Hello, Allen & Heath team! I’ve been a longtime fan of your brand and was planning to purchase the CQ-20B. I really like the design of the series, the ease of use of the software, and the CQMixPad interface. One issue was critical for me when choosing a mixer, which is why I postponed purchasing the CQ. Currently, the CQ series does not have a selectable signal point for the monitor mixes after the preamp.
This is an extremely important feature: the monitor mix should be completely independent of the FOH mix. Without a selectable signal point immediately after the preamp, any changes to the gain or processing of the main mix affect what the musicians hear. This creates a huge inconvenience during live performances. Please consider adding the following features in future firmware updates: post-preamp selector points for monitor lines; the ability to disconnect a channel from the master bus (Master Assign Off); if you add the ability to create channel groups (not DCA) and Side Chain, this will be a fantastic device! These features will transform the CQ-20B into a fully-fledged professional live performance tool. I look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely, Di Sound.