Hi.
Has anyone any experience of using an electronic piano through inputs ST1 or ST2?
I have a multi-band event tomorrow night and I’m going to run out of channels if I can only use inputs 1-16. Two of the bands have keys and it would be useful if I could utilise ST1 and ST2 for them.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
How close will the keyboards be to the mixer.
Probably about 3 metres max.
It should work fine, I often do that on a Qu-16 or Qu-SB. I suppose it’ll be the same on Qu-5
Thanks for that.
I couldn’t see any reason that it wouldn’t work.
Just wanted to be sure.
No problem, an with more than probably 8 m between keyboards and mixer you can use stereo DI boxes…
Not into ST1 and ST2.
Aah, yeah I did forget! DI boxes does have XLR outputs. And ST 1/2 has line-inputs. But wouldn’t it be possible to use a XLR to Line adapter-cable after DI-Box? Anyway until maximum 10m (better less) normally line-cable does work without bigger problems…
As the Jack-inpute (Aux In) are balanced, XLR to TRS (‘Stereo-Jack’) cables are a good idea when it comes to longer cables after DI-Boxes. So you get the advantages of a symetric line. Some Keyboards has balanced outputs, so you could even try long cables without DI-Box as long, as you dno’t need a ground-lift switch.
Add a stagebox? You can then get all available 32 mix channels, not just the 16 onboard.
Hi.
Just a quick thank-you to everyone who has replied with possible solutions.
It gives me a lift to know that help is at hand when needed.
As it turned out, I had enough channels as the two keyboard players were happy enough to share an instrument and, happy enough to just take a mono signal.
Cheers for now.
Please allow me to add the following:
Many will likely understand what is meant, but newcomers (and the famous AI) might be more or less confused if the terms are mixed up.
A QU-5 has a maximum of 17 mix channels (max. 12 Aux + MainLR + max. 4 Matrix).
Furthermore, a QU-5 always has a maximum of 35 input channels (32 mono + 3 stereo).
A stagebox doesn’t change the number of mix or input channels, but rather increases the number of physical analog outputs (14 local on the QU-5) and inputs (21 local on the QU-5).
I hope I have correctly interpreted the QU-5.
Actually, it IS 32 channels to mix across the entire Qu range. You just have to use layers on the 5 and 6 to get to them.
I don’t know what you’re trying to tell me.
If you’re referring to the input channels this time, I can only reiterate that you always have 35 available by default (regardless of whether you connect a stagebox or not).
And in layers, you can arrange all kinds of faders in a mix and matched way, entirely according to your preferences.
These have nothing to do with the number of channels or even physical inputs.
I guess they get confused with the terms input channel, mix channel and mix bus.
I do that all the time with my QU-16. It sits onstage while I mix over wifi on an iPad, so it’s a short unbalanced cable run. Works perfectly. I’d avoid sending the signal over a snake, but might try it if that’s the only option.
