nilebodgers

This is good advice!

Yes, I know - I’ve already added my 2p’s worth. Either the ability to un-route a channel from the LR mix (I.e. to fake a subgroup by feeding a post-fade aux into a spare channel) or a multifunction aux/subgroup implementation. I think the outcome is probably as much a marketing & product range segmentation issue as anything technical.

I have just got a CQ-18T and I am impressed. I worked in pro audio for years before I retired, so have a lot of experience of larger scale digital, but this little thing is very capable. I’d have killed to have something like this when I got started doing band sound in the mid 90’s! The only thing missing from my POV is subgroups with full eq for things like groups of lav mics, but I can live without and it would be a nice bonus if they add them in a firmware update. (Some flexible busses that could be either be an aux or a subgroup would be perfect)

JLPCB. Very cheap, good quality and delivery is quicker than I’d have expected for the cheap options.

Now that is nice work. I’ve just designed and made my first SMT board for 22 years. I can’t believe I used to do this stuff without a magnifier. (and a proper lab with expert technicians to do things too fiddly for the design engineers!)

There is a cable in the DI output of that preamp, so no mic strictly needed anyway. Sticking a mic in front of a port will give lots of signal around the tuning frequency of the port and not a lot at other frequencies. Probably plus a load of wind noise to boot. Not normally what is wanted.

The DL16s looks like a decent unit. I’ve been comparing the spec and software with the A&H CQ20b and it is very similar, but the Mackie has the advantage of subgroups, more routing options, simultaneous geq and peq on aux and main outs, high pass filters on aux outs etc. Bit more of a complete offering where the CQ is very stripped-back. It’s only 2.4Ghz wifi though, so it would need an external router to get out of the crowded wifi bands. I’d always want a wired Ethernet pc running alongside tablet control for these surfaceless mixers anyway, so both the A&H and Mackie need an external router to do this.

Given one of the pics shows “DJ Kingdom” on the silkscreen I’d think not. Funnily enough the other sellers have identical pictures, so looks very dodgy to me. Are you feeling lucky?

Looks like bass and keys are tracked with a little bit of live keys now and then.

My telly only has a small screen 🙁

The string section on Viva la Vida looked like a prop to me - no pickups or mics visible that I could see.

Aargh, that was painful!

It’s 9/8. It’s a bit sneaky as the verse and refrain words come in on the “3” of an extra bar, so if you started counting on “Blessed..” it can look like a 12/8 bar followed by 9/8s and another 12/8 on “This is my…”.

This exactly. This is part of the revolution brought by affordable digital desks - there is always good eq at both the system and channel level.