Crest Tactus FOH

Built in partnership with Waves®, the Tactus™ Digital Mixing System puts high quality audio, custom configuration and class leading features at the operator’s fingertips. Built on the combination of the Waves eMotion™ LV1 mixer, SoundGrid® server technology and Crest Audio Tactus IO interfaces, the Tactus Digital Mixing System represents the next evolution in digital consoles- without the physical limitations of a console.

The Tactus .FOH serves as the SoundGrid Server and DSP brain in the system, processing all eMotion LV1 algorithms and plugins. The .FOH receives all audio Input sources from the Tactus .Stage companion unit via SoundGrid before processing and re-routing the audio back out. It also hosts eight analog local inputs and outputs, 2x AES3 Inputs, MIDI connections, Word Clock BNC sockets, a 3-port Gbit built-in-switch utilising SoundGrid and a Headphone TRS jack.

Features Tactus .FOH

Primary server for the Tactus mixing system, hosting and supporting the eMotion LV1 software mixing platform
The Tactus .FOH will function as a standalone core for an 8 in, 8 out mixing platform
Eight balanced mic/line inputs, XLR 1/4″ Combo
Eight balanced outputs: first 4 are male XLR connectors, 2 of which have parallel TRS jacks, plus 4 additional TRS jacks
Mic input accepts a +27 dBu input signal without pad
48V phantom power switchable on every mic input
High performance digitally controlled microphone preamps feature: low input noise at high and low gain settings, high slew-rate and very low THD
66 dB adjustment range in 1 dB steps to maximize adjustment noise
Internal 3-port gigabit Ethernet switch for easy networking
Waves SoundGrid digital audio network protocol
Balanced output maxmium level switchable between +18 dBu and +24 dBu
Supports sample rates of 44.1 kHz, 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz
External world clock input and output
Two AES digital inputs
Headphone output with level control
MIDI in and switchable out or thru
3U rack mount package
Universal power supply