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2022/04/11 at 6:13 pm #106793
This hasn’t happened to anyone else?
Or I haven’t described it well?2022/04/08 at 6:31 am #106743Thanks, Keith. I’ll try that.
2022/03/03 at 9:09 pm #106295Occurred for me when I attempted to send phantom power through a bad xlr cable. Changed cable solved it.
2022/03/03 at 9:03 pm #106293Also interested in receiving this link!
2021/07/17 at 8:01 pm #102408MIPro Mi-909. Both with Qu and Sq.
2021/04/18 at 5:03 pm #100766I guess I should post here, although some of what I say will be redundant.
I am both the keyboardist and IEM monitor “engineer” for an 8-piece tribute band. My history with A&H digital ranges from Qu-16 alone, then Qu-sb with stage boxes, and now, SQ5 with GX4816, DX012, and two Me-1. Our input requirement is 24 to 32 channels. Since we have to connect to a wide variety of FOH mixers of different brands, we cover all situations with 32 channels of analogue splitting. I have one rack with GX4816 and splitter, 2nd rack with DX012 and 6 wireless stereo IEM transmitters, and then, SQ5 next to my keyboards on stage. During sound check, I make minor adjustments to preamp levels for FOH provided mics, and musicians fiddle (hopefully only once) with their Phone control of wireless IEM mixes or knob control of Me-1s. I rarely, if ever, even touch the SQ5 after sound check.
I could easily do all this with an IPAD only control surface. I’ve never had WI-FI issues, mainly because the WI-FI router and phones/IPAD are all on stage so range is not a problem.
I believe the SQ series provides superior latency performance for IEMs. (Although I admit I never got complaints using Qu-sb).
Personally, I would buy a SQ-sb/pac and leave the SQ5 in my van (redundancy and abundance of caution). I wonder if those who report WI-FI nightmares are predominantly FOH engineers battling greater distances and crowd interference. The present and future of stage monitoring is IEMs. Smaller bands not using dx/gx boxes would probably do fine with 16-18 inputs and outputs on a SQ-sb/pac. (I suspect that people like me needing zero analog I/O on the control surface may indeed be a niche market).
2020/05/06 at 5:02 pm #91656Sorta OT. In my opinion, A&H would prosper most from a SQ version of Qu-sb or Qu-PAC. Kinda surprised it hasn’t occurred after this passage of time.
2020/04/21 at 3:12 pm #91208Maybe try something like Waves Track Live (free) for raw recording with SQ. Then import files into Logic for processing and mixing.
(By the way, I’ve recorded 32 tracks @ 96K with SQ USB-b into Cubase Pro several times using a 2011 Windows 10 laptop with USB2 and external SSD. These were live concerts, and I was playing keyboards the entire time! I’m no tech guru. SQ can be up for this!)
2020/03/26 at 9:50 pm #90504I bought Wilkinson Audio Debleeder for my Cubase Daw, and it works wonderfully on drum tracks originally recorded with Sq5. Would be a great addition to A&H boards for getting rid of unwanted bleed into the live sound drum tracks (other drum channels and other instrument and vocal channels). Works way better than the noise gates, IMHO.
+1 (license it, A&H?)
2020/03/10 at 6:10 pm #90198I’ve had good success with SQ for 32 track liv recording into Cubase. USB B obviously. This is with a 10 year old Windows 10 I7 laptop. I use gx4816 as my preamps. Even on my new home I9 desktop, I make a point of attaching the usb B to a USB 2 input. No noticeable latency or other issues during live band tracking or overdubs back home.
For workflow and other reasons, I edit, process, and mix totally within Softube Console 1 inside Cubase, and merely use the SQ as a 2 channel control room playback machine (after the initial tracking). Plus I use some room correcting EQ to my monitors.
Would the Apollo have better sounding pres? Don’t know, and I would like to hear from anybody with an opinion. I kinda doubt it. I hear that UAD has nice amp modeling for Tracking, and AFAIK, SQ has nothing like that. I’ve added amp plug-ins during mixdown in Cubase.
Would a TB3 card actually provide more than 32 tracks? USB2 works fine for 32 track limit at 96K.
2019/12/27 at 6:26 pm #88439So you like the eq and compressing in your DAW better or equal to what’s available on SQ?
Yes, on Sq, the two track final mix is baked, but it is easy enough to redo that if the overall sound is superior. Mixing down doesn’t alter the original individual tracks, so I guess I don’t understand the concern that mixing would be destructive in any way?
2019/12/25 at 7:35 pm #88405The recording signal is output to usb at a point in the signal chain BEFORE your levels/processing changes are heard through Main LR. If I recall correctly, my recordings may be altered by preamp level but nothing else, not faders, EQ, gates, compressors, etc.
The “low level” that new users mention is a feature, not a bug, and it insures that some crazy loud moment doesn’t ruin your recording by overloading the system. I just recorded 32 tracks on Cubase 10 for a two hour live concert while I played keyboards at the same time. So nice to learn after that none of my tracks were clipped or distorted. This is BECAUSE the recorded levels were lower.
So after the raw tracks are recorded, I can raise or “normalize” the gain in software without exposing detectable noise. This is a gift of 24bit files.
It is so much better to be able to modify or process pristine tracks of lower volume than to live with distorted tracks mistakenly recorded too hot or wrong reverb or too compressed.
2019/12/19 at 3:16 am #88325What can be assigned includes effects. However, one might consider using a reverb that is only used by ME or other auxs. That way, changes to the reverb headed for FOH LR do not impact the levels in ME or aux fed IEMs.
2019/12/16 at 4:59 pm #88290LPF does not exist for channels or mixes on SQ. One of the most requested features. Many threads on this forum.
2019/11/23 at 5:28 pm #87862Sorry for OT. Volunteer, sounds like you are recording or mixing your recording. If your MD is trying hide vocal errors in pitch or timing with reverb, have you considered editing pitch or timing of the troublesome voice(s) in a DAW? Fix rather than hide?
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