I had some USB playback issues, the songs were glitching during playback.
After much Swapping about and testing, I found it was due to having the external SSD for song storage on the same Thunderbolt hub as the USB to the CQ20b, plugging the CQ20b USB directly into a port on the laptop stopped this.
I bought a USBC to USBB MIDI lead to do this.
Just in case anyone else has a similar issue.
@DJAA. I have both macbook and mac with logic pro, used focusrite interface and octopre for live recrding 16 tracks. I have internal SSD and a plug in external thunderbolt standard drive. After a few test runs, I will only use an internal drive for mult channel recording as it kicks out after a short while on the portable disc drive as its not fast enough. At least now I can recrd the band live with the CQ20B. I then transfer the MT tracks to logic drag n drop to carry out full mixing. This may be your problem even with a portable SSD.
you’ve found a solution that works for your multichannel recording needs, opting for the reliability of an internal SSD over a portable drive. Ensuring sufficient drive speed is crucial for uninterrupted recording sessions, especially when working with high track counts. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Glad you figured it out! Thanks for sharing the solution—this could definitely help others with similar playback issues.
Most of the opinions I have read on these threads pursuant to CQ internal multi-track recording have overwhelmingly preferred the SD card over any USB protocol?