Hi everyone, I’m a new user of the CQ-12T mixer.
I suggest developers implement an expert mode for the reverb effect. It is a must-have effect for live use and its flexibility could make the difference.
Expert mode should give the possibility to adjust some parameters, such as predelay, decay, decay rate for low and high frequencies, modulation rate and depth for the reverb tail, etc…
I find these features to be essential for a modern machine like the CQ-12T.
Another very useful addition could be the ducking for the reverb.
I ask anyone interested in these features to comment below and raise awareness among the developers who, from what I understand, read the forum and take inspiration from our suggestions.
I suppose for ducking it could collect the channels to use from user input ie if you wanted to Duck bas v Vocal Line you tell the software which channel your Bass and Mic are input to, else how would it know?
The Expert mode re any FX would probably be useful but it might be a differentiation point already between the CQ and mixers higher up the A&H food chain. Perhaps any SQ users on here could comment.
Copying my response from another reverb/FX unit thread:
I would also love more FX control options, especially a Pre-Fader send option. I was stumped during a sound check trying to figure out why none of my input sends were hitting the FX units. I eventually realized that the sends are Post-Fader, and cannot be changed to Pre-Fader. I like to use reverbs as shared units with Pre-Fader sends, I’m not a fan of Post-Fader sends or inserted reverbs.
Having the option to name and color FX units would be a huge help too, as they are the only channels I can’t customize the name/color of. If I am using multiple FX units, and just have the fader menu open, I have to remember which unit is which, what it is, and what is being sent to it.
I’ve been using my CQ-18t for 10 months now, and the lack of FX customizability has been the only negative of the console. Besides this, the console has been amazing for small gigs and performed wonderfully.