As excited as I am to see this, it still baffles me why they severely limit the local I/O.
You look at the S21, S31, M32, Vi’s, SC48, Midas Pro, etc. and all have local I/O available for small/medium sized gigs so you don’t have to force a mixrack.
A C1500 should have at least 24 Mic inputs. C2500 32 mic inputs, and C3500 48 mic inputs.
If you need expanded I/O you have the option to bring a mixrack.
It’s very frustrating to be forced into remote I/O when dropping a console into previous copper lines.
Not to mention the higher cost of manufacturing, extra truck space, extra time for setup, etc.
Just put the MixRack at FOH if you’re using a copper snake. It can live under the board and take up no extra room. I for one am delighted the way this system is designed. Other than the low end Behringer & Presonus and the Ultra-high-end LCS stuff, nobody makes a system like this where all the processing is in the rack. It’s the way it should be and I personally love it’s flexibility. If you want a console with lots of local I/O there’s tons of choices out there. If you want a professional “console in a rack” like the dLive, there’s nothing else out there at this price point. Well, I guess there’s the DSP5D but there’s no control surfaces or apps for it and it’s a pretty old system.
