SD card specs?

[blaggersParticipant]

Has anyone found out what SD Cards are supported? Sound on sound review states 32GB SDXC is max size, but can’t find any Allen and Heath sources for this info.

[Nicola A&HKeymaster]

SDHC, 32 GB max, UHS-I Speed class 10 for best performance / max channel count.

[blaggersParticipant]

Thanks.

So to summarise recording capability-

SDCard = Multitrack – SDHC, 32 GB max, UHS-I Speed class 10 – (On CQ-18T) – max 24 user selectable channels/Auxs/Main Outs)
USB Stick = Stereo – Can record mains out only – 48k 24 bit Signed Stereo WAVS

To convert tracks to use for playback convert mp3s.etc to 24 bit stereo WAVfiles? and store in USB Stick \AHCQ\USBPLAY directory?

Can I request a feature to record Out 1/2 mixes or similar as an option?

[Lee7Participant]

@blaggers

I have had conflicting info re: SD card max size. Have been talking to Keith who told me that “There is no capacity stated, but for best performance UHS-I and Class 10 is recommended.”

Another user posted on FB that he was quite happily using a 128gb SD card.

In 96k mode you can only record 16 channels, but if you lower to 48 you can record 24.

[Nicola A&HKeymaster]

As we only support FAT32, 64GB and higher cards are technically unsupported. SD cards are often file system aware, and using FAT32 on cards that expect to be exFAT may result in lower performance.

[juniorcdbParticipant]

How much recording time would fit in a 32gb sa card?

multitrack @96k and @48k (if possible the loadsize / track, as there can be multiple combinations)
in stereo as well

[Lee7Participant]

@juniorcdb

Around 155 mins.

[KevinParticipant]

So the 512GB won’t work that I just bought? I just recorded live to it using 11 channels but it won’t play back on unit. Was going to try and download it to my DAW tonight.

[blaggersParticipant]

@kevin – To do audio playback you have to set the relevant channels “Input Source” on the Config page to the USB/SD Card icon – and then that channel will play back the audio from the channels recording – Have you tried that?
Remember to set it back to Analogue to use the mic inputs afterwards!

[JkeParticipant]

@nicola A&H

I use a SDXC 64Gb and that works fine. Cq18 finds the whole memory.
makes me curious as to what the SDHC 32Gb limit means, apart from the fact that it’s the max size for a SDHC card.
Seems to me larger SDXC cards are supported as well?

[willmodelismeParticipant]

I am using USB stick and SD card, both at 64 gB with no issue at all.

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