Hi George,
Thank you for your input, both here and through social media, however I must say, there are quite a few users who are really excited about this feature.
Firstly, no, you are not missing anything – Qu has one port, so it is not possible to connect two different things to it.
But with SQ, as I mentioned elsewhere, and Nic has mentioned here, we have an SLink card on the way, which will enable the use of two different connections/protocols, and therefore simultaneous connection of (for example) DX units and a Qu, or even Qu, SQ and dLive all in a row!
Your comment on this being a ‘bridge to nowhere’ seems a bit harsh.
What we’ve done here is opened up an existing technology to work with a brand new product, it wasn’t planned at the point we were developing the Qu series, but we’ve worked on it because we believed it was useful, and users have overwhelmingly agreed.
Here are a few examples of where it could be a solution:
– SQ is used as a venue’s main desk, Qu can be used for a broadcast/streaming mix.
– ‘Self contained’ group tours with Qu: can patch directly to FOH SQ and send post-preamp direct outs, but keep all personal monitoring control (and make their own recording if they want to!).
– Rental company want a more modular system: Qu-SB can be used alone, or setup to run similar to a remote audio unit for an SQ, with the only caveat being control of preamps via iPad, which are often not adjusted frequently after their initial setup.
– FoH/Monitor setup – sends from either the SQ or Qu can be set to insert point, and audio is two way, so although you wouldn’t be able to run things in the same was as you would with a set of large format digital consoles, it is certainly a usable solution for many situations.
Thanks,
Keith.
nottooloud 10 months, 3 weeks ago.
