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I agree with the computer playback solution - this is how you should handle playback. Qlab is great, and I use it with the Audiofire 12, which has it's own amazing software program that comes with it for internal routing of the inputs if you want automated line input routing changes during the show for some strange reason.

However, if you have the money, the 01V96 is the perfect console for a blackbox. You can set up basic presets for shows and recall them instantly, it's got a good variety of outputs for recording shows (use the console's preamps for some house mics, send the output to video recording or live feed, you never know what applications are going to come up).