MIDI control of SQ7 from qLab

SQ SQ Troubleshooting
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I have an SQ7 running firmware 1.6.1. I’ve networked it to qLab so I can send midi commands. I usually only need to mute or unmute a channel or change a scene. I’m going through the A&H midi controller app. I can send control change message (4 actually to make a full NRPN message) and I can mute channel 1 but I can’t unmute it. Tried everything I can think of. Can’t get sysex to work either or a CC translated note on/off message.

I can change scenes no problem so my current work around is to have a scene that has ip1 unmuted. Then I can mute it and restore the scene to unmute it. This works as long as all I care about is 1 mic.

Any ideas?

thanksI have an SQ7 running firmware 1.6.1. I’ve networked it to qLab so I can send midi commands. I usually only need to mute or unmute a channel or change a scene. I’m going through the A&H midi controller app. I can send control change message (4 actually to make a full NRPN message) and I can mute channel 1 but I can’t unmute it. Tried everything I can think of. Can’t get sysex to work either or a CC translated note on/off message.

I can change scenes no problem so my current work around is to have a scene that has ip1 unmuted. Then I can mute it and restore the scene to unmute it. This works as long as all I care about is 1 mic.

Any ideas?

thanks

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Please share the messages you are sending to your SQ and how you’re sending them from QLab.

You mention sending 4 CC messages, but if sending NRPN, you could be using the SysEX function to send the whole message at once.

You could also try the ‘toggle’ message (rather than separate mute on/off).

Another option, as you’re using the A&H MIDI Control app, would be to use its CC Translator option, which would mean sending only a single note on/off from QLab to control mutes. This is explained in the following article - https://support.allen-heath.com/hc/en-gb/articles/41264039501969-Allen-Heath-MIDI-Control-Help

Thanks,

Keith

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Hi,

Thanks for responding. Sending a group message from qLab 5 of:

B0 63 00

B0 62 00

B0 06 00

B0 26 01

Mutes channel 1 just fine. When I send the same message but change only the last one to be

B0 26 00

Nothing happens.

I am able to change scenes so I can record a scene unmuted, fire the mute cue, then fire the scene change. Not terrible for a single mic.

I did get the toggle to work - that was nice.

I tried sysex but none of the commands would work. I tried with both the 07 beginning and F7 ending and without them (qLab says not to add them because it does automatically)

I also tried changing to interpreter and sending just Note On/Off messages, but I got nothing to work there either.

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Just a plug asking A&H to please, please implement OSC and make everyone’s life so much easier.

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Absolutely

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