Sorry if this has already been posted but haven’t seen any related requests in the forum & not sure whether anyone else would appreciate additional FX like Distortion, Overdrive, bitCrusher etc. in the QU serie. I know I would! That would complete my signal path within my QU24 instead going the outboard route…
we don’t want this in the QU range
since it is a simple to use straight forward mixing desk
I don’t get your answer steffen. What’s complicated in an FX addition???
What’s the difference with having a delay, reverb or chorus FX in the desk??
as far as I know a distortion would be an insert FX…
muy interesante!
There may be some who would like those types of fx.
If enough people do then AH may provide them.
For the rest of us we are looking for the cleanest most accurate sound without any distortion.
It will be nice to see what others think about adding fx.
I would like to have an fx for upwards compression where I can dial in the parameters and % of mixing while only using one channel.
There are aps that do that for DAWs.
It would be a start as a send…we all know adding a bit of saturation goes a long way in today’s mixes…
There may be some who would like those types of fx. If enough people do then AH may provide them.For the rest of us we are looking for the cleanest most accurate sound without any distortion.
At the right time, on the right source and not used on everything all the time a little add distortion (of the right type) can work.
I know were talking QU here but the tube stage mic pre amp on the SQ can be driven into saturated overdrive and no I’m not talking about just driving the input into raw clipping.
I would like to have an fx for upwards compression where I can dial in the parameters and % of mixing while only using one channel.
First time I heard you mention that!!!
At the right time, on the right source and not used on everything all the time a little add distortion (of the right type) can work. I know were talking QU here but the tube stage mic pre amp on the SQ can be driven into saturated overdrive and no I’m not talking about just driving the input into raw clipping.
Exactly what I’m talking about! So why not on the QU…
The beauty of this desk lies in its multitude of functions and capabilities at ones fingertips without having to reach for external outboard; enhancing it with additional fx won’t break its intended workflow and will only expand its usability as well as attraction…
Exactly what I’m talking about! So why not on the QU…
It make no difference what we are talking about, cars, refrigerators, cell phones or audio mixing boards, at some point in each model line there needs to be line drawn as to how many features and options are in each model product at each price point.
The consumer makes the choice between cost and the features and options as to what model
is best for them.
Everybody wants what a D live can do but not everyone can justify the cost so we look a little cost models.
That all said my little SC Ui16 has a guitar processor effect that probably would do what you want, on the other hand it can not do anywhere close to what even a QU16 can.
Like @MikeC sort of said, AH cant put every feature on a low end model or else they could not sell higher end stuff.
Many (most?) manufacturers of any product use features to get you to upgrade to a more costly model even if they could have put them all in the lowest priced one for no more cost. Indeed, some of them have all the features there, just not activated. On occasion hackers find the key and unlock the extra capability anyway.
I agree that adding fx to the Qu would be very cheap, unless they hardwired a limit of fx could be in the library, in which case it would another one of their foot shootings with the architecture and design; but in their wizdom AH has decided to limit what they do give us.
at some point in each model line there needs to be line drawn as to how many features and options are in each model product at each price point.
I see…so let’s just shut this useless “QU feature suggestions” forum then if it’s just here to faff about…
I am sure AH weighs the suggestions with other info they accumulate to guide their decisions.
That they might weigh other ideas expressed is also useful to them and you should not want those censored either.
Like @mikec sort of said, AH cant put every feature on a low end model or else they could not sell higher end stuff. Many (most?) manufacturers of any product use features to get you to upgrade to a more costly model even if they could have put them all in the lowest priced one for no more cost.
Wow, let it be known that we sort of agree on something!
My wording did kind of ramble on that original post.
To use a car analogy, if you have the need for power and speed
you don’t buy a Ford Feista and complain that it can’t do 0 to 60 in 4 sec, that’s why there’s the GT500 Mustang.
We agree on many things.
At least I agree with you on many things.
you don’t buy a Ford Feista and complain that it can’t do 0 to 60 in 4 sec, that’s why there’s the GT500 Mustang
exactly - the Fiesta doesn’t have the engine of the GT500… if you put the GT500 engine in the Fiesta, you might get close…
Our different products use different hardware, hardware can be limiting or costly, we always try to get the most out of every part of the hardware in order to offer the best value product.
Anyway, in response to the original post:
@Macdalor - What outboard do you currently use? And what kind of setup do you have the Qu in? (Studio/Live/Production)
Let’s compare comparable things guys, I am nowhere near asking for a neve replacement to my A&H desk, just adding an FX to the ones already listed as sends in the QU…
anyways…
What outboard do you currently use? And what kind of setup do you have the Qu in? (Studio/Live/Production)I am using the QU24 in a production/home studio setup, with instruments like keyboards and drum machines connected to it as well as a computer for recording "live" sessions. I sold most outboards (like multi-FX or compressors etc..) I previously had in order to reduce the studio footprint when I bought the QU 2/3 years back.
I am getting most of what I need from the QU except from some sort of distortion/overdrive to add character so I thought I’d send the request over as I was passing by and saw all sort of other requests, never would I thought it get compared to having a GT500 instead of a fiesta… You guys really cracked me up on that one! LOL
I am curious.
Just why do you need distortion to add ‘character’?
Color me very olde school but I always tried to get rid of distortion not add it.
The digital world is extremely clean…It’s very usual now days to add “controlled” harmonic distortion to a clean signal, be it drums or synths sound or even global mix to break this clean signal…
But this is nothing new as engineers used to apply this technics in the past in a creative manner to clean signals by boosting them in analog gear…
But why?
The goal was always cleaner when I started out, and we are within epsilon of being there.
Why destroy a perfect signal? How is that at all creative?
Would using a magic marker on the mona lisa be creative?
Personally I prefer girl with the pearl ear ring. but still no magic marker ‘improvements’.
What do you mean by boost? I can boost digital until your ears bleed.
You do not need distortion to do that.
You said ‘to add character’. How does making the signal worse add character?
The Mona Lisa is a painting, it is not is not a photo taken with the best possible digital camera.
Using the appropriate tools, (not magic markers), I’d say da Vinci made something better than just capturing, and reproducing the original.