Close Up: QSC Audio Products, LLC

QSC_SmallGlobal Leader In Pro Audio Solutions: Founded 46 years ago in Costa Mesa, CA, QSC is a globally recognized leader in the design and manufacture of professional audio system solutions. Its wide ranging catalog of products includes digital mixers, power amplifiers, loudspeakers and DSP systems for musicians, bands, DJs, houses of worship, production professionals, sound contractors and installers. QSC leverages these technologies to deliver products and systems that far outperform the sum of their parts to provide compelling solutions for professionally installed, portable, production and cinema sound customers worldwide.

Thinking Locally While Expanding Globally: A privately held Thinking Locally While Expanding Globally: A privately held company, QSC is unique in that it has continuously manufactured many of its products in its longtime Southern California-based facility. Located on 51,000 square feet of office space on the same campus as the manufacturing facility are the QSC Corporate Offices, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Technical Support and Service. Additionally, QSC has offices in Boulder, CO and Hong Kong, with sales and support staff located throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. QSC maintains a warehouse and distribution facility in Costa Mesa, with other facilities in Tennessee, Belgium and China.

TouchMix Compact Digital Mixer: QSC has long been the No. 1 seller of live sound reinforcement products in the U.S. retail market due to its success with its K Series loudspeakers, which have created a new paradigm and raised expectations for what lightweight powered loudspeaker systems should achieve. The company recently introduced its innovative QSC TouchMix™ compact digital mixers, which are designed for musicians, production professionals and live performance venues that need the power and capability of a large “concert” mixing console in a compact, affordable and easy to use form. TouchMix™-8 and TouchMix™-16 mixers have the functionality to satisfy live sound pros, and a range of features/functions that help the less experienced user achieve remarkable results. Resetting the bar for performance and value, TouchMix gives users the ability to do a live mix in a way they never could before.

Contact QSC, 800-854-4079, http://qsc.com

By Jonathan Widran