Running Guitar through CQ-18T

[Welshwolf52Participant]

Hey all ,

New to the digital Mixing scene but so far impressed with the unit itself.

However I am having issues sending a guitar Signal through the unit and being
able to monitor it.

My Guitar Rig is a Fractal Axe FXIII and I have a Laney 212FRFR Speaker Cab

I have tried direct out through the AXE and from the Laney but the sound through my
in Ears and front of house for the guitar just sounds like a Bag of Angry wasp’s.

I created a quick Channel for the guitar and have had a quick look at the PEQ settings
but that does not seem to make much if any difference.

Any ideas where I am going wrong ?

Cheers

Steve

[SmilzoParticipant]

Hi Steve,
I run FM3, Axefx II and AX8 with no problem at all. How do you connect III, cabs on or off? I used quick channel, find a sound I like (almost linear) and fine tune. Autogain is on, axefx III can have LOTS of level even for line level.

[Welshwolf52Participant]

HI Smilzo,

I have the Cabs on. I have done a bit of tweeking but the sound still seems very Harsh and Bitty. It has surprised me how much
the CQ is coloring/ processing the sound from the Axe. I am going to try running the line out from the FRFR Cab tomorrow
and see if that makes a difference. I will let you know the outcome.

[SmilzoParticipant]

I imagine the CQ colour (if any) as “warm”, like a long good guitar cable. It is transparent like any other modern mixer (analog or stereo). Have you try different monitor/PA cabs? Have you try different in Ears? Plug (axefx phones out)>(in Ears), any differences in sounds? What cables/plugs do you use? You use CQ Phones out or Aux OUT? Maybe the problems is balanced out and stereo jack?

[Welshwolf52Participant]

Hi Smilzo,

Late response apologies busy with work 🙁

Ok so I got the guitar sounding better through the CQ unit, I reset the Channel and increased
the gain on the channel the sound is much better still a little thin compared to running
the in ears direct out of the AXE but much better. I guess it is still a learning curve
here and some tweaking maybe needed but I think I am on the right path now.

[SmilzoParticipant]

I reset the Channel and increased the gain on the channel the sound is much better still a little thin compared to running the in ears direct out of the AXE but much better.

You had to choose your “reference” monitor/system, and tweak the Axefx and/or the CQ to sound and feel good for you.
I start with a quick channels (I think keyboard?), brighten just a little (1 db I think, my monitor are warmer then average), done. The PA sound has to be eq-ed depending on venues/PA. Keep it separated, so you have YOUR reference sound in ears. 🙂
If both PA & In ear sound too warm or too dark/boomy, it’s better to tweak directly your Axefx!

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