[BarryjamParticipant]

+1 on requesting a response from A&H on the difficulties of implementing this on the different platforms.

(Or, even better, A&H implements the RTA over EQ. I wouldn’t need to ask why it took so long!)

[BarryjamParticipant]

I’d buy a SQ-sb or SQ-Pac and still keep my SQ5.

[BarryjamParticipant]

If I recall correctly, as early as QU, A&H got to the point of saying that hard drives (especially SSD) might be required for direct drive multitrack recording.

I understand that you wouldn’t want to spend extra money on an SSD. As a practical matter, I always end up needing something like an SSD anyway, for long term storage of these huge multitrack files.

[BarryjamParticipant]

Yes. Update of the mixer is by flash drive. No tablet required for this.

[BarryjamParticipant]

It’s been a long time since the last update, and I’m guessing you probably won’t face this. But you must either…

1) turn off automatic updates on the Tablet or
2) have someone onsite who knows how to update the mixer firmware. It is not difficult, but I could imagine some volunteers who might not be up to the task. Would you be able to talk them thru this task via telephone or email?

[BarryjamParticipant]

You will then update both the Qu-Sb and the app. What is your concern again?

[BarryjamParticipant]

Neo,

I’m sure you are well beyond this in your testing, but I once discovered my 60Hz hum was ultimately due to the mere physical proximity of a (wireless mic) power supply to my AH stage box. The hum was present even if the device powered by the PS was turned off.

But that was immediate hum, not a delayed hum.

Please keep us informed about what you learn.

Barry

[BarryjamParticipant]

+1

[BarryjamParticipant]

If you got a stage box or expander, the cheapest being AR84, you can turn another group(s) into a 5th or even 6th mix and route matrix 2 and/or 3 through the outputs of the stage box.

Or…

You could turn the mono auxs into pseudo-stereo by having aux1 be L and aux2 be R. Then use vol faders to create a stereo spread. But your player wouldn’t have smartphone control over both at the same time.

Or…

you could use main LR for the 5th stereo IEM and use 1-2 mono auxs as your main out. That would be a difficult FOH mixing task!

Having gone through this, the SQ is way better in this application, and the SQ5 has the 12 outputs you are needing. I do like the footprint of the Qu-SB, and I have kept mine (for the present) as a backup in case my SQ5 has a fatal error on a gig.

[BarryjamParticipant]

I might be stating the obvious, but…

Each instance of SQ4you requires a mix (e.g., an Aux mix) to be sent to it, so there is a limit of how many separate monitor mixes you can have. SQ4you also requires each user to have reliable WIFI, to remember to turn on your network on their phone, to select their correct mix.

ME units are essentially an additional mixer, taking individual inputs, groups, whatever from the SQ WITHOUT using up an AUX mix.

Unlike Scott, I greatly prefer Me-1 over Me-500 because of routing flexibility, but a smart and experienced operator can figure out how to make either work.

[BarryjamParticipant]

I think that mono/stereo setup of inputs is saved or altered at the Show level, Not at the scene level. (I recall that this is dictated by hardware and not likely to be altered in future firmware updates).

In your situation, you need to save a different Show for each band, even if each band only uses one scene.

[BarryjamParticipant]

Straight is fine.

[BarryjamParticipant]

Dx168 is not compatible with Qu. The compatible stageboxes for QU line are ab168 or AR2412 or AR84.

DX168 are for Slink (not dsnake) on SQ line or Dlive.

[BarryjamParticipant]

Yes, you don’t actually lose half of the inputs on either board. But if you are purposely splitting/routing each socket into two inputs that the FOH and monitor mixer will process separately (as opposed to Dante or tielines solutions), the band can only have 24 mic’d Or line vocals, Drums, keys, horns, etc. heard in BOTH boards. You can no longer individually mic a 48-piece orchestra, for example.

( yes, you can have a bunch of other inputs that might only go to FOH (e.g., break music) or only go to monitor mixer (audience mics, click tracks)

One beauty of SQ is the routing flexibility, which allows us to have these mind-bending but ultimately enlightening discussions.

Or tell me why this is incorrect… we all win either way.

[BarryjamParticipant]

Can one also get splits by duplicating inputs??: For example, lead vocal mic into socket 1 on stage box. On SQ7, assign this socket 1 into, say, Input 1 on SQ7 and do FOH processsing. On SQ5, assign this same socket 1 (stagebox) into, say, Input 24 on SQ5, and process and send to monitor mixes.

Of course, you only have 1/2 of total inputs available with this method.

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