@Jon
use audacity normalize function – that is more than adequate and easy to do for this purpose
normalize to -18 dB while removing DC offset
do any other editing tweaks fx yada yada that you want
then normalize to -6dB for playback (you could go to -1 safely but some AD/DA chips have minor issues at their extreme limits)
lower the gain on the SQ input or DAW to reach the dBSPL that you want to listen at, or raise it some if you should need more gain
Okay good to know. I will play around with it in audacity and hopefully the sound quality will sound just as good as when I play it through the house. Thanks so much for taking the time to get back to me much appreciated.
I kind of depends on what your wanting to take out of the board to
Audacity.
Coming from the ZED 60fx you only had two channels of audio out from the mixer into
Audacity.
In the IO set up menu under the USB tab you can select what channel or mix source is assigned to the track outputs.
By default inputs 1 to 16 are assigned to tracks 1 to 16 with 17 & 18 assigned to
the stereo LR mix.
Are you using the board LR to play Audacity back trough?
Are you wanting to use the mixers internal processing and FX on your
vocals?
If you are not using the mixer to play Audacity back through try assigning L R to USB tracks 1 & 2.
That will take you main mix output with any processing on your vocal channel into Audacity.
If your are using the mixers main L R outs for Audacity playback that would be looping
Audacity back into itself.
There are ways to work around that if that is the case.
@caddyman
I use audacity at times but not like this.
Really think you might do better on the audacity forum if the issue is not Qu16.
AFAIK audacity cannot playback and record at the same time; at least not on the old XP version I had used.
Do tell us more the entire work flow and signal flows you are trying to use.
How did you used to add your vocals?
Where did you add them from?
Where were they recorded to.
What are you trying to do with the Qu?
I’ve never used Audacity for multi-tracking, but in any DAW you just need to select the Input Channel on your recording track in the DAW software to match the Output you are using on the Q16…ie: the one with the Mic plugged to it.
If you have a Mic in Chanel 1 of the Q16, go to the Track/Channel within Audacity for where you want to record the vocal. Arm the track for Record Read, make sure you have a level…off you go. Record the vocal…
I have recently change from a ZED 60-10fx to a Qu16. I want to produce demo MP3s using Audacity on my Laptop (Windows 10). I have loaded the recommended software and can hear audio using Audacity. However I am not able to add my vocals to my backing tracks the way I did with the ZED60. As I Am a newbie to digital the steps to solve my problem need to be simple. This is the only aspect of the change I can not solve, I am delighted with what the Qu16 can do for me. I hope one of you can help. These are the steps done so far: 1) USB B cable connecting Qu16 and laptop. 2) Software downloaded. 3) Audacity setting set. 4) Backing track imported to Audacity plays through speakers (LR). I hope the steps already taken help.
@LighthouseChurch
I used audacity and the reverb to tweak a recording for our MD.
The reverb is okay but it *is* hard to use the way they let you control it.
Consider mixing first then adding the reverb via the Qu.
Cakewalk by Bandlab is excellent and is the old Sonar updated without the cost.
I had bought Sonar back when, but now need to dl Cakewalk to get up to date when I would need the DAW.
audacity is good for fast editing
Sonar is a full function DAW that IMHO is better than PT which is good but way overrated.
Google for more than this first list but
here is one top ten type list
Cakewalk by Bandlab
Tracktion Waveform Free
Studio One Prime V4
Roland Zenbeats
LMMS
BandLab
SoundBridge
Apple GarageBand
My reasoning is because we are a church that has just started a few months ago. We don’t have quite the setup for total remixing after recording (i.e. decent mixing software). Right now I only need to readjust a few balance issues and clean some things up. I’m having to use Audacity and their reverb is not good. That is why I asked what I did 🙂 Thanks for you help!
I am trying to connect an SQ6 to a windows PC over USB-B for recordings but finding that even with the drivers downloaded, I am only getting 4 stereo input options from the desk. I have successfully tried to connect the SQ6 to logic on my macbook, but we would like to attach it to the installed PC in the room. I have tried both audacity and Reaper and not had any success. Also tried dropping the sample rate from 96 to 48. Any ideas welcome.
At what level should we make a USB audio recording? I made a MainLR recording on the SQ DRive taking care not to exceed 0dB and when I reread the Wav file under audacity the level is very low. it does not exceed -12dB.
Is this normal?
Thanks
Hello
Thank you for your answers.
I don’t think this is a DAW Ardour problem. I tried with Audacity and same problem. Also, I’m not trying to do multitrack recording. I did not connect the USB to the sound card of the PC either, just from the analog connection IN OUT
So I connected to the ALT OUT, same problem
What I saw while exploring this superb table is that the MIX LR goes into the ALT OUT or 2DRK OUT (screen meters). This explains why when I record a guitar, I receive also the tracks which are being read, by this MIX LR.
I know very little about this table but I think that by removing this LR mix, I would finally have my guitar only on the recording track.
But I haven’t figured out how to do it yet 🙁
Best regards
@Derik
Any DAW should be able to do that.
Audacity is free and allows setting the level of the signal.
Also has an automatic normalise function that will remove DC offsets and then balance both channels
at the maximum dB , for the entire signal , you specify below 0 dBFS.
So you avoid pops but may have a low overall level if there was one really hot spot and the rest was lower.
Just Pick the two parts separately and increase them to the level you want.
You might want to cross fade them into the piece you skipped with that one high spot.
Thanks!
– It’s helpful to know what triggers the bug
– I was able to retrieve the recordings with 512 offset bad 96000Hz through Audacity.
@anthony1974
You record dry so you can adjust the fx if you dont like them when you do them later.
If you record wet the fx are baked in with whatever quality you got.
Dont know cubase but the DAWs that I have used let me put the fx on after the fact.
Many are standard built in some you may add as extras that work with the DAW.
I recorded the choir at church to make a CD to give out to old folkes in their gift basket at xmas.
I applied 9 separate samples of reverb to give the MD a choice when he asked me to add some.
That covered a range of room sizes, delays, amount added, yada yada.
If I had recorded with one of those reverbs on the original ‘tape’
he would never have been happy with the end result as I could not change it.
Suggest you read up on cubase and what it can do.
Read about some others if cubase does not do it.
There are a big boatload of DAWs to choose from.
Several of the free ones are excellent.
The ones you pay for are often more powerful but you do not seem to need more simultaneous tracks.
Even audacity has reverb and delay for free.
Following this thread –
Have updated firmware – made no difference
Have tried changing USB Leads – made no difference
Have used garageband, quicktime and audacity – interference on all
changed mics – no difference
tried using multiple computers – no difference
Seems to be a problem that is not being addressed or answered very easily. Please someone at A&H help. Looking at other brands now, as this is unusable.
