Qu5 Multiband insert preset wet/dry return levels

[nottooloud]

Some of the Qu5 FX insert presets have peculiar Dry / Wet return levels set.

DynEQ and De-Esser come back Dry -inf and Wet 0, as expected.

The insert presets for Hypabass, Gated Verb, ADT, flanger, all the choruses, Delay, BBD, and the SMR reverbs, come in Dry -4/ Wet -4. So do MB3 and MB4.

So does the blank rack, which really makes no sense. It should either pass straight through or not at all. Instead it reduces the signal by 4 dB.

I can see justification for most of those, because they are liable to be inserted in a channel and you’ll want a blend of wet and dry. I think the multibands should default to -inf / 0. You can still easily choose to run them parallel, but I bet most people are using them all wet.

[SQuser]

@nottooloud

I think the multibands should default to -inf / 0. You can still easily choose to run them parallel

No, you can’t just run them in parallel without problems, as you yourself posted here: )

Qu5 MB4 insert changes sound

Insert MB4 multi4flat in the Main. Open the FX window. Play something through the Main. Toggle the insert on and off, or bypass the compressor. The sound changes radically. I notice that the wet and dry sends both default to -4, which seems odd. If I set the dry to off and the wet to 0, the sound doesn’t change when bypassed. Now insert MB3 multi3flat instead. Still have the -4 levels, but the sound doesn’t change when toggling either the insert or the plug-in’s bypass. Something is wrong with…

[nottooloud]

Lol. Fair point. Separate problem, though, and one which makes a further case for setting those returns to -inf / 0.

[nottooloud]

Heard back from an A&H tech. They agree, and will change the default insert returns. Eventually.