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40 years getting paid in the music business, I definitely don’t need a lecture as I’m an early adopter of most relevant technologies.
There is absolutely nothing to be gained with a whizzing contest between happy CQ owners and my posted cautions pursuant to the CQ’s professional hardware limitations. My concerns have very little relevance to happy CQ users unless they develop future needs to expand their I/Os with additional and/or better pre-amps & converters or need to provide theater audio management that realistically requires actual motorized faders with layers.
The dogmatic objection to my posts by some CQ owners does not refute the fact that the subject hardware limitations exist, thus denying certain desirable professional applications.
Hugh
@Hugh
I think you’re just a wind up merchant.
You’ve contradicted yourself by quoting this earlier:
Professional: “Engaged in a specific occupation for pay as the source of ones livelihood”
Therefore ANY equipment used as a tool in paid service could be deemed professional:)
You may be operating with more expensive equipment but that doesn’t make cheaper gear “hobbiest”.
When I want to drill a hole I’ll use a drill, not buy a saw then complain about it’s shortcomings!
Anyone who buys a CQ12 and expects 20 channels or Dante is foolish, as it offers neither.
Your perceived limitations aren’t limitations if you know what you’re buying and you buy what you need.
+1 to what you say!
He’s moving the goalposts.
CQ has now been granted professional status even with it’s non existent hardware limitations!
" I am certain the CQs will find professional applications even with it’s hardware limitations."
HUGH CH5 ver 2-24
@Hugh. Respectfully, I will have to agree to disagree with you on this particular thread.
This post has become a bit of a rabbit hole and I’m not going any deeper!
I’m sure you have better things to do too?
For my part, I’ll lay off the caffeine before I visit here in future:)
“Analog gear has become quickly obsolete”?
Well, damn, I guess I better sell my APIs, SSLs and all those other nice analogue mic pre’s/EQs I own before the market crashes.
Pragmatically speaking the longer you wait to sell analog peripheral processing gear the greater the discount you can expect in the secondary market. High quality mics and speakers will always maintain strong market values because they have not been replaced with better options like the analog processing gear has experienced.
Hugh
Providing a “professional” service is first how the service is provided in a “professional” way and second is the equipment used to provide it.
I have seen very professional equipment deployed but the providing of the actual service was a total cluster …K.
Hi Guys,
My pennies worth into this discussion: take the new Yamaha DM3- twice the price/no multitrack recording without DAW/ only two FX available simultaneously…in real life A/B test of preamps I challenge anyaone to hear differences. OK. it has physical faders,obvious reason for the higher price-bracket,but still powered with external PSU.
Indeed, it would be an absolute delight to have a hardware-controller for CQ20!