As you can see, there is still no MOTU 24io. I wanted to buy Gerald Cluff's, but almost $5000 has been put into the new console and there are no spare nickels.
So instead of adding more channels, I've been concentrating on upgrading the speakers - adding more Behringer B2031A and B2031P sets - and eliminated all the old "Conn Pipe Speakers" and the old Allen HC-12 pair which are very muddy.
As you may also notice, there are 6 channels that handle 16' pipes with ease. So the load on the Pedal is spread out quite nicely. If I bought one more Behringer sub-woofer I could add 16' capability to all 10 channels in the swell chamber. But I need the added sub running parallel with the two 18" woofers because I lose so much energy on the backside of the infinite baffle that there is not enough presence in the nave without rattling all the light fixtures in the fellowship hall. The added sub-woofer in the chamber brings the 32Hz octave to life.
Some of you may also remember my experiment with the Eminence Beta-12LTA 12" full-range speakers. It took a while to figure out exactly where in the mix to make these work. The answer I came up with was right in the middle...
The middle of a tri-amped 2-speaker system with 3-way active crossover. The primary purpose of this very special speaker group is to handle two ranks; the 32' Untersatz and the Choir Tuba Mirabilis 8.
For this I needed a system capable of a lot of power in the 16Hz - 200Hz range, but also a lot of power for the uppermost harmonics right up to A6.