The mono input channel shall have the following features: an electronically balanced wide range mic and line input on XLR and ¼" jack connectors with continuously variable sensitivity between –60dBu and -0dBu, a 100Hz HPF, dual global 48V phantom power split channels 1-8 and 9-16, a 3-band equaliser with shelving HF and LF controls at 12kHz and 80Hz with 15dB of cut or boost, and an MF control continuously variable from 150Hz to 3.5kHz with a Q of 1.5 and cut or boost of 15dB. Three Auxiliary sends and an FX send shall be provided, with individual level controls. Aux 1 shall be permanently sourced Pre-fade. Aux 2 is individually switchable between Pre-fade or Post-fade operation. Aux 3 and the FX send are permanently sourced Post-fade. Routing to the mix output shall be in stereo via a Pan control with –4.5dB Centre-drop, Mute, SOLO (PFL or SIP), Mix and Sub routing switches will also be provided. A Peak LED shall warn of signals within 6dB of clipping. There shall be a Pre-EQ insert point on a ¼” TRS jack and a direct output on each channel with pre/post fader switch. A 100mm fader shall control the overall channel signal level.
The Master section shall contain a built-in 24-bit digital FX processing unit with an effects master fader, 32 preset FX settings, 3 FX parameter rotary controls, tap tempo function, an FX level clip LED as well as the ability to store user-defined FX settings.