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@Hugh. Respectfully, I will have to agree to disagree with you on this particular thread.

This post has become a bit of a rabbit hole and I’m not going any deeper!
I’m sure you have better things to do too?

For my part, I’ll lay off the caffeine before I visit here in future:)

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@Hugh
I think you’re just a wind up merchant.

You’ve contradicted yourself by quoting this earlier:

Professional: “Engaged in a specific occupation for pay as the source of ones livelihood”

Therefore ANY equipment used as a tool in paid service could be deemed professional:)

You may be operating with more expensive equipment but that doesn’t make cheaper gear “hobbiest”.

When I want to drill a hole I’ll use a drill, not buy a saw then complain about it’s shortcomings!

Anyone who buys a CQ12 and expects 20 channels or Dante is foolish, as it offers neither.

Your perceived limitations aren’t limitations if you know what you’re buying and you buy what you need.

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TL;DR
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40 years getting paid in the music business, I definitely don’t need a lecture as I’m an early adopter of most relevant technologies.

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The criteria you think that categorises equipment as professional is an opinion not shared by many here I’d guess.

Calling the SQ “entry level” is just ridiculous.
There are thousands of QU mixers out there earning a crust, so they’re “sub entry level” and not professional then either?😂😂😂

I think you’re mixing “high end” & “professional”.

There are £3k radio mics and the Shure SM58 for £100, by your reckoning the Shure isn’t professional?

Billy does a job with a £40k setup.
Jimmy does the same event the next year with a £100k setup.
Was Billy not using professional equipment because Jimmy’s was more than twice as expensive?

Anyway, I’m away back to real life for a bit – happy weekend everyone!😃👍🏻😃

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@mfusa Sorry I must have been writing that last message the same time as you!😃

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Are the three soft key buttons available on CQ mix on the CQ 20 – assign one to FX mute?
Also you should be able to assign the footswitch to do the same.
Config/control&network/footwitch

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@tobi Not sure the end of Newtrik’s rainbow is at Yamaha!
DM7 that has the channel count he wants is SQ money!
DM3 is lovely but has a smaller channel count than CQ18T and only two fx engines – the main reason I didn’t buy one!
Money left over buying a CQ18 instead of DM3 would almost buy a CQ12.

There’s an idea, CQ18 plus CQ12 as a sub mixer Newtrix??

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QU-pac plus AB168, AR2412 or AR804 will do what you want apart from the
Multi band compression and 10” screen.
Yes, QSC Touchmix has been dead in the water for a while.

If there is ever going to be a CQ24/32 it might be a while before we see it.

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Using QU-Mix go to the top option “IOPatch”
Press then select “Surface” from the tabs on the LHS.
You’ll see “AES Out” on the second column., spin it until you get “Mix 3”
Sorted!

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Just to add my 2p😉

This post was originally about a remote control unit for the CQ20 and has spiralled a bit.
Excuse the pedantry……
A lot has been said about the “wall wart” but the CQ20 unit has an IEC socket, not an external psu. 😃

I know Keith explained due to size constraints why the 12&18 have an external psu, makes sense to me.
I was after a very compact unit Zed10 or Flow 8 size so CQ12 or 18 are perfect!
External psu not a problem either as a third party psu could pull you out of a hole. (as it doesn’t have some weird proprietary socket)

This could be a real boon to anyone using this mixer off grid.
I do video work and all of a sudden a CQ12 or 18 becomes a very useful battery powered multi channel recorder.
I wouldn’t be surprised if A&H added some sort of battery kit/adapter as an option.
I have a Tascam 8ch unit and it’s priced not much less than a CQ12T. A Zoom equivalent is much more expensive.
The Tascam unit is a bit user unfriendly tbh, but solid.
I don’t know of any battery powered 18ch recorder out there now apart from the CQ18T👍🏻😃👍🏻

I’m getting my Lipos charged and my soldering iron out!

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Like many other owners the CQ offers me a price/size/quality combination that is hard to beat.
In reality, in a blind live test, would most people really tell the difference between good quality A&H preamps?

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I have CQ-mix on a few iPads including a mini. It works fine on that even with my big bass player digits👍🏻😉.

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Try a different Ethernet cable?
I did accidentally plug my router into the d-snake port on the back of a QU-PAC in a dark rack on one occasion 🤦‍♂️
Try a different port on the router too?

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Take a look at this thread – I think this might be a similar issue.

USB Audio Fail

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Hey Smidge,
Try reasound.com in N.Ireland.
028 8676 4059

They told me they were expecting stock of CQ18T in November when I enquired back in September.
They’re main dealers for all top brands and regularly ship to mainland UK.
Prices usually very competitive too!
Hope this helps:)

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