[Mfk0815Participant]

The only remedy I can see ist to increase the delay for powering up the amplifiers to, round about 20 seconds or more. The outputs of the SQ will pop during the electronical stabilisation, there are no output relays built into the SQ. I personally always startup any console first, wait until the boot up is finished and then I power up the amplifiers. I do this manually but it also can be done using a configurable power sequencer.

[Mfk0815Participant]

+1

[Mfk0815Participant]

+1 but not only for the main bus, it should also be available on any Aux Bus. BTW: this feature I miss also on the dLive and the Avantis.

[Mfk0815Participant]

A good starting point?
Low Cut at 100 Hz, flat EQ, no Compressor.
Thats it for the beginning.
For the rest of the fine tuning you need some time. And at least one person needs to be familiar with the mixer. This is an absolutely must! There is no way around that, an no excuse can be accepted. It would be the same as you want to play perfect guitar without spending time to learn it.

[Mfk0815Participant]

One thing might be worth to mention. The QU series comes with XLR for Mic and 1/4“ Jacks for line inputs. The SQ and all the stageboxes for it are coming with XLR. Only a few Jack inputs are available on the SQ itself. So, if there are a lot of instruments with jack outputs, you need either special adapter cables (second best solution and dangerous because of the phantom power) or you have to use DI boxes for that inputs. That probably has to be considered when planning the budget for that invest.

[Mfk0815Participant]

+1

I am using a DN9630 in many ways together with my M32 and my WING. It is also possible to use a DL16 plus a DL32 and the DN9630 to run a 48 Channel recording interface without a mixing console.
One of the biggest advantages is in my point of view that you are not limited to short USB cables when you want to connect your computer to the desk. So if one of the application needs a separate mix (eg. within a DAW or similar) for streaming purpose, you can place the computer for streaming in an different room because you can have a distance to the console of round about 100 meters.
Or you can run backing tracks from your computer on stage to the mixing desk on the FOH position.
Or, or, or.
But, the Behringer/Midas eco system has one big advantage. you have at least two AES50 ports on the console or on the stageboxes. this offers a lot more flexibility than only one Slink port on the SQ and when you run a GigACE card on your dLive/Avantis also only one connection can be made, even if the card has two SLink ports. Not to consequently providing two SLink ports, which can be used side by side, is a big missed opportunity for the eco system of A&H.

But a Slink to USB converter would be a really good idea.

[Mfk0815Participant]

Hmm, An Avantis with the dPack and a proper Stagebox, e.g the GX4816, costs not the half of an C2500 with a CDM48. Also that you will loose flexibility because you can use the dLive Mixrack also standalone without the surface.
So, why should I buy an avantis?

[Mfk0815Participant]

Or use DCAs and DCA Spill

[Mfk0815Participant]

And just one word about a possible timespan for the implementation.
It would even be helpful to extend the build in gate with some expander modes. That should be easier to implement than two stage expanders or the PSE.

Years ago I worked at Siemens in Europe. And they had the slogan „better the second best solution now than the best one never“. Imho that would be also a good slogan for A&H. The last feature update was in April of 2020!

[Mfk0815Participant]

even better a ‘this is why I want it and how I’d use it’.

Keith, I think the reasons why providing an expander in a mixing console is a very good idea is already discussed in detail in other threads. And this reasons are the same for the dLive, the Avantis and the SQ. So, when the decision was made for the first two models, why should we repeat the reasons again for the SQ?
And please, do not even think about providing the expander as a plugin whe have to pay for. Even if some colleagues can‘t see it, expsnders are very essential for a good sound. In my opinion, if you want to have extra income, put the gate on the shop and the expander as the standard effect for the current gate slot. That would be a real service to your customers.

[Mfk0815Participant]

The layers of the SQ are completety customizable. There is no direct relationship between a fader and an input/output.
On the mixpad you have two different types of layers. The fixed one, grouped by categories, input, mix, fx and so one, and some custom layers, which can be configured by the user an which are not connected to the layers of the SQ itself. That means that changes you make on the SQ will not be shown on the mixpad. Both devices are independent in this case.

[Mfk0815Participant]

Regarding the OP though, we do not show the overall (yellow) EQ curve with HPF included as it would be inaccurate to do so.
HPF is applied earlier in the signal path rather than at the same time as PEQ. It’s pre-insert so you could do something like insert the Hypabass Add-on or an external effect which would put low end back in.

Hmm, never the less there are five filter (HPF and four bands of PEQ) in the console and these filter will create an EQ curve which can be shown. But neverthe less using only one screen to show the operator the whole filter would be a good idea.

[Mfk0815Participant]

Hmm, displaying HPF together with the PEQ is already available on the Mixpad app. Why should there be a core limitation which do not allow the display on the console? The processing is already implemented. Hmm.

[Mfk0815Participant]

but you need their stage box too if you want to have stereo signals for more that 3 performers.

Why? The X32 Rack comes with 14 outputs, that means up to 7 stereo Mixes are possible.

[Mfk0815Participant]

Hmm, and what has that to do with an expander plugin as an alternative to the channel gate? No extra hardware, no special processing power (compared to noise gates) and nothing related to stageboxes and stuff like that. Just a simple option for the noise gate slot, like the alternatives to the stock compressor, eg 16T, Mighty…

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