[sheltrdogParticipant]

Steffen ,

Where should this be discussed? At point of sale reviews?

Any constructive solutions that will help me get back to studio work today with my QU-16?

A simple note to registered users would save countless hours and expense.
No sense kicking my lame horse as I walk him a hundred miles to town I guess.
Someone might see and feel uncomfortable.

At this point, the Midas MR18 seems the ticket for me.

Many thanks to all who gave advice and tried to figure this thing out.
I wish my results and solutions were different.

Moving on to the MR18 manual.

[sheltrdogParticipant]

yeah, the Midas was my alternate choice to the QU.

I chose the QU because I’m from analog days….liked the transitional footprint and twiddly nobs…

I’m in neck deep with digital already so maybe it’s time to get my hair wet with plugins and all that.

The smaller stage mixers promise a lot but I fear they may not be ready for ‘just works’ prime-time like I need here. The 32r seems a lot bigger than I really need but I may download the manual for some light reading before bed haha

[sheltrdogParticipant]

Thank you Frank.

I have followed your previous posts in various threads about the T410.
This inspired me to buy an older dell 4600 off of ebay but it arrived with the two usb 2 ports busted. Only the usb 3 ports were intact. O, the irony.

I returned it and I’m looking at another m4600 or maybe a Lenovo W520 which has usb 2 (and usb 3).

I am also looking at the various stage mixers similar in footprint to the Behringer XR18.

As a performing songwriter I need 8 quality mic inputs and effects but I’m shy of usb 2 now.

I love this QU-16, and the effects….I typically record to reaper on a laptop and then play back via usb, doing an old school mixdown on the QU-16 to the onboard usb drive.
That’s the theory anyway, but the usb noise shuts this workflow down.

So, I’ll probably buy an older computer for usb 2 audio, and a new small footprint interface to use with my dell 7720 workstation…maybe thunderbolt.

I live in small town Alaska so selling / trading QU is problematic.
My group is rehearsed and ready to record and I’m twiddling on ebay : )

Anyway,thanks for the input. Your advice is the quickest way to get rolling while researching future hardware.

[sheltrdogParticipant]

Long time A&H user here.

Why are these boards still on the market without a note about the usb issue?
I bought a new workstation last year to run my QU16 and daw, and well, anyone reading this thread knows I got about $4,500 in bricks here.

I started looking for refurbished usb 2 computers, but that seems a bit like committing to the stone age when paired with a modern daw for music and video production (Reaper).

So, all things considered, I’m keeping my computer and looking for a new board.
Any suggestions that sound as good as the QU while being stable with usb 3?

Thanks.

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