QSC Touchmix TM30

Name: QSC Touchmix TM30
Rating: 4.7 (28 reviews)

Quickly get up and running with the Touchmix 30.

Created byMUSICAL NOTES

Last updated 3/2025

English

What you'll learn

Learn how to operate the QSC TM30
Using internal effects
Apply routing
Follow aux paths

Course content

1 section • 34 lectures • 2h 36m total length

Introduction7:32
Introducing the Touchmix.
Phantom Power3:58
Powering Condenser Mics
Track Naming4:56
Track naming to help easy identification of complex mixes.
Custom Banks9:54
Use custom banks to show the channels used on one screen.
Using EQ4:24
Introducing EQ
Further EQ5:44
Using EQ to sonically sculpt a mix.
Shelf EQ4:20
Use shelf EQ to reduce rather than eliminate low and high frequencies.
Compression5:01
Introducing Compression
Compression In Action6:28
Compression examples.
Further Compression5:11
Further compression advice
Noise Gate6:09
Silence noisy signals
Using Effects5:25
Exploring effects
Effect Types6:18
Considering different effect types.
Effect Sends3:01
Using effect sends
Pre Post Fader3:48
When to use pre or post fader
Scenes 13:36
Introducing scenes
Scenes 24:33
Further scenes info
Scenes 34:12
Concluding the look at using scenes.
Sidechain2:51
Sidechain information
Simple and Advanced Modes2:02
Using simple or advanced views with effects.
Pitch Correct3:31
Pitch correction on one channel
Simple Screen Mode2:40
How to set the simple or advanced screen mode
Effects Wizard3:12
Using the effects wizard for speed.
Mute Groups4:21
Using mute groups to simultaneously silence multiple channels.
Copy and Paste2:36
Copying and pasting between channels.
Info4:29
Explore the built-in Info screen.
RTA4:29
Use the real time analyser to help clean up muddy mixes.
Using Presets3:13
Use pre-sets to speed up workflow.
Aux Channels4:32
Using Aux channels
Anti Feedback2:38
Solving feedback issues before they start
Foldback8:02
Using aux channels for foldback mixes.
Subwoofer4:57
Using a sub with an aux.
DCA Groups4:41
Use DCA groups to control mixes.
Main Output Options3:30
Looking at options available on the main out channel.

Requirements

QSC TM30 would be useful.
Other TouchMix versions

Description

This course is designed for new users to the QSC Touchmix.

Here. a TM30 is used. Though, much of what gets discussed is relevant to the TM8 and TM16.

The course has been constructed to be more than just a simple 'Here is a button. Press it to get to X' etc. Instead, the course tries to explain the functions in a more general way.

For example, rather that saying 'Here is the compressor. To activate it, press here', the reason why compression is used is considered, as well as explaining the compressor's functions.

This is what QSC says about the TM30.

The TM30 is quite simply the most powerful, compact mixer ever created. It offers the features, capabilities and sound quality of the world's most esteemed large format consoles in a highly compact and portable package that’s small enough to be carry-on luggage. Perfect for musicians, larger bands, AV production professionals and performance venues, the TouchMix-30 Pro goes "Beyond Mixing" by offering Wizards, Presets and other beneficial tools that help seasoned audio professionals and novices alike get great results quickly and easily.

Its 32 mixing channels (24 Mic/Line, 6 Line, Stereo USB) and 16 outputs offer tremendous signal management ﬂexibility for a wide range of applications. Advanced features such as class-A microphone preamps, Anti-Feedback and Room Tuning Wizards, two real-time analyzers (RTA), patch matrix, 32-channel direct-to-external-drive recording and DAW interface with MacOS® and Windows® computers make it equally competent as both a professional live sound and a recording tool.

The touch-and-turn interface of TouchMix allows for tactile control over fader and mixer parameters while also providing a hardware connection to mixer functions. Mixer functions and displays are duplicated via iOS or Android devices over Wi-Fi, providing both portable, wireless connectivity as well as additional control surfaces of mixer functionality.

With firmware version 2.0, TouchMix-30 Pro now supports 3 custom fader banks of 8 channels each, allowing versatile, personalized channel display for the most demanding users and applications. This latest firmware version also gives the TouchMix-30 Pro the capability to interface with select third party control surfaces with motorized faders using Mackie Control Protocol. Two modes of operation exist: TouchMix-30 Pro mixer wired to the control surface, or iOS tablet paired with the control surface and connected to the TouchMix-30 Pro mixer via Wi-Fi. The complementary new channel strips display presents controls and indicators for the selected fader group.

Who this course is for:

Beginners and More Experienced