[Mikey BParticipant]

No problem, keep an eye peeled for the issues I am trying to work out with AZSlow…. if it comes through, this will be one of the best MIDI controllers for sonar out there.

[Mikey BParticipant]

Go exactly where they are telling you and then choose the ASIO driver in the <Driver Mode> section. Cakewalk will then recognize the QU’s input.

I have someone working on the problem I noted above, which, if it works, will make this a very good controller for Cakewalk.

See this link for ongoing details.

https://forum.cakewalk.com/Cakewalk-to-Allen-Heath-QU32-MIDI-mapping-memory-issue-m3759741.aspx#3759741

[Mikey BParticipant]

I have contacted Cakewalk about this issue. Having had to write a more detailed description, I thought I would post it here as well….. much the same, just some clarity…

Thanks

Sorry if this is a duplicate…. not sure who I should be contacting here….

I’ve been using the Allen and Heath QU-32 as my MIDI control surface in my studio for several years (32 fader strips, one super strip for EQ etc), I recently decided to try the latest version of Cakewalk by Bandlab. The platform seems very intuitive to me (being familiar with older versions) and overall it seems quite useable. I haven’t put it to the true test yet, in my studio, as I have not gotten past the issue explained below.

On the latest Bandlab edition of Cakewalk, I was able to easily use the “learn” function (right click on parameter you wish to control- remote control- move suface control-Learn-ok) to assign all of the faders and mute/select/PAFL buttons on the Custom Layer of my console to work with the channel strips in Cakewalk. No ACT Controller/Surface neccesay. Using the assignable controls in the ProChannl strip in Cakewalk, I also used this “learn” function to set all of the EQ knobs in the QU-32 Super Strip section for each channel. (i.e.- the LF Gain knob selected on the console controlled the LF Gain for the related track in Cakewalk)… THIS WAS GREAT!! and a function that I have not had before (the EQ for each was adjusted equally by using the console knobs!!!)….

Unfortunately, when I saved this Template in Cakewalk and came back to use it again, the EQ assignments did not seem to have saved…. the faders and buttons on the individual console channels work fine and are still linked properly, but the EQ knobs and HPF don’t work from the console at all…. I have tried many options (all of the different controller/surface options, a couple third party ideas, etc) and I have scoured forums. I believe this is a software issue, as I have tried assigning the QU-32 faders, which do save properly as fader controls, to be EQ controls instead… They work just as well, but still dont save…

To be clear, Cakewalk will properly learn the functions in the ProChannel EQ section (channel by channel), but will NOT recall them when the project or template is pulled back up…. if this function is fixed I think it would add a lot of value to busy engineers, like myself, who would like to use a MIDI controller to run those functions *this is a lot more common these days with modern digital consoles having super strips capable of sending unique MIDI for each channel selected.

I’m assuming its an issue with Cakewalk as opposed to the console, because it learns it fine, but then forgets it when I close the session or save it as a template.

The QU-32 super strip has 17 rotars and 4 buttons that can be assigned independantly to 32 faders and the QU-32 will mimic the DAW precisely… x 32 thats over 400 controls that can be assigned, but get forgotten as soon as you save…

Thanks in advance for any help…. Let me know if I can be of any more assistance in getting this figured out…. Barring this issue, I am liking it so far.

[Mikey BParticipant]

I am having the same problem with my QU32…. precisely… It has been happening since I was running 1.8 in fact I updated in an attempt to cure the problem… any ideas?

[Mikey BParticipant]

OK, just so its here for next time I need to reference it…. Its in Sonar under Options/Audio/Drivers … *sigh* Im getting old.. not sure why it changes itself to turn off channel one every so often, but it does

[Mikey BParticipant]

ok…. Ive done it again and I cant figure out what I did to fix it last time

[Mikey BParticipant]

Happens even when just streaming mp3s from the comp over USB to the QU32 as well.. Or tracks recorded elsewhere, or any configuration

[Mikey BParticipant]

I’m getting this sound running I3 windows 8 machine with 8 gig ram. On playback on ANY SOFTWARE including windows media player.

This is from my thread a while ago about this

USB B streaming to the comp, it seems to be recording into Sonar 8 just fine but during playback there is a screeching sound, almost like the old dial up connection sound. It’s louder than the recordings and is intermittent… Just comes and goes… Sometimes you can hear it manifesting as just some pops and clicks, other times it’s full on burying the sound in the most annoying screech… At first it seemed to come after a few seconds of playback while recording and then stop, but I’ve been playing with buffers and things (not sure if that has anything to do with it) and now it seems to just come and go … I’ve tried just about every buffer combo there is and nothing seems to change it much… If anything it maybe seems worse with large buffer caches…

I’m pretty sure it’s a playback issue)

Happens with material recorded elsewhere and run through Sonar as well…

Any help would be greatly appreciated…. It’s really really freaking annoying and loud…

[Mikey BParticipant]

I will look that over…. Oddly, my manuals 11.2 is how to do a system Hard Reset…. Thanks for the link and input!

[Mikey BParticipant]

Thanks for the interest….. It happens even when playing back using Windows Media Player, so it is not a function of Sonar or ProTools.

[Mikey BParticipant]

I bought a new USB cable… didnt happen for a while, so I thought it was all good…. happened again today…. anyone got any ideas on this?…

It is really annoying me…

[Mikey BParticipant]

I would still want to take DI from the Bass…. Just NEVER let someone you dont trust with your gear plug things in…

[Mikey BParticipant]

” will a compatible version work with a later version firmware on the console? I thought not.”… no, thats how I found out my fimrware was outdated… I told a musician to DL the app and it didnt work (because he got 1.8)… then I had to update all my devices and the QU… was a hassle on the spot like that… having the old version available would have been nice

I survived…. in case you were wondering how it all ended

[Mikey BParticipant]

Id like a QU-You type of option in Android (just for artists to mix monitors)…. If this can be pared down to not be too cumbersome for a typical artist to view, that would be great

[Mikey BParticipant]

Why? I can stream 32 tracks at 96k without any issue… I guess you could use the analog to the computer…. but, again, why?

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