Quick overview of the new Allen and Heath SQ5 digital mixing console. I only got the desk at the weekend so still learning but hopefully it will give people an idea. Thanks
Hi Ronnie, nice work. Please, please please can you do a quick video on how you made your rack mount kit. I know they're available to buy but they're expensive and I'm sure I could make one. Would love to see how you did it, even if it's just a few drawings or a few photos of yours. Cheers!
Hey James, I have no problem doing that for you but this house of mine is mental for the foreseeable and it would take some time to haul the desk out and get something worthwhile done for you. I will do my best. In the meantime these are the guys you'd need, not sure of the price but I would say around 65/70 euro www.skbcases.com/music/products/proddetail.php?f=&id=1163&o=&offset=&c=80&s=80
Great video Ronnie. Is there any chance you could explain (or ideally make a quick video) on how you made the rackmount ears? This would be so helpful! Keep up the great work!
Ah thanks a million guys - it’s rough and ready but I hope it helps. I actually believe that SKB are making the rack ears for this rolling rack but if not I’ll gladly put a vid together. Cheers a million, Ronnie
@@Pharesm :). I think I will do a vid on setting up the desk for say a four piece band. Might be helpful to some :)
11 месяцев назад+1
Hi Ronnie, a great video tutorial for the desk, I have referenced it many times over the last two years. I'm in a similar position to you with regards looking after the mixer in relation to the band I am in. I'm interested in how you set up your in ears to have the main LR mix and added your bass and vocals as necessary, would you be able to advise how you set this up for your in ears? Many thanks.
Thanks for your kind words, I could do with updating this video. No worries at all. I can do a quick video and stick a link to it here.
11 месяцев назад
Thanks so much Ronnie, that would be a great help and greatly appreciated. I'm based in Cork myself. Delighted with the SQ5 too, it's a great bit of kit.
Could i send a channel through the usb to ableton and listen to the "return" of the processed signal from ableton as an insert on the same channel? So let's say a Moog on input 1, routed to ableton via usb and monitor the returned audio on channel 1? Also, what's the latency from DAW in this setup?
@@ronnieduignan thanks for the answer! That is great, cause I want to order one like right now. Its just not easy to find out the things that maybe not so good, about any music gear, because most of the videos come from music stores... Since nothing is "perfect", they shouldn't be so shy about mentioning the occasional issue or missing feature, like with this one, a lot of people say it has less FX available than the Qu series, instead you're supposed to pay through the nose to unlock the ones that are already installed from the factory. In spite of that, for my purposes I don't see a better digital console than the SQ series at the moment.
I just don't understand where my disconnect is with this board? Granted, it's my first console, but I've had it for about a year and a half, and I still can't figure out the routing on it. It's quite frustrating to say the least.
Thanks for a really informative video Ronnie Duignan. Which digital snake are you using with it, and does it matter to you whether it is 48 og 96 kHz? I saw that had an impact on price.
Hey Randahl, apologies for the delay, I don't get notifications. I use the DX168 96KHZ STAGEBOX which is around a grand in euro here in Ireland :). Hope that helps
true but harder to access when you're the mixing engineer and you are playing the bass in the band too :) Although a button could be assigned to turn on and off an insert either :)
@@ronnieduignan very true. i’m still saving up for an SQ, so i don’t have access to one, is there a way to use one of the fx without a bus and just send a channel to it and still use a return? so you can have the return level on a fader. i know it’s possible on the Qu series
@@asilva_media They're hard to get at the moment too, shortage of units due to delays in parts I believe. Yes you can, you can use the same principle as the Qu, use a mix bus as a Mix/return and have your FX on it instead :)
How can I use multiple monitor speakers for ABing at a recording? I want to send my main mix through LR and to mix buses 9-12 with 3 different pairs of speakers. Can they be used as stereo outs and play what LR plays?
Hi there, for stereo feeds to three other sets of speakers I would just assign main LR to your three Matrix sends set to stereo and route them out through your mix outs 1-6
Greetings, nice video from you Sir. Please my church just bought this Allen and Health mixer, am to operate on it, and this is my first time, please put me through, how I can add effect to Mic.
