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2021/06/23 at 8:35 pm #102036
That’s a good question, I would like to know as well. I know that the SQ does have some PEQ presets stored in the library. If you are on the PEQ screen and hit library you will see them. I think the QU library might be more complete.
2021/06/23 at 8:32 pm #102035That is what I would consider the normal procedure. I never monitor inputs in the DAW
Good to know, I have never worked that way before and always monitored through the DAW with a low latency Apogee interface via input monitoring. Just curious, how do you handle punch in’s and overdubs during a recording session? Imagine you are working through a song section by section where you need to hear your previous takes, or, you have a singer that is struggling to get it right and is doing a lot of takes. What is your workflow in this situation? Thanks!
2021/06/19 at 11:18 pm #101982As long as you are monitoring your live sources directly through the mixer, your DAW should compensate for the latency in playback sources. It’s a little trickier if you’re playing software instruments in the DAW.
Hi, thanks for the reply. I totally get what you’re saying regarding monitoring the live sources directly through the mixer. However, when the artist needs to hear their previously recorded track, you really need to switch the input of that track to USB, that is where the latency starts to become a problem. When monitoring through the DAW, it’s super easy to do overdubs if your latency is low enough. I suppose I could create a new track for the overdub, but that might get tricky to manage with multiple overdubs. Another thought is to simply send the stereo output of the DAW to the artist, but only during overdubs. This way they would hear their existing track but the source would still be monitored live through the desk. One thing necessary for this to work is to disable input monitoring when record arming a channel, otherwise, the artist would hear themselves twice, live source with no latency, and the delayed source through the DAW with latency. That would be major comb filtering!
2021/06/16 at 2:44 pm #101928Reviving an old thread. I’m seriously considering making my SQ-5 the centerpiece of my studio. I really like how easy it is to route audio and to control multiple headphone mixes via sends on fader. The thing I haven’t figured out is how to handle overdubbing/punching in. I have always monitored through the computer and currently have an audio interface with very low latency. I am aware that you can switch back and forth from local inputs to USB inputs via the library on the SQ, to switch from live tracking to playback, but how are people handling complex overdub sessions if the latency is a bit too high such as over USB for example? I don’t think it would be practical to constantly switch from Local to USB in this type of situation. How much better is the latency when comparing Dante to USB? Thanks….
2020/05/15 at 9:12 pm #91866+1 for me, I could see this being useful!
2020/04/27 at 5:29 am #91407Do you still have this problem after watching Keith’s Video? I got it to work on a Mac running Studio One Professional Ver 4.
2020/04/26 at 7:10 pm #91398Good to know, thanks for the clarification Alex. FYI, the release notes for firmware 1.95 do not indicate that Mojave or Catalina are supported:
“ USB streaming is compatible with Mac / Windows PC computers. Mac OSX versions currently supported are 10.13 (High Sierra), 10.12 (Sierra), 10.11 (El Capitan), 10.10 (Yosemite), 10.9 (Mavericks), 10.8 (Mountain Lion), 10.7 (Lion), and 10.6 Snow Leopard.”
2020/04/25 at 3:12 pm #91353@Doc, I’m pretty sure that the latest firmware for the QU (1.95) still does NOT support Mac OS Catalina. Most likely you will need to restore your Mac to an older OS.
2020/04/25 at 2:39 pm #91350Gotcha Keith, thanks for clarifying. I was trying to copy and paste my DNA code I had previously entered (correctly) from the tube stage plugin while registering the Hypabase plugin.
2020/04/24 at 11:55 pm #91333In firmware 1.5 there is a new option on the Midi page referring to NRPN Fader Law. This is from the manual:
Touch the ‘NRPN Fader Law’ value to select the fader law used for control to and
from SQ channel levels.Linear Taper = High resolution linear control for automation Audio
Audio Taper = External MIDI faders match SQ fadersPerhaps the Linear Taper mode would allow for higher resolution when writing automation?
2020/04/24 at 11:47 pm #91332Keith, it sure would be nice if the A&H website would allow cutting and pasting of the DNA codes, this would probably cut down on errors.
2020/04/18 at 2:05 am #91130This thread was helpful in getting DAW control 1.71 to work with Studio One 4.6.1 on a MacBook Pro laptop. Thanks!
2020/04/09 at 5:01 am #90856When Firmware Ver 1.5 comes out, SRC at 48kHz will be possible on the SQ, as well as 32 channels to SQ drive at 48k.
2020/03/22 at 5:20 am #90434+1 from me. Can’t wait for firmware 1.5,
2020/03/14 at 1:48 am #90271Hi Keith,
Thanks again for the response. In regards to your suggestion:
For overdubbing, you can use a combination of both by only switching the input of the channel you are recording back to the input socket.
One problem I perceive with your suggestion is that if I am doing a lot of punching during overdubs (such as working with a singer that is struggling and only singing a section at a time) you really must monitor through the DAW the whole time, otherwise, the artist will not hear their previous track during overdubbing. It seems impractical to constantly switch input sources on the console for the overdub track. I could see this working in a situation where only a few punches are needed, but probably not a session requiring a lot of overdubs.
The smallest buffer size I can utilize before things get unstable is 128 samples at a latency of 9.26 ms. (2018 MacBook Pro, 16 gb RAM, adaptor from USB2 to USB-C ). This is tested with only 16 tracks so far.
I can definitely hear the difference when switching inputs on the SQ between the local socket and the USB return from the DAW. I could probably make 9.26 ms work but it is not ideal especially compared to the latest recording interfaces such as those from Apogee or Universal Audio. Of course, it’s probably not fair to compare latency between an interface on USB2 vs a thunderbolt interface.
Cheers
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