Ducker or side chain

CQ CQ Feature Suggestions
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Yes, these are top two features indeed. 1. Timestamp and 2. Sidechain or Dyn EQ.

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Definitely sidechain!! Hope it happens itā€™s key

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Sidechain would be really nice to have
A key mixing tool

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@MarkF Is side-chain compression/ducker on the roadmap, or at least considered?

Itā€™s been asked a lot and if it will never be implemented we will probably have to look for an other console ā€¦

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Hello!

On CQ, there is currently no sidechain path in the audio architecture, so we canā€™t say for sure if this is currently technically possible or not.
Weā€™ve heard the requests for both side chain compression and ducker so this will be investigated further, but at this point in time we canā€™t say for sure either way.

Our advice would always be to buy the mixer that has the tools that you need right now (rather than waiting for speculated firmware updates), so if these features are crucial for you then you may need to look elsewhere right now. If you choose to stay with A&H, the Qu-5/6/7 range of mixers has both these features available and lots more flexibility besides.

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The Qu-5 is twice as expensive, and takes up four times the space as the CQ18T. The Qu-6 and 7 are not really comparable to the compact CQ-series.

So I assume a lot of us purchased the CQ for itā€™s form factor, options and general quality.

I only discovered the lack of side-chain effects once I bought it, installed the console in my home studio and actually did some work on it. In fact, I was sure it had side-chain effects but later that proved to be the Yamaha DM3, which was my alternative at the time of purchase.

I donā€™t need motorized faders, Dante or other things; I do want side-chain effects (and soloing channels), which can be added in firmware. This will make the CQ18T perfect for my (studio) use when none of the competitors come near in this form factor.

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yes ilove this features

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Absolutely +1 for Ducking / Sidechain. A mixer with so much flexibility would really benefit from this. Iā€™d say itā€™s almost essential. This mixer is some I will take on the road, so the bigger ones arenā€™t really an option.
Thanks Allen & Heath

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