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Hi,
I’ve been running a similar setup for the past few months (and still am) while touring with an 8 piece band.
SQ5 with Slink optional card installed on monitor duties (yours truly)
3x DX168 + DX Hub
SQ6 at FOH

We run one single Cat5 from SQ5 SLink I/O port to FOH.
All patching is done thru tie lines.

All mixes outputs come from me (all in-ears). FOH outputs (L-R, Subs, Front fill) are duplicated at FOH SQ6 (local analog outputs) and one of our DX168. That way we can patch into the PA wherever is easier.

It all worked flawlessly until a couple of days when my SQ5’s touchscreen gave up.

[ROAMParticipant]

A brief update.

We have the system fully working. Rehearsal went well and everything seem to run smoothly.
It just so happend then when wiring the setup up (SQ5 on stage acting as master gain, 1 cat5 cable to FOH)
we didn’t check anything at all about sync.

What would be the correct sync settings for this kind of setup?

PS: as stated in the title we have an SQ6 at FOH, SQ5 on stage, DX Hub (connected to SQ5 SLink) + 3x DX168, 1x SLink add card (connected to FOH)

Thanks.

[ROAMParticipant]

Thanks a million Steffen. That’s exactly what I was looking for.

[ROAMParticipant]

A brief update for the record.

We’re now running with 3 DX168, a DXHub and one SQ6. Everything is smooth after upgrading to firmware 1.2
I’m on monitor/stage duties with an iPad. SQ6 is at FOH.

Hope to get an SQ5 and SLink card as soon as the FOH/Monitor split setup is supported, tested and trustworthy.

So far so good.

[ROAMParticipant]

Great news. We’re finally gonna upgrade tomorrow (and see if everything is fine with the DX HUb).

Still is not clear from the connection diagrams if we have to use A or B port to hook it all up.

Anyone?

[ROAMParticipant]

Thanks Art, would you please walk my thru a digital split?

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Uh, almostr forgot.

I had to wire all DX168 to the Hub via the B port or the system didn’t work properly. How comes?
Still tryin’ to figure my way around the routing page, not very intuitive.

Of course a manual with detailed wiring and setups would be handy but there seems to be none.

[ROAMParticipant]

Hey all,
Sunday I had my first encounter with the SQ6 + 3 DX168 and the DX Hub.
I’m on stage duties so I can’t really comment on the board itself (I’m working off an iPad and managing 8 stereo in-ears).
We had some major head-scratching moments with the routing but it now seems to be all under control.

I know the board and the system are fresh new, but I have to tell you that the iPad app is lacking on a lot of levels so far. Of course I hope there will be constant upgrades in the future.
Coming from an X32 environment here are the major issues I noticed:

1. Inputs and outputs naming from the iPad NOT AVAILABE
2. Oscillator and other tools from the iPad NOT AVAILABE
3. Color coding inputs and/or outputs NOT AVAILABE
4. Digital splitting inside the console NOT AVAILABE
5. Routing edit from the iPad NOT AVAILABE

The app seemed responsive and well laid out but considering that it does 1% of what the console is capable of that was expected.

Today we’re gonna have another last check before tour starts beginning of March.

[ROAMParticipant]

Thanks to both of you. I’ve been told that we got 3 DX168 also. I also understood from A&H literature that the DX HUB would solve all our issues but don’t if we got that one too. Is it already available? What is the exact hook up with it?

Thanks again.

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