CQ4You – How's it work, best way to use it

[IdahoG]

Hello CQers,

I have a CQ20B on the way. Very interested in the IEMing CQ4You allows. I have no IEM experience, so learning how to implement it.

Anyone here use IEM using CQ4You? Wondering how well it works and ideas how to make it work best.

Is there a user manual on how to use CQ4You? Not finding one in my searches. Does it work similar to other *Q4You apps, so I could get info from forums discussing SQ4You, for example?

I assumed the audio is sent to the connected device controlling the mix, so someone could use IEMs connected to that device (like a bluetooth earbud connected to a smart phone connected to the CQ wifi), but the app description suggests otherwise. Not sure how someone actually gets audio to their IEM.

Lastly, one of my bands has 7 people in it. The CQ20B allows for a max of 6 CQ4You connections. Any suggestions on how to get 7 people to use it on the CQ20? Even if 2 people have to share the same IEM mix.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

These 4U apps allow people to easily control an assigned aux mix. So, easier for them and safer for you because they cannot access the whole mixer; just an aux.

So, one person would log in a control aux1, another aux2, and so on. From there it’s up to you how you get it from the aux jack to their ear. You could use a simple personal headphone amplifier which takes a couple batteries and turns an XLR aux into a 1/8 inch headphone signal. Or you could run the aux mix into an IEM transmitter so that you could do wireless IEM packs. A common practice is to purchase a stereo IEM transmitter and a couple of body packs that are set to mono mode. This way you get two wireless mono signals off the purchase of one stereo transmitter (and two aux’s). So, in short, the 4U app will not route audio to the device controlling it the same way that the PFL isn’t routed to the device running the full mixer app. It’s up to you to get it from the mixer to their ears one way or another. I hope this helps.

[BigMerv]

Just to add to what mfusa has said and just to reiterate – there will be no actual audio transmission to the devices using CQ-4u, they only control the aux sends from the CQ20.
CQ-4U is fairly easy to setup and great in operation, there must be a video on it somewhere! Check out videos on QU-You, it works almost exactly the same way as far as I can see.
As said by mfusa, seven players in one band, at least two will have to share a mix AND the control of that mix.
👍🏻😃

[IdahoG]

Gracias amigos!

That makes sense. It’s a cool feature even if not exactly what I was hoping it could do. Now need to research IEM systems. This is a question for different, more appropriate forum, but if you have any recommendations on transmitters and ear pieces to look into, I’m all “ears”

[BlairBullets]

What in ears did you go for in the end?

[BigMerv]

@idahoG
We’ve been using Sennheiser IEMs for wireless for years but just recently bought an Xvive 2.4ghz kit to try.
At a fraction of the price the sound is good but obviously doesn’t have the 100m plus range of the Sennheiser. I think they’re limited to 6 channels too.

In the other hand we’ve also used wired IEMs with Behringer PM2 units, pretty cheap and the four I bought years ago are all still working perfectly.

[Anonymous]

Good suggestions from BigMerv.

We use the G4 IEM’s for our regular shows and they never disappoint. I’ve also tinkered with some others so let me give my good, better, best suggestion. Of course this is subjective and based on what I’ve used. Not to say you can’t make an excellent case for something else. I would save I’ve use the Xvive wireless mic transmitter/receiver setup and been fairly disappointed. I’ve gone through two sets within a year and they just die. The company replaced the first one easily but I didn’t even try a second time. Plus, it’s 2.4ghz so definitely a bit flaky in a live setting. For some folks though, they totally fit the bill and work fine and the price point is great.

My suggested cheat sheet but doesn’t mean they are the only way to go.

GOOD – wired to an aux jack
Behringer headphone amplifier https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PowerPlay2–behringer-p2-ultra-compact-personal-in-ear-monitor-amplifier

Better – wireless from an aux jack
Phenyx Pro Stereo IEM transmitter with one receiver https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JN62MZQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
The Phenxy system has some underlying noise floor on the receivers but it’s not terrible for the price.

Best – wireless from an aux jack
Senheiser IEM G4 stereo transmitter with one receiver https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EWIEMG4-A1–sennheiser-ew-iem-g4-wireless-in-ear-monitoring-system-a1-band

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