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The SLink IO card proved useful over the weekend. I needed to route audio around 2 city blocks for a car show. I ran 2x dx168s from the main SLink port, and then in the opposite direction I connected a AR2412 and a Ab168 to the SLink IO card. That allowed me to help route several speakers across a 1200’ span. Next I plan on grabbing a DX Hub and a few more DX168s to expand my systems flexibility/capability across 1500’. Thanks for the great documentation showing what the capabilities (and maximum limitations) are for the SQ!

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I was wondering what “industry standard” models they were referring to as well. Any ideas?

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Steffen isn’t wrong, I’ve done that before on a show that I needed to share a limited number of RF receivers (same Input Sockets) but for the first part of the show we were using bodypacks and Lavs, routed to a Lav group for GEQ, later in the show we switched the bodypacks off, and used Handhelds synced to the same receivers,

Another way I could have done this was simply saving it as Scene1, with specifics safes and filters marked. and labeled it Scene Lavs, then Next Scene could be Scene Handhelds. Or in other words for your scenario, Save a Scene for the Clarinet, then make a scene for Sax.

Then for easy access you could use your soft buttons for Previous scene recall, and Next Scene Recall.

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Yes it can be done. Connect both mixers with SLink Ports.

Then go to your IO Page and patch the LR Mix of SQ7 to the SLink SQ6 of your choice. For Example Slink 11+12. Now your Main LR on the SQ7 is outputing on your SQ6 11/12

https://www.allen-heath.com/media/SLinkConnections_V1_4_0.pdf

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Yes. You can connect a ME to a GX4816. I checked the SLink Doc and the answer you are looking for is on page 8 of the pdf.

https://www.allen-heath.com/media/SLinkConnections_V1_4_0.pdf

Cheers,
Swell

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Pete,

I looked this up in the 1.4 Reference Manual (Page 36.) Essentially you can decide where you want to pick the signal in the flow. You can also individually change the level channel on a individual channel basis. Just send the Direct Out Inputs to the USB output destination. Voila.

Below is taken from Page 36 of the reference manual.

Direct Out settings:

Touch the ‘Dir Out’ button on any input channel.
This screen shows the direct output level for the selected channel, as well as the
global direct out settings which affect all channels. The currently selected channel is
displayed on the left.
• Touch the level value and adjust using the touchscreen rotary, this is adjusted
individually on each channel.
Direct out level = -inf to +10dB
• Choose whether direct out signals are affected by faders or mutes by touching
the on-screen buttons.
• Select the channel ‘tap off’ point by touching the Direct Out Source value. Each
source point is presented in order, and is affected by all preceding processing
that is switched in.
Post Preamp = signal is affected only by the preamp gain.
Post HPF = signal is also affected by the high pass filter.
Post Gate = signal is also affected by the gate.
Post Insert Return = signal is also affected by the insert.
Post PEQ = signal is also affected by PEQ.
Post Comp = signal is also affected by compressor.
Post Delay = signal is affected by all channel processing including ms delay.

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Pete,

I remember seeing those on Qu, and although they were not perfect or great they did offer a suggested starting point for PEQ, which I found useful on rare instruments, etc..

They are not found in the SQ, but if you really liked the ones you used and are willing to spend the time you can simply take notes on your QU, and recreate them on the SQ and save them as “User” Presets. Which can come in handy because then you can tweak to your liking and update them to your preference for quick recall on later dates. Cheers!

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Oops. Sorry, I was wrong. Thanks for clarifying this Keith!

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Yes you can reverse the polarity but not from the IO page. Instead you find the polarity switch under the processing for the mix/aux/matrix connected to the output. Search for the mix that connects to that output and that’s where it will be.

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Wolfgang,

What would this feedback detection do that the meter page wouldn’t already display? The metering page already shows levels and you can see feedback in red highlighted on the source channel and mix. Also with an IPad App, you can select PAFL on. A channel or Aux and see the problem frequency feeding back overplayed on the PEQ.

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@piers thanks for sharing the “library advice” for IO patching. It seems so obvious now that you pointed that out. I was just about to go down the road of setting up separate scenes for “virtual playback” vs “Live inputs” utilizing the scene filters. The library option seems like that might be easier option.

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Toby,

I’m commenting because I too am interested in this and hopefully the solution. I can’t say for sure why it’s not working. I was going to mention forcing the Vlan to layer 2 100mbs but it seems like you already did that.

Anyone else had success with this yet?

Side note, those Dante DT168 stage boxes are looking more attractive for this type of use in the future.

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Whatsoup,

A simple solution would be to connect the turntable to any XLR input by using a stereo DI box like the Radial AV2.

Then you could record a number of different ways, SQ Drive, Tracks Live, etc…

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Lomtas,

You can select or deselect “follow fader” and “follows mute.”

For a MON/FOH digital split I would prefer deselecting follow fader, and deselecting follow mute, and taking the send pre-processing as “post preAmp” on the SQ7.

For your overflow scenario, I might recommend tne opposite, keep all the processing from the SQ-7, Select “post delay”, follow fader, and follow mute. You may adjust levels for your overflow smaller room and maybe send to a Group for room processing. But that way the whole show can largely be controlled from the SQ7 in the main room. This scenario basically makes the Qu-24 a Stagebox (AR2412).

Third option. Create a Matrix on the SQ7. And send that to the QU24. EQ, Delay as needed.

Either way the boards give you both options, and you can decide. Good luck! Merry Christmas.

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Hi Lomtas,

I just tested this 2 days ago with a SQ5 and a QU16. Here is what I remember. Yes they can share inputs and send them to each other over Cat5e cable. I believe the max length for SLink is 120meters. You can decide where the signals are taken under “Routing” (for example post preamp, post delay, etc)

A couple things to keep in mind are: update the Qu firmware (1.95).
Set the gain structure on the local mixer.
Set Clock on SQ to “SLink”.

Follow the I0 patch guide under the knowledgebase.
Good luck.

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