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2019/09/19 at 3:58 am #86549
I don’t have a T2-based Mac, but a quick search online indicates (via RME’s forum) that the compatibility issue was apparently fixed with macOS 10.14.4 back in March. It’s currently on 10.14.6, so I’d say you’re probably safe.
Had to look up what 10.14.4 covered, but I see that it was indeed included among the claimed bug fixes: Release notes at OS X Daily
2019/09/12 at 1:28 pm #86348Note too that the default, standard compressor doesn’t require an additional purchase, only the optional DEEP add-ons that Alex refers to.
2019/09/07 at 1:01 am #86242As long as the DAW and interface drivers continue to support whatever OS version you have. Mac developers tend to stay pretty current, often ending support of OS versions when Apple does, or maybe just supporting the current and one or two previous versions. Big developers like Ableton tend to have the resources to support more ‘legacy’ systems. At least the SQ is class compliant so doesn’t need any drivers on Macs, so that’ll be fine. Just watch what OS versions your DAW supports before installing any updates.
2019/08/29 at 4:28 pm #86116See here: https://community.allen-heath.com/forums/topic/date-time
Basically, SQ doesn’t have the necessary realtime clock hardware, so this isn’t possible.
2019/08/28 at 4:32 pm #86101See the document Keith linked to. Only two AB168s can be on a single SLink port, so for three you’d need an option card and a second cable run. DX168s *can* go on both, but he’s saying that’s not necessary: just need a DX hub on stage, so one run from the SQ to the stage instead of two.
That linked document shows all the (many) possible stage box configurations.
2019/08/27 at 9:31 pm #86082Sorry, I should’ve been clear that my experience on that MacBook wasn’t with an SQ, but with multiple FireWire audio interfaces arranged in an aggregate device. If anything a more draining setup than a single class-compliant device like the SQ.
Bottom line: set it up lean and clean, eliminate unnecessary overhead, and you should be fine.
I’d be more worried about spending money on a machine that no longer gets OS updates myself, but as long as your software of choice works and it’s not going to be an Internet machine you should be just fine. I think the 2011 models were only dropped in the current MacOS version but I may be a year off.
2019/08/27 at 3:13 pm #86075I’ve done 24 channels (via Firewire, admittedly) on a 2011 MacBook Air many times. No problem.
USB 2 has plenty of bandwidth for the full 32 channels the SQ provides (if it didn’t, it wouldn’t matter how new or fast your computer was, the bottleneck would be the interface itself, not the computer) but since USB does make more CPU demands than FireWire or Thunderbolt (which have dedicated controllers) my advice would be to do your recording into the most barebones software you can: I’ve seen a lot of people swear by Reaper, I’ve used Boom Recorder Pro, etc. If you’re going to use a more mainstream DAW, I’d advise testing carefully before doing any important recording, and stay far away from software plugins while recording. Do your fancy stuff later.
Also, I’d say to keep the machine offline while recording and only running the recording software itself. You don’t want something else (updates or some utility) stealing CPU capacity from the recording process.
2019/08/26 at 1:15 pm #86043Nope, mic/line on XLR only. You’ll want to use DI boxes.
2019/08/14 at 3:22 pm #85862I can confirm that this resolves the noise issue 1.4.2 triggered on my SQ-6. Everything works great so far. Thanks, Keith!
2019/08/07 at 1:07 pm #85725That’s all perfectly reasonable, as someone who’s self taught on this stuff but also teaches thrilling introductory computer stuff in my day job, I just always find myself thinking about how a complete beginner would cope with these things. I’m good at puzzling things out (and tend to learn best that way) but that seems a lot less common for people getting out of their comfort zone. As for my theatre life, it’s all been small town amateur stuff where I could never assume any experience.
I think you’ve done great things in making the SQ clear and approachable, it’s mostly the less common things (routing matrix displays, etc.) that took a bit of thinking through for me. Analog mixers may have more physical controls, but they’re definitely simpler machines from a user perspective.
I’ve had a few things spring to mind where new videos would be helpful, but I don’t have them handy. I’ll let you know.
Thanks for being so active and helpful here, Keith. This kind of thing is a big part of why I went for the SQ in the first place!
2019/08/06 at 6:47 pm #85708Yeah, I know about that one, I just think that, somewhere between that quick start and the detailed reference, there’s room for a solid user’s guide. I know A&H tends to deal more with experienced sound folks, especially with these higher end lines, but for those of us with a middling amount of experience in the analog world a guide as descriptive as the ones for their old GL line or the MixWizards, not making so many assumptions about preexisting knowledge, would be handy.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m comfortable enough with the SQ now that I can find things without much trouble in the reference. But if I ever have to get someone else up to speed (I’m in a small town without many experienced techies) it would be nice to have a gentler introduction to link them to.
That said, unlike the handful of other digital boards I’ve played with, the SQ’s approach feels a lot more logical to my particular way of thinking!
Keith’s videos were very handy starting out too, though there’s probably room for a handful more at this point. I appreciate how short they are, since I generally don’t find YouTube videos to be as useful as a solid printed tutorial.
2019/08/06 at 3:35 am #85697I’m guessing you’d need to get a beta invite for the iOS version; I doubt Apple’s going to accept a test version to the app store.
2019/08/04 at 9:34 pm #85674Glad it worked.
As another who’s relatively new to digital mixers, I kind of wish the manual went more into the workflow instead of just being a reference. This little detail is tucked away in the brief description of the panel buttons near the beginning, and it doesn’t appear to be mentioned elsewhere. I find that, unless you already know where to look, important and useful information like this is easy to miss. I mean it’s all there, but the organization isn’t as clear as it could be.
2019/08/03 at 11:22 pm #85657You can hold the Reset button and press an In, Sel, or Mix button to reset the desired parameters. I assume when resetting via the In buttons, you need to have a channel or mix selected first though.
So in your case, select the desired channel, hold Reset, then press the In button in the parametric EQ control area to the right of the touchscreen.
2019/07/31 at 6:12 pm #85603I can’t be sure now but I seem to recall a fix for that being in the quickly removed 1.4.2 update, so once they resolve the problem that led to that being taken down you might be OK. (I had to revert to 1.4.1 myself because I was hit by the apparently obscure problem).
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