I’m receiving my CQ12T this week so I hope my question is not premature, but here goes: I’m going to use the CQ as a submixer for my drums and am especially interested in changing FX settings during a performance. I plan to write in advance a scene for each of the FX settings I will be using. My question is how do I balance this with level and EQ adjustments, etc., that will be made during sound check? Will I need to write or rewrite each scene? What is the most efficient way to handle the dichotomy between preprogrammed scenes and changes that need to be made at the venue? Thanks in advance for any advice. Kevin
You have library channel saves as well as scene saves and whole mixer show saves. Depending how many input / output channels your drums use could determine the best way. The library save per channel saves the Name/Colour/Preamp level and processing for each channel (which includes your channels FX sends.). You can store these as an archive on the USB. The scene will do all channels. The show save covers all the settings of both scenes and library. You can’t archive scenes separately to USB you need to save them as a Show. Show will save all the settings. I have one Show save for Live and One for messing with the presets at home only save those Ive tested fully to the live show.
Be aware the CQ still has a few name glitches in its preset saving due to FAT file saving limitations. Basically sometimes the name you save as is not the name you will see when saving to the USB, that makes recall a guessing game.
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Hi musicnorfolk,
I wanted to thank you for your response. I just received my CQ-12T this afternoon, so I have some familiarization ahead of me, but your input seems very useful. I may have further questions of you, given you seem knowledgeable about the unit. Cheers, Kevin
Thank you
I haven’t had mine very long about 4-5 months and it’s my first digital mixer, but I do have a reasonable computer file system background as I used to build my own kit, so I draw on that re digital stuff. I also play in a band so have been using the mixer at sessions, noting audio issues I want to solve with the sound and recording side then researching for a solution. Thats helped me pick up a lot of knowledge via my reading. Just a methodical real world problem solving approach. Trying to unravel audio engineers terminology also helps. (I didn’t know the OUTs are referred to as AUX for example) Lots of things I haven’t looked at yet but Ive found the A&H manual is good.
Cheers
David
David,
Yeah, working out technology in real world circumstances is the ultimate testing ground… The show must go on and all that. I, myself, have a decent, though layman’s understanding of sound reinforcement. As I put the CQ-12T into use for my particular purposes (e.g., I may set up an aux out as a send/return for outboard processing), don’t be surprised if I apprise you of my progress… Cheers, and thanks again for the advice.
Not a prob all info gratefully received. Im not sure I even understand where the term “sound reinforcement” fits in relation to audio engineering tasks. Im more a DAW recording guy than a LIVE guy lol.
“Sound reinforement” is a general term for working with PA systems…
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