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2019/01/17 at 4:26 am #81453
Hi Badger,
I’m not routing anything to the headphone solo bus. Besides, the Post Preamp Alt-Out is looped back with TRS cable and delay was 13ms. I don’t see how this is possible because edrum modules are no where near QU16 quality but latency is well below 3ms. It’s weird when I patched mix busses to input 2 to to flatten out the monitors, delay was 6ms. It’s not much but 3ms difference is a lot for live sound. Did the impulse response test using SMAART signal generator gave me 0 delays but any patching on the console gave high latency.
2019/01/16 at 8:16 pm #81436No I don’t think so. I started SMAART measurement with a fresh scene so everything should be default. Only I changed was ALT out to preEQ. I also muted all FX busses to make sure.
2019/01/14 at 6:32 pm #81404Bis-Repetita,
Faders are at least in the -8 position so shouldn’t have problems making minute adjustments, besides you’ll need at least 3dB change very quickly for the ears to tell difference.
The subs rumbled so much because I was trying set input gain to clip at the amp when the console clipped. I was using pink noise 20Hz-400Hz. So its logical to that think the amp set at unity wouldn’t clip unless the mix output is at least above +16. However, I get front clip lights up when mixer peak at +13. I guess pink noise is even across the spectrum so no sudden spikes like live sound.
I love to get tips on Mixing and PA system tuning but that wasn’t my question? Can’t anyone give me a quick answer to whether lower master fader or input faders and what are the disadvantages of each method. Reducing the channel input gain is not an option as it currently works extremely well for me with high S/N ratio and clean sound.2019/01/14 at 6:07 pm #81402Mike C
Thanks for the advice, I think it’s best to swap the tap tempo and USB recording around rather than opening the mixer. As for moving faders, it was on the previous version and it’s been fine till now with the software updates. However, it happened at two of my shows with the master jumping up to max and gave the worst feedback I ever had. My ears rang for at least 15 mins and I about 25m away from the mains. Imagine what damages it had done to the front rows. Luckily both events were for a charity function so the guests were quite forgiving 😂2019/01/14 at 9:53 am #81391Hi Alex, like I said….the hardware conveniently gave up 2 months after the warranty expired. With the reputations of reliable consoles of A&H, I don’t understand why they only offered 12 months warranty on this high end console. Surely they already know problems will arise around this time yeah 😉😉. Don’t get me wrong, apart from this minor hardware issues and the faders sometimes moved on their own during the shows, I still love it as it’s so easy to use.
2019/01/14 at 5:46 am #81385How to clean it? Dissassemble the console? I figured if it needs cleaning then it would be the bottom half which is inside the mixer.
2019/01/14 at 5:35 am #81384Dick Rees, thank you for your tips. My tops are P1500X and subs are CVA118, should be capable of reaching at least 130dB according to specs. I tried setting speakers gain by running pink noise on the mixer but because they’re active, I can’t disconnect the amp when rasing the volume. The subs rumble so much that it almost shit me out even with the volume around 10 o’clock and unity gain is at 12 o’clock so I couldn’t test it any louder fearing the cones will blow up. After many attempts, I couldn’t get the PA to clip when the console output clips. Therefore I thought it would be safe to set PA input at unity. However, I noticed that the front clip lights of subs or tops lighting up during shows (only tops or subs but never together) so I had to quickly run and turn it down a bit. After a few shows and setting limits on the master BUS, I can conclude that the PA clip light flashes at 13dB output but safe at 12.5dB. I also tune PA with SMAART and its fairly flat with 6dB boost from 100Hz down and roll of 3db/octave at 4kHz (only cutting with PEQ and few cuts with GEQ for tonality. Since the PA starts to clip around 13dB, I freak out the master bus flashes at 12dB and hence the question….lower master or input faders.
2019/01/13 at 7:05 pm #81374That sucks. The was on time I tapped for a fast song then it got stuck and couldn’t turn it of for the next slower song. Tried tapping on the screen and iPad still wouldn’t slow it down so had to mute FX2 the whole freaken show. I always keep a pair of tweezers around now incase I have to quickly pull it back up. I know I can assign another softkey or tap on screen or iPad but that’s not the point. The hardware just conveniently gave up just 2 months after warranty 😔
2019/01/13 at 6:54 pm #81373I have 2×15 tops mounted on 2×18 subs, both cerwin vega 700RMS and all set at unity input. If I was to set gain at -6dB for kick, I’ll be hearing the actual kick more than it is in the PA. I usually aim for +3db when both kick and bass hit together, and that’s after eq and compression with their faders at unity. Only 2 vocals, both compressed at 0dB threshold at 3:1 with 4dB make up gain so that it could always sit on top of instruments, only because I have plenty of GBF thanks to 58Beta. So basically only 4 channels faders are at unity and the rest are around -5. I’m not surprised if the meter jumps to 12dB when the vocalist screams, but it seems to glow in that area most of the time. With that much console output and power on PA, I still struggle to get 95dB at front row 3m away from the speakers so not sure how loud your show is when setting Kicks and Bass at -6dB with only 2 15”. Anyhow, my actual question was is it better to run faders lower and LR at unity or lower LR and faders at higher resolution. Would there be any difference in sound quality on 1 vs other?
2019/01/10 at 5:22 pm #81328It still moves but doesn’t come back up at full hight. There’s only 4 softkeys on QU16 and I’ve already used the other 3 for mutegroups and USB recording. Sometimes it works as normal but 80% of the time it wouldn’t fully pop back up so my tap tempo gets out of wack. Maybe the spring underneath has worn out or something but it’s hasnt been used that often never tapped that hard either.
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