CQ MixPad for Linux

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Dear folks at Allen&Heath!

Let me be a nuisance today by requesting a Linux version of the CQ MixPad. Actually also SQ MixPad. After all, these tools need to do only two things: Access to network and providing a GUI. Now network seems to be easy and the GUI part seems to use the platform-independent Qt library anyways.

Of course, it is extra work and the Linux market share is small. This is the general pro-audio-on-Linux dilemma: The market share is small, hence manufacturers don’t provide their software for Linux, so nobody can use it, so the market share of Linux remains small. A&H could be part of breaking that unfortunate chain. (And actually, Behringer do provide Linux apps from the X-Air over the X32 to their Wing series…)

But Windows and OS X are getting ensh**tified even more these days and especially in fixed setups like churches, theaters and the like Linux actually would be an excellent choice. I think in a few years, if Apple and Microsoft continue the way they do, regular users will widely switch to ChromeOS (obfuscated Linux with data protection issues) and power users will go for real Linux (more complicated but full control).

Best
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[Tobi]

” I think in a few years, if Apple and Microsoft continue the way they do, regular users will widely switch to ChromeOS”

No — they won’t 🙂

[SQuser]

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I don’t want to belittle your wish, but in the time until A&H implements it, it might be worth taking a look at the great app “Mixing Station” by David Schumann, which is also available for Linux.

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Actually I am a MixingStation user.

However, I like the SQ MixPad App better. For the CQ, I’m undecided… the CQ MixPad is also great, but it doesn’t show gain reduction and gates in the Fader view, which is what MixingStation does. The CQ MixPad app for me has the benefit that it looks and feels quite the same as the mixer’s touch screen interface, this makes things easier.

One crazy feature that MixingStation recently got equipped with is the quadrophonic surround panner. I actually did use it in a quadrophonic live show. Now that’s a very special use case… but it somehow fits A&H’s history being the company delivering quadro desks both to The Who and to Pink Floyd. 😀 But I digress.

[SQuser]

> Actually I am a MixingStation user.
I thought so. )

> it somehow fits A&H’s history being the company delivering quadro desks … to Pink Floyd.
It was recreated again – apparently with A&H’s help.
(I hope it’s not a problem to post someone else’s photo on the topic here – otherwise please delete.)

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