SSL Live TaCo vs DiGiCo Quantum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SSL Live TaCo
This application allows for wireless control of SSL Live consoles from a tablet. It offers modes for engineers to manage all console parameters or for artists to control individual auxiliary mixes. Multiple tablets can connect simultaneously for stage performers.
- Wireless tablet control
- Engineer Mode for full console access
- Aux Mode for individual mix control
- Intuitive multi-touch interface
- Supports up to 10 simultaneous tablets
- Remote control of faders, EQ, compression, and effects
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The SSL Live TaCo (Tablet Control) mix app provides wireless tablet control of SSL Live consoles. Designed for both engineers and artists, the app can be limited to control an individual Aux mix or easily unlocked to control all path fader levels and path controls. A clear graphical interface with long throw faders and intuitive multi-touch control provides optimum touch screen mixing in critical live environments. In Engineer Mode, TaCo can remotely control all path parameters including fader levels, mute status, path EQ/Filters, path Compressor/Gate and input gain as well as Effects Unit parameters. In Aux Mode, TaCo is locked to control only send levels to a specific Aux mix, chosen from the console. Up to 10 tablets can be connected simultaneously for providing mix capabilities to each performer on stage. Compatibility: Requires an L200, L300, L500 or L500 Plus console running V4.7 software or higher. A wireless router or access point is required.
DiGiCo Quantum
Control your DiGiCo Quantum mixing console wirelessly from your iPad. Manage channel setup, EQ, dynamics, routing, and more with a familiar interface, freeing you from the console.
- Wireless remote control
- Console layout overview
- Channel setup management
- EQ and dynamics control
- Auxiliary and buss routing
- Macro and snapshot access
- Save session functionality
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Set yourself free with the DiGiCo Quantum app. It has been designed to be compatible with consoles using DiGiCo's Quantum engines. The DiGiCo Quantum app is the perfect way to control your DiGiCo Quantum console straight from your Apple iPad. It allows remote, wireless control of DiGiCo's Quantum Series mixing consoles. The DiGiCo Quantum app permanently displays an overview of the console layout, so you can select any available console bank and have the same user-friendly operation you’re already familiar with, but without being tied to your console. The DiGiCo Quantum App requires V1012+ of SD7Q and V1200+ of Q3-38 console software and External Control must be activated on the console. It is not compatible with any other SD console including the standard SD7 What you can control: Channel Setup - +48V, polarity, analogue gain, digital trim, channel delay, insert points on/off, meters Mix – channel label, Main/Alt input, pan, mute, solo, fader level, channel presets, meters EQ – 4 band EQ, HPF/LPF (8 Band EQ on relevant console models), Dynamic EQ parameters, presets Dynamics – all dynamics parameters for all console dynamics modes, presets Auxes – auxiliary send levels, on/off, auxiliary pans Buss Routing – assignment of channels to busses Macros – access to any Macro function that has been created on the console Snapshots – insert new, recall, update, delete, notes Matrix – sends, on/off, matrix input labels, presets Graphic EQ – 2 sets of 24 faders and on/off for each unit, flatten all bands Save Session There is also an overview mode for selecting the Bank that you wish to control
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DiGiCo Quantum at 5.0 against SSL Live TaCo's 3.0. DiGiCo Quantum also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12). SSL Live TaCo's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DiGiCo Quantum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SSL Live TaCo has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SSL Live TaCo ships an update every 5 months, DiGiCo Quantum every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SSL Live TaCo | DiGiCo Quantum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solid State Logic | DiGiCo UK Ltd |
Customer experience
SSL Live TaCo
DiGiCo Quantum
In-app purchases
SSL Live TaCo
No in-app purchases
DiGiCo Quantum
No in-app purchases
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