Having the QU series recently release new updated models,
is a new SQ series on the way you figure?
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I hope not. I just bought one.
Iād imagine that if there is a new version going to come out, that it would be a simple change where it comes with Dante/Waves built in Ć” la Qu-5D/etcā¦
Interesting,
I would think they wouldnāt build it in. Itās a $500-1000 increase on cost on a board that already costs more without Dante than the QU. Higher end gear usually maintains modularity so that they are future proof, can be changed to different standards, etc.
What I would like to see on the SQ, is the SD recorder, and Iād like to see LCD strip akin to the Softube Console 1 LCDs.
the monochrome strip on the QU is a bit of a downer. Itās the only thing holding me back on it.
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I do think the SQ lineup is ādueā for an upgrade over the next 2-4 years. I have no idea if it will really happen or not, but I feel that way based on a number of factors.
That being said, I donāt think Dante will be āaddedā into the SQ natively. It was added like that to the QU series consoles because those consoles donāt have an expansion card slot. The SQ has an expansion card slot, so it is far better to allow users to add whatever I/O card they might like to use.
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What I would like to see on the SQ, is the SD recorder,
You can already record up to 32 Tracks to a SD Card on a SQ by attaching a SD Card Reader to the USB-A Port on top of the desk and using the SQ Drive Multitrack Feature. I do that with a 256GB SDXC Card, that was my way out of the āfinding a working USB Stick for SQ-Driveā Hell. Since last Firmware update you can also backup-record the same Tracks on a notebook in parallel by attaching that via the USB-Port on the Back.
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It is a solution, I just hate USB sticks āstickingā out. More likely to get broken, and in general, USB sticks are more prone to damage, dirtiness, etc after repeated use. And with a a USB+SD card combo, that is two points of contact to fail (not including the boards port itself), adding another variable of confusion if there are problems.
What would be optimum on an update SQ, is a Dual SD card recorder with a couple redundancy modes: Parallel recording, channel split parallel recording, manual backup transfer, and perhaps even sequential recording based on amount of room left on one card
This would offer another level of redundancy for physical media of which SD cards can also go bad, and we all know how weird computers can beā¦ stranger things have happened than having two things fail.