When it comes to high-quality recording equipment and digital mixing consoles, Tascam has a long tradition, culminating in the combination of the legendary DA-88 modular 8-track recorder and the DM-4800 digital mixing console, which once set a new standard. With Sonicview, Tascam has created an all-new line of digital mixing consoles that feature state-of-the-art technology, making it easy to keep all the parameters you want in view and control whenever you want, with freely configurable touchscreens and user-definable buttons, motorized faders, and intuitive control software.
Sonicview recording consoles integrate beautifully with the rest of your system thanks to built-in Dante networking, a multi-channel 32-bit/96 kHz USB audio interface, and multiple inputs and outputs. Premium sound quality and the 54-bit FPGA mixing engine, combined with extensive signal processing, an expansion slot for additional connectivity, and wireless remote control, make Sonicview mixers the choice for recording studios, field recording, touring, sound reinforcement, and broadcast.
The Tascam Sonicview 16 offers motorized channel faders in two figure-eight sections, as well as a motorized fader for the stereo bus. Above each channel fader section is a color touchscreen that lets you view entire mixer channels or manipulate each parameter with your fingertip. Save fader settings and recall them later to pick up where you left off.
Check levels in a mix or submix at a glance and adjust them during mixdown using either the physical faders or the touchscreen. Your changes are updated instantly in either case.
For recording and mixing, Sonicview 16 offers a range of versatile inputs. Eight mic/line inputs via XLR connectors and eight channels of both XLR mic inputs and line inputs via standard balanced TRS jacks provide maximum flexibility.
There are also jack loop-in paths in two channels, two stereo aux inputs (RCA), and an XLR input for a talkback microphone.
Internally, these recording mixers have a full 40 mono channels and two stereo channels, so you can bring in backing tracks, for example, and make a small vocal group sound big. Expansion slots let you provide additional physical audio inputs for larger ensembles, manage sources from all areas of a venue via the Dante network, and mix dozens of DAW tracks. With eight DCAs, you can easily control groups of channels.
Programmable layer buttons let you choose which individual combination of channels, DCAs, and output busses are controlled by the motorized faders. Start with a mix, save your fader settings, and continue mixing later - thanks to the motorized faders, you pick up right where you left off.
Each input channel can use one or all of the 11 processing functions, which can be set independently:
The built-in 32-in, 32-out audio interface makes Sonicview a top-notch front end for recording and broadcast studios, as well as live event recording. Record the direct channel outputs, flex buses, and stereo bus to your favorite DAW at up to 96 kHz with the same 32-bit precision used throughout the console.
You can simultaneously record the main mix directly to the built-in SD stereo recorder - handy if the band wants to listen to their performance afterwards at the hotel or on the bus. You can also record to a USB stick via a port on the top panel at stereo.
For recording, Tascam Sonicview offers several options. In addition to the built-in audio interface and stereo recorder, you can upgrade to a multitrack recording card (IF-MTR32) that allows you to record 32 audio tracks directly to an SDXC memory card. The SD recorder supports punch-in and punch-out for all 32 tracks simultaneously, as well as pre-record, auto-record, and marker.
Best of all, during recording, the file is automatically saved and closed every 60 seconds to prevent data loss. So you can let the recorder do its job worry-free while you concentrate on mixing.
With their built-in 64-in/64-out Dante interface, AES67 mode, SMPTE 2110 mode, and Dante Domain Manager, Sonicview consoles can serve as the audio hub for Dante® audio-over-IP networks. Two Dante ports enable redundant streams. The combination of Dante and Sonicview's built-in recording capabilities lets you mix and record concerts, panel discussions, lectures, worship services, and more from any network location, including a remote recording or broadcast studio.