[IraBobParticipant]

Thanks to Keith and Soren. Of course, I had seen the MixPad app on the SQ product page but I didn’t discover til now that you’ve provided it for multiple platforms. Great! And sorry to ask a question that I should have answered for myself.

Keith, I will try those labeling methods that you’ve suggested. Cheers.

[Suggestion for Andre: Would you care to make a video of Keith’s idea? – “…the quickest way to label lots of channels is through SQ-MixPad, where you can use a keyboard if it can be connected to the device (e.g. BT keyboard with an iPad even).”

[IraBobParticipant]

Great Soren! Thanks.
Does the SQ allow for a USB keyboard to do all the labeling?

[IraBobParticipant]

Hi Andre,
I’m up to number 28 in your videos and I have a question.
#28 deals with “From Rider to Scene”, and you show how to use the MixPad app to do a lot of pre-show prep. Please forgive me, but there are some basic things that I think you left out:

1. Let’s assume that my mixer is stored away, and I just want to do this pre-show prep offline.
a. Is it possible to create a scene and save it, for uploading to the desk later? Would I use the MixPad app to do that, or is there a Windows program to create a scene offline, like the Yamaha Studio Manager and Editor software?
b. If it’s possible to create a scene offline, how do you then upload that scene to the desk?

2. Your early videos show your desk already labeled. But you didn’t show the basic job of labeling the console, if I’m not mistaken. Is it possible to plug in a USB keyboard and do the typing on it, rather than using the screen?

Thanks. I didn’t want to leave these questions on your YouTube page. I hope you don’t mind.

[IraBobParticipant]

Hi Andre,
Thanks for the attachment. Those diagrams are very helpful.
The SLink looks to be quite versatile, and I think I can get exactly what I’m looking for – including simplicity – with Slink and an DX168 or a DX32. No hubs, no switches, no laptops running Dante Controller. A case for the SQ, a case for all my mics, and a case for cables makes for a very transportable system. And it will allow me to expand if my needs grow and my brain gets bigger so that I can comprehend Dante.

On to the videos…!!!

Regards,
Ira

[IraBobParticipant]

Thanks to all of you for these great answers. I still feel I’m not understanding an important (to me) piece of info.

Andre – I, like you, deal with string ensembles, jazz groups and other “non-pop” performances. Some of these folks are seeking out the higher sample rate setups for their streamings or recordings, and I’d like to take full advantage of the SQ’s ability to work at 96kHz.

Setting aside cost for the moment, as far as the expanders that have been mentioned here, I would assume that the highest quality recordings would be attained by using one of the 96kHz boxes – the DXs (or DTs). Is that correct, or am I not understanding something about SRC and how the SQ operates? If there wasn’t a difference in quality, I’d wonder why A&H would bother to sell them, and at a higher cost.

I’m still looking for simplicity, but the extra cost of going with a DX (or DT) would be a justified investment for me.

Lots of training videos to watch! A great community here.

Cheers.

[IraBobParticipant]

Thank you, Andre, for a great answer and your humor!. The videos that you’ve produced are a wonderful resource, and I’ll be studying them carefully.

Please allow me to ask for some clarity on one of your answers.
I know that streamed audio doesn’t need to be mixed or recorded at a 96kHz sample rate. But one of the main advantages of the A&H systems is their ability to operate at 96kHz, as opposed to, let’s say, the M32. For those clients expecting the higher sample rate, would I need one of the expanders that can operate at 96k, such as any of the DX (or DT) units? If I used any of the AB or AR units like those you mentioned, would I lose the ability to mix and record at 96kHz?

Also, about streaming options:
I would create a 2-channel matrix out to give the streaming techs, as you suggested; I wouldn’t use the USB port on the back of the SQ for the audio out. So that frees up the SQ Drive to do a multitrack recording, without having to get into a Waves card (or, I would assume, Dante and the Virtual Sound Card). So I’m sure you’ve made a video about the SQ Drive 😉 so I will search that out and study it.

Cheers.

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