Hey there, press the FX button and select the second FX bank on the left. Hit library and select the delay you want to use and apply. Then go to the rear view of the effect and ensure that it is not set as an insert on any channel or group or mix. Let me know if you get sorted
Hey I have had the Yamaha TF1 and it works great as an audio interface with your DAW but it has no DAW controls. The Allen and Heath Sq can be used as a DAW controller and it allows the ability to record 32 tracks through USB at 96khz sample rate, I would definitely go for the SQ. Plus the Yamaha although sounds great, is limited to basic features. Enjoy
Ronnie Duignan Thanks. Do you any problem closeing the top part of the case? Does it head the mixer when you close the case.? If you don't mind record the video of case with sq5 in it? Thanks
Hey Timothy, I send my FOH LR directly into a speaker controller system - Fohhn FC8 where all the crosccovers are set for subs and mid high speakers. An Aux/mix bus can also be used set to post fader level for a mono send into sub amplifiers from instruments you want to send to the subs, e.g. kick drum, bass, floor tom, etc.
Hey Timothy, apologies for the delay, I'm not getting notifications unfortunately. I use the DX1608 via the sLINK onboard. You can use any AR or AB stageboxes either, the difference being the sample rate - 96khz vs 48khz. Hope that helps :)
Можно на русском языке пожалуйста, взяли такой пульт очень нужно разобраться, пришлите мануал или видео если не сложно. Спасибо заранее огромное!!! Почта: HDSoundlight@yandex.ru
Ох! Если вы там такие крутые и богатые, что можете позволить себе покупать такие дорогие вещи, то при этом очень стыдно не знать английский язык на необходимом здесь базовом техническом уровне! Найдите хотя бы кого-либо из тех, кто знает.
Извините за задержку с ответом. Я из Ирландии, поэтому я плохо говорю по-английски :) Я надеюсь, что кто-то в России сможет сделать видео для вас. Спасибо и удачи, Ронни
Doing a wedding tomorrow and never touched this desk in my life. Absolute legend mate, anxiety has turned to excitement at how cool the desk is
Ah thanks so much, I’m delighted it helped in any way. Best of luck tomorrow, no bother to you :)
@@ronnieduignan Update: I smashed it and the bride gave me a kiss on the cheek, god bless
@@gabefernandes356 Haha brilliant, now that's a great result!!!!
Sameee lol
Excellent! A complete course on this console in 16mins. I also have to use one soon. I need nothing beyond this video. Thanks!
Ah thanks a million. I think you’re too kind, best of luck with the gigs!!!
Great video! I'm going to work on this board tonight, and I have never touched an Allen Heath digital mixer before. Greatly appreciated!
Thanks a million , I appreciate that :)
"Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt" brilliant !!! great overview thanks mate
Jason Norman haha, cheers Jason!
perfect. saved my gig today. quick and easy explained. top!
Just got one, very helpful vid thankyou. Was using Zoom L20 to multitrack record rehearsals/gigs. Sounded good but limited functionality
Brilliant, thank you!
Thanks for the talk through!
You are very welcome :)
Hi Ronnie, nice work. Please, please please can you do a quick video on how you made your rack mount kit. I know they're available to buy but they're expensive and I'm sure I could make one. Would love to see how you did it, even if it's just a few drawings or a few photos of yours. Cheers!
Hey James, I have no problem doing that for you but this house of mine is mental for the foreseeable and it would take some time to haul the desk out and get something worthwhile done for you. I will do my best. In the meantime these are the guys you'd need, not sure of the price but I would say around 65/70 euro www.skbcases.com/music/products/proddetail.php?f=&id=1163&o=&offset=&c=80&s=80
very helpful thanks buddy
You’re very welcome 😉👍
Nice information..
Great video Ronnie. Is there any chance you could explain (or ideally make a quick video) on how you made the rackmount ears? This would be so helpful! Keep up the great work!
Ah thanks a million guys - it’s rough and ready but I hope it helps. I actually believe that SKB are making the rack ears for this rolling rack but if not I’ll gladly put a vid together. Cheers a million, Ronnie
Hey there, sorry for the delay, just uploaded a video there now :). Hope it helps
ruclips.net/video/rAb4QwMnlpo/видео.htmlsi=zehcceg5w8xKSDfi
Legend Ronnie!
Cheers John :)
Hello One question… does the Sq5 have an inbuilt Amplifier for Passive Speakers?
You could be a pro at this craic Ronnie!!
The Suitcase Trio haha, I’m not so sure :)
Thanks for the overview. It was great! You have any tutorial your work flow such as setting up eq/etc for vocal, drums, guitar ...
Haha, good idea to ask him to make more videos :D
@@Pharesm :). I think I will do a vid on setting up the desk for say a four piece band. Might be helpful to some :)
Hi Ronnie, a great video tutorial for the desk, I have referenced it many times over the last two years. I'm in a similar position to you with regards looking after the mixer in relation to the band I am in. I'm interested in how you set up your in ears to have the main LR mix and added your bass and vocals as necessary, would you be able to advise how you set this up for your in ears? Many thanks.
Thanks for your kind words, I could do with updating this video. No worries at all. I can do a quick video and stick a link to it here.
Thanks so much Ronnie, that would be a great help and greatly appreciated. I'm based in Cork myself. Delighted with the SQ5 too, it's a great bit of kit.
Could i send a channel through the usb to ableton and listen to the "return" of the processed signal from ableton as an insert on the same channel? So let's say a Moog on input 1, routed to ableton via usb and monitor the returned audio on channel 1? Also, what's the latency from DAW in this setup?
Apologies for the delay. Yes, you can insert any processing on a computer on a channel and the latency is still less than .07 of a second :)
Nice one
This is a good video. Thanks!
Does the display have good viewing angles, so you don't have to get up and bend over the console to operate it?
Thanks for that, I really appreciate it.
It does, the screen contrast can be adjusted for different views too. 👍
@@ronnieduignan thanks for the answer! That is great, cause I want to order one like right now. Its just not easy to find out the things that maybe not so good, about any music gear, because most of the videos come from music stores...
Since nothing is "perfect", they shouldn't be so shy about mentioning the occasional issue or missing feature, like with this one, a lot of people say it has less FX available than the Qu series, instead you're supposed to pay through the nose to unlock the ones that are already installed from the factory. In spite of that, for my purposes I don't see a better digital console than the SQ series at the moment.
I just don't understand where my disconnect is with this board? Granted, it's my first console, but I've had it for about a year and a half, and I still can't figure out the routing on it. It's quite frustrating to say the least.
It would help if the first thing you do is a factory or default setting.
Thanks for a really informative video Ronnie Duignan. Which digital snake are you using with it, and does it matter to you whether it is 48 og 96 kHz? I saw that had an impact on price.
Hey Randahl, apologies for the delay, I don't get notifications. I use the DX168 96KHZ STAGEBOX which is around a grand in euro here in Ireland :). Hope that helps
8:00 easy to do the same deal with an insert if you’re using just 1 channel
true but harder to access when you're the mixing engineer and you are playing the bass in the band too :) Although a button could be assigned to turn on and off an insert either :)
@@ronnieduignan very true. i’m still saving up for an SQ, so i don’t have access to one, is there a way to use one of the fx without a bus and just send a channel to it and still use a return? so you can have the return level on a fader. i know it’s possible on the Qu series
@@asilva_media They're hard to get at the moment too, shortage of units due to delays in parts I believe. Yes you can, you can use the same principle as the Qu, use a mix bus as a Mix/return and have your FX on it instead :)
what road case did the sq5 fit? I have an odyssey 14U Top Slanted 16U Vertical Pro Combo Rack road case. hopefully the sq5 would fit
How can I use multiple monitor speakers for ABing at a recording? I
want to send my main mix through LR and to mix buses 9-12 with 3
different pairs of speakers. Can they be used as stereo outs and play
what LR plays?
Hi there, for stereo feeds to three other sets of speakers I would just assign main LR to your three Matrix sends set to stereo and route them out through your mix outs 1-6
hallo , can i use this mixer both foh and mon . 32 ch in A-B LAYER for foh and C-D layers SAME 32 ch for monitoring?.
yep!
Yeah but it's max of 48 channels total
Greetings, nice video from you Sir. Please my church just bought this Allen and Health mixer, am to operate on it, and this is my first time, please put me through, how I can add effect to Mic.
I was able to put reverb on fx1. However I tried to put delay and chorus on fx2 and fx3 respectively but that doesn't work. Any ideas?
Hey there, press the FX button and select the second FX bank on the left. Hit library and select the delay you want to use and apply. Then go to the rear view of the effect and ensure that it is not set as an insert on any channel or group or mix. Let me know if you get sorted
How may I supposed to understand something as long I don't understand how to connect a macBook
The Qu series has line input jacks and no foot switch. The SQ series has a foot switch, but no line or combo input jacks. What a pity!
Yes but DI boxes are always a better route to go for line in signals :)
"We can set our EQ to Dirty Hurts"..... Dirty Hurts? What kind of gigs are you playing??? S&M parties?
hey, bro is this really good for studio recording? i use logic pro as DAW or should I go for Yamaha TF1?
Hey I have had the Yamaha TF1 and it works great as an audio interface with your DAW but it has no DAW controls. The Allen and Heath Sq can be used as a DAW controller and it allows the ability to record 32 tracks through USB at 96khz sample rate, I would definitely go for the SQ. Plus the Yamaha although sounds great, is limited to basic features. Enjoy
Hey, What kind of case are you currently have for sq5, and also where did you get rack mount brackets? Cause they are not available yet. Thanks.
Maksym Nikulin I use an SKB mighty gigrig. I made the rack ears myself. Thanks
Ronnie Duignan
Thanks. Do you any problem closeing the top part of the case? Does it head the mixer when you close the case.? If you don't mind record the video of case with sq5 in it? Thanks
Maksym Nikulin lots of space because I made it that way. There is approx. 40mm between the top of the mixer and the lid. Thanks
Because I made them to fit there is no problem closing the case. I will do a video the next time I have the desk in front of me
Ronnie Duignan Thanks
How do you send your Drums to Subwoofers? Using Aux Out?
Hey Timothy, I send my FOH LR directly into a speaker controller system - Fohhn FC8 where all the crosccovers are set for subs and mid high speakers. An Aux/mix bus can also be used set to post fader level for a mono send into sub amplifiers from instruments you want to send to the subs, e.g. kick drum, bass, floor tom, etc.
Are the encoders and faders metal or plastic?
Can you sidechain the insert on one channel?
What is your stage box? And do you use ultranet or slink?
Hey Timothy, apologies for the delay, I'm not getting notifications unfortunately. I use the DX1608 via the sLINK onboard. You can use any AR or AB stageboxes either, the difference being the sample rate - 96khz vs 48khz. Hope that helps :)
Thanks for the videos..
that mixer its better than presonus studio live 32sc??
You're welcome. Yes for sure, particularly in my opinion build quality and sound
@@ronnieduignan thanx mr ronnie ❤️
SQ 5 Vs M32 Next video demo
Sabeer Go sq5 is better
Sq 5 works 96khz, “Midas” (Behringer) works on 48 khz, to me, only use the ears, the sq is better that the M32.
Hello Brother I need Midas M32 Beginners Use Demo Video Plz
Full Mixer Demo
Hi there, I only have an SQ, there are plenty videos on Midas M32's on youtube already. Cheers
Midas M32 explanation
For anyone that is interested I’ve a video done for in ears fed from a matrix here.
ruclips.net/video/rAb4QwMnlpo/видео.htmlsi=zehcceg5w8xKSDfi
Does sq5 support Waves card? Thanks.
Hey there, sorry for the delay, yes the Waves card was released yesterday
Можно на русском языке пожалуйста, взяли такой пульт очень нужно разобраться, пришлите мануал или видео если не сложно. Спасибо заранее огромное!!!
Почта: HDSoundlight@yandex.ru
Ох! Если вы там такие крутые и богатые, что можете позволить себе покупать такие дорогие вещи, то при этом очень стыдно не знать английский язык на необходимом здесь базовом техническом уровне! Найдите хотя бы кого-либо из тех, кто знает.
Извините за задержку с ответом. Я из Ирландии, поэтому я плохо говорю по-английски :) Я надеюсь, что кто-то в России сможет сделать видео для вас. Спасибо и удачи, Ронни
5 year video, still one of the best guides I’ve seen. 🫡👏 thank you sir