Reply To: How can I interface a 2nd Qu32 as a monitor desk off of my dsnake system?

[Anonymous]

Hi Gus
When you find the answer to this please let me know.
Bobs correct.
I use multiples of QU32 and still have to use analogue split.
and… after great discussions they tell me most splits are still analogue anyhow.
You would think at this point in time they [all manufacturers] would have this sussed by now digitally, however
I guess Price point and marketing [and politics being the greater UK mixer corp] could be one of the issues here.
Be nice to see digital split without gain sharing ‘per channel’
The ME1, you can use as a stand alone monitor and get a totally separate digital split (so does that mean they don’t have their own clock and use the QU clock?)
A thought just crossed my mind there and I do not have any ME1’s now as I couldn’t justify having them in hire stock
The ME1 must be after the gain structure in a QU32?
Cant remember actually. Moved on to other projects.

I have come to think the way of the future is multiple iPads.
One for the monitor engineer and also as a stage hand
and the other for FOH.
There are already people doing thas with their iLive and I’m sure now also with the QU.
As I have not tried this…
The scenario.. monitor engineer walking the stage would surely have to have really good communication with the FOH tech before adjusting levels etc…?
I mean, if both techs go tweaking at the same time?
From what I have seen on some shows, the one tech does both.
In reality this is not always possible dependent on type of shows.

IMO I don’t think we will see and digital split happen on the QU series of mixers.
Sure, software could be written to do this, however we are in a minority in the grand scale of marketing at this price point.
The QU dose not have option slots like GLD ilive etc..

pics attached of last show with wee glimpse of analogue split, low left corner of monitor desk on a very very wet day!
Sorry a bit of a rave there.
cheers

daveNZ