[mfusaParticipant]

No problem, it’s all good. I’m here to help where I can and learn new things whenever possible.

[mfusaParticipant]

From page 5 of the DX System Guide:

“SQ and AHM don’t support DX redundancy.”

https://www.allen-heath.com/content/uploads/2023/05/DX-GX-System-Guide-ISS_5.pdf

[mfusaParticipant]

So, the short answer is I don’t know if it would work.

A&H makes mention of being able to use “media converters and switches” on an Slink port which leads me to believe it supports Ethernet standards and theoretically could work with a power line type Ethernet extender.

However, I do know that I wouldn’t want to trust it for something critical like this. These types of devices barely work well enough for most standard types of ethernet/IP/data extension and can be finicky. Any types of interference or glitching could cause serious audio disruptions so I would just do whatever necessary to run a standard supported Cat5e or higher cable between the stage boxes and console.

https://support.allen-heath.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4403666880913-General-Connecting-to-the-SLink-port

[mfusaParticipant]

I’m sure the feature suggestion is helpful for the A&H team longterm but, for your immediate issue, a suggested workaround I have is to use any of the multitude of remote controlled power outlets that are on the market for relatively cheap money. There are wifi controlled ones or ones with dedicated buttons (like the Loratap Mini Remote Control Outlet).

[mfusaParticipant]

To my knowledge, there is no way to bridge the LR output down to mono on CQ. Mono inputs, that are not panned, won’t be a problem but, as you said there is no way for you to guarantee that (what comes in on Bluetooth Stereo) will have an equal image on L and R from within the mixer itself. I just did some testing on my CQ with audio files that had only L and R components and don’t see a way to do what you are asking for.

However, I’m using the an iPhone as my bluetooth source and there is a setting under accessibility/Audio&Visual where you can turn Mono audio on. Can I suggest the making the audio mono at the source will be your easiest path here?

[mfusaParticipant]

Totally Agree Brian – I was just assuming SQ would be a good fit because they were initially discussing a couple of CQ’s to fit the need. A thorough review of the needs is a good suggestion.

[mfusaParticipant]

1) You can send any of the mixes (1-6, Main L, Main R) to Alt out A or B but do not get a separate overall master volume control of that output; it is tied to the volume of whatever it is getting the signal from (i.e. Say, overall level of Out1)
2) There is a maximum number of users who can be connected to the CQ at any one time using CQ-MixPad and/or CQ4You. I can’t remember what it is but you may exceed it with 8 CQ4You users and a CQ-MixPad user.
3) Even if you send one of the mixes to Alt A or B, it’s still only one mix. So, lets say you are sending Out 1 to both Out1 jack and Alt A, and have two users trying to mess with the mix on Out 1; they will be stepping on each other.
4) You can send one of the mixes to the headphone output, and will have an overall volume control for it, but it’s still one mix (so, again, stepping on each other if trying to make changes in CQ4You).

Since you cannot exceed the six overall mixes, this really comes down to whether more than one person can satisfactorily share a mix. If so, your easiest option will be to let one person control it with CQ4You and just use a headphone amp with individual physical volume controls so that each has control of their overall volume.

[mfusaParticipant]

Not possible without Allen Heath doing a software and/or hardware change. Consider using an external travel router like the GL-iNet Opal. Provides you with this flexibility and even more benefits (like WiFi bridging for WAN uplink).

[mfusaParticipant]

Agree with Brian…

An Allen Heath SQ series mixer (SQ 5, 6, 7) would be perfect here unless money is no object then go with the Avantis or dLive. You could likely get an SQ5 plus all the I/O racks you needed for less than just the cost of the Avantis board itself. Having to manage two separate CQ’s would probably be less ideal for a volunteer staff due to complexity and confusion.

The SQ is available in three sizes depending on budget and desire. Do all of your inputs come back to the mix position already? If so, the SQ-7 has 32 built in preamps. If you need something with remote/stage I/O then you could use any of the SQ models and some of the audio rack expanders.

[mfusaParticipant]

Reading above, it sounds like you’ve changed everything except the S1 speaker itself. What happens if you have the XLR cable attached to the S1 but not the mixer; is the hum still there? What about with the cable disconnected from the speaker altogether; does the speaker still hum when turned up? I have a Bose L1 on a CQ-20 and don’t really have a hum issue unless the speaker is turned up super loud with little to no input volume from a source.

[mfusaParticipant]

That is not a supported mode of the built in Bluetooth (which is for input only). So, while you could do this with some third party accessories, you cannot do it with built in Bluetooth.

[mfusaParticipant]

Yes, correct. Only one at a time. At least it’s not too hard to switch with the embedded screen on the CQ18 compared to CQ20.

An external router provides a lot of flexibility so that you can switch between wired and wireless without having to reconfigure the CQ and also giving you some better options for enabling an internet connection at the same time.

I use a GL-iNet Opal travel router and introduces a lot of flexibility in a small package.

[mfusaParticipant]

The outputs are flexible and not tied to any specific mixes. The board supports 12 stereo mixes, LR, and 3 matrixes. You can also use input direct outs. You could have all 16 outputs tied to a single stereo aux, 3 tied to LR, 2 to matrices, 11 tied to input direct out, or any combination.

[mfusaParticipant]

Great to hear; you are welcome

[mfusaParticipant]

Yes, you should be able to send all channels over the Waves IO card. I process more than 32 channels in Super Rack.
It’s hard for me to think of where you might go for troubleshooting from here. I’d suggest maybe opening a support case with Waves and see if they can help.

I don’t work for Waves or A&H but, as a user, I’m happy to offer to take a look if we can set up a remote screen share. PM me if you want to go down this path.

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