > Language > Make a selection

The language for the mixer’s built-in demo will also reflect the selected language option.

Omit Outputs When Recalling a Scene

“Omit Outputs” allows a scene to be recalled without changing any of the mixer’s output settings. Only
the input channel parameters will be recalled. This function is useful when the operator wishes to recall
a mix scene without changing carefully adjusted output levels, equalization and limiting for the Main L/R
and Auxiliary outputs.

To omit outputs from a scene recall: Menu > Scenes > Set switch to “Omit Outputs”

Note that all mixer parameters including output settings will be saved as part of a scene. The ‘Omit
Outputs’ function simply prevents recall of output channel parameters.

Using Auxiliaries as Subgroups

The Auxiliary mixes may be assigned to the Main L/R output allowing the auxiliaries to function as
subgroups. This feature is intended for use with the input channel “Assign To Main L/R” function.

To use an Auxiliary as a Subgroup:

• Home > Aux Outputs > Select an Aux > Setup > Select “Assign to Main L/R”

• Next go to the input channels > Setup > Deselect “Assign to Main L/R”

• Adjust the input channels’ aux sends as desired.

Support for MIDI-over-USB Footswitches

Numerous mixer functions including mutes, preset / scene recall, recording transport control and more
can be controlled remotely by means of MIDI-over-USB devices. This function is similar in operation to
the Programmable User Buttons and includes a “Learn MIDI” function that makes it easy to teach the
mixer what MIDI command it should recognize and respond to.

To control the mixer from a MIDI-over-USB device:

• Attach a “class compliant” MIDI device to one of the USB ports.

• Push Menu > MIDI Setup > Select one of the MIDI buttons.

• Using the three windows, select an Action, a Selection and a Detail.

• Touch “Learn MIDI” and “Waiting for incoming MIDI message…” appears.

• On your MIDI device, push the switch that you want to associate with the action.

• Touch the small keyboard icon to name the function you just programmed.