Ive just had my new SQ5 and 2 x DX16/8s delivered and am trying to set it all up.
I have 6 band members on IEMs and need 6 stereo auxes + L/R to run the show. A total of 14 outputs. no problem, I thought.
The two DX stage boxes should give me 32 in and 16 returns, but I can’t get outputs 9-16 enabled on the routing page.
What do I have to do to enable the second DX box in the chain to see the outputs ?
Firmware up to 1.5.10, DX boxes 1 & 2 both switched to cascade.
I can see 32 inputs, but only 8 outputs…
what’s the workaround ?
Tearing (what’s left of) my hair out here lol…
Cheers
Tim
Outputs on the second DX168 are 17-24
I dont understand what you mean.
I would think, the 1st DX168 should be 1-8 and the 2nd 9-16.
If you look closely on the output page, you can see 4 small dots on the “S-link” tab
But on the first page in the SLink I/O there are outputs 1-32.
but I can’t get outputs 9-16 enabled on the routing page.
You said you want to use 6 stereo auxes and on the first routing page you will probably see even 8 aux channels - also stereo if you have it set up that way in the Mixer Config - Mix Stereo.
Outputs on the second DX168 are 17-24
I would think, the 1st DX168 should be 1-8 and the 2nd 9-16.
But of course I could be wrong, because I don’t have 2 x 168 in a row and maybe it’s actually like Søren says.
But that would only affect patching and not the routing.
DX devices are set up in blocks of 16 or 32 channels. While it is common to assume that because a DX168 only has 8 outputs, the second DX168 would use outputs 9-16 but that is incorrect. A second DX168 unit will use the second “block” of channels which means inputs 17-32 and outputs 17-24. This is true for both inputs and outputs. For example, if you had a DX012 and daisy chained a DX168 to it, the DX168 would still use inputs 17-32 and outputs 17-24 (not inputs 1-16).
It’s actually more intuitive and consistent this way. It doesn’t matter how many I/O channels a particular DX device has (or doesn’t have), it will always account for a block of 16/32 I/O channels. This means the routing of a second box is always the same (17-32) regardless of the type of DX box the second box is connected to. If the system filled in the I/O using the “next available” number, it would be a cluster fuck. Using that method, one day your second box might be using inputs 17-24 and the next day your second box might be using inputs 1-16 based sole on what type of DX box it was plugged into. That method has no consistency and will change with every variation of box used, leading to a cluster fuck